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Save the Date:

Saturday, December 14, 2024
The Family Place’s 22^nd Annual Gingerbread Festival
Tracy Hall, 300 Main Street, Norwich, VT

Please check back for additional updates as we get closer to the event!

About the Gingerbread Festival

Each December, The Family Place hosts hundreds of children, caregivers, and supporters for our annual Gingerbread Festival at Tracy Hall in Norwich.  The festival is a fun-filled, family-friendly event that includes:

• Gingerbread House Gallery and Auction, featuring dozens of handcrafted houses from community volunteers!
• Children’s activities, including cookie decorating and face painting
• Country Store and Café with lunch, baked goods, and gifts (held next door at the Norwich Congregational Parish Hall)
• Giving Tree donation program to support families in need in our community
• The opportunity to learn more about The Family Place and for families to sign up for our programs!

All proceeds from the event help The Family Place provide programs, resources, and support for families throughout the Upper Valley.

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Support the event as a Volunteer!

• Interested in crafting a gingerbread house for this year’s festivities? Visit our Gingerbread Housemakers page for more information.
• Interested in volunteering your time in support of the event? Sign up here.

Become a 2024 Gingerbread Festival Sponsor!

If your business is interested in supporting the 2024 Gingerbread Festival, contact benjamint@the-family-place.org.
You can review our available sponsorship levels and benefits here.

Thank you to all of the dedicated community members – housemakers, volunteers, business supporters, and our staff and board members – who make this event possible! There will be many opportunities to get involved again this year, and we’d love to have you join the festivities in the way that works best for you! Check back later this fall for more information or contact gingerbread@the-family-place.org.