Relive Holiday Memories with our annual Gingerbread House Contest!
Theme for 2024: Holiday Memories
Help Support Preservation in Portsmouth with a Cookie Plaque
Help support Portsmouth Historical Society and the Portsmouth Advocates’ efforts to preserve our historic architecture. Just like the plaques in our Historic House Plaque Program, you can buy a cookie plaque for your gingerbread creation! Just $5 for members, and $10 for non-members.
If you live in an historic home, check out the Plaque Program. You can start the process of commissioning a plaque and research the history of your house!
Important Dates
Registration Open: September 3 – November 20
Gingerbread House Workshop: November 9, 11 am & 1 pm
Gingerbread House Drop-off Days: November 23 & 24
Exhibition Opens: November 29
Gingerbread Reception: December 6, 5:30 pm
Holiday Cookie Swap: December 14, 1 pm
People’s Choice Voting: November 29 – December 18
Members-Only Gingerbread Evening: December 18, 5–6 pm
Gingerbread Smash: January 4, 1–3 pm
Can’t wait!
Hi I work in child care can I do a gingerbread with my students age 3 to 5
Absolutely! We would love to have you enter. There’s a multi-generational category or a kids category that you could enter the house under.