Christmas Tree Festival

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Poster with pale red background and information about the Christmas Tree Festival at the first weekend of December at St Stephen's Church in Cinderford plus some images of Christmas baubles and Christmas Trees at the bottom plus the Cinderford Churches Christmas and Fairtrade at St Stephen's logos
Poster with pale red background and information about the Christmas Tree Festival at the first weekend of December at St Stephen's Church in Cinderford plus some images of Christmas baubles and Christmas Trees at the bottom plus the Cinderford Churches Christmas and Fairtrade at St Stephen's logos

Nothing says Christmas quite like twinkling lights, beautifully decorated trees and a warm welcome. Join us at St Stephen’s Church, Cinderford, from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 December, for our annual Christmas Tree Festival, a wonderful celebration of our local community and Christmas.

The church will be filled with Christmas trees, each decorated by a different local business, individual, charity, community group or organisation. Every tree has its own character and story, making the festival a lovely opportunity to discover more about the people and organisations that make our community so special.

There’ll be plenty to enjoy while you explore, including decorations to purchase or materials to have a go at making your own, refreshments, music and, of course, lots of festive atmosphere!

Entry is completely FREE, and everyone is assured of a very warm welcome.

A wonderful celebration of our community

We’re delighted that such a fantastic range of local organisations, businesses, schools, charities and individuals have already signed up to take part. Among those decorating trees this year are:

  • Two Rivers Housing
  • The Den
  • Forest Traders
  • Cinderford Town Council
  • Messy Church
  • Littledean C of E Primary School
  • Forest of Dean Buddy Club
  • Matt Bishop MP
  • Forest of Dean Hospital
  • Freedom Leisure Cinderford
  • Brody’s Trust
  • Wesley Players Pantomime
  • Buttercup Face Painters
  • Ashley’s Meadow with Swifts and Swallows CIC
  • CANDI Unlimited
  • Forest of Dean Scanning Services
  • Royal British Legion Cinderford Branch
  • Martine’s Magical Manes
  • The Music Works
  • SGS Forest High School
  • Heart of the Forest Community Special School
  • Forest View Primary School
  • Barnardo’s Nurseries in Gloucestershire
  • Sumz Coffee
  • Greenhill Coffee Roasters Ltd
  • Cinderford Grows
  • Freddie’s Tree
  • Steam Mills Place
  • Cinderford Dial a Ride Charity Shop
  • The Golden Lion Cinderford
  • Forest Sensory Services
  • Cinderford Garden Centre at Slabs 2 U Ltd
  • Flossybelle Catering
  • Fairtrade at St Stephen’s
  • Cinderford Palace Cinema

And that’s not everyone so there’ll be even more to discover when you visit.

Special events throughout the weekend

As well as enjoying the trees, there are a couple of special occasions to look forward to:

  • Friday evening: Our Ladies’ Christmas Shopping Evening takes place from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm, a chance to enjoy some child-free festive shopping, drinks and nibbles.
  • Sunday morning: Join us for a special service amongst the Christmas trees at 11 am. Everyone is welcome.

Festival opening times

  • Friday 4 December: 10.00 am to 7.00 pm
  • Saturday 5 December: 10.00 am to 7.00 pm
  • Sunday 6 December: 12.00 noon to 5.00 pm.

Please note that the Sunday service takes place at 11 am, before the festival opens to visitors at 12 noon but everyone is welcome to come along to the service.

Would you like to get involved?

We’d love to welcome even more trees to the festival! If you’re a local business, charity, community group, organisation or individual and would like to decorate a tree, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

Please email Rachel at [email protected] or send a message to the Cinderford Churches Facebook page for more information.

Come along, enjoy the twinkly lights, discover the wonderful work happening across our community and let us help you kickstart your Christmas celebrations!

Where: St Stephen’s Church, Belle Vue Road, Cinderford, GL14 2AA

Entry: FREE – everyone welcome!

We look forward to seeing you!