# Holiday Trees Display & Auction at Carrollwood Cultural Center > Event for families in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater area (FL). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Nov 6 – Dec 13 - Where: Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL 33618 - Ages: All ages - Price: Viewing the display is not priced on the page; bidding is optional - Organizer: Carrollwood Cultural Center - Official page: https://carrollwoodcenter.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 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 32 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), 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/tampa/activities/holiday-trees-display-and-auction-at-carrollwood-cultural-center--listing-1dcc6b4f873d2b7937198ab2 ## About Each holiday season the Carrollwood Cultural Center fills its lobby with artificial Christmas trees that community members and local businesses have decorated around a theme, and visitors can walk through the display and place silent-auction bids. Families can stop in to look at the trees and the gifts tucked underneath, which makes it an easy, free-feeling add-on to a class, show or gallery visit at the center. Money raised goes to the center's Tom Jones Tuition Assistance Fund, which helps families who need financial help send children to the center's summer camp for free or at reduced tuition. Winning bidders take home the tree, all of its decorations and the goodies under it in mid-December. 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