News Release

FORT WAYNE — Tickets are now on sale for the Embassy Theatre’s 40th annual Festival of Trees.

The organization will host the weeklong event from Wednesday, Nov. 27, through Wednesday, Dec. 4 (various hours each day).

Ambassador Enterprises has returned as the event’s title sponsor.

Founded in 1984, the Festival of Trees supports ongoing operational and restoration efforts for the Embassy Theatre Foundation. The festival is the organization’s largest annual fundraiser. Last year’s event included 67 lavishly decorated trees and saw more than 25,000 visitors.

The annual traditions at the festival continue in 2024 as it celebrates four decades in the community. The lobbies of the Embassy Theatre and former Indiana Hotel will be transformed into a wonderland of decorated trees of various sizes, shapes and a broad array of themes. Admission includes visits with Santa (various dates and times) and entertainment on stage including the Grande Page pipe organ as well as youth choirs, dance performances and more. The organization will also feature refreshed and new holiday windows along Harrison Street and at the corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Harrison Street.

Breakfast with Santa: The annual event includes a private tour of the Festival of Trees at 8:30 a.m. and then Breakfast with Santa programming to begin around 9 a.m. Mad Anthony will provide a breakfast buffet. The whole family will enjoy an abridged but engaging performance of “Anastasia” from the Fort Wayne Youtheatre. Seating is very limited and sells out every year. Cost for the breakfast is $30 per person. Breakfast with Santa is sponsored by Steel Dynamics. Breakfast with Santa tickets are available at ticketmaster.com/artist/887565?venueId=41141.

For those interested in a tree sponsorship, the early bird tree deadline is Wednesday, Oct. 23. After that date, sponsorship pricing increases. Please see sponsorship details here. Interested parties should reach out to Stephanie Carlson, grants and sponsorships director, at [email protected] or at (260) 247.6076.

In addition, members of the community who wish to be involved in tree decoration should contact Brittneay King-Pope, special events director, at [email protected] or at (260) 247.9384.

Ticket pricing for the Festival of Trees is $10 for adults (age 13-plus), $5 for youths (ages 1-12), and children younger than 1 may enter for free, although a ticket is still required for entry to determine an accurate visitor count. There will be special pricing of $8 for seniors on Senior Day, Tuesday, Dec. 3. For Festival of Trees tickets visit ticketmaster.com/event/050060B6F744663D.