Nov. 20 through Dec. 22, 2026
Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays 1 to 5 p.m.Mrs. Pumpkin’s & Dewey’s Holiday Store
The Badin Historic Museum’s annual fundraiser turns the Firehouse Museum into a bakery counter: Moravian chicken pies, cookies, sugar cakes and cheese straws, plus apple crumb pies new this year.
Thank you to everyone who shopped. This page stays up as a record of the 2026 fundraiser.
Brush the snow aside with your pointer or finger.
- When
- Nov. 20 through Dec. 22, 2026
19 shopping days - Hours
- Tue., Fri. and Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sundays 1–5 p.m. - Closed
- Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
and Friday, Nov. 27
Nineteen days to shop
The store is open four days a week for a little over a month, and takes one extra day off: the Friday after Thanksgiving. Tap a green day to see its hours.
- Friday, Nov. 20: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 21: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Sunday, Nov. 22: 1 to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday, Nov. 24: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 28: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Sunday, Nov. 29: 1 to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday, Dec. 1: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday, Dec. 4: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Saturday, Dec. 5: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Sunday, Dec. 6: 1 to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday, Dec. 8: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday, Dec. 11: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Saturday, Dec. 12: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Sunday, Dec. 13: 1 to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday, Dec. 15: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday, Dec. 18: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Saturday, Dec. 19: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Sunday, Dec. 20: 1 to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday, Dec. 22: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
What is on the shelves
Two Winston-Salem bakeries stock the store with the Moravian baking the Piedmont runs on in December. Tap a card to turn it over.
The flyer does not list prices, and what is in stock can change as the season goes on. If you are counting on something for a particular day, call the museum first at 704-422-6900.
Who is on your list?
The note that came to the Guide with the museum’s flyer makes the case in one line: “You might be able to check off some people on your list!” Pick who you are shopping for and we will start the list.
My Holiday Store list
Nobody yet. Tap a name to add one.
Where the money goes
The Badin Historic Museum charges no admission and describes itself as a strictly volunteer organization. The Holiday Store is its annual fundraiser. According to the announcement that came with the flyer, this year’s projects are these two.
The Badin Tour App
Three free self-guided tours of downtown Badin, the Yadkin River and the West Badin Historic District, built from the museum’s photographs and oral histories and released in 2026.
The Spark Plug renovation
The museum is restoring an Edwards rail car, the gasoline “doodlebug” that once carried Badin to its trains. It has been moved, set on track, blasted, primed and painted. There is a long way to go.
How stores like this work: Dewey’s Bakery says organizations that host one of its holiday stores keep 35 percent of sales, and Mrs. Pumpkin’s says its fundraising program has raised more than $5 million for local groups. Those are the bakeries’ own figures for their programs in general. The museum has not published totals for its store.
Meet the bakers
Both names on the flyer come from Winston-Salem, the home of North Carolina’s Moravian baking tradition.
Mrs. Pumpkin’s
Winston-Salem, since 1985
Mrs. Pumpkin’s began in 1985 with a few family recipes baked in the founders’ home. It is now a kitchen, bakery and store on Reynolda Road, best known for its Moravian chicken pies, and it describes itself as veteran-owned. It says it has run more than 2,000 fundraisers with schools, churches, teams and other groups.
mrspumpkins.comDewey’s Bakery
Winston-Salem, since 1930
Dewey’s opened in downtown Winston-Salem in 1930, in the depths of the Depression. After a fire destroyed the bakery in 1955 it moved to Thruway Shopping Center, where it still is. It is known for Moravian cookies, Moravian sugar cake and cheese straws, and since 2012 it has run fundraising programs with schools, churches and nonprofits.
deweys.comFind the Firehouse Museum
62 Falls Road, in downtown Badin, beside the white museum building with the green sign. Look for the garage door and the silver fire engine behind the glass.
Getting in
- The Firehouse Museum has a ground-level entrance from Yadkin Court
- The museum says two accessible parking spaces are on Yadkin Court
While you are there
- See Old 37, the 1937 fire engine the firehouse was built for
- Walk over to the Spark Plug rail car, which sits outdoors on the grounds
- On Tuesdays and Sundays, tour all three museum buildings for free
- Hungry now? Here is where to eat in Badin
Questions for the museum
704-422-6900 or contact@badin-museum.org. The museum’s own site is badin-museum.org.
Good to know
When is the Badin Historic Museum Holiday Store open?
From Friday, November 20, through Tuesday, December 22, 2026. Hours are Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m.
Is the store open the day after Thanksgiving?
No. The museum’s flyer says the store is closed the Friday after Thanksgiving, which is November 27, 2026. It reopens Saturday, November 28, at 10 a.m.
Where is the Holiday Store?
Inside the Firehouse Museum at 62 Falls Road in downtown Badin, next to the main Badin Historic Museum building at 60 Falls Road.
What does the store sell?
Moravian chicken pies, Moravian cookies, sugar cakes and cheese straws from Mrs. Pumpkin’s and Dewey’s Bakery of Winston-Salem. Apple crumb pies are new this year.
How much do things cost, and can I pay with a card?
The flyer does not list prices or payment types. Call the museum at 704-422-6900 to ask before you go.
What does the fundraiser pay for?
The Badin Historic Museum is an all-volunteer nonprofit. The announcement sent with this year’s flyer names two projects: the Badin Tour App and the renovation of the Spark Plug rail car.
Can I tour the museum while I shop?
Regular museum tour hours are Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. and Sundays from 2 to 5 p.m. The store keeps longer hours than the museum, so ask the volunteers at the counter what is open when you visit.
Is there an admission charge?
No. The museum does not charge admission, and it welcomes donations.
More from the museum
The store is one reason to come to Falls Road. Here are a few more.
Sources
- The Badin Historic Museum’s 2026 fundraiser flyer, and the note that came with it, sent to the Stanly County Guide on Nov. 12, 2026
- Badin Historic Museum: Visit and The Spark Plug Project
- Badin Historic Museum Tours (tour app)
- Mrs. Pumpkin’s: Our Story and fundraising program
- Dewey’s Bakery: Our History and fundraising holiday stores
Dates and hours are from the museum’s flyer. Event details can change, so confirm with the museum at 704-422-6900 before a special trip. The Stanly County Guide is independent and is not operated by the museum. Have an event of your own? Send it to us. Updated November 14, 2026.
