Festival of Trees Orlando 2026: Dates, Tickets and What to Know at the Museum of Art
The 40th Festival of Trees fills the Orlando Museum of Art Nov. 14–22, daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission is $23 for adults and $15 for children 3–12, seniors and first responders — and Tuesday closes early.
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The 40th annual Festival of Trees — this year’s theme is “Forty Seasons of Joy” — fills the Orlando Museum of Art from Saturday, November 14 through Sunday, November 22, 2026, open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is presented by the Council of 101, the museum’s volunteer fundraising organization, with AdventHealth as platinum presenting sponsor, and general admission covers both the festival and the museum’s current exhibitions. Today, Sunday, is day two — and Santa is in the building until 4:30 p.m.
Tickets: the numbers, exactly as the museum publishes them
The Orlando Museum of Art lists general admission at $23 for adults and $15 for children ages 3–12. Seniors 60 and over, active-duty military and first responders pay $15 with a valid ID. Tickets are valid for one admission on one festival day and are sold online through Eventbrite or at the door, per the Council of 101. The festival is a cashless event, all ticket purchases are non-refundable, and museum parking is $8 per car, per day.
The family math, for a family of four: two adults and two children pay $76 at the door, or $84 with a car in the museum lot, before any ticketing fees. Special events during the week are ticketed separately — and, per the Council, those tickets include festival admission.
The one date to circle: Tuesday closes early
On Tuesday, November 17, the museum closes at 2:30 p.m. for a private event, with last admission at 1 p.m., the Council of 101 says. Plan any weekday visit around that. Two themed days follow: Wednesday, November 18 is Seniors Day, with discounted senior admission and special entertainment, and the run closes Sunday, November 22 with Heroes Day — discounted admission, at the door only with valid ID, for active and retired military, first responders and educators.
What is inside
More than 50 designer-decorated trees, plus wreaths, gingerbread houses, holiday tablescapes and vignettes, per the Council of 101. Select displays can be won through ticket drawings, and there is a silent auction. The Holiday Boutique sells seasonal gifts from pop-up vendors, live entertainment runs through the day, and the Nutcracker Café — run with Plate Above Catering — is open daily from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Santa visits Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., which means today and next weekend are the photo windows.
Make a day of the Mills 50 side of town
The museum sits at 2416 North Mills Avenue in Loch Haven Park, at the edge of the Mills 50 corridor — our Mills 50 hub maps where to eat and wander before or after. Browse everything else on the calendar in our Events archive, read our preview of Orlando’s can’t-miss events season for what follows the festival, and if you are planning the coming weekend, the Dazzling Nights guide for Leu Gardens covers the season’s other big opening, which lands Friday, November 20, while this festival is still running.
Sources & notes
Key facts in this article were checked on November 15, 2026 against:
- Council of 101 — Festival of Trees 2026 — confirms the November 14–22 dates, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. hours, the November 17 early closing (2:30 p.m., last admission 1 p.m.), the 50+ designer trees, Santa hours, café hours, Seniors Day and Heroes Day, the $8 parking charge, and the cashless, non-refundable terms.
- Orlando Museum of Art — Festival of Trees — confirms the admission prices: $23 adults; $15 for children ages 3–12, seniors 60+, active-duty military and first responders with valid ID.
Family-of-four totals are our arithmetic from the museum’s published prices. Photo: designer-decorated Christmas trees on display (file photo) — White House / public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; photo-grade treatment applied per the paper’s image practice.
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