166 Trees Cover the Main Gallery and Chapel in our Philanthropic Forest

Now through January 16, the Museum of East Texas is transformed into a winter wonderland in our entry, main gallery, and chapel spaces as we host our 31st Annual Festival of Trees. This year, we are showcasing 166 uniquely and individually themed and decorated trees, thanks to our incredible sponsors. Each tree is sponsored by a business, individual, or organization and it is then decorated by either the sponsors or our pool of volunteers. Money raised through tree sponsorships provide Art Camp Scholarships and help us keep our doors open for free year-round. We love leading tours for groups and you can book one here: metlufkin.org/fieldtrips For scheduled tours, we can provide an opportunity for groups to create in our Education Room and see the trees.

We are open to the public seven days a week throughout the holidays: from 10 to 5 Monday through Friday and 1 to 5 on the weekends. We are closed on December 13, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. We are always FREE and encourage visitors to return again and again! While you're here, you can participate in an ornament scavenger hunt, create in our Education Room, and take in our other exhibits. To see each tree individually showcased, follow us on Instagram and Facebook, where we feature trees daily throughout the event.

Thank you to this year's tree sponsors

12-foot tree sponsors

Academy of Gymnastics and Dance • Atkinson Candy • Brookshire Brothers  Lynda and Don Langston • Morgan Insurance • The Stafford Family • US Army Corps of Engineers Sam Rayburn Lake Office

9-foot tree sponsors  

6 Degrees Wealth • Albritton Memory Tree • Alexander, Lankford & Hiers •

Angelina College • Chick-fil-A • Commercial Bank of Texas • The Family of Joan Duncan • Ferrara’s Heating and A/C • First Baptist Church Lufkin • Heart Institute of East Texas •

Hospice in the Pines • Elaine Hunter • Kiwanis Club of Lufkin and Nacogdoches • Loggins Plumbing • Lufkin Industries • McWilliams & Son • Nancy Moore • Nacogdoches Heart and Vascular Clinic • Ray’s Drive-In, Inc. • Carolin and Raymond Sanders • Security and Guaranty • Southern Haven Veterinary Clinic • Southside Bank  Ellen Temple • Ubank • Judy and Bill Walterman • Whataburger • Wishing Well Antiques & Gifts • Cookie Yeates

7.5-foot tree sponsors

21st Century Texas ACE-LISD • 159th Angelina County Drug Court •  Abeldt’s Gaslight Pharmacy   • The Advanced Financial Group • ADAC (Alcohol and Drug Awareness Council) • American Filter Service, LLC • Angelina Community Theater •  Angelina County Aggie Moms • Angelina Rotary/Lufkin Rotary • Angelina Savings Bank • Lacey and Jason Armstrong • Rebecca C. Brightwell, PLLC • Bob Brown • Buckner Children and Family Services • Century 21 Cota Realty • Suzy Lou and Jeff Childers • The James Chmielewski Family • The Children’s Clinic of Lufkin • City of Lufkin • The Troy Coleman Family • Cook Tire • Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Mary Hall Mantooth Chapter Lufkin • Dedicated Medical Center and Urgent Care • Dedicated Orthopedic Center of East Texas •  Deep East Texas Nurse Honor Guard • Deep East Texas Roofing and Construction • Dental Center of Lufkin • Nancy DeVore • Wilma Dobrec • Dunbar Primary GT • East Texas Sports • Edward Jones - Jayce R. Murry •  Elite Medical Home Care •  Brenda Elliott • Janelle Grum Family Crisis Center of East Texas • Dr. Erica Fidone and Dr. Justin Price •  First Christian Church of Lufkin • First United Methodist Church • Friends of Ellen Trout Zoo • Friends of Kurth Memorial Library • A Furniture Fetish • GoMed Mobile • The Stephen Greak Family • Haute as Ice • Simon and Louise Henderson Foundation • Hobbs Family • Hughes Entertainment • Integra Insurance • Jay Jackson State Farm • Liz Jeffrey, American Real Estate • Junior League of Lufkin/JLL Sustainers • JM Chevrolet • Ernest and Glenda King • Landmark Pest Control • Langston Construction • Lilly and Lucy Langston • Lily and Max Pet Bakery • Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber of Commerce • Lufkin Art Guild • Lufkin Association of Realtors • Lufkin Coca-Cola • Lufkin Creative • Lufkin ENT and Allergy, PLLC • Lufkin Lifestyle and Family Medicine • Lufkin Limners • M&M Roofing •  Mind Elevation Counseling • Taylor McKewen, DDS • Nacogdoches Eye Associates • Naranjo Museum of Natural History • Judy Perry • Quality Pest Control •  Julie Scott’s 3rd Grade Class • SERVPRO Lufkin/South Nacogdoches County • Slaton, Crawford and Cook Families •  Solmonson Counseling Associates • Southwood Drive Animal Clinic • Speaker Orthodontics • Spruce • St. Clare’s Guild (St. Cyprian’s Church) • St. Cyprian’s Episcopal School • Standpipe Coffee House • Strickland Plumbing, HVAC and Electric • Susan’s Studio of Dance •  T&T Roots • Texas Association of Original Doll Artists • Texas Family Care Network/Heart Gallery of SE Texas • Texas Real Estate Executives • The Family of Shanna Tipton • The Flower Pot • The Social Affair by Symphony • Trailwood Storage, LLC • Janet and JE Treadway • Jennifer and Daniel Webster • The Cotton Whiddon Family •  The White Peacock Olive Oil & Vinegar Company • Winco Development

4-foot tree sponsors

360 Media of East Texas • The Adair and Stanbery Families • The Addison and Pittman Families • Alexander Electric • The Kory Beattie Family • The Carillo Family • Carlton Driving School • The Carswell Family • Ann and Jim Caskey • Custom Designs by Melinda • Charli Evans • Donna Dorman • Flower Hill Farm • Goodwill Central East Texas •  The Justin Hatton Family • Tara Hendrix • Hip Dysplasia Tree • The Chase  Hood Family • Hughes Memorial Tree • The Philip LaCorte Family • LHS Interact Club • Amelia McDonald • The Family of Don McNeil • Len and Phil Medford • Aimee and Carter Meyers • Carter Ogden • Regions Bank  • The Shelby Family • Mary and Ken Smith • Stories Cigars and Lounge • The Torres Family • Unique Eggs • Analeigh Watkins