Annual Festival of Trees Opens Day After Thanksgiving

Photo via Massachusetts Horticultural Society

Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Festival of Trees showcases more than 75 trees and a new addition to the festival - Snow Village at Elm Bank.

The sixth annual festival takes place from Nov. 28 through Dec. 14, at Mass Hort’s Elm Bank property, 900 Washington St in Wellesley.

As the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, the festival’s host, explains, “The Festival of Trees, displayed in the Hunnewell Carriage House, offers beautifully decorated holiday trees that are donated and decorated by local businesses, garden clubs, and individuals. Visitors ‘vote’ with their raffle tickets, in hopes of being the tree winner at the end of the festival.”

The buildings and grounds at Elm Bank are also decorated, and visitors can take a horse-drawn wagon ride. The event also includes a pajama story time, Santa visits and craft workshops.

This year features “Snow Village.” Bill Meagher of Needham donated the results of his 13-year hobby of building trains and Christmas Villages for all to see. These displays featuring trains, Boston, villages and much more are part of this year’s festival.

Festival hours:

Nov. 28, 29, 30, Dec. 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11 from 4-8 p.m.

Dec. 14 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Admission is $10 for adults, $6 for children 12 and over, children under 12, no charge. The Mass Hort member rate is $8 for adults. Join Mass Hort at the Festival and admission is free.