Student Trees

The Festival's Student Trees display features trees decorated with ornaments and decorations made by talented local students.

High school and junior high school art classes are invited to create ornaments and decorations to decorate a 7-foot slim tree provided by the Festival of Trees.

Read the Student Trees Guidelines for more information. 

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Participating classes will receive 15 Festival of Trees general admission tickets. Classes will be listed in the Festival of Trees program and special insert in The State Journal-Register. Each student tree will be provided identification signage.

Super Setup

Super Setup will be held at the Orr Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds, Saturday, Nov. 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All student trees must be decorated during this time.

For more information, please contact the Festival of Trees office at 217-788-4301 or email us.