We usually put ours up thanksgiving night but didn’t do it until tonight because we were sick. But it’s up now. We have a fake tree too which makes it easier. We’ve done an outside real tree too the last few years which was also fun, but not sure if we will this year since we’ll be out of town for actual Christmas.Goes up on Thanksgiving day while watching football. Outside lights are just dependent on a good weather day. Fake trees are the way though.