Gouverneur Chamber of Commerce
53 Herm Towne Road Gouverneur, NY 13642
Event Planning Committee Meeting October 28 @ 5:00 PM
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Photos from 2025 courtesy of Lea Dickson
The Gouverneur Chamber of Commerce would like to invite you to our second annual Festival of Trees and Santa’s Village at the Eldon B. Conklin Community Center
Donate A Tree to the Event
We invite all businesses and community members to help create our Festival of Trees by donating a decorated Christmas tree of your choice to this event.
You may bring your decorations and trees on the following days for setup
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November 27, 2026 - 12:00 to 5:00
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November 28, 2026 - 12:00 to 5:00
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November 29, 2026 - 9:00 to 12:00
Please call Donna Lawrence at 315 286-8784 to register your trees.
If these times are not convenient for your business,
she will try to set up a more convenient time.
2025 Tree Donors
1. Gouverneur Chamber of Commerce
2. Gouverneur Library
3. Princess House - Connie Stowell
4. NOLA on the Main - Rug not included.
5. Empire State Mines
6. Northland Veterinary
7. Kinney Drugs
8. Gouverneur Savings & Loan
9. TLC - Nick Sterling
10. Gouverneur Hospital (Administration)
11. Ravens Nest
12. VFW Post #6338 Auxiliary
13. Jrecks
14. Pickers Dream/B&N
15. Emilys Flower Shop
16. Gouverneur Fair Association
17. Girl Scout Troop #50027
18. Rachel Hunter (small wall tree)
19. Tribune Press
20. McFadden -Dier Leonard Agency
21. Community Health Ctr
22. Gouverneur Business Women
23. VFW Post #6338
24. Gouverneur Hospital (Medical Surge Inpatient Floor)
25. The Hair Doktor
26. One More Chapter
27. Stepping Stone Church
28. New York Pizzeria
29. Gouverneur Lions Club
30. Northern Credit Union
31. Gouverneur Garden Club
32. Gouverneur Education Association
33. Rohe’s Quartz & Candles
34. American Legion Post #65
35. Community Bank
Other Donations
36. Fruit Basket - American Kang Duk Won Karate
37. Karate Lessons - American Kang Duk Won Karate
The Public will be invited to view
and select their favorite tree.
After all trees are up and decorated, we will invite the public to view all the beautiful trees and our Christmas Village at the following times:
Sunday, Nov. 29, through Thursday, Nov. 4, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
On Friday, Nov. 4, we invite all businesses and community members who donated a tree to join us at the Community Center from 3:00 to 7:00 for an evening of appreciation from the Chamber Board. Wine and Horsd’uoeuvre will be served. At this time, we will ask each of you to pick the winner of your donated tree
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Santa, his elves, and Mrs. Claus will be joining us throughout the week.
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Family photos by Gidget - times and days TBA.
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Coloring contest and so much more will be happening all week.
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If you are in need of a quiet atmosphere to view our Village and trees, please contact CJ Fitzgerald at 315 322-8013 to set up a time
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All donations go to the following:
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Friends For Pound Paws - click here for a list of their needs.
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The Neighborhood -unwrapped toys for 0-14 years
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Local Pantries- non-perishable food items or personal items
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Raffle tickets will be sold for a 1:00 each or a donated item
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To end the week, our annual Christmas Parade will be held on Saturday, December 5th, with events beginning at 3:00 in our village park, and the Parade will begin at 5:00 PM
Bring your family and friends and enjoy Santa’s Christmas Village
and the beauty of all the Festive trees. You may even see Santa !
