Festival of Trees
Baker City Downtown is pleased to serve Baker by preserving and enhancing the vitality and character of our community through Festival of Trees. Under BCD’s stewardship, Festival of Trees is restored and reinvigorated to its full, multi-day event schedule to bring the community together in celebration while also raising funds to support projects for many local organizations. Over the last three years of BCD’s stewardship, we have awarded over $100,000 to support 45 projects to benefit our community.
Grant Applications are open from July 31 - September 1 for organizations and groups throughout Baker County to share in the proceeds from Festival of Trees through a grant process. The Festival of Trees Community Grant Committee will meet in September to select the awardees, who will be announced in October. They will then meet again once the event has concluded to finalize all grant awards. The grant application may be downloaded below and must be returned via email by September 1, 2026 at 5pm.
2025 Community Grant Awardees
Festival of Trees needs you! See below how you can help.
Whether you donate a gently-used tree, decorate a tree, sponsor a centerpiece, or bid on the silent auction - there are so many ways to help give back to your community. All proceeds of this event fund BCD’s Community Grant program, benefitting 16 local groups and organizations this year!
Get involved - there are so many ways to help!
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Be a Sponsor!
Tree sponsorship: sponsor a $500 tree to be decorated and auctioned off for BCD’s Community Grant fund, which benefits many local projects and organizations! (Name on tree & logo on promotional materials).
Centerpiece sponsorship: sponsor a $50 floral centerpiece! (Name on centerpiece).
Contact Amy Briels at 541.910.8538 or fot@bakercitydowntown.com to become a sponsor.
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Be a Decorator!
Decorators are the heroes of this event, creating the magic of this holiday season with a 7' foot artificial tree, a $500 budget, and a special theme.
Contact Amy Briels at 541.910.8538 or fot@bakercitydowntown.com to become a decorator.
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Be a Volunteer!
Volunteers make this event happen!
This event is a great opportunity for a sports team, youth group, social club, or community members to gather volunteer hours. We are looking for folks to help with:
Event setup (11/30 - 12/6)
Preview Night volunteers (12/3)
Gala & Live Auction volunteers (12/4)
Family Fun Day volunteers (12/5)
Delivery Day volunteers (12/6)
Contact Amy Briels at 541.910.8538 or fot@bakercitydowntown.com to become a volunteer.
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Be a Bidder!
The most important role you can play is to be a tree bidder - without you, this event simply doesn’t happen!
Attending the Preview Night is the best way to get a sneak peek at the trees with hors d'oeuvres, a wine and beer bar, AND exclusive chance to bid on select Silent Auction mini trees, wreaths, and more! Tickets are available now below, $20 pre-order online or $25 at the door. The Festival of Trees Preview Night will be held on Thursday, December 3, 2026 at the Baker Heritage Museum Ballroom. Doors and silent auction will open at 5pm, exclusive silent auction items will close at 8pm.
The Gala & Live Auction will be held Friday, December 4, 2026 at the Baker Heritage Museum Ballroom. Doors will open at 5pm, dinner will be served at 6pm, with the auction kicking off at 7pm.
Contact Amy Briels at 541.910.8538 or fot@bakercitydowntown.com to become a bidder.
Looking for another way to support Festival of Trees?
Donate your gently-used tree to BCD!
We accept donations of artificial trees of all sizes that are in good, gently-used or new condition. Reach out to Ariel Reker (541.283.6963 or bakercitydowntown@gmail.com) to arrange donation pick-up or drop-off at your convenience.
