Join in as Public Art Vermilion bring back the wildly popular Buoy Tree Project for the 2024/25 Holiday and Winter Season. This iconic 12’ tall Christmas “tree” is created out of more than 350 buoys, painted and decorated by folks like you who like to be creative and make art happen in Vermilion!

We’re inviting everyone—individuals, families, artists, friends, bookclubs, neighbors, and businesses—to make it happen. Won't you join us?

Here's how you can be part of this project:

1. Purchase a buoy (or two) from Public Art Vermilion.

2. Decorate it any way you want. Complete instructions and a material list will be provided.

3. Return your painted buoy by November 1 so it can be clear coated and ready to be included on the Buoy Tree, which will be on display in front of the Fulper Lot from the holidays thru Ice A Fair.

4. If desired, your buoy will be returned to you afterward for your own enjoyment!

To Get Your Buoy...

• Order one (or more) online here. A small processing fee applies.

• Pick up at Main Street. Complete instructions for painting and decorting will be included.

Questions? Contact Janet Hannaway, Project Lead at (614) 403-8165

The Buoy Tree is a fundraiser for Public Art Vermilion, a program of Main Street Vermilion [501(c)3]. A portion of your cost is tax deductible.