Christmas lightinstallationin Charlestown, MA
Lights hung and taken down for Charlestown homes.
Lights, install and takedown included.
From $695. Book by December 15.
Text (781) 786-7669
Lights for Charlestown homes
Most Charlestown houses are rowhouses with about 22 ft of roofline: up to 60 ft, $695. We serve Bunker Hill, Breed's Hill, City Square, Thompson Square, Navy Yard, Medford Street and Terminal Street waterfront and the rest of Charlestown.
A typical home in CharlestownWhat lights cost on the usual Charlestown house
What lights cost on the usual Charlestown house
Attached brick and wood rowhouses and small multi-family buildings: in ZIP 02129, 21.8% of homes are 1-unit (includes attached rows), 32.7% are in 2-4 unit buildings and 45.4% in 5+ unit buildings; median built 1938; 50.5% owner-occupied. Greek Revival and Federal brick rows around Monument Square, Harvard Street and the Town Hill area are the older core (Archipedia and Preservation Society text, secondary).
| Single-family | 22% |
|---|---|
| 2 to 4 unit buildings | 33% |
| 5+ unit buildings | 45% |
| Owner-occupied | 51% |
| Median year built | 1938 |
| Example frontage | 18 ft |
| Example roofline | 22 ft |
| Tier | Up to 60 ft |
| Price | $695 |
| Same tier, bundled with a Snow Pass (10% off, up to $100) | $625 |
Example, not a quote. Frontage and roofline are our estimates for this house type; the census figures are from ACS 2024 5-year estimates.
Charlestown holiday events
Boston's Enchanted Trolley Tour stop in Charlestown was at Winthrop Square (the Training Field) at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 7.
Free lit door wreath and timer with every install
Every booking comes with gifts to keep. The bigger the display, the more fun shows up on your lawn.
Every lights booking
Smart timer plug and lit door wreath
A lit wreath for your front door, plus a smart outdoor plug so your lights come on at dusk and you switch them from your phone.
Order total $1,500+
4 ft lit Santa
A 4 ft lit LED Santa for the front yard, next to your lit house.
Plus the smart outdoor timer plug and a lit door wreath
Order total $2,500+
Sleigh, 2 reindeer and a holiday card photo
A lit sleigh with 2 reindeer, plus a dusk "holiday card photo" of your lit house, taken by our crew and texted to you.
Plus the smart outdoor timer plug and a lit door wreath and the 4 ft lit LED Santa
Gifts are yours to keep. Your order total is what you pay for lights after any Snow Pass discount; the price tool shows which gifts your total includes.
See your house lit before you book
Text us a photo of your house and we'll send back a picture of it lit up.
Six roofline tiers from $695 to from $2,095; all prices, what is included and the full FAQ are on the main Christmas lights page.
Price it and book lights in Charlestown
Need a tree too? Delivered to your door, from $149. See Christmas trees
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Each number on this page links to the passage it relies on. Checked 2026-11-01. We are not the town; confirm rules with Charlestown before a storm.
- content.boston.gov: Mayor Michelle Wu Announces Dates For The 29th Annual Enchanted Trolley Tour
Sunday, December 7 / 12:00 p.m. — Codman Square, Dorchester / 1:00 p.m. — Adams Corner, Dorchester / 2:00 p.m. — M Street Park, South Boston / 3:00 p.m. — Beach Street and Harrison Ave, Chinatown / 4:00 p.m. — Paul Revere Mall, North End / 5:00 p.m. — Winthrop Square (the Training Field), Charlestown / 6:15 p.m. — Maverick Square, East Boston
- content.boston.gov: Mayor Michelle Wu Announces Dates For The 29th Annual Enchanted Trolley Tour
Bank of America is proud to once again join Mayor Wu and the City of Boston in bringing the 2025 Enchanted Trolley Tour and tree lightings to neighborhoods across the entire city.
- content.boston.gov: Mayor Michelle Wu Announces Dates For The 29th Annual Enchanted Trolley Tour
The Enchanted Trolley Tour stops feature giveaways and visits from Santa, Mayor Wu, and Office of Neighborhood Services staff.
- charlestownpreservation.org: Charlestown Holiday Stroll
Charlestown Holiday Stroll / December 6, 2025 11:00 am - December 6, 2025 2:00 pm
- charlestownpreservation.org: Charlestown Holiday Stroll
Stop by Table 23 to see the latest in Charlestown merch, and learn a thing or two about some of the Charlestown Preservation Society’s key initiatives, volunteer opportunities and upcoming events!
- boston.gov: Frequently Asked Questions About the Monument Square Landmark District
In 2022, the Boston Landmarks Commission accepted a petition from Charlestown residents to study the creation of a Monument Square Landmark District in Charlestown.
- boston.gov: Frequently Asked Questions About the Monument Square Landmark District
Any final designation would still require approval by the Mayor and City Council.
- boston.gov: Frequently Asked Questions About the Monument Square Landmark District
Seasonal decorations, routine maintenance, paint color, landscaping, window air conditioning units, and similar items are generally exempt from review in most historic districts and are not being considered for regulation here.
- boston.gov:
Check all indoor and outdoor lights for frayed cords, broken plugs, sockets and replace if necessary.
- mass.gov:
Plug outdoor decorations into a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI).
- boston.gov: Resident Parking Permits
Signs that do not have time restrictions mean they are in effect all day and night.
- boston.gov: How to Get a Resident Parking Permit
We don't have visitor parking permits in Boston.
- boston.gov: Snow Emergency Parking
We will ticket and tow your car if you park on a posted snow emergency artery during a declared snow emergency.
- boston.gov: Leaf and Yard Waste Composting
We collect Christmas trees curbside on your normal trash day during the two weeks following Christmas. If you have two collection days per week, Christmas trees will be collected on your first collection day of the week.
- boston.gov: Leaf and Yard Waste Composting
Any Christmas tree that has lights, ornaments or is in a plastic bag will not be collected.