There’s Still Time to Take in the Amazing 47th Festival of Trees This Holiday Weekend

BASKING RIDGE, NJ – There’s still time to join the thousands of people who have celebrated the holiday season at the 47th Festival of Trees. The end-of-year Festival, hosted by the Environmental Education Center (EEC) in Basking Ridge, is a multi-room wonderland of more than 50 holiday trees designed and decorated by incredibly talented local organizations and individuals. 

Some of the most popular trees this year are:

• I’ll be GNOME for Christmas
• Gifts from the Parks
• It’s a Holly Jolly Flamingo
• Joy to the World: Let the Music Ring Out!

The Festival of Trees will be closed on December 24 and 25 in observance of the holiday, but will reopen on “Boxing Day” and through the rest of the holiday weekend from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm with a suggested donation of $5. Bring your loved ones and friends on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday for a family-friendly holiday treat. Be sure to visit before it closes on Sunday, December 28

!The EEC is located at 190 Lord Stirling Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920. For more information about the Festival of Trees, contact the Environmental Education Center at 908-722-1200, or email at cwood@scparks.org.Hearing and Speech Impairment
Individuals with hearing and speech impairment can call the Relay Service at 711.The Somerset County Park Commission
The Somerset County Park Commission stewards nearly 15,000 acres of county-owned open space, which is visited by two million park users each year. Five golf courses have three driving ranges, a pitch and putt course, and a recreational putting course. Other attractions include a riding stable, an environmental education center, two tennis facilities, an outdoor pool, paddle boating, a rock and rare plant garden, an award-winning rose garden, an arboretum, and a sensory and fragrance garden. Six county parks also offer amenities, such as athletic fields, picnic facilities, bike paths, fishing, birdwatching, cross-country skiing, and hiking.About the Environmental Education Center (EEC)The EEC at Lord Stirling Park offers approximately nine miles of hiking trails, programs led by Naturalists, school field trips, fun festivals, nature-themed exhibits, facility and classroom rentals, a resource library, science and conservation research, and more. The EEC strives to improve environmental literacy in Somerset County and beyond.

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