This year’s Festival of Trees (FOT) opens on Tuesday, December 1 at 8:30am and runs through January 2, 2027!

Interested in being part of the fun? We would LOVE for you to join us. Click on any of the links below for more information:

19th Annual Festival of Trees Results

Thank you to the nearly 4000 visitors who, over the course of five weeks, cast thousands of votes for their favorite Community & WCHS trees, Wright County Historical Society staff battle, and the WRIGHT COUNTY DEPARTMENT WREATH WARS!!

A total of 106 trees were decorated for 2025, making WCHS’s Festival of Trees the largest indoor tree display in Minnesota!

For a pdf of all winners and information please click HERE.

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Congratulations to all 2025 Winners!

GRAND CHAMPION

“You’re a Mean One, Mr Grinch!” by Kristen King & Cassie Bruns

COMMUNITY DECORATED - Prime Category*

First Place: “Duck the Halls” by Thrivent of Buffalo

Second Place: "A Fisher Price Christmas” by Amy Foley

Third Place: “Lego Ornaments” by STRIVE Therapy Services

COMMUNITY DECORATED - Boosted Category**

First Place: “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” by Pete’s Blankets of Hope

Second Place: "Our Patriotic Family” by the Wright County Blue Star Mothers

Third Place: “Remembering Mom Through Hair & Hope” by the Marx family

MINI TREE CATEGORY

First Place: “You’re a Mean One, Mr Grinch!” by Kristen King & Cassie Bruns

Second Place: “Mark’s Wednesday Poker Night” by Sue Edwards

WCHS CATEGORY

First Place: “You’re a Mean One, Mr Grinch!” by Kristen King & Cassie Bruns

Second Place: “Mark’s Wednesday Poker Night” by Sue Edwards

Third Place: “G(a)linda” by Sally Stevens

BEST USE OF THEME

First Place: “Ugly Sweater Story & Festive Flashback”, decorated by the Buffalo Historical Society

WRIGHT COUNTY DEPARTMENTS ‘WREATH WAR’

OVERALL-First Place: created by Planning & Zoning

OVERALL-Second Place: created by the Sheriff’s Department

CREATIVE-First Place: created by Planning & Zoning

CREATIVE-Second Place: created by the Payroll Department

BATTLE of the WCHS Staff Members

First Place: '“12 Days of Christmas”, Mary Bischoff, Reference Librarian

STAFF PICKS

Geoff’s Pick: “Lego Ornaments” by STRIVE Therapy Services

Marisa’s Pick: “Ugly Sweater Story & Festive Flashback”, decorated by the Buffalo Historical Society

Sally’s Pick: “What to Wear?”, decorated by Silver Creek Cabin  

Ember’s Pick: “Elphaba”, decorated by Sally Stevens

Mary’s Pick: “Alice in Wonderland”, decorated by SOAR Regional Arts

*The ‘PRIME’ category is the largest grouping of entries and represent those participants who were provided a standard 6.5’ tree from WCHS’s collection.

**The ‘BOOSTED’ category represents those participants who provided their own trees, special submissions, and trees other than the standard 6.5’ size provided in WCHS’s ‘prime’ category. BOOSTED entries are designated by the entrant and/or the Festival of Trees coordinators.”