The Festival of Trees, now in its thirty-first year, transforms the Orlando Museum of Art (2416 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803), into a glittering wonderland filled with sparkling trees, vignettes and stunning décor for visitors of all ages. This year’s event was designed with the theme The Gift of The Holidays and took place the week of November 11-19, 2017. The Orlando Museum of Art showcased designer Christmas trees of all sizes, holiday vignettes, custom hand-designed wreaths and table décor, a gingerbread village, tabletop displays and more. Each piece was designed by Orlando’s finest designers and was available for purchase.
The museum was jam packed the day I decided to go to get a sketch. This was the one room where the crowd thinned out enough for me to find a spot to sit. The tree with the helmet and banners was designed by Medieval Times. To my right, but outside the field of view of my sketch was a Marvel Comic themed tree. It garnered the most comments with kids shouting to identify the comic characters made even more popular by summer blockbuster movies.
I find it odd that the festival was held the week before Thanksgiving. The holiday seems to be promoted earlier and earlier each year.