The 16th Annual Crittenton Centers Festival of Trees is hosted at the Holiday Inn and Suites at Grand Prairie on Thursday through Saturday, November 21-23, 2024 with events for everyone!
Jingle & Mingle will kick off the weekend on November 21st at 5:30pm. Tickets and tables of 10 are available for purchase and includes a sit-down meal, desserts, a DJ and dancing and a two-hour open bar. Crittenton Centers will have various live auction items for you to bid on during the event too.
Senior Day is on Friday, November 22nd from 9:30am – 12:30pm where admission is free for anyone 55+ or just $5 for all other ages. Senior Day features a morning of bingo, treats, hot cocoa, coffee and live entertainment. You can also have your photo taken with Santa!
Friday, November 22nd from 3:00 – 5:00pm is a new event – Cookies with Santa! It is a $5 admission per person and you will be able to take pictures with Santa and Mrs. Clause while you enjoy cookies surrounded by the beautiful Christmas setting.
Paint Night with Rachel is another new event on Friday evening, November 22nd from 7:00 – 9:00pm. With live music in the background, enjoy painting a Winter Starry Night led by an instructor along with raffles and an ugly sweater contest with prizes. $45 to attend and older supervised children are also welcome to participate.
On Saturday, November 23rd starting at 9:30am get your tickets for Brunch and Bubbly! It’s a fun filled morning with mimosas, brunch, desserts, a mission moment, a revealing of the new Crittenton Centers brand, along with two demos around holiday food!
Bring the family out for Family Day on Saturday, November 23rd from 1:00 – 4:30pm. $5 per person gets you in the door with great shows of young talent, pictures with Santa, cookies, games and more!
If you can’t make it to any of the events, there will be an Open Showing of the Festival of Trees on Saturday, November 23rd only from 4:30 – 7:00pm.
Proceeds from the Crittenton Centers Festival of Trees will benefit the Crisis Nursery which provides emergency respite care for infants and children ages birth to six years old. The Family Services provides a range of vital education and support programs for parents to help them improve the quality of their lives and strengthen their families.
Learn more about the Crittenton Centers and what they do for Central Illinois at crittentoncenters.org.
