Hope for the Holidays tree festival presented by IU Credit Union

Hope for the Holidays

Tree Festival

November 17–19, 2026

4:00–7:00 p.m. daily
Switchyard Park Pavilion

At New Hope for Families, we believe that every child deserves a safe place to sleep and every family deserves a home — and hope — for the holidays! Our annual Hope for the Holidays tree festival helps us keep our promise that no child will sleep outside. Dozens of unique and festive holiday trees decorated by local businesses, organizations, groups, and families will be on display and available for purchase. Hope for the Holidays is free to attend and open to the public.

Schedule

Tuesday, November 17 — Business Giving Tuesday

Purchase a tree for display in a business or place of worship and receive 25% off!

Wednesday, November 18 — Winter Wonderland Wednesday

Free ice cream courtesy of Chocolate Moose

Thursday, November 19 — Thankful for Families Thursday

Visit with Santa & Mrs. Claus
Food truck on site

Person in green jacket shopping for Christmas decorated trees in a store
A decorated Christmas display with two Christmas trees with lights and ornaments. In the center, a screen on a stand shows a young girl reaching towards the camera with her arms outstretched. There are wrapped presents, a plush toy, and holiday-theme
A person with gray hair, seen from behind, shopping for Christmas decorations in a store, with decorated Christmas trees and colorful ornaments in the background.
People standing near decorated Christmas trees with lights in a festive indoor setting.
Display table with two poinsettia plants in pots, Christmas trees decorated with ornaments and ribbons, and holiday greeting cards along with a sign that explains the work of New Hope shelters in helping families with children facing homelessness.
Two decorated Christmas trees surrounded by red chairs, with a window showing an outdoor scene and Christmas decorations including plaques, a snowman, and a fox sculpture on the floor.
Christmas display with a white wooden house decorated with Christmas lights, garland, and cotton snow, and a signpost with holiday-themed signs like 'Welcome to the North Pole,' in a room with large windows and Christmas trees.
A woman shopping for Christmas decorations in a store filled with decorated Christmas trees and holiday ornaments.
A woman in a red sweater looking at decorated Christmas trees displayed indoors, with various ornaments and lights.
A woman holding a baby girl in front of a decorated Christmas tree, with a young girl wearing earmuffs looking at the tree in a festive store
Various decorated Christmas trees on display, including a white tree with red and white ornaments, a white tree with multicolored decorations, and a snow-dusted tree with gold and silver ornaments. People are browsing in the background.
A woman with glasses and dark hair is kneeling with two young children in front of a decorated Christmas tree. The girl on the left has blonde hair and is wearing a beige dress with colorful rain boots. The boy on the right has red hair and is wearin
Children singing on stage during a Christmas event, decorated with poinsettias, with an audience watching and a blurred Christmas tree in the foreground.
Children singing on a stage decorated with poinsettia plants, in a festive setting.
An older man wearing glasses, a maroon Indiana University cap, and a black sweater stands between decorated Christmas trees with ornaments and lights inside a house.
A man looking at decorated Christmas trees in a store, with Christmas lights and ornaments in the background.
A person is holding a child while shopping for Christmas decorations in a store decorated with Christmas trees, lights, and ornaments.
Decorated Christmas trees with ornaments, lights, and a witch hat on a white tree in the foreground. People are in the background at a holiday event.
Close-up of a decorated Christmas tree with pink ribbons, plush toys, and small ornaments, with a blurred Christmas tree and lights in the background.
Family photo with children, Santa Claus, and Mrs. Claus during Christmas, all wearing festive attire.
A children's Christmas display featuring a red toy vehicle with a Christmas tree decorated with lights and ornaments, placed on cotton resembling snow, with a wooden reindeer figure nearby and a Christmas tree in the background decorated with lights
Two elderly people, a woman and a man, standing in front of decorated Christmas trees at an indoor holiday display, with other visitors in the background.
People shopping for Christmas ornaments at a decorated holiday display, with Christmas trees adorned with various ornaments and lights.
People walking past decorated Christmas trees with lights, ornaments, and presents in a festive indoor setting.
A woman leaning over a person in a wheelchair, both laughing, in front of decorated Christmas trees with lights, poinsettia plants, and holiday photos displayed.
A family of three, a man, woman, and young girl, looking at decorated Christmas trees in a festive indoor setting.
Two females, one adult and one child, smiling and posing with a Christmas tree decorated with pink, green, and silver ornaments in a festive setting with other decorated trees and holiday lights in the background.
A family of four standing in front of a decorated Christmas tree at an indoor holiday event. The mother is wearing a pink coat, the father a plaid shirt, one daughter in a cream-colored dress, and the other in a red and green holiday-themed dress wit
A woman holding a coffee cup, browsing Christmas decorated trees inside a store, with a man in the background.
A man in a white hoodie squats and holds the hand of a young girl dressed in red and white Christmas attire, sitting on Santa Claus's lap. Santa and an elderly woman, both in Christmas outfits, sit on a bench. A woman with long dark hair, dressed in
People viewing decorated Christmas trees in an indoor setting with soft lighting.
People looking at decorated Christmas trees in an indoor display.
Decorated Christmas tree with red and white ornaments, ribbons, and lights, surrounded by other decorated Christmas trees in a festive display.

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Event Partners

Thank you to all of our Event Partners!

All proceeds from this event will benefit children and families impacted by homelessness in our community. New Hope for Families is the only emergency shelter in the greater Monroe County area where adults with children can find shelter together. We're on a mission to keep families together and lift every child into a promising future.

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