Stowmarket Christmas Tree Festival 2025 will be our 21st Year. Look out for when we open for registering to decorate a tree.
The 2024 theme was – Hope, Peace and Love
Thank you to Charlie Haylock for switching the Church lights on in 2024.
Many will know him as the dialect coach to Ralph Fiennes for the role of Basil Brown in ‘The Dig’. This was a Netflix film about the famous Anglo Saxon finds at Sutton Hoo.
Decorated Christmas trees. As part of Stowmarket Christmas Tree Festival, can also be found in Maxwell Brown Independent Property Agents (No Room At The Inn), Red Gables (Outdoor themes), The Old Fox Yard (Art Competition), The Food Museum (Christmas Treats), The Regal, The John Peel Centre and the Stowmarket Libary. To find out each venues opening times, please go their websites.
What will I see? – a church lit up and filled with Christmas trees beautifully decorated by different groups, schools, charities, businesses and organisations as well as families and individuals.
Refreshments – Osier Café will be open as usual serving breakfasts and lunches as well as snacks and cakes. All the food is home cooked and sourced locally where possible.
Toilet facilities – We have a toilet suitable for wheelchair users and baby changing facilities within the Church.
Children – A quiz for children to do as they go around the Church and look at the trees is available.
Remembering a loved one – There are Christmas trees where you can remember a loved one no longer with us by hanging their name on a tree. We also have a tree dedicated to those who were stillborn, miscarried or aborted and trees to hang prayers on.
For Sale – Items for sale include Christmas gifts, Christmas decorations, new items, books, cards, DVDs, CDs, soft toys and jigsaws.
Live Music – There will be groups and people playing a variety of instruments at various times throughout the Christmas Tree Festival to help make your visit extra special.
Group visits – If you would like to bring a group of people to see the trees and have refreshments in Osier Café, please contact the office to book a day and time. Tel 01449 774652 or email ctf@stowmarketparishchurch.co.uk We regularly welcome groups from schools, residential homes, coach parties, office outings etc
We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to all those who have decorated a tree and helped to make Stowmarket Christmas Tree Festival such a wonderful place to visit. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to be a Steward and the team who work behind the scenes all year.
