{"id":205137,"date":"2022-11-14T10:59:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T17:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/edmonton\/?p=205137"},"modified":"2025-11-09T17:45:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T00:45:56","slug":"gingerbread-house-fairmont-hotel-macdonald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/edmonton\/gingerbread-house-fairmont-hotel-macdonald\/","title":{"rendered":"See a 20 foot Gingerbread House at Fairmont Hotel MacDonald!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visit the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald this holiday season to see an impressive 20 foot life-size gingerbread house that took 600 hours to bake and construct! The annual Tree Lighting and unveiling of this colossal baked structure will take place on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 from noon to 1 pm. Come enjoy free homemade cookies and hot chocolate while Frere Antoine Catholic Elementary School entertains with live musical performances! Guests are encouraged to bring a toy or food donation for the Christmas Bureau of Edmonton.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Fairmont Hotel Macdonald Gingerbread House:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Date: <\/strong>Open to the Public Starting November 16, 2022<br \/>\n<strong>Time: <\/strong>Tree Lighting ceremony 12:00 pm \u2013 1:00 pm<br \/>\n<strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Lobby, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald<br \/>\n<strong>Address:<\/strong> 10065 100 Street NW, Edmonton<br \/>\n<strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairmont.com\/macdonald-edmonton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.fairmont.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visit the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald this holiday season to see an impressive 20 foot life-size gingerbread house that took 600 hours to bake and construct! 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