DG's Annual Gingerbread Festival Started Friday, And We Have the Schedule

This weekend doesn't just mean Small Business Saturday for Downer's Grove — any clued-in resident knows that it's also time for the village's annual Gingerbread Festival. Check out the festival's lineup below:

Friday, November 25, 2016

• There will be a Gingerbread Man Hunt all day long. These are the participating businesses.
• Story-time at the Downers Grove Library starts at 3:30 p.m. Doors open at 3:15 p.m., and space is limited. Stories will be geared toward preschool through second grade kids.
• There will be a procession to the Tree Lighting Ceremony after Story-time at the library.
• The Tree Lighting Ceremony begins at 4:30 p.m.
• You can pick up your Gingerbucks Reward Card.
• There will be a Gingerbread House Contest all day long at participating businesses.
• It'll be the one-month mark til Christmas, so, naturally, Downtown Downers Grove suggests you start creating a wish list.

Saturday, November 26, 2016

• The 7th Annual American Express Small Business Saturday event takes place all day long.
• Make sure you get your picture taken with the Gingerbread Boy and Gingerbread Girl around town.
• The Gingerbread Man Hunt and Gingerbread House Contest take place all day, again, at participating businesses
• Visit Santa in his Gingerbread House form 1-4 p.m. downtown.
• Use your Gingerbucks Reward Card.

Sunday, November 27, 2016

• Have breakfast with Santa at the Pinecone Cottage Tea House at 10:15 a.m. or Emmett's Ale House at 11:30 a.m. Reservations are required!
• Santa will be available for visits again in his Gingerbread House from 1-4 p.m.
• Board a complimentary carriage ride from 1-4 p.m. at 1028 Curtiss St.
• Have your picture taken with the Gingerbread Girl and Gingerbread Boy, who will be circulating around town again Sunday.
• The Gingerbread Man Hunt may be over, but don't miss the Gingerbread House Contest, which will still take place all day long.
• It's the last day you can use your Gingerbucks Reward Card.

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Image courtesy of Downtown Downers Grove