Festival of Trees 2026
Festival of Trees is an annual fundraiser for the NE Avalon Foodbank hosted by the Torbay History House & Museum. This is a friendly competition for the Town of Torbay to create decorated trees from community partners, retail outlets, or individual community members to promote the spirit of Christmas and holiday cheer. Anyone who would like to create a themed tree for display within the History House over a time frame in November /December may register. These dates and times may change from year to year. As a fundraiser, the goal is to raise money and or provide food donations to the Northeast Avalon Foodbank.
Anyone who visits Torbay History House during the festival will be able to fill out a ballot for their favourite tree and place it inside the ballot box. On the final day, December 19, 2026, the votes are tallied and the tree with the most votes wins first place and bragging rights for being voted the favourite! There will be prizes, generously donated by community partners and interested groups.
The rules are simple:
History House provides the pre-lit 6-foot-tall tree, electricity, and space for your creation. Each tree is assigned a number and includes the names of those who decorated the tree. If you have promotional materials to promote your business or group, we also will showcase that- more than likely under the tree.
The participating tree creators provide decorations, creativity, the work of decorating, and removal of decorations after the festival is over. Each tree gets to promote their tree far and wide, to as many people as possible. (Word of mouth, social media, or by bringing guests into Torbay History House, it all works).
To register to participate in the Festival of Trees please contact museum@torbay.ca, dnorvey@torbay.ca, phone Torbay History House (709) 437-6532, ext 270.
Start date is November 14, 2026 and closes November 19, 2026. Creators will receive their instructions the day after registration closes. There are a limited number of trees and once we reach capacity, we may need to reject an application.
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