Festival of Trees Begins November 11th at the Gardner Museum in Gardner MA
The Gardner Museum Festival of Trees is November 11, 2026 through December 5, 2026. Museum Hours during the festival: Wednesdays and Thursdays 1 to 4pm, Fridays 1-7pm, Saturdays and Sundays 10am to 4pm . (On the last day, December 5th, hours are until 2pm to allow for the drawing.) Location: the e Gardner Museum on Pearl Street in Gardner. Donations of a tree, basket, or other item for the festival will be accepted through October 31st (to give time for the setup on November 2nd)
Here’s how the Festival of Trees works: The Annual Festival of Trees is a fundraising event with visitors purchasing sheets of raffle tickets for $5 each. Each sheet contains 26 chances. Each one of those 26 chances on a sheet can be placed in a container near one of the expected more than 120 raffle items and one can be used to take a chance to win one of the weekly door prizes drawn each Saturday to include Christmas décor, scratch tickets, and cash.
Those who wish to donate a tree, basket, or other item can call the Gardner Museum at (978) 632-3277 or send an email to info@gardnermuseuminc.com. Museum Coordinator Marion Knoll will then forward the info to Janet Stankaitis and her team of about 100 volunteers.