I am lovin’ all of this fun holiday excitement all over the Mid-Atlantic region this year! There’s nothing like getting in the holiday spirit with some good old fashioned holiday fun! Well here’s another “don’t miss holiday fun day” with the Festival of Trees: Bringing the North Pole to Maryland and supporting the most awesome Kennedy Krieger Institute at the same time. Oh, and I have 4 tickets to give away to this awesome event – Many argue that this event is the biggest, best and most decorated event in the Mid-Atlantic region featuring great entertainment, ice sculptures, Santa and so much more!
Here’s the nitty gritty of the event;
BALTIMORE – Santa Claus is coming to town, and he’s kicking off the most wonderful time of the year – Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Festival of Trees! The East Coast’s largest holiday-themed festival will return to the Maryland State Fairgrounds from Friday, November 27 to Sunday, November 29, with decorated trees, a gingerbread town, shopping, endless holiday activities and non-stop entertainment for children of all ages!
The Festival of Trees’ winter wonderland will feature more than 700 trees, wreaths and gingerbread houses decorated by local designers, corporations and schools. While wandering through the holiday spectacular, festivalgoers will enjoy live hourly entertainment and a visit to SantaLand, Santa’s ultimate theme park complete with “reindeer” pony rides, carousel rides, carnival games, train rides, a remote control car racetrack and more! And, with more than 100 gift boutiques and a silent auction, Festival of Trees is a one-stop-shop to mark off everything on your holiday gift list.
Attendees and Institute supporters can also start their own online Happy Holidays FUNdraising page to raise money for Kennedy Krieger. For every $10 raised to support the children and families of the Institute, supporters will receive one free ticket to Festival of Trees.
The raffle at this year’s Festival of Trees features $2,500 in cash prizes. Raffle tickets can be purchased for $2 at the event or online at www.festivaloftrees.kennedykrieger.org.
Proceeds from Festival of Trees, presented by BB&T, directly benefit Kennedy Krieger, appropriately marking the beginning of the holiday season by giving the gift of hope to the thousands of children treated at the Institute each year.
WHAT: Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Festival of Trees
WHEN: Friday, November 27
10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Festival Open to the Public
10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Live Entertainment
11 a.m. & 4 p.m. Milkshake Performs
Saturday, November 28
10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Open to the Public
11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Live Entertainment
12 p.m. Ice Sculptor Demonstration
Sunday, November 29
10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Open to the Public
10 a.m. Ice Sculptor Demonstration
11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Live Entertainment
WHERE: Maryland State Fairgrounds
The Cow Palace
2200 York Road
Timonium, MD 21093
TICKETS: Adults: $15
Seniors: $10
Children ages 5-12: $7
Children age 4 and younger: FREE
To purchase discounted tickets in advance or earn free tickets, visit www.festivaloftrees.kennedykrieger.org/tickets.html
INFO: Festival Line: (443) 923-7300
Festival Website: www.festivaloftrees.kennedykrieger.org
To win this family 4 pack of tickets all you need to do is tell me in the comments below this post why you want to go! (no sad stories please – keep it fun and happy!) Winner will be chosen at random on Tuesday the 24th around dinner time! Good Luck!
We would love to win these tickets because our family has never been before and I think my 3 & 4 year old would love it.
Our family has been going to the festival of trees for years now. Our kids get so excited to see all of the different themed trees, ride the ponies, make a ton of crafts, listen to MILKSHAKE! And eat lots of yummy food from the vendors. We have bought some incredibly cool gifts from what we call Ma and Pa shops. This is such a special family tradition for us and I would love to win tickets to this years festival.
I would love to win. We have never been before and I think my boys would love to go!
We have gone several times and my boys love it! We would love the chance to go again, we love the live animals and the rides!
We have yet to find a holiday tradition here in Maryland. We would love to male this the start of one!
We’ve never been & it looks like a lot of fun!
It’s been years since we’ve been here! Gets very expensive as the kids get older and you have to buy more tickets! The 4 of us would love to go!
We’ve never been and would love to do this! Thanksgiving weekend is always a fun weekend to get the holiday festivities started!
I want to go to get my jingle on. Get that little kid feeling again.
This just looks like an awesome family Christmas event. I would love to take my family and enjoy it.
I’ve always wanted to see this – I’ve seen it advertised for years!
Took my son when he was younger and we loved it! We were just talking about going again this year!
We would love to win these tickets! We have never been there before and I’m looking for fun stuff to do with my daughter since she broke her arm. This would be something she would love!!!
I’ve never been but I have heard about it before
If it’s good for kids I want to go! Twins!
I would love to kick off the holiday season with my two sons and husband at the Festival of Trees! The trees, lights, and trains seem so magical! As an adult Christmas is so stressful and expensive, I would love to use this event as a catalyst to get into the true spirit of Christmas which is love! Sh