41st Annual Gingerbread Gallery
Presented by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation
November 20, 2026 – January 10, 2027
Tickets are now available for the 41st Annual Gingerbread Gallery presented by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
Working on a gingerbread creation? You can find the rules here.
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.”
Accessibility
The Annual Gingerbread Gallery will be held on the first floor. Our front doors have an automatic opener. We are building a ramp, for our model boat, which will be completed before November 20th.
Please note: half of the Erie Canal Museum is a historic building. This means the floor is old and slightly warped. We have carpet in most areas.
If you have any questions, please contact our Inclusion Point Of Contact, Derrick Pratt, at derrick@eriecanalmuseum.org
This year, the Gingerbread Gallery is presented by the Pomeroy Foundation.
