Rally the corgi has sniffed out the best Christmas events for kids in Grosse Pointe Farms for 2026, and here is what he found: 2 family events. They are Gingerbread House Decorating Competition (November 15) and Middle School Dance: Christmas by the Lake (December 22). We check every date on the host’s own website, and each listing links straight there. For the rest of the state, see our Michigan Christmas events for kids guide.
What Rally found in Grosse Pointe Farms
- 2 Christmas events for kids in Grosse Pointe Farms
- Season: November 15 (Gingerbread House Decorating Competition) to December 22 (Middle School Dance: Christmas by the Lake)
- Every date checked on the host’s own site on Nov 10
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Gingerbread House Decorating Competition
- When: Sunday, November 15, 2026, noon to 3 pm
- Where: The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Rd, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 (opens in maps)
- Cost: $35 per team or individual
- Ages: Not stated; listed under Youth & Family
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Teams, or solo builders, get three hours to turn a gingerbread kit into a holiday house worth judging. The War Memorial supplies the kit plus a spread of sprinkles and candy, and you may bring extra building pieces as long as every one is edible. Finished houses stay on display until the tree lighting a week later, where the winner is announced.
The competition is Sunday, November 15, 2026, from 12:00 to 3:00 PM. Registration is $35 per team or individual and includes the kit and decorations. The winner is named at the Tree Lighting Ceremony on November 22 at 5:30 PM and receives a free table of four at the War Memorial's Breakfast with Santa.
Parent tip: Houses stay at the War Memorial after the clock runs out at 3:00 PM, so let kids know ahead of time that their creation is not coming home that day. Plan to return for the tree lighting on November 22 at 5:30 PM to hear the winner.
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Middle School Dance: Christmas by the Lake
- When: Tuesday, December 22, 2026, 6:30 to 8:30 pm (Doors open at 6:15 PM)
- Where: The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Rd, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 (opens in maps)
- Cost: $22 in advance, $25 from December 14; online pre-registration only
- Ages: Grades 6 to 8; students who live or attend school in Grosse Pointe
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This is a holiday dance just for sixth, seventh and eighth graders from the Grosse Pointe area, held at The War Memorial with current music and dancing. Each ticket comes with a voucher for one slice of Jet's Pizza, with cheese, pepperoni and gluten-free choices, and water is complimentary all evening. Extra pizza, chips, cookies and other snacks are sold for $2 each.
The dance is Tuesday, December 22, 2026, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, with doors at 6:15 PM. Tickets are $22 in advance and $25 starting December 14, sold online only with no door sales, and sales end at 2:00 PM on the day. A parent or guardian must register each student, students give their name and show a school ID at check-in, and there are no refunds or transfers.
Parent tip: Buy before December 14 to get the lower price, and send your child with a student ID, since a name on the list alone will not get them in. The organizers ask families not to arrive before doors open at 6:15 PM, and pickup is at 8:30 PM sharp.
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When each Grosse Pointe Farms Christmas event for kids happens
The first is Gingerbread House Decorating Competition in Grosse Pointe Farms on November 15; the last runs to December 22. Each bar spans an event’s dates, not every hour in them, so check the host’s page for times.
- Gingerbread House Decorating CompetitionGrosse Pointe Farms · Nov 15
- Middle School Dance: Christmas by the LakeGrosse Pointe Farms · Dec 22
Looking further afield? Our Michigan Christmas events for kids guide lists every event we have found in the state, and we have city guides for Grosse Pointe, Detroit, Rochester Hills and Rochester, MI. The national search sorts every event by distance from your town.
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The story of Christmas in Grosse Pointe Farms
Grosse Pointe Farms holds the actual point in Grosse Pointe, a large bend in the Lake St. Clair shoreline just east of the War Memorial. That same lakeside landmark anchors the Christmas season here, hosting a gingerbread house competition, a tree lighting and a holiday dance for middle schoolers.
How Grosse Pointe Farms celebrates
Christmas for families in Grosse Pointe Farms gathers at The War Memorial on the Lake St. Clair shore. The season opens on November 15, 2026, with its Gingerbread House Decorating Competition, which the organizers say is back this year. The finished houses stay on display until the tree lighting event on November 22, when the winner is announced during the 5:30 PM ceremony and receives a table at the War Memorial's Breakfast with Santa, an event it calls popular. On December 22 the building hosts Christmas by the Lake, a dance for Grosse Pointe students in grades 6 to 8.
Fun facts about Christmas in Grosse Pointe Farms
Grosse Pointe Farms was incorporated as a village in 1893, when the part of the Village of Grosse Pointe east of Fisher Road broke away after a dispute over the location of a tavern, and it became a city in 1949. It is one of the five Grosse Pointe suburbs of Detroit, and the 2020 census counted 10,148 residents. Its downtown on Kercheval Avenue is known as The Hill.
Traditions today
- Gingerbread House Decorating Competition: Teams and solo builders get three hours at The War Memorial to decorate a gingerbread house for judging.
- Tree Lighting Ceremony: The War Memorial lights its tree on November 22 with a 5:30 PM ceremony, where the gingerbread winner is announced.
- Breakfast with Santa: The War Memorial describes its Breakfast with Santa as popular, and a table of four there is the gingerbread competition's prize.
- Christmas by the Lake: Grosse Pointe students in grades 6 to 8 get their own holiday dance at The War Memorial on December 22.
- The lakeshore: The city sits on the shore of Lake St. Clair, and the point that gives Grosse Pointe its name lies just east of the War Memorial.
A fact for kids
More than three quarters of Grosse Pointe Farms is water. The city covers 12.32 square miles, and 9.57 of them are part of Lake St. Clair.
Questions about Christmas in Grosse Pointe Farms
When was Grosse Pointe Farms founded?
The area was first incorporated as part of the Village of Grosse Pointe in 1879. Grosse Pointe Farms became its own village in 1893 and was incorporated as a city in 1949.
Why did Grosse Pointe Farms become a separate village?
In 1893 the portion of the Village of Grosse Pointe east of Fisher Road broke off and incorporated as the Village of Grosse Pointe Farms. The split followed a dispute over where a tavern should be located.
Where is the point in Grosse Pointe?
It is in Grosse Pointe Farms. Just east of the Grosse Pointe War Memorial, the Lake St. Clair shoreline makes a large bend, so people standing on the shore there face east instead of south, as they would in neighboring Grosse Pointe.
What happens at Christmas in Grosse Pointe Farms?
The War Memorial hosts a Gingerbread House Decorating Competition on November 15, 2026, a tree lighting on November 22 with a 5:30 PM ceremony, and Christmas by the Lake, a dance for grades 6 to 8, on December 22. It also holds a Breakfast with Santa.
Who organizes the Christmas events?
The War Memorial runs all of them: the gingerbread competition, the tree lighting, Breakfast with Santa and the middle school dance. Registration for the dance goes through the War Memorial's online sales platform, and a parent or guardian must sign up each student.
When is the tree lighting in Grosse Pointe Farms?
The War Memorial's tree lighting event is on November 22, 2026, with the Tree Lighting Ceremony at 5:30 PM. The gingerbread houses from the November 15 competition remain at the War Memorial until then, and the winner is announced during the ceremony.
How much do the War Memorial's holiday events cost?
The gingerbread competition is $35 per team or individual, which includes a kit, sprinkles and candy. The Christmas by the Lake dance is $22 per student in advance and $25 starting December 14, 2026, and each ticket includes a voucher for one slice of pizza.
How big is Grosse Pointe Farms?
The 2020 census counted 10,148 residents. The city has a total area of 12.32 square miles, but only 2.75 square miles of that is land. The remaining 9.57 square miles is water, part of Lake St. Clair.
Does Grosse Pointe Farms have a downtown?
Yes. The Farms has a downtown on Kercheval Avenue known as The Hill, which combines historic buildings with newer, neo-traditional storefronts. A low but noticeable ridge runs through the center of the city, about 10 miles east of downtown Detroit.
Sources
- Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, Wikipedia
- Gingerbread House Decorating Competition, The War Memorial
- Middle School Dance: Christmas by the Lake, The War Memorial
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Grosse Pointe Farms Christmas events for kids: questions parents ask
What are the best Christmas events for kids in Grosse Pointe Farms to start with?
The Gingerbread House Decorating Competition at The War Memorial on Sunday, November 15, 2026, is the easiest one to do as a family, since you can enter as a small team or on your own. For middle schoolers, the Christmas by the Lake dance on Tuesday, December 22, gives grades 6 to 8 their own night out.
Is there a tree lighting in Grosse Pointe Farms?
Yes. The War Memorial's gingerbread competition page says its tree lighting event is on November 22, 2026, with the Tree Lighting Ceremony at 5:30 PM. The gingerbread houses built on November 15 stay on display until then, and the competition winner is announced during the ceremony.
Where can kids meet Santa in Grosse Pointe Farms?
The War Memorial holds a Breakfast with Santa, which it describes as a popular event. Its date is not given on the pages used here, but the winner of the November 15, 2026, gingerbread competition receives a free table of four at it. Check the War Memorial's event calendar for the date and seating.
Which Christmas events in Grosse Pointe Farms need tickets or sign-up?
Both of these do. The Gingerbread House Decorating Competition on November 15, 2026, requires registration for each team or individual. The Christmas by the Lake middle school dance on December 22 is pre-registration only, with online sales that end at 2:00 PM on the day of the dance and no tickets at the door.
Who can go to the Christmas by the Lake dance?
The dance on December 22, 2026, is open to students in grades 6 to 8 who live in Grosse Pointe or attend school there. A parent or guardian has to complete the registration, and each student shows a school ID at check-in. Parents who volunteer as chaperones earn a complimentary ticket for their child.
What do we need to bring to the gingerbread competition?
Very little. For the November 15, 2026, competition, The War Memorial provides a gingerbread house kit and a selection of sprinkles and candy with each registration. You can bring extra materials to carry out your design, but every added building piece has to be edible. You get three hours, from noon to 3:00 PM.
Are there Christmas train rides for kids near Grosse Pointe Farms?
Santa trains and holiday train rides have their own guide: Rally Takes the Train’s Michigan Christmas train rides guide. This Grosse Pointe Farms guide covers Santa visits, story times, light shows and other events off the rails.
How do you confirm these events?
We list an event only after we find this season’s date on the host’s own website or an official city or tourism calendar. We last checked every listing on November 10, 2026. Hosts change details, so always confirm on the host’s page before you go.
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