Learn! Workshops and Demonstrations
Saturday, October 17
2:00-5:00 pm
Gingerbread House Construction Workshop
co-sponsored with Tinkerhaus
location: 3 Graf Road
Newburyport, MA
$85.00
Learn tips and tricks for successful assembly of a sturdy gingerbread house! Each participant will assemble and decorate pre-baked pieces, using no-fail royal icing and piping bags. Bring your own candies to finish off your creation. Plan to share it with the world (optional) by entering it in the Port Gingerbread Festival Contest & Exhibition (December 11-13)!
Instructors:
Jessica Murphy is a veteran cake and cookie decorator who in 2024 took home top prize in the Port Gingerbread Festival contest.
Mary Dissette is founder and president of the Port Gingerbread Festival who in 1999 became smitten with piping bags, started competing in gingerbread contests, and loves to get everybody involved in this form of folk art!
Register here. Questions? Ask info@portgingerbread.org
Sunday, November 1
9:00 am-1:00 pm
Free! No registration - just drop by!
Ask Us Anything! Gingerbread House Demonstration - Q&A
Port Gingerbread Festival volunteers host an information and demonstration booth at the Newburyport Farmer’s Market, 50 Water Street, The Tannery Marketplace
Free
Please stop by to say hello! We’ll be decorating a gingerbread house and talking shop: essential royal icing and other favorite materials, and construction tips for creating your own gingerbread masterpiece.
Saturday, November 14
1:00-3:00 pm
Gingerbread House Decorating Workshop
co-sponsored with The Artists’ Playground
location: 50 Water Street, at The Tannery Marketplace
Newburyport, MA
$90.00
Dive right into decorating! Create a one-of-a-kind gingerbread house from the Port Gingerbread Festival! They start you off with a locally baked, pre-assembled gingerbread house (5”x5”x6”), royal icing, piping bags & tips, and candies. (You're welcome to bring additional.) Decorate according to your own theme, style or whim, then take your finished house home. Decorative purposes only; not intended for consumption.
Instructors:
Myra Suraci is an artist, baker, yoga teacher, and former art teacher with a long history of cultivating the gingerbread arts within her large family. She owns My Gingerbread Baker and loves to help people build their gingerbread dream houses.
Mary Dissette is founder and president of the Port Gingerbread Festival who in 1999 became smitten with piping bags, started competing in gingerbread contests, and loves to get everybody involved in this form of folk art!
Register here. Questions? Ask info@portgingerbread.org