The U.S. Cellular Coliseum is ‘going green’ this November.
The Bloomington facility will officially host The Baby Fold’s 17th annual Festival of Trees from November 11-14, 2010. The announcement was made during the Festival’s yearly Sponsorship Breakfast this morning at The Baby Fold Centennial Training Center.
Festival Chair Melissa Manness announces the new Festival home
The Festival of Trees, a premiere holiday event in Bloomington-Normal, was forced to search for a new home when the Interstate Center announced the sale of most of their expo center late last fall. Interstate officials decided that they could no longer house the large, holiday festival.
The Baby Fold staff considered several appropriate locations in Normal and Bloomington including the Uptown Marriott Hotel and Conference Center and Illinois State University’s Bone Student Center. The Baby Fold chose the Coliseum for, among other reasons, the centralized location, facility size, downtown business support, and opportunities to bring new elements to the Festival.
“It will certainly be a different Festival than we’ve ever had,” said Di Shepherd, Special Events Coordinator at The Baby Fold. “We’re excited for all of the new opportunities the Coliseum offers for festival-goers and our sponsors.”
IN THE MEDIA:
Festival of Trees moves downtown (WJBC-AM 1230)
Baby Fold’s Festival of Trees to move to Coliseum (The Pantagraph)
Festival of Trees Moving to U.S. Cellular Coliseum (WMBD-31/WYZZ-43)
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