# Gingerbread Jamboree

Greentrike's holiday gingerbread-house decorating day, with a candy buffet and Santa, on the weekend after Thanksgiving. Proceeds support Greentrike's programs for kids and families.

Canonical URL: https://tacomairl.com/events/gingerbread-jamboree-2026/
Section: events
Area: Downtown
Published: 2026-10-12
Last fact check: 2026-10-12
Event status: Upcoming or ongoing
Start date: 2026-11-28
End date: 2026-11-29
Start time: 11:00
End time: Not confirmed
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Venue: Greentrike (Children's Museum of Tacoma)
Address: 1501 Pacific Avenue, Suite 202, Tacoma, WA, 98402, US
Price: Unknown
Age policy: Not confirmed
Reservations: Tickets through GingerbreadJamboree.org; everyone needs a ticket
Organizer: Greentrike
Organizer URL: https://greentrike.org/event/gingerbread-jamboree-2026

## Why go

Somebody else bakes the house and you bring the kids to cover it in candy. It's a Thanksgiving-weekend tradition, and the money goes to Greentrike, which runs the Children's Museum of Tacoma.

## What happens

Gingerbread house decorating, a candy buffet and a visit from Santa. In 2025, a single admission included one prebuilt house, one ticket and one trip to the candy buffet, and a VIP package for big families included 10 tickets and five houses.

## Good to know

**Confirm the venue when you book.** Greentrike's 2026 event page lists its downtown address and an 11am start on both days. The 2025 Jamboree was held at Hotel Murano, 1320 Broadway. Everyone needs a ticket, including kids, and seating is limited. Tickets are sold at GingerbreadJamboree.org.

## Sources

- [Greentrike: Gingerbread Jamboree 2026](https://greentrike.org/event/gingerbread-jamboree-2026)
- [Greentrike: Gingerbread Jamboree 2025 (proceeds)](https://greentrike.org/event/gingerbread-jamboree-2025)
- [KNKX calendar: Gingerbread Jamboree 2025 (ticket types and venue)](https://www.knkx.org/calendar/event/gingerbread-jamboree-08-10-2025-14-44-53)