The Wright County Historical Society (WCHS) is excited to bring back their in-person Festival of Trees for 2021! The Festival opens on Wednesday, December 1 2021 at 8am and runs through Friday, January 5, 2022.
There is no admission charge required for entrance to the galleries, library, of Festival of Trees, thanks to the Wright County Commissioners commitment to history access for all residents, and our generous donors.
Hours of Operation
M, W-F 8:00am-4:30pm
Tuesdays 8:00am-8:00pm
Sundays 5:00pm-7:30pm (in December only)
Christmas Eve (December 24) 4:00pm-6:30pm
Visitors, vaccinated and unvaccinated, are required to mask while in the Wright County Heritage Center. All participants can vote for their favorite trees, engage in fun activities, write Santa, browse in our holiday gift shop, and upload a picture to Santa. Trees with the most votes will win the coveted WCHS Festival of Trees Medals in multiple categories!
13th Annual Festival of Trees Results
Thank you to the 3000+ visitors who, over the course of five weeks, cast 2757 votes for their favorite Community & WCHS trees and 867 votes for their favorite Law Enforcement category tree.
A total of 64 trees were decorated for 2020, with the community decorating 34 total, our highest participation yet.
The winners are:
LAW ENFORCEMENT CATEGORY
1st Place - Buffalo Police Department
2nd Place - Howard Lake Police Department
COMMUNITY CATEGORY
1st Place - Serendipity by Nancy Guddal. 2nd Place - Spirit: BHS Class of '84
3rd Place - Blue Star Mothers (Buffalo)
DONORS
Thank you to the following tree decorators whose donation to the Festival of Trees helped to offset the cost of electricity:
Nancy Guddal, Serendipity
Peggy & Rick Fouquette, on behalf of the Buffalo High School Class of ‘84
STRIVE Therapy Services
And anonymous donations throughout the Festival of Trees. Thank you to all!
WCHS CATEGORY
1st Place - Candyland, WCHS staff
2nd Place - Forest Fantasy, WCHS staff
3rd Place - Sea-Son's Greetings, Hannah King
ALL FESTIVAL OF TREES 2020 PARTICIPANTS
Haunted Buffalo
Libraries of Annandale, Cokato, Howard Lake
Cheryl Loberg
Maple Lake Class of ‘70
MOMs Club of Buffalo, Rockford, Delano
Monticello Study Club
Orono-Woodlands Group Home
Puzzles Escape Rooms
TLC Wedding & Floral
Serendipity
STRIVE Physical Therapy
VISION Transportation
Water’s Edge Dog Center
Wright County Dairy Farmers
Wright County Car Club
Zionaires, Zion Lutheran Church
Annandale Police Department
Buffalo Police Department
Howard Lake Police Department
Minnesota State Troopers
Wright County Sheriff
Baby Café
Buffalo American Legion
BHS Class of ‘84
Blue Star Mothers (Buffalo)
Buffalo Lions & Lionesses
Buffalo Rotary Club & families
Buffalo Stampede Special Olympics
Cheryl Dahlen & Cindy Van Lith
Kris Dirks
Erv Schmidt Toy Workshop
Girl Scouts
The Gregornik Family