Sag Harbor's holiday stretch now has its dates. The Church on Madison Street holds its sixth annual Holiday Makers Market over Thanksgiving weekend, the Sag Harbor Food Pantry opens its toy drive the day after Thanksgiving with a drop-off at the Windmill on Long Wharf, and the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum has set its annual holiday party for the first Saturday in December.

Here is what each one involves, when it runs and how to take part.

The Holiday Makers Market at The Church

The Church, the arts center at 48 Madison Street, runs its Holiday Makers Market on Saturday, November 28, and Sunday, November 29, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. This is the market's sixth year.

More than 20 makers are taking part, selling ceramics, home goods, candles, jewelry and other handmade work. A Creativity Lab runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day for anyone who wants to make something rather than buy it, and children need to be with an adult.

Each afternoon closes with live music from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.: Sophia Parise and Michael Harris on Saturday, and Lola Lama on Sunday.

The toy drive, with three drop-off points

The Sag Harbor Food Pantry collects new, unwrapped toys and games from Friday, November 27, through Sunday, December 13. The pantry sorts what comes in and hands it out to the children and families it serves.

There are three places to drop a gift:

  • The Sag Harbor Windmill on Long Wharf, at the Lions Club Christmas tree sale, Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
  • North Haven Village Hall, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Sag Harbor Cinema on Main Street, 2 to 9 p.m.

The Windmill stop means a family picking out a tree from the Lions can leave a toy in the same trip.

The Whaling Museum's holiday party

The Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum at 200 Main Street holds its annual holiday party on Saturday, December 5, from 5 to 7 p.m., with live music and treats. The museum says more details are coming on its events page, so check there for tickets before going.

The same afternoon, The Church hosts Ragtime at 50, Caroline Doctorow's presentation on her father E.L. Doctorow's novel, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., which makes a full Saturday of it for anyone spending the day in the village.

More December evenings at The Church

The arts center keeps going through the month:

  • Friday, December 4, 6 to 7:30 p.m.: Knowledge Friday with Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, executive director and chief curator of the Eastville Community Historical Society, talking about her life and work, followed by questions.
  • Saturday, December 12, 3 to 4:30 p.m.: Before Mazie and Maude, a lecture by Dr. Patricia A. Turner on Black community history in Sag Harbor before the summer colony, presented with the Eastville Community Historical Society.
  • Friday, December 18, 6 to 7:30 p.m.: Pari Stave, head curator of the National Gallery of Iceland, on the Iceland years of the Sag Harbor whaler Thomas Welcome Roys.
  • Saturday, December 19, 6 to 7:30 p.m.: The Secret of Christmas, a holiday concert by singer April Varner with pianist Konrad Paszkudzki, including songs in tribute to Ella Fitzgerald. Doors open at 5 p.m., with food and drink from Sen Restaurant's mobile team.

Plan your visit

  • Holiday Makers Market: Saturday and Sunday, November 28 and 29, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Church, 48 Madison Street, Sag Harbor
  • Toy drive: November 27 to December 13; new, unwrapped toys and games at the Windmill on Long Wharf, North Haven Village Hall or Sag Harbor Cinema
  • Whaling Museum holiday party: Saturday, December 5, 5 to 7 p.m., 200 Main Street
  • Tickets and registration: through The Church's event calendar and the Whaling Museum's events page

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