Morven Museum & Garden’s Festival of Trees 

This is the 20th year the museum’s galleries will be filled with trees and mantels decorated by community partners – local non-profits, schools, garden clubs, and artists.

This year’s winning themes include All Aboard to Movie Magic; Family Game Night; A Tribute to Pollinators; Midnight Winter Conservatory; The Yule Lads of Iceland; Neapolitan Baroque; and Fruit of the Holiday Spirit.

You will have the chance to vote for your favorites.

Dates are November 19 through January 11, 2026, open Wednesday to Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

Tickets are $12 for adults; $10 for seniors (ages 60+); youth ages 7-18, students with ID, and active military or veterans with ID. Free for ages 6 and younger.

Tickets include museum admission, Festival of Trees, the new exhibition Northern Family, Southern Ties; Morven Revealed: Untold Stories from New Jersey’s Most Historic Home; and Historic Morven: A Window into America’s Past.

Reserve tickets at www.morven.org/visit starting November 1.

On Sunday, December 7, from 5 to 8 pm, guests are invited to a Winter Soirée celebrating Festival of Trees and supporting Morven, with proceeds benefiting special exhibitions, events, educational programming and the historic preservation of this beloved estate. Attendees are invited to enjoy live music, food and inspiring holiday displays. You’ll also receive a 10 percent discount in the museum gift shop. A separate ticket is retired. Tickets start at $500.

Morven’s gift shop transforms for Festival of Trees as well, and beginning November 19, will offer special holiday decor and essentials for home and garden.

Throughout the winter, enriching programs and events will be offered both in-person and virtually; details to be announced soon.

January launches Morven’s key role as the home of Founding Father Richard Stockton in commemorating America’s 250th anniversary with new exhibitions, programs, and special events.