Provided by Visit Bucks County:
Credit: Anthony Sinagoga Photography/Submitted
Visit Bucks County, the official tourism promotion agency, welcomes the holiday season with the opening of the 8th Annual Bucks County Holiday TreeFest on Tuesday, November 26 at the Bucks County Visitor Center in Bensalem. This event is FREE and open to the public.
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Twenty-five uniquely-themed trees will be on display through January 7, 2014 as the main gallery of the Bucks County Visitor Center is transformed into a wintry wonderland. Each tree is decorated by a local business or organization. Sundays with Santa, musical talent and a special day dedicated to pet photos with Santa are a few of the highlights in the packed schedule of events, which can be viewed at VisitBucksCounty.com/TreeFest.
TreeFest kicks-off on Tuesday, November 26 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Families are invited to attend and cheer on Santa as he arrives on a fire truck with Mrs. Claus at 6 p.m. to magically turn on the holiday lights! There will also be light refreshments, photos with Santa and a special appearance by the Chik-fil-A Santa Cow to entertain the children.
Be sure to bring your own camera! On Sundays, December 1, 8 and 15, Santa will take photos with children from 1-3 p.m. On December 15, Santa will stay until 4 p.m. to take pictures with pets.
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The Bucks County Visitor Center is also a drop-off location for Toys for Tots. Visitors are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy to the Visitor Center through December 9 to help our local community in need. The tourism office’s headquarters will also host a drop box for the Holiday Mail for Heroes program. The public is invited to bring unsealed holiday cards containing messages of cheer and appreciation to our troops through December 6. These letters will be sent overseas to soldiers in need of holiday spirit. No postage necessary.
Get social! Visitors are encouraged to share their favorite tree photos and comments on Twitter and Instagram using #BucksTreeFest.
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PECO is the exclusive sponsor of the 8th Annual Bucks County Holiday TreeFest.
The 2013 Holiday TreeFest participants include:
- Artists of Bristol on the Delaware – Winters Delight
- Bedside Harp – Healing Harp Tree
- Bensalem Rotary – Real Happiness is Helping Others
- BounceU of Langhorne – A Birthday Celebration!
- Bryn Athyn Historic District – Christmas in Bryn Athyn
- Bucks County Community College – Alumni Rejoice!
- Bucks County Courier Times & The Intelligencer – Santa’s iPad
- Chick-fil-A at Horizon Blvd. – Chick-fil-A’s Giving Tradition
- Cramer Bakery & St. Andrews Fathers’ Committee – Gingerbread Nativity
- Eddington Presbyterian Church – Jesus is the Reason
- Healthlink Medical Center – Bucks County Opoly
- Keris Tree Farm & Christmas Tree Shop – Keris Tree Farm – A Family Tradition
- Krispy Kreme Donuts – Wishing You a Krispy Kreme Christmas
- Lenox Warehouse Store – The Lenox Treasures of Christmas Tree
- Mary Kay Cosmetics – Merry Makeup
- Moland House – Colonial Children’s Christmas
- National Shrine of Saint Katherine Drexel – Peace is as Fragile as a Butterfly
- Newtown Arts Company – Holidays in the Highlands
- Quilts for Kids – Quilts for Kids is on a Roll
- Sesame Place – A Very Furry Christmas
- The Tea Can Company – The Tea Tree
- The Tubby Olive – Recipes for a Tubby Olive Christmas
- Town and Country Players, Inc. – A Very Town and Country Christmas
- Without a Cue Productions LLC – Take a Bough
- Yardley Business Association – Welcome Home to Yardley for the Holidays
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All TreeFest events are FREE and open to the public. For a complete schedule of events, check out VisitBucksCounty.com/TreeFest.
