Festival of Trees – Guidelines & Rules

You will receive an email with your designated spot for your tree in Palmer Commons decorating begins.

Please review the dates, rules & guidelines below.

November 22 – Participation Registration Deadline
December 4 – Decorating Starts
December 6 – Voting Starts (Check main Festival of Trees Page)
December 30 – Winners Announced
January 7, 2022 – Cleanup & Removal

Winners could receive a prize in 1 of 2 categories:

  • $200 People’s Choice
  • $200 Chamber Choice

 

RULES & GUIDELINES FOR FESTIVAL OF TREES DECORATING:

  • All businesses, groups or families must register to participate in the contest.
  • Spaces for trees in Palmer Commons will be assigned on a first come-first serve basis.
  • Placement depends on how many participants sign up and their proximity to each other.
  • Decorations must have a holiday or winter theme/motif.
  • All decorations must be secured with zip ties, string, twine, thin wire, etc.
  • Materials should be weather resistant.
  • A solid weighted base for your tree must be used to avoid tree tipping over.
  • Lights and electrical cords used in decorating must be designated as “for outdoor use” and be LED lights – otherwise the breaker will eventually pop and your tree will not be lite up the entire month.
  • All decorations and maintenance of trees will be the responsibility of the assigned business or group.
  • Decorations should only be on tree and not impede on sidewalk, or include any offensive or inappropriate statements.
  • No Political Speech of any kind. The City or the Chamber reserves the right to remove political or offensive messages, decorations, etc.
  • These trees are intended for holiday display and are no meant to be a giant advertisement. While business or organizational information can be shared, please be considerate in your messaging and amount of self promotion.
  • *Trees do not have to be actual trees. Think outside the box :).
  • A yard sign with a QR Code for voting will be placed next to every tree.
  • All decorations left in Palmer Commons after January 7, 2022 will be removed and disposed of.­­­­­