November 22, 2024 – January 12, 2025

 

Each year the Erie Canal Museum transforms into a festive 1800’s canal town street scene with gingerbread creations on display in storefront windows. In a typical year, we see over 4,000 visitors during the Gingerbread Gallery! 

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From November 22 – January 12, admission to the Museum, which includes the Gingerbread Gallery, is $10 for adults, $7 for seniors (65+), $4 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.

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39th Annual Gingerbread Gallery Winners

Confectioners
1st Place: The Syracuse Orchestra by Kimberly Flomerfelt-Puc
2nd Place: Scenes from the Nutcracker by Cristina and Adriana Battle
3rd Place: “SING” by Laura Rankin

General
1st Place: Santa’s Sleighboat by Jenn, Jared & Scott Copperwheat
2nd Place: Merry Christmas: Embrace the Spirit of Adventure! by Jane Verostek & Octavia Miller & Minerva Miller
3rd Place: Santa’s Castle at the North Pole by Greta & Darlene Piper; Aria, Sue & Kadence Maliszewski; Sarah Kitts; Kim Monaghan; Nelam, Etta, Bella, Jacob, June & Nikko Pfeifer

Youth
1st Place: Gingerbread Family Sleighride by Evelynn and Ariya Jennings
2nd Place: Ice Skating on the Erie Canal by Valerie Bolsei
3rd Place: Christmas Puppy Village by Lauren & Ella Knuth

Senior
1st Place: The North Star Stable by Moira Dick and Shelley Loftus
2nd Place: Christmas on the Farm by Judy Homer

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Upcoming Dates

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And an enormous thank you to our community sponsors this year!

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The Erie Canal Museum’s annual Gingerbread Gallery started in 1986 as a one-day gingerbread auction. Its popularity has increased over the years, and it is now a six-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.”