At 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 22, the South Street parking lot in the Village of Warwick will be doing two things at once. The Warwick Valley Farmers' Market will be in the last hour of its last Sunday of 2026, which ends at 2:00 p.m. Carolers from the Warwick Valley Chorale will be meeting at Peck's in that same lot, getting ready to sing their way down Main Street for Home for the Holidays.
Warwick doesn't wait for Thanksgiving to start the holidays. The season opens on the Sunday before, and it opens in the same place where the growing season closes. If you know which Sunday that is, you can plan the whole week around it.
One Sunday, Hour by Hour
Here is what's on the calendar inside the village and close by on November 22, 2026, drawn from each organizer's own listings.
| Time | Event | Where | Who runs it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. | Final farmers' market Sunday of 2026 | South Street parking lot | Warwick Valley Farmers' Market |
| 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | 5th Annual Pottery Show & Sale | Warwick Valley Community Center, 11 Hamilton Ave. | Warwick Pottery Studio |
| 1:00 p.m. | Caroling meet-up for Home for the Holidays | Peck's, South Street lot | Warwick Valley Chorale |
| 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. | Harvest to Holly, Day Two | Starts at the 1810 House, 80 Main St. | Warwick Historical Society |
| Listed for the day | Christmas Tree Lighting | Railroad Green | Warwick Valley Gardeners |
| Listed for the day | Home for the Holidays Kick Off | Village of Warwick | Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce calendar |
The tree lighting and the Home for the Holidays kickoff both appear under November 22, 2026 in the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce visitors guide. The pottery show's hours and location come from the Warwick Pottery Studio's September 2026 newsletter, which describes the show as being held "on the Sunday before Thanksgiving."
The Lot That Changes Jobs at One O'Clock
Both events that overlap in the South Street lot have been around for decades. The farmers' market started in 1994 and now brings more than 30 regional farms and farm kitchens to the lot, eight months a year. The 2026 season began May 10 and ends November 22, rain or shine.
Home for the Holidays is four years younger than the market. The Warwick Advertiser reported that it began in 1998 "as a way to bring the community together to shop local and support the downtown Warwick businesses." Earlier Advertiser coverage named the Warwick Merchant Guild, a committee of the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce, as the group that brings Santa to Warwick during the celebration.
In 2025, the Advertiser reported that Home for the Holidays began Sunday, November 23, which was the Sunday before that year's Thanksgiving. In 2026 the kickoff falls on November 22, again the Sunday before Thanksgiving. So the day the market packs up for the winter is also the day the village decorates for December.
If you're coming from the market, plan to finish your shopping before the carolers arrive. Stalls close at 2:00 p.m., an hour after the Chorale meets in the lot. Chorale members are told to wear warm clothing and comfortable shoes, and lyric sheets are handed out.
What Last Year's Kickoff Looked Like
Last year's coverage gives the best picture of the format. Per the Advertiser, the 2025 opening day ran from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Shops on Main Street and Railroad Avenue were decorated and offered special deals, free refreshments and free gift wrapping. Chorale carolers walked the streets, and free horse-and-buggy rides looped around the village. That year Santa was on Railroad Green from noon to 3 p.m. on six days between November 23 and December 21, and a "Shop Local" fundraiser started on opening day.
Those details are from 2025. For 2026, the Chamber guide lists horse-and-buggy rides "throughout the holiday season" and Santa visiting Railroad Green "throughout the holiday season." The Warwick Valley Gardeners light the tree on Railroad Green on November 22, and Santa's visits are listed at the same spot for the rest of the season.
Christmases Before Santa, Three Blocks of History
The Warwick Historical Society's event is the quietest one on the schedule, and it adds something the rest of the day doesn't. Harvest to Holly is a self-guided tour of the Society's historic properties, decorated for the season. Docents at each stop talk about holiday customs from earlier eras, including what a colonial holiday table looked like and why the Christmas tree and Santa Claus hadn't arrived yet. On the same afternoon, the village is lighting a tree on Railroad Green.
Here's how the tour works:
- Check in at the 1810 House, 80 Main Street. You'll get a souvenir program and map, plus a cup of warm spiced cider.
- Visit the decorated properties at your own pace between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m.
- Before you leave the 1810 House, take a look at the Society's 2026 holiday merchandise. Tour visitors get first pick before the Black Friday sale.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $30 for families, and children 12 and under get in free. You can buy them online or at the door, and the last tickets are sold at 3:00 p.m. The tour also runs Saturday, November 21, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. If you'd like to do the market and caroling on Sunday without rushing, Saturday is the easier day for the tour. Ticket sales support the Society's work preserving the properties.
The pottery show at the Warwick Valley Community Center opens at 10:00 a.m., and the tour starts at 1:00 p.m. That means you can start the morning at the market and Hamilton Avenue and spend the afternoon on Main Street.
The Tree Farm Moved Its Opening Day Up This Year
Emmerich Tree Farm at 101 Sleepy Valley Road has grown cut-your-own Christmas trees since 2007. It says 2026 was a very good growing year and it has more trees than usual. To handle that, it is adding reservation days and opening before Thanksgiving for the first time. Daytime reservations run from November 21 through December 11, 2026.
That puts the farm's first reservation day on Saturday, November 21. Without leaving Warwick, a household could cut a tree on Saturday morning, take the Harvest to Holly tour that afternoon, and spend Sunday at the market and the Home for the Holidays kickoff.
Reservation details from the farm:
- A reservation costs $40 plus platform fees, and the $40 is credited toward your tree when you check out.
- Staff give you a parking spot when you arrive, and your tree is waiting at your car when you're ready to leave.
- New this year, all trees over 5 feet are tagged and priced in the field. Larger trees that took deer damage before the fence went up, or frost damage, are being sold at value prices.
- The Real Santa Experience is back in the evenings at $20 for adults and $22 for children, and children under 1 are free. A tractor wagon takes families up to a decorated cabin on the east hill.
- Wreathmaking classes are back for a third season, with more classes added, some at earlier times.
After the Switch, December Fills In
With the market closed for the year, most December events on the calendar are in libraries, churches and event halls, with one lighting in Lewis Park.
Saturday, December 5, 2:00 p.m. The Warwick Valley Chorale lists a holiday program session in the downstairs Community Room at the Albert Wisner Public Library.
Sunday, December 6, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The Great Warwick Cookie Exchange returns to the A.W. Buckbee Events Center at 2 Colonial Avenue. Bakers bring four dozen of one holiday cookie and pay $20, and tasters pay $30 and don't bake. Only bakers get take-home boxes. Peck's Wine & Spirits sponsors a mimosa bar, and there's a raffle, so bring single dollar bills. RSVP by Thursday, December 3.
Saturday, December 12. The Chamber guide lists a Menorah Lighting in Lewis Park.
Sunday, December 13, 2:00 p.m. The Warwick Valley Chorale performs at St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church, 75 Sanfordville Road.
Saturday, December 19, 2:00 p.m. The Chorale sings the Magnificat with orchestra at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 70 Little York Road, near Pine Island.
Emmerich's daytime reservations end December 11, so anyone who skipped the pre-Thanksgiving weekend still has the first part of December to cut a tree.
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