November 20, 2026 – January 10, 2027
Gingerbread entry has closed early because we have reached capacity for this year’s Gallery. We apologize if you weren’t able to register this year and hope you’ll still visit the Gallery after it opens on November 20.
Due to some construction delays, we’ll be building the village and displaying gingerbreads primarily on the first floor of the Weighlock Building. We’re excited to welcome you in to see the Gingerbread Gallery like you’ve never seen it before!
To get a Gingerbread Gallery Family Pass, good for admission for up to 6 people, become an Erie Canal Museum member today!
From November 20 – January 10, admission to the Museum, which includes the Gingerbread Gallery, is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors (65+), $5 for children 3-17, and free for children 2 & under.
Museum Members receive a Family Pass good for admission for up to six people. Join today to receive your Family Pass. You can also join at the Museum when you come to visit the Gingerbread Gallery.
Upcoming Dates
Call for Bakers Announced: Thursday, September 3
Baker Registration Deadline: Wednesday, October 7 (or after 40 registrations)
Gingerbread Drop Off: Monday, November 9 – Sunday, November 15
Opening Day: Friday, November 20
Grand Opening: Friday, November 27 (with music from Merry Mischief from 4 – 6 PM)
Judged Winners Announced: Week of Monday, December 14
People’s Choice Announced: Monday, January 4
Closing Day: Sunday, January 10
Gingerbread Pick Up: Wednesday, January 13 – Sunday, January 17
The Erie Canal Museum’s annual Gingerbread Gallery started as a one-day gingerbread event. Its popularity has increased over the years, and it is now a seven-week long event featuring dozens of gingerbread creations made by local bakers of all ages! Everyone is invited to participate in the Gingerbread Gallery.
From the Fall 1987 Erie Canal Museum Canal Packet Newsletter:
“On December 13, 1986, over 700 visitors toured the Weighlock Building to view the Museum Gingerbread Gallery and enjoy a day full of holiday entertainment. Choruses, carolers, and choirs of bells provided a musical background for visitors strolling down our nostalgic Gingerbread Lane, lined with storefronts right out of the 1800’s.
“Through the magic of theater set design the Museum’s second floor exhibition gallery became a canal town street complete with toy, curio, floral, and baked goods shops, all trimmed for the holidays. Proudly displayed in the window of each shop was a gingerbread work of art – a house, a train, and gingerbread models of local historic buildings – created by Syracuse’s finest bakers.”