For years the Three Village Electric Holiday Parade has closed out Setauket's December on Main Street. In 2026 the Three Village Historical Society added a second Winter Holiday Market date, and it falls on the same Sunday as the parade. That makes December 13 the busiest day on the local holiday calendar. The market runs indoors at the Setauket Neighborhood House, 95 Main Street, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gallery North's Holiday Gift Bazaar is open the same Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Rotary Club of Three Village's December calendar lists the parade on Main Street in Setauket at 4 p.m.
Most of the weeks leading up to that Sunday pass through one building. The Neighborhood House hosts the art show, both market dates, and the history behind the society's biggest fundraiser.
The Second Market Date Is What Changed
The Historical Society's Winter Holiday Market page announces the market's return "now with two event dates": Sunday, November 29, 2026, and Sunday, December 13, 2026. The society's general 2026 events calendar lists only the November 29 date for now. The market's own page is the one to bookmark.
The first date marks a handoff. The society's outdoor Three Village Farmers & Artisans Market ended its season on October 30. The winter version moves indoors, just up Main Street at the Neighborhood House. It will have 32 vendors, and the society's description reads like a gift list.
- For the table: New York cheese, balsamic glazes, local honey, decorated cookies, baked goods, spices, soups, pickles, and farm-fresh preserves
- For wrapping: jewelry, small-batch soaps, hand-poured candles, one-of-a-kind pottery, handbags, woodworking, knit blankets, embroidered garments, stained glass, and paintings
- For the house: greenery displays and floral arrangements
The society also runs its own pop-up gift shop with museum items and Culper Spy Ring favorites, plus a mobile bookstore with local authors and Long Island histories. Vendor applications are now closed.
With two dates, the market is no longer a single post-Thanksgiving weekend. Shoppers who miss November 29 get a second chance two weeks later. That second chance falls on the day Main Street already fills up for the parade.
The Run-Up, in Order
The weeks before December 13 follow a sequence, and several stops share an organizer or a building. For a reader on November 5, here is what is still ahead:
- Through November 18: The 46th Setauket Artists exhibit is on view at the Setauket Neighborhood House. It opened October 18.
- Saturday, November 7: The Historical Society's Maritime Walking Tour.
- Thursday, November 19, 6 to 8 p.m.: The free opening reception for Gallery North's Deck the Halls, with food and refreshments. It is the gallery's yearly group show of small original works for holiday giving, by more than 50 local and regional artists, and it runs through December 20.
- Friday, November 27: The society's Walking Tour / Turkey Trot, the day after Thanksgiving.
- Sunday, November 29, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: The first Winter Holiday Market at the Neighborhood House.
- Friday, December 4, and Saturday, December 5: The Candlelight House Tour. Friday includes an evening reception and Saturday a morning breakfast.
The Neighborhood House shows up at the start of this list and again at the market dates. The house tour, which takes visitors elsewhere in Three Village, began as a way to save that same building.
The Tour That Began With the Neighborhood House
TBR News Media reported that the Candlelight House Tour was first held in 1979. Eva Glaser and Liz Tyler organized it to raise money to restore the Setauket Neighborhood House, which housed the Three Village Historical Society at the time. TBR also reported that the tour features a different Three Village locale each year. In the same coverage, tour co-chair Patty Yantz described what the event has become:
"Today the Candlelight House Tour is the Society's largest fundraiser and has become a greatly anticipated community event."
In its coverage of last year's tour, the 46th, TBR described homes decorated by designers and docents sharing the history of each stop. The 2026 houses and ticket prices are not yet posted on the society's tour page. Last year's prices don't carry over automatically, so check that page before you plan around a number.
The Neighborhood House that the tour helped restore is now where the market's winter season happens. Both events are part of the same fundraising history.
Sunday, December 13, Hour by Hour
Three organizers have listed events for the same Sunday. Here is how the posted times fit together:
| Time | Event | Where | Posted by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Winter Holiday Market, second date | Setauket Neighborhood House, 95 Main Street | Three Village Historical Society |
| 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Holiday Gift Bazaar, final day | Gallery North and The Studio at Gallery North | Gallery North |
| 4 p.m. | Electric Holiday Light Parade | Main Street in Setauket | Rotary Club of Three Village |
The bazaar starts two days earlier. It opens Friday, December 11, from 4 to 8 p.m. and continues Saturday, December 12, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. All exhibitor space is indoors. If you want first pick of the artist booths, go Friday evening. If you want to combine it with the market and the parade, go Sunday.
On Sunday the timing tightens. The Rotary lists the parade at 4 p.m., the same hour the market closes and an hour before the bazaar does. The Three Village Chamber of Commerce also lists the parade for Sunday, December 13, 2026. If you plan to shop and stay for the parade, finish at the market by mid-afternoon and pick your viewing spot before the road closes.
The Parade Logistics Are Still Last Year's
The 4 p.m. listing is an hour earlier than last year. In 2025 the parade began at 5 p.m. in front of Setauket Elementary School. Route 25A closed at about 4:45 p.m. from the firehouse to Setauket Pond Park at Shore Road. The parade committee's audience information page still shows those 2025 details, including a December 21, 2025 rain date. No 2026 rain date has been posted.
The committee's advice from last year still applies. Decide where you want to watch, park ahead of time, and do not drive down the route once the street is closed. If the closure moves up along with the 4 p.m. start, Main Street will close earlier in the afternoon than it did in 2025, while the market is still open. If you're parked near the Neighborhood House for the market, you may want to leave the car there and walk to the parade route.
The committee welcomes floats from families, schools, clubs, teams, businesses, and organizations. Registration goes through [email protected] or Judi Wallace at (631) 338-8858. The committee's homepage promises dazzling lights, holiday themes, and Santa. The Rotary's own December calendar is the most current source for the start time, so check it the week of the parade.
After the Thirteenth
The calendar thins out quickly after parade day. Deck the Halls stays on view at Gallery North through December 20. The Historical Society holds its monthly lecture on December 14, the day after the parade.
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