HCLS Holiday Tree Gala 2026
Stars, Stripes, and Holiday Lights!
Celebrating America’s 250th
Holiday Tree Gala 2026: Stars, Stripes, and Holiday Lights!
Tree Gala season is here! And Hancock County Library System and The Library Foundation are celebrating a storied year that marked both America’s 250th birthday and reopening registration for Hancock County kids to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Won’t you join us?
Businesses, organizations, families, and individuals are once again invited to deck the halls of our library branches with entries to our annual Holiday Tree Decorating contest. Trees can go up as soon as Monday, November 16, and must be completed by Thursday, December 3 to be eligible for judging. Awards will be announced at the Holiday Tree Gala on Saturday, December 5th.
The theme:
Stars, Stripes, and Holiday Lights Celebrating America’s 250th and Bringing Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to Hancock County Children
The stakes:
Overall 1st Place – $500 Overall 2nd Place – $300 Overall 3rd Place – $200
Register here your tree to save your spot and review the judging criteria. Happy Holidays!
HCLS Holiday Tree Gala 2026
You’re Invited!
Saturday, December 5, 5:00pm-7:00pm Bay St. Louis Library
The Annual Holiday Tree Gala is our way of acknowledging the incredible impact made by donors who support The Library Foundation throughout the year.
Sip, snack, and celebrate with us at this year’s Gala, catered by Michelle Nichols of Gardenia Tea room, and featuring DJ Doug Funnie and Santa, played by this year's County Chamber of Commerce “Person of Passion” award recipient, Dave Mayley.
Tickets are available to Library Foundation donors and those who enter a tree at any of our five branches into the decorating contest. Your $31 donation to The Library Foundation funds one child’s enrollment in Dolly Parton’s Imagination library for one year. Thank you for helping get books in the hands of Hancock County children!
Sponsors
HCLS is able to provide programs and activities thanks to the generous support of The Library Foundation of Hancock County.
