photo courtesy Kennedy Krieger  

https://festivaloftrees.kennedykrieger.org/about-festival/history

Festival of Trees has grown significantly since its first year at Festival Hall, and is now the largest holiday event of its kind on the East Coast! The venue has tripled in size to more than 150,000 square feet of holiday fun and now features nearly 900 trees, wreaths and gingerbread houses decorated by local families, organizations and businesses. In 2018, over the course of three days, Festival of Trees attracted 50,000 attendees and raised nearly $1.2 million! In 2019, Festival of Trees celebrated its 30th year and welcomed its 1 millionth visitor!

Although Festival of Trees has evolved and grown over the years, the core mission of the event has stayed the same: to raise funds for children with disabilities, and their families, served by Kennedy Krieger Institute and to continue to increase awareness of the Institute’s work by creating a spectacular event for the greater Baltimore community to enjoy. Over the years, and across generations, Festival of Trees has become an eagerly anticipated tradition for many families throughout the region. Why not make it one of yours?

Crunching the Numbers

*Since 1990, Festival of Trees has…

• Raised more than $23 million
• Welcomed nearly 975,000 guests
• Featured 5,741 decorated trees
• Hung 3,679 wreaths
• Showcased 1,547 gingerbread houses

*Totals include Festival of Trees 201