What is Tree Fest?
Tree Fest is an annual event presented by Solar Impact and hosted at Swamp Head around Earth Day and Arbor Day to support the Alachua Conservation Trust by raising money to plant a lot of trees.
12 - 5 pm | Family friendly activities, tabling, and bands!
5 - 11 pm | Drink beer and help plant trees!
Official Tree Count
2015 | 20,543 trees planted
2016 | 52,970 trees planted
2017 | 83,565 trees planted
2018 | 79,246 trees planted
2019 | 108,570 trees planted
2020 | 62,300 trees planted
2021 | 80,262 trees planted
2022 | 96,023 trees planted
2023 | 111,737 trees planted
Total | 696,116 trees planted
2023 | Goal is 120,000 trees
How does it work?
Tree Fest plants four trees for every beer purchased during the day. Trees will also be planted for merchandise purchases. All donations from Tree Fest sponsors go directly to tree plantings.
Trees are one-year-old longleaf pines. They are planted by the Alachua Conservation Trust at the Little Orange Creek Preserve in Hawthorne, FL.
Four trees planted for every beer purchased during Tree Fest
Some of our food vendors also donate to tree plantings
Businesses and individuals add their donations for more trees
Live Music
Jordan Bircher 2 - 3:30 PM
Half Gone 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Tamayo 5 - 7 PM
Food Trucks
Radha’s Kitchen
Taino Roots
Soul Spice
Participating Non-Profits
Alachua Conservation Trust
Alachua County Recycles
Florida Conservation Corps
SFC Teaching Zoo
Keep Alachua County Beautiful
Community Weatherization Coalition
Climate Reality Project Gainesville
FL Native Plant Society
Sierra Club, Suwannee-St Johns Group
Santa Fe Audubon Society
Participating Vendors
Solar Impact, Inc.
Stinky Lewis Soap
Jennifer Hartz, Pottery
Jenny Alpaugh, Crochet Art
Hammer and Stain
2024 Sponsors
If you are interested in sponsoring Tree Fest 2024, please email info@treefestfl.com.
8,000 Trees
Marty Tod Westwood Solar
VinFast
4,000 Trees
Rembert Family Foundation
McGurn Management Company
Sexton & Schnoll
Tight Lines Gas
SnG Pavement Marking Inc.
McDonald’s
2,000 Trees
Austin, Gillman & Lovano
Gainesville Co-Housing
Paul and Charity Ackerman
Soil and Water Engineering Technologies
Ronald (Casey) and Evelyn Jones
Brian & Erin Scarborough
Barge Design Solutions
Kaplan-Stein Family Charitable Trust
Bosshardt Title Insurance Agency
Kempton & Self Plumbing Service, Inc
Preston Link
1,000 Trees
Rick Roundtree
Tillman Hartley
In Memory of Dr. Thomas Oakland
Pais Realty
Cruz Davis Family & Cosmetic Dentistry
Santa Fe Audubon Society, Inc.
Gainesville Health and Fitness
Wendell and Sandra Stainsby
Lake Forest Solar One
The Roche Family
Israel & Nancy Winikor
Yakima Chief Hops
Country Malt Group
Akira Wood
McGriff Williams Insurance
Pratt Industries
Jeff Shapiro
Water & Air Research, Inc.
Merrill Lynch
James Moore & Co
Sun Country Sports
Alachua Audubon Society
City Electric Supply – Gainesville, FL
TealAcre PLLC
Work Comp Specialists Insurance Agency
Haile Title Company
Clean Solar Gainesville
N.C.F. Electrical Services
Cone Distributing
In-Kind Sponsors
Alma Mater
Sign Universe