The Festival of Trees is one of the city's favourite annual events. It's winter wonderland feeling and mega fundraising for the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation make it a must-see extravaganza each year. The spectacular Christmas trees are the star attraction but local entertainers are also part of the draw.
The music starts tonight with Bright City Heights, one of the city's main attractions these days, opening the annual Festival of Trees Fashion Show at 6 p.m.
The Saturday stage acts include Bruce Strachan, Paige Marriot, Andrew McFayden, Excalibur Highland Dancers, Goodnightmare's Britt Meierhofer, and Enchainement Dance Centre's flamenco dancers. The performance hours that day are 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Sunday's stage acts start with McFayden at noon, then on to Excalibur Performing Arts, Luke Valpy Lapp and Brooklyn Derksen, Enchainement Dance Center dancers, and closes with Strachan from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Strachan and Enchainement Dance Center will be back in the spotlight Monday at the seniors' luncheon.
On Tuesday, all-day programming resumes with Pineview Choir, St. Mary's Choirs and Band and Westside Band.
Wednesday the features are Marriot, Enchainement Dance Center dancers and White Spruce City Chorus.
Thursday brings back Enchainement's dancers, Immaculate Conception School performers, Malaspina Choir, Valpy Lapp and Derksen, McFayden, and closes with Strachan.
Nov. 28 has the return of Westside and the return of Strachan with the gala auction that evening.
On Nov. 29 come see Dance Your Hart Out Highland Dancers, Pena Gitana Flamenco Group, belly dancer Tammy Bergmann, Country Cuzzins, Strachan, Ariane Nelles with PGC Boys Choir, Flute Choir and Borealis Choir, then Raqqaset al Qamar belly dance troupe featuring Emma Faulkner.
On Nov. 30 enjoy the Teddy Bear Breakfast, the return of Meierhofer for a solo show at 11 a.m., the Prince George Conservatory of Music's Suzuki Strings performers, and the event closes with an afternoon showcase by Enchainement.
These acts all come free with the purchase of a pass into the regal festival setting at the Civic Centre.
