# Exeter Festival of Trees at Exeter Town Hall (Exeter, NH) > Event for families in the Boston–Cambridge–Newton area (MA / NH). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Wed, Dec 2 (+1 more date) · 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM - Where: Exeter Town Hall, 9 Front Street, Exeter, NH 03833 - Ages: Free and open to the public - Price: Free and open to the public (raffle tickets and bake sale extra) - Organizer: Exeter Area Charitable Foundation (Community Children's Fund) - Official page: https://www.exeterareacharitablefoundation.org/ - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/exeter-festival-of-trees-at-exeter-town-hall-exeter-nh--listing-dbfdf820e30728603aa8f2a5 ## About For two days in early December, Exeter's historic Town Hall on Front Street fills with live, decorated Christmas trees for the 28th annual Exeter Festival of Trees. Fifty trees are decorated and put up for silent auction, and the hall is free and open to the public, so families can simply walk through, admire the trees and pick out favorites without bidding. A bake sale offers treats, and raffle tickets are sold for a chance at a special committee tree filled with local business gift cards and certificates. 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