BOSTON — Boston's annual Enchanted Trolley Tour, now in its 30th year, will bring holiday tree lightings and visits from Santa to 16 Boston neighborhoods on Dec. 5 and 6, Mayor Michelle Wu's office said.

Every stop will include giveaways and visits from Santa, Wu and staff from the city's Office of Neighborhood Services, according to the Mayor's Office of Tourism, Sports and Entertainment, which runs the event. Bank of America is presenting the tour, and CityView Trolley Tours is also backing it, the city said.

The Dec. 5 stops are Hastings Lot in West Roxbury at 11 a.m.; Wolcott Square in Readville at noon; Mattapan Square at 1 p.m.; Hyde Square in Jamaica Plain at 2 p.m.; the J.P. Monument in Jamaica Plain at 3 p.m.; Brigham Circle in Mission Hill at 3:45 p.m.; the Bolling Building in Roxbury at 4:30 p.m.; Blackstone Square in the South End at 5:45 p.m.; and Oak Square in Brighton at 6:45 p.m.

The Dec. 6 stops are Codman Square in Dorchester at noon; Adams Corner in Dorchester at 1 p.m.; M Street Park in South Boston at 2 p.m.; Beach Street and Harrison Avenue in Chinatown at 3 p.m.; the Paul Revere Mall in the North End at 4 p.m.; Winthrop Square, also known as the Training Field, in Charlestown at 5 p.m.; and Maverick Square in East Boston at 6:15 p.m.

The city also plans tree lightings in parks in the North End, Back Bay and South Boston from Nov. 23 to Dec. 3, the mayor's office said.

On Dec. 6, Newbury Street will be closed to cars from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the city is encouraging businesses there to set up family activities, pop-up parklets and other programming outdoors. If the weather is bad, that event will move to Dec. 13, the city said.

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