Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Festival of Trees to Take Place During ChristmasFest

 

News Release

Release:  Immediate

Re:          2020 Festival of Trees

Date:       December 1, 2020

Contact:  Sharon Crosby

2020 Festival of Trees

Tocccoa, GA – December 1, 2020 – For the 12th year, Main Street Toccoa will sponsor the Festival of Trees during the annual Christmas Fest on December 4. However, this year it will be different. Instead of being inside the courthouse, the trees will line Doyle St in downtown Toccoa.  Beautifully decorated trees will be placed in front of ten of the downtown businesses.  Local businesses and organizations will help non-profits through this event.

Festival of Trees buckets will be placed inside each store. Attendees will vote for their favorite tree or favorite non-profit with a one dollar vote. You may vote as many times as you like. All of the money collected will go directly to the non-profit with a grand prize of $500 going to the tree with the most votes. Voting will only take place Friday night until 9:00 pm.

The following businesses will be participating:

     Troups Studio and Gifts for 1st United Methodist Youth Group

     Ash-ling Booksellers for Friends of the Library

     Southern Roots for Gamma Delta

     Cornerstone Antique Market for Tom’s Creek Baptist Church

     Angel Oak Home for The Hope Center

     Ck Morgan & Co. for Open Arms Clinic

     The Chattel Shop for Neighbors 4 Neighbors/Food 2 Kids

     West Realty, LLC for Toccoa Stephens County Humane Shelter

      Toccoa Nutrition for D-earl Ministries

      Spa and Salon Anastasia - Mountain Sweet Honey for Toccoa Life

      X-factor Grill – The Ritz Theatre

Also, that evening there will be the Lighting of the city of Toccoa’s Tree which will be at 6:00 pm on Sage St with Vice Mayor Evan Hellinga counting down to the lighting of the tree and the entire Courthouse Wonderland. The Toccoa Carolers will be there to start off the evening with seasonal songs performed be local churches from 6:00 – 7:00. Then at 7:00, the popular Tugaloo Holler will perform Christmas bluegrass music until 9:00.

For the children there will be a visit with Santa at the Toy Shop, crafts at the Elves’ Workshop, and a live nativity with animals to pet. Two carriages and a Polar Express train will be taking attendees around the beautifully lit downtown.

Also that night, there will be food trucks and booths as well as a Christmas Sage Market with many different kinds of gifts items. The Market will be located in the parking lot on Tugalo St and Sage St.

Toccoa on Ice will open at 5:00 pm and be open every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (weather permitting) throughout the month of December. The fee is $5 per person and includes skates. The rink is located on Tugalo St. near the yellow caboose.

For more information, please call the Main Street office at 706-282-3309 or go to www.mainstreettoccoa.com to download an application.  

 

                        

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