St. John's Christmas Bazaar Turns 100, and Larchmont's Holiday Season Lines Up Behind It
November 5, 2026
November 5, 2026
St. John's Episcopal Church holds its 100th annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, November 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 4 Fountain Square in Larchmont Manor. Admission is free. Donating, bidding and baking all start earlier. Drop-off and the online auction both open Sunday, November 15, six days before the sale.
Larchmont's own holiday calendar builds on that week. The Chamber of Commerce's season opens on November 13, its nonprofit gingerbread contest begins the same Friday as the bazaar's preview party, and the Chamber's two big days come two weeks later. Below are the dates in the order they happen.
The St. John's Christmas Bazaar page lays out a schedule that runs from Sunday through the Saturday the doors open.
Tickets to the preview party are $55 for adults. Catering is by Locals 10538, and the evening includes live music, a whisky tasting and a Wine Wall. Babysitting is available for $10 per child. The silent auction runs on BetterWorld and is linked from the church's bazaar page. According to the Larchmont Ledger's November issue, it features tickets to sports, music and theater events, along with other items and experiences. The pieces will be on display at the bazaar, and online bidding stays open through Saturday.
The donation page is specific. It asks for children's toys and books in like-new condition and sporting goods in good condition, among other items. The November sale will not accept:
Those categories go to the church's White Elephant Sale on March 5–6, 2027, so a closet you clear out this month may have a second St. John's drop-off waiting in the spring.
On Saturday, the Ledger lists collectibles, handcrafted items, holiday decorations, jewelry, gently used toys, children's books, sporting equipment, and sweet and savory treats. A local food truck will serve lunch, and the day includes live entertainment, children's activities and a visit from Santa. In 2024, the bazaar filled Parish Hall, the Living Room and the front lawn, according to the parish's annual report.
Every toy and tin of cookies feeds the Episcopal Church Women's Outreach Grants, which support local nonprofits serving women and children in need. The Ledger reports that bazaar proceeds have provided more than $200,000 in those grants over the past five years, and that 22 organizations received grants in 2026. One year from the parish's own books fits that pace. St. John's 2024 annual report records $41,499.35 raised through the auction and bazaar, which is roughly one-fifth of that five-year total.
The 2025–26 recipient list is mostly organizations close to home: The Sharing Shelf, Community Resource Center, Community Counseling Center, Meals on Main Street, Hope's Door, My Sister's Place, Lilac House, LMC Media, Furniture Sharehouse, Neighbors for Refugees, the Mamaroneck-Larchmont Student Aid Fund, Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle, Youth Shelter of Westchester and Interfaith Prison Partnership, among others. A $5 bag of children's books bought on Saturday ends up there.
St. John's bills this year's sale as its 100th. Patch covered the 97th in November 2023, and back in 2007 the Larchmont Gazette already called it a community tradition of more than 80 years. The Gazette's account of that year's sale reads much like this year's, with a silent auction, gently used toys and sports equipment, Santa photos and a White Elephant department. It also mentions a "bauble and bling" table and an auction of custom wreaths.
The building is older than the bazaar by about three decades. The parish timeline dates the cornerstone of the English Gothic church to June 19, 1894. The Village's historic resource survey adds the earlier steps. An Episcopal chapel went up on the square in 1881, the parish incorporated in 1891, and Walter C. Hunting drew the church plans in 1894, with services in the stone church beginning the following year. The Murray Memorial Parish House followed in 1897, and the parish hall that now holds much of the bazaar was substantially renovated in 1999–2000.
Larchmont's broader holiday calendar is also built around community organizations. The Chamber's 2026 holiday events page calls the program its largest community event of the year. The gingerbread contest is designed for the Chamber's nonprofit members, who compete for one of three cash prizes with help from a professional coach. This year's theme is "What do the holidays mean to you?"
| Date | Event | Where and who |
|---|---|---|
| Fri., Nov. 13 – Sat., Dec. 12 | Shop Larchmont | Participating businesses. Scan the QR code after a purchase to enter weekly prize drawings, and browse the Chamber's new digital gift guide |
| Fri., Nov. 20 | Holiday Dream Home Gingerbread Contest kickoff | Larchmont Chamber of Commerce nonprofit members |
| Sat., Nov. 21 | St. John's 100th Christmas Bazaar, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. | 4 Fountain Square, Larchmont Manor |
| Sun., Nov. 22, 2 p.m. | Remembrance Tree gathering | Park at Palmer Avenue and Weaver Street |
| Sat., Nov. 28 | Small Business Saturday | Larchmont's business districts |
| Sat., Dec. 5 | Gingerbread voting and prizes | Larchmont Chamber of Commerce |
| Sat., Dec. 5, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. | Holiday Stroll | Shops and outdoor spaces across the business districts |
The day after the bazaar has a quieter gathering. The Remembrance Tree event brings together families who have lost children, and the Ledger reports this is its 18th year. The tree is a Himalayan Cedar with a cobalt blue plaque at its base. Families are invited to bring a white ribbon inscribed with a loved one's name to tie to a branch.
December 5 brings gingerbread voting, the Holiday Stroll and the tree lighting. During the day, the Holiday Stroll fills shops and the outdoor business districts with tastings and activities. Its horse-drawn carriage rides return this year with sponsorship from Houlihan Lawrence, my brokerage. The Stroll ends with Santa arriving on a fire truck with a police escort, courtesy of the Larchmont Professional Fire Fighters Association and the Larchmont PBA. Those same two groups organize Light Up Larchmont at Constitution Park, which the Village's events page lists for the evening of the first Saturday in December. This year, that's December 5.
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