Celebrate the Season with Durand-Hedden House & Garden on December 14
Gingerbread House Contest, Jolly Old St. Nick, Live Music, Shopping, and More
Gingerbread House winner, Sonya Selig
The clever and inventive entries to the 2025 Durand-Hedden Gingerbread House Contest will be displayed at Durand-Hedden House & Garden on Sunday, December 14, from 1 pm to 4 pm. Take photos with our “Victorian Santa” while enjoying live music by harpist Odarka Stockert in our beautifully decorated historic house. Shop the Country Store to find inexpensive and unique historical-themed gifts for family, friends, and teachers. Pre-registration is appreciated at DurandHedden.org.
Sign up at DurandHedden.org to enter this year’s Gingerbread House Contest. Registration forms are due Friday, December 12, by 5 pm; Gingerbread Houses must be dropped off on Saturday, December 13, from 11 am to 1 pm, followed by the judging. All houses will be displayed in the Carriage House at Durand-Hedden on Sunday, December 14. Details, rules, and entry forms are available at DurandHedden.org.
About Durand-Hedden House and Garden
The Durand-Hedden House and Garden Association is Maplewood’s historical house museum, dedicated to creating engaging and informative educational programs and materials about the local history of Maplewood and surrounding communities, natural history, and other related topics. The House, at 523 Ridgewood Road, Maplewood, is open once a month between September and June. For more information visit our website at durandhedden.org. To arrange group tours, write to info@durandhedden.org. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter.