The Festival of Trees kicked off at the Maryland State Fairgrounds on Friday

BALTIMORE — Vacation magic is filling the air on the Timonium Fairground’s Cow Palace.

That is as a result of the Pageant of Timber is again on the town.

The three-day vacation celebration kicked off on the Maryland State Fairgrounds on Friday.

Proceeds from the Pageant of Timber go towards aiding the sufferers, college students, and applications on the Kennedy Krieger Institute.

WJZ is a proud media sponsor of the occasion.

It consists of 500 wreaths, gingerbread homes, and tree after tree.

That is the primary 12 months following the COVID-19 pandemic that individuals have been allowed to attend the Pageant of Timber on the fairgrounds, which is the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s largest fundraising occasion of the 12 months.

And it’s the thirty third 12 months in a row that the occasion has been held in Maryland.

“For the previous 33 years, we have raised over 25 million {dollars} . . . and we’re hoping to maintain on elevating that quantity,” Michele Mueller, the director of particular occasions on the Kennedy Krieger Institute. stated.

Mueller says the fundraiser hits near residence as a result of her 5-year-old son, Tripp, is a affected person on the institute.

Tripp has been receiving assist from the institute for a light type of cerebral palsy over the previous two years.

“It is my household who’s now actually benefiting from this, and till you want these companies, you do not know how crucial it’s for some place like Kennedy Kreiger to be proper in your yard,” Mueller stated.

Pageant-goers can take pleasure in rides, purchasing, video games, and leisure whereas realizing that they’re supporting trigger.

“It is type of stunning round right here… seeing all of the cool decorations and particularly the fundraiser,” Donovan Driscolls stated.

For some individuals, attending the competition is a household custom.

“I have been bringing my grandkids right here since my oldest granddaughter was about 4,” Sandy Byrd stated.

The Pageant of Timber will proceed on Saturday from 10 a.m. to eight p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.