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Festival of Trees 2026

Festivals of trees are charity holiday displays: decorated trees, wreaths and gift baskets go on show, then sell by auction or raffle to fund hospitals, shelters and community health programs. The Gazette’s Festival of Trees fills the Cedar Rapids Convention Complex November 13–15, 2026, and Downtown Nashua Festival of Trees lights up Main Street storefronts November 14 – December 7, 2026.

The weekend of November 20 opens several more. Ann’s Place Festival of Trees in Danbury, CT and Festival of Trees Gillette in Wyoming both run November 20–22, 2026. Dakota Hope Festival of Trees in Minot, ND is November 20–21, 2026. Greenville’s Festival of Trees, benefiting the Freissle Family Women’s Center, runs November 20 – December 26, 2026, and The Enchanted Forest Festival of Trees in Memphis opens November 21, 2026 for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.

Thanksgiving week and early December keep the calendar full. Saint Alphonsus Festival of Trees in Boise runs November 24–29, 2026, and the SLI Festival of Trees in Topeka runs November 24 – December 5, 2026. Festival of Trees Cody and Festival of Trees at Settlers Green in North Conway, NH both open November 27, 2026. The 39th Annual Intermountain Festival of Trees fills the Helena Civic Center December 2–6, 2026, Festival of Trees in Sandy, UT is December 2–5, 2026, and Trees of Hope at the Long Wharf Maritime Center in New Haven, CT runs December 5–13, 2026. See also charity events for turkey trots and other benefit runs. Dates can change, so check the event’s website before you go.

20 current and upcoming listings in 13 states. 1 is on now.

20 festivals of trees

November 2026 (16)

December 2026 (4)

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1 has dates this weekend (November 6–8). Next to start: The Gazette's Festival of Trees in Cedar Rapids, IA, on November 13, 2026.

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Dates can change, so check the event’s website before you go.