A Star Is Born! 2024 Festival of Trees

Feel like a star on our runway this year as you stroll through the breathtaking trees and wreaths below the stars!  Check out the dazzling displays while browsing posters and videos highlighting holiday theatres and shows in Franklin County!  Enjoy a holiday train display, courtesy of Cumberland Valley Model Railroad Club, stop by the Salvation Army hot cocoa stand during the Christmas Parade on November 23, help brighten the holidays by selecting a name from the Salvation Army Angel Tree, or support Heart for the Holidays by bringing supplies for Franklin County residents that need assistance.  Let us help you get in the holiday spirit while supporting Cumberland Valley Breast Care Alliance!

Franklin County Visitors Bureau (FCVB) is excited to bring holiday cheer at the 6th annual Festival of Trees held in the Franklin County 11/30 Visitors Center–the former 1865 National Bank of Chambersburg on the square.  Come see beautiful trees and wreaths decorated by local individuals, businesses and organizations!  Funds raised by the Festival will support Cumberland Valley Breast Care Alliance.

Visitors may vote for their favorite tree or wreath by purchasing four ballots for $1. Silent auction bids for trees and wreaths can be placed in person, via phone at 866-646-8060 or by emailing fcvbfestivaloftrees@gmail.com. Silent auction amounts will be displayed in the Visitors Center and online.

Current bid amounts will be updated online daily at ExploreFranklinCountyPA.com. Email/Online Bids close on December 7 at 10 AM. In-Person and Phone Bids remain open until closing of Festival of Trees at noon on December 7.

Festival of Trees hours are Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 4:30 PM. Exhibit is not open on November 28 or 29.  Weekend hours are:

• Saturday, November 23 – 4 PM – 8 PM

• Sunday, November 24 – 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

• Small Business Saturday, November 30 – 9 AM -4 PM

• Sunday, December 1 – 11:00 AM -2:00 PM

• Friday, December 6 – 8 AM – 8 PM

• Saturday, December 7 – 9 AM – Noon **Silent Auction ends at noon.**
  

HEY Kids! Enter our coloring contest. Download the picture here, color at home, and drop off at the 11/30 Visitors Center. Or, stop in person to color your picture.

We hope to see you for Festival of Trees!

Support Homeless Matters:

Franklin County Visitors Bureau is partnering with Homeless Matters to collect needed items during the Festival of Trees. Homeless Matters supports Franklin County residents that need a little help this holiday season and throughout the year by offering support to families experiencing homelessness or risk of homelessness.  Slated to begin early 2025, Salvation Army and Homeless Matters are collaborating to provide extended hours in the afternoons for homeless citizens to have a place to do laundry, charge phones, access computers, shower, get counseling, as well as receive assistance with food, clothing, hygiene and other needed items.  Please help by donating needed items.

During Festival of Trees, we are collecting: