Every year for now 15 years, People’s City Mission has hosted the Starry Nights Christmas Tree Festival. This year, the festival is November 26, 28-30, 2025, hosted at Gateway Mall. This is our largest community event and fundraiser. Throughout the Festival, the community is treated to elaborate designer-decorated Christmas trees, as well as family-friendly holiday activities. The Gala complements the celebration with a live auction, dinner, silent auction, entertainment & more!
It’s a fantastic event full of color and joy and laughter. But why do we do it? Let me tell you a little bit about the Mission. We host this fun festival so we can continue to support individuals living at our mission, this is our biggest fundraiser of the year. Because of this fundraiser we can continue to host more than 350 men, women and children living here on any given day. In addition, we have transitional housing units where men and women can stay for up to two years and receive more long-term care. We call this program the Curtis Center. These single room units include a TV, sink, and small refrigerator. Plus, three great meals a day, sack lunches for work, individual counseling, life skills training, a library, computer access, washer/dryers and weekly shopping at our Help Center that gives away household items and food away for free. It’s a comprehensive program that is yielding great results. Also, with housing we also operate a 100% free medical clinic completely run by volunteers and donations.
So, when you attend the Starry Nights Festival this year, know that in addition to having a wonderful experience with family and friends, you are also supporting everything we do at People’s City Mission. We are Lincoln’s final safety net. We have been for over one hundred years. When someone has nowhere else to go, or needs immediate help, we will be there for them. Always!
Find out more information about Starry Nights on the Starry Nights Facebook Page!
God Bless,
People’s City Mission Staff
To give, please click on this link https://donate.stripe.com/4gwg2Y23kbzE0TK6oo or for physical donations please bring them to the back dock at our Help Center. Every donation matters whether its monetary or physical donation!