Festival of Tree Supports Children's Hospital

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The 31st Annual Festival of Trees, a benefit for the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation, returns on Nov.22- 29 to the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center at 15801 Michigan Ave.

The Festival of Trees is a public display of professionally designed 7-foot and 4-foot holiday trees, tabletop trees, wreaths and other holiday gift shop items that are sold to raise funds for pediatric research.

Visitors will enjoy giveaways, and “how to” sessions featuring bow making, tree decorating, life-like tree shaping, children’s activities, Santa and more. Thousands of visitors are expected to patronize this event, a Michigan holiday tradition, once again.

“We are happy to host the annual Festival of Trees event again in Dearborn. We want to encourage visitors from around the region to support this wonderful cause that helps children, and experience a terrific display of seasonal decorations that really puts you in the holiday spirit,” said Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr.

“We also hope people make a day of it, have a meal in one of our great Dearborn restaurants or shop in one of our stores after touring the Festival of Trees,” O’Reilly said.

The Festival of Trees will be open to the public on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. and will run through Nov. 29. The event is closed on Nov. 26, Thanksgiving Day.

General admission tickets for adults are $5, children are $3 and infants 2 and under are free. Tickets are available at the door.

On Tuesday, Nov.24, the Festival of Trees will be honoring the men and women in the Armed Forces, and veterans by offering free admission to them.

For more information about the dates and times for this event visit www.fot.org