FESTIVALS | Walking in a winter wonderland

For the past 24 years, Memorial Medical Center has transformed the Illinois State Fairgrounds Orr Building into a winter wonderland at the annual Festival of Trees event. This year will be no different, as the 2014 festival runs Nov. 22 through 30. The main attraction features more than 150 trees, wreaths and swags decorated by area organizations and businesses. Additional points of interest include a holiday shopping boutique, holiday kitchen, gingerbread cookies, gingerbread village, silent auction and other entertainment.

Kiddos will love riding the Candy Cane Express, meeting Santa (who will be on-site daily) and getting crafty during the “Little Elves” workshops. The best part? Funds raised by Festival of Trees support Memorial’s health-related projects and programs at the hospital and in our community. For more information, call 488-4301.