{"id":55581,"date":"2025-11-19T03:13:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T03:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/55581\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T03:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T03:13:11","slug":"15th-annual-gingerbread-stroll-for-two-weeks-these-are-the-houses-christine-mckenny-sells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/55581\/","title":{"rendered":"15th Annual Gingerbread Stroll: For Two Weeks, These Are the Houses Christine McKenny ‘Sells’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Gingerbread Stroll 2024<\/p>\n

The gingerbread houses have moved into Highland Park Village.<\/p>\n

The popular Gingerbread Stroll is back, and this year\u2019s edition comes with a milestone \u2014 15 years of pastry-powered holiday cheer. The annual exhibition and silent auction, presented by Allie Beth Allman & Associates, returns to Highland Park Village Nov. 14 through Nov. 30, bringing a lineup of intricately designed gingerbread houses crafted by some of Dallas\u2019 most talented pastry chefs, bakeries, and confectionery artists.<\/p>\n

Christine McKenny, longtime Park Cities Realtor and resident, founded the confectionery-themed fundraiser in 2011, but she admits the Stroll didn\u2019t begin as a grand plan. <\/p>\n

\"\"Created by BIRD Bakery, this gingerbread hiny house village is one of this year\u2019s Gingerbread Stroll entries to bid on<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just an idea I had,\u201d she told CandysDirt.com. <\/p>\n

Drawing on her experience as a philanthropic fundraiser and the mom blog founder of In the Loop Kids, McKenny pulled together a handful of pastry chefs that first year \u2014 and the community showed up. The inaugural Stroll raised $3,000 for charity, a small beginning that hinted at what the event would eventually become.<\/p>\n

But why gingerbread houses? McKenny launched the fundraiser with her then-five-year-old daughter, who enjoyed building and designing fanciful gingerbread houses every Christmas. The mother-daughter tradition of making gingerbread houses, combined with McKenny\u2019s career in real estate, became a way to turn that holiday ritual into something that could help others.<\/p>\n

\"\"Gingerbread Stroll 2024<\/p>\n

\"\"Gingerbread Stroll 2024<\/p>\n

Today, the event draws hundreds of visitors, all strolling from shop to shop to admire the whimsical displays and bid on their favorites \u2014 with 100 percent of proceeds benefiting Community Partners of Dallas. As McKenny likes to put it, \u201cI sell gingerbread houses two weeks of the year,\u201d but the impact lasts much longer.<\/p>\n

A Dallas Tradition With Staying Power<\/p>\n

McKenny said the 15th year carries big meaning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are so excited to celebrate the 15th year of the Gingerbread Stroll with a very exciting goal of surpassing more than $300,000 raised for local nonprofits since our first Stroll,\u201d McKenny said. \u201cThe holiday fundraiser would not be possible without the support of Highland Park Village, our many retail partners, our sponsors, and of course, the talented chefs who create our magical gingerbread houses.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"\"Gingerbread Stroll 2024<\/p>\n

McKenny said, \u201cWe invite the community to come visit the stroll and bid big in support of Community Partners of Dallas and the abused and neglected children they serve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Community Partners of Dallas president and CEO Joanna Clarke echoed the excitement.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations to Christine McKenny and the Gingerbread Stroll for 15 years of what has become a beloved holiday tradition for so many. We are so honored to once again be the beneficiary of the stroll, especially for this milestone year,\u201d Clarke said. \u201cThe funds raised will go a long way in helping us provide critical resources for the children we serve, making it possible for us to continue meeting the growing needs of abused and neglected children in Dallas County during the holiday season and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s Baking This Year<\/p>\n

\"\"Gingerbread Stroll 2024<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s participating pastry chefs, bakers, and artisans include:
\u2022 BIRD Bakery team from BIRD Bakery
\u2022 Le Gourmet Creative Baking Team at Le Gourmet Baking
\u2022 Pastry chef Arielle Sutcliffe of Pastry Works
\u2022 CEO Pam G. Eudaric and her family and friends from Chocolate Secrets
\u2022 Pastry chef Adrian Arandela and the Hilton Anatole pastry team
\u2022 Pastry chef Samantha Cade of Cade\u2019s Cakes
\u2022 Pastry chef Winter Lockwood-Frank of Charlie\u2019s Burgers & Street Tacos
\u2022 Gingerbread House Master Creations by Kristen Schweiger and Marsha Schweiger<\/p>\n

Where to See the Houses<\/p>\n

The gingerbread displays will be hosted by Highland Park Village retailers including Beretta Gallery, BIRD Bakery, Bistro 31, Brioni, MARKET Highland Park, SIMKHAI, The Village Barber Shop, and Veronica Beard.<\/p>\n

\"\"Gingerbread Stroll 2024<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Stroll is supported by a full roster of sponsors: Allie Beth Allman & Associates; BabyB\u2019air Flight Vest; Candy\u2019s Dirt; Chambers Interiors & Associates; Christine McKenny of McKenny Real Estate<\/a>; Cornerstone Home Lending \u2013 Susan Keene; Gary E. Alhadef, DDS; Henley & Henley, P.C.; Highland Park Village; HUB Personal Insurance \u2013 Tony Boyd; Mueller Family Law; Republic Title; Schorr Law Firm, P.C.; Trammell Crow Company; and Woolery Associates Interior Design.<\/p>\n

The Stroll runs through Nov. 30 \u2014 plenty of time to take a lap, admire the craftsmanship, and raise a paddle (or scan a QR code) for a good cause. Visit GingerbreadStroll.com <\/a>for more details and to bid to win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gingerbread Stroll 2024 The gingerbread houses have moved into Highland Park Village. The popular Gingerbread Stroll is back,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[30414,102,104,103,30415,8989],"class_list":["post-55581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-christine-mckenny","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-gingerbread-stroll","tag-highland-park-village"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}