What You Need To Know About Dearborn's Festival Of Trees

DEARBORN, MI — The annual event that brings spectacular Christmas displays to Dearborn is returning and will benefit sick children in Michigan.

The 34th Annual Festival of Trees presents professionally decorated Christmas trees, wreaths and other holiday gift shop items in a holiday display. The event is open to the public and takes place Sunday, Nov. 18-Sunday, Nov. 25 at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center.

All proceeds from the Festival of Trees benefit the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation.

The Festival of Trees is open Sunday, Nov. 18 from 2-7 p.m., Monday-Tuesday, Nov.19-20 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday-Saturday, Nov. 23-24 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tickets, available at the door, are priced at $5 for adults and $3 for children.

A special Preview Gala, to which the public is invited, will be Saturday, Nov. 17. VIP tickets, priced at $125, include early admission at 6:30 p.m. and access to the new Sky Lounge for an open bar and heavy appetizers. Patron tickets, costing $75, provide for a 7:30 p.m. admission, a cash bar and light appetizers in the ballroom. All guests will enjoy a silent auction, sweets and treats and live entertainment.

Tickets for the Preview Gala are available at www.fot.org.

The Festival of Trees is sponsored, in part, by the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, English Gardens and Palmer Moving Services.

For further more, call (313) 943-2354.

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