Date: November 29, 2025 (held annually the last weekend of Nov and first weekend of Dec)

Location: Eastern Exposition Center (“Big E”), The Stroh Building, 1305 Memorial Avenue, West Springfield, MA (2 hours southwest of Boston, MA)

Admission: Free

Website: Melha Feztival Of Trees

Summary: The Melha Shriners hosted their annual Feztival Of Trees to raise funds for the Shriners. People could bid on special trees with bonus gifts on or near them, purchase products from vendors, get their faces painted or just enjoy the festive at atmosphere.

It’s that time of the year again in New England. The time between the holidays and spring can be a little quiet, cold, dark and did I mention cold? It’s a pretty long timeframe. 60 days, 8 hours and 50 minutes. Not that any of us are counting.

But, fear not! I have lots of content from the holidays, and all of last year, to post until the weather turns for the better! Hopefully, posts like this will help bring back some cheery holiday memories!

Upside down Trees, Halloween trees and ladder trees were just a few of the Christmas trees on display at the annual Feztival of Trees at the “Big E” in West Springfield, MA.

The event, which is held to raise funds for the Chicopee (MA) based Melha Shriners organization. Their main mission is to help raise awareness and funds for the Shriner’s Children New England in Springfield, MA.

The biggest attraction of the event was the wide variety of Christmas trees. People could purchase tickets for any of the 86 trees and use the tickets to enter a raffle for the trees. The trees had everything from games to scratch cards on or under them. Any trees not claimed were donated to the Department of Children and Families.

This tree, and “upside down Christmas Tree” had toy trucks and games under (or above?) it.

There were dozens of trees at the event. Some of the trees like this snowman tree, had lights that blinked!

This tropical tree was popular with the visitors. I’m sure it helped people think of a warmer time and climate!

This ladder tree had everything for the handyman!

As you can see, the trees were very impressive and festive!

I especially liked this “Pizza Tree”! I mean, who doesn’t like pizza!?

And what would a Christmas tree feztival be without Santa and Mrs. Claus!?

Or, for that matter, Tinsel!?

Some people got into the spirit of the event. This Melha Shriner put a little color in his beard to show his Christmas spirit!

Others put on their festive clothing!

But, if people didn’t feel comfortable putting decorative sprinkles or color on their face, there was a face painter at the event.

As is the case with every event I document, it is the people and the happiness they feel that make these events special. This visitor’s smile is proof of the joy people felt!