Attend an indoor party in the pines when The Guardsmen transform Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture’s Festival Pavilion into a winter wonderland of beautiful holiday trees. Purchase trees, wreaths, garlands, and ornaments for holiday decorating and attend the festive special events The Guardsmen host within the fragrant tree lot.

Among the options for celebrating the season are the free Kid’s Day with arts and crafts, cookie decorating, music, and multiple bounce houses (Friday, December 1, 2:00-7:30 p.m.). Check out The Guardsmen Tree Lot Boutique, featuring great gift ideas from vendors such as Bubble (children’s items), India Hicks (accessories),  IVI Vision (eyewear), J. Hilburn (men’s apparel), Little Pickle Stories (children’s books), Metro Man (mens’ gifts), and Stella & Dot (womens’ gifts). Boutique hours are: Saturday and Sunday, November 25 and 26, December 2 and 3, and December 9 and 10, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Cultivar Wine offers free daily wine tastings at the tree lot too. New for 2017: Buy a beautiful Guardsmen Tree Lot T-shirt as another way to support youth programs.

Ticket prices benefit youth programs at paid events such as the Farm To Table Dinner (Thursday, November 30, 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., $95-$105), Decemberfest: Craft Beer Night (Friday, December 1, 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., $30-$50), Crab Feed (Thursday, December 7, 6:00-11:30 p.m., $95), and the epic Tree Lot Party ($90-$185-$5,000, Saturday, December 16, 8:00 p.m.-1:30 a.m.). Ticket and tree lot sales benefit The Guardsmen’s youth progams.

Preview the trees, tree stands, wreaths, and garlands available and order online at The Guardsmen’s store. The tree lot is open daily, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., however, the lot is closed on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. The lot is only open on Saturday, December 16, 2017 for the Tree Lot Party in the evening. See the full calendar on The Guardsmen Tree Lot web site.

Free Admission (tree lot only)