Festival of Trees and Christmas Shop

Returning for the 19th year!

The Francis House Festival of Trees invites you to bid on a selection of stunning Christmas trees, each uniquely decorated by local organisations, individuals and big brands.

If you place the highest bid before the auction ends, you will get to take the tree home in time for Christmas!

The decorated trees are on display to the public at our magical pop-up Christmas shop at Quayside MediaCityUK (formerly known as the Lowry Outlet Mall) from Saturday 25th October.

They can also be browsed and bid for online at www.festivaloftrees.co.uk.

Our shop opening hours are:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10am – 4pm
Wednesday: 10am – 4pm
Thursday: 10am – 4pm
Friday: 10am – 5pm
Saturday: 10am – 5pm
Sunday: 11am – 5pm

With thanks to our Festival of Trees sponsors Kennedy Wilson and Quayside MediaCityUK.

Bid on a Tree

Customers can come along to browse the trees, packed with fantastic gifts, experiences and vouchers in the Francis House pop-up shop from Saturday 25th October until Friday 12th December. From Sunday 7th December when bidding closes, there will be fewer trees to browse as the winning bidders begin taking home their trees.

Bids are placed on each tree either in store or online to raise vital funds for Francis House Children’s Hospice.

Whoever has the highest bid on each tree when the auction closes on Sunday 7th December at 5pm gets to take the tree home in time for Christmas.

Christmas merchandise is also on sale in the pop-up shop, as well as the opportunity to win some fantastic raffle prizes.

With some of the trees fetching hundreds of pounds each, the Festival of Trees raises much-needed income for the hospice and Francis House is grateful to Quayside MediaCityUK for providing a retail unit free of charge, to our event sponsors Kennedy Wilson, and to all the tree sponsors.