Events

While Bloomsbury Lane sparks the imagination of kids, we also create year-round fun for parents and families. Whether it's participating in Lancaster Village's many events (Sip & Shop, Renaissance Festival) or hosting families for unforgettable experiences like Visits with Santa, we actively provide opportunities for connection, joy, and lasting memories for everyone.

Skip the chaos of big-box Black Friday and embrace the charm of Plaid Friday, where you can celebrate locally owned toy stores. You will receive 15% off when you spend $50 or more. Enjoy the warmth of personalized service, check your coat with ease, sip on a festive refreshment, and take advantage of our always-free gift wrapping—because holiday shopping should feel like a treat.

Colorful Plaid Friday Sale advertisement with a cartoon reindeer, holiday ornaments, and gift boxes. The sale is on Friday, November 28, with a 15% discount and a $50 savings offer. The event encourages supporting local small businesses at Bloomsbury Lane Toy Shoppe.
Christmas-themed event poster with a cartoon Santa Claus on the left and a reindeer on the right, promoting visit by Santa with dates and times for photo sessions, featuring holiday ornaments and a red and pink checkered background.
Poster advertising a parent-child music and movement class at Bloomsbury Lane Toy Shop in Lancaster, NY, with event details and a promotional offer.

Join us for a special parent-child movement and music class. For just $15 you can register your family for our 30 minute class and received a free gift of either one free scoop of ice cream from Big Papas Creamery or a $5 gift card to use at Bloomsbury Lane Toy Shoppe.

Registration at https://pci.jotform.com/form/252914806416156

Reserve your spot!
Bright orange glitter background with yellow star-shaped accents and a yellow rectangular overlay containing event details for a celebration featuring face glitter, a trivia challenge, and refreshments on November 16 from 11am to 1pm.

Calling all Swifties! Get ready for a Swiftie Spectacular Celebration that’s bursting with sparkle, style, and serious fun!

Sik Braids will be onsite sprinkling magic with face glitter galore (braids available too—upcharges may apply). That Dream Girl Shop is rolling in with their fabulous mobile charm bar—your first charm is FREE with any purchase!

Test your Tay-lore knowledge with Taylor Trivia (we’ve got super easy and easy levels, so everyone can shine!) Plus, enjoy some sweet refreshments while you vibe with fellow fans.

Channel your inner showgirl, bring those dance moves, and let’s make this a night to remember!

Please register at link below! Cost includes refreshments, trivia, face glitter. Additional services may be added. Charm bar is customizable.

Sunday, Nov. 16th, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Registration recommended, cost is $6.70 per child

Reservation

PAST EVENTS

TRICK OR TREAT IN THE VILLAGE

TRICK OR TREAT IN THE VILLAGE

Halloween-themed event poster for Trick or Treat with Lancaster Village Merchants, featuring a ghost wearing a witch hat, a pumpkin basket, and candy, with spider webs and stars in the background. Details about the event date, time, and location are included.

Trick or Treat in the Village

Saturday, Oct 25th 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Get Ready for a Spook-tacular Stroll!

Calling all little ghosts, goblins, and superheroes! The Lancaster Village Merchant Association is brewing up a sweet daytime adventure on Saturday, October 25th from Noon to 2pm — it’s Trick-or-Treating with a twist: safe, sunny, and full of smiles!

Come sing your heart out at Lilly Belle Meads, hosting Kids Karaoke

Join us for a wheely awesome time at Touch-a-Truck!

A special appearance by the Ghostbusters of WNY! They'll slide into the scene with ectoplasmic flair !

Look for the festive posters in shop windows to spot participating merchants — they’ll be handing out candy and maybe a few surprises too!

Here’s your treasure map of treat stops:

West Main Jeweler Emily's Closet

Sorelle Salon Lancaster Village Flower Co.

Lilly Belle Meads Bloomsbury Lane Toy Shoppe

Big Pappas Papi Grande

Fattey Beer Valints Meats

Josie's On Central Black Sheep Boutique

The New York Store Juls & Jane

Skoobs Village Grille Twin Village Music

GOAT Nutrition

And that’s just the beginning — more activities are brewing, so stay tuned for even more fun!

Costumes encouraged, giggles guaranteed. Let’s make this Halloween one to remember — Lancaster style!

Costume Karaoke for the adults 7pm at Lilly Belle Meads.

Event poster for the 4th Lancaster Renaissance Street Faire on Saturday, August 2nd, from 12 PM to 6 PM. The poster features medieval illustrations of a queen and a king or knight, with decorative flourishes and a crest in the center. Contains details about live music, costume contests, sidewalk chalk contest, food and drinks, family entertainment, the queen's parade, quizmaster trivia, and vendors.
Poster for Bloombury Lane Toy Shoppe, sponsoring Lancaster Renaissance Street Faire Kids Tent on Saturday, August 2, from noon to 5 pm. Features free crafts like royal and flower crown decorating, sword and shield making, big diamond painting, and extreme dot to dot, with a clown illustration and purple curtains.

4th Annual Lancaster Renaissance Street Faire

The 4th Annual Lancaster Renaissance Street Faire is happening Saturday, August 2, 2025, from 12:00pm to 6:00pm along West Main Street and Cayuga Creek Park in the Village of Lancaster.

Hosted by the Lancaster Village Merchant Association, this event is held in celebration of International Mead Day and offers a full afternoon of renaissance-themed fun for all ages.

Enjoy live performances from Bewitched Buffalo, Nickel City Longsword, and Buffalo Aerial Dance, plus music by Junk Man’s Choir and trivia games with The QuizMaster.

There will be a Queen’s Parade, a dunk tank, a kids’ sidewalk chalk contest, an all-ages costume contest, over 20 artisan vendors, and a Kid’s Tent with crafts hosted by Bloomsbury Lane Toy Shoppe. Don’t miss turkey legs served by Skoob’s Village Grille and plenty of food and drink options.

This event is proudly sponsored by Fattey Beer Company, Performance Advantage Company, Papi Grandes, High Tide 716, The Bodhi Spa, Skoob’s Village Grille, and Lilly Belle Meads.

The Lancaster Village Merchant Association is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated Lancaster Live Concert Series! This free outdoor event will light up W Main St on 4 Saturdays this summer with the sounds of live music, offering the perfect opportunity for residents and visitors alike to come together and celebrate the vibrant local community.

•Saturday, May 24 – The Rig
•Saturday, June 28 – Songbirds: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
•Saturday, July 26 – The Bomb
•Saturday, August 23 – Mr. Brightside

This is a FREE EVENT. Each week we will promote a non-profit organization. Please bring a chair but please no coolers. Many of our restaurants will have Happy Hour Specials and there will be food trucks on sight. *Subject to change

Link Tree
Flyer for Lancaster Live concert series showing a large illustration of a church steeple, music notes, and event details with dates, bands, and beneficiaries.

Y🌸🎉 SALE SALE SALE OF SPRING 🎉🌸 🌼🌞

Y🌸🎉 SALE SALE SALE OF SPRING 🎉🌸 🌼🌞

Spring sale announcement with colorful flowers and green leaves, offering up to 50% off.

Sunday, April 13 - Saturday April 19th

Huge Spring Clearance Event! So many amazing items marked down to make room for the fresh, new products heading our way!

Learn more
Flyer announcing the arrival of the Easter Bunny for a balloon art and face painting event at Bloomsbury Lane Toy Shoppe. The event is on Friday, April 18th, from 2 to 3 PM, located at 11 W. Main Street, Lancaster, NY. The flyer features a colorful cartoon bunny holding balloons, along with toys and a train at the bottom.

Spring in Bloom Sip & Shop

Spring in Bloom Sip & Shop event poster with orange and red flowers on a pink background, announcing an event for Lancaster Village Merchant Association on April 25th, 2025 from 5 PM to 8 PM, benefiting Lancaster Beautification.
Facebook event details
Event flyer for 'Ms. Meliza's Sprouts at Bloomsbury Lane Toy Shoppe' showing a group of children on a porch, some raising their hands, with a woman, possibly an instructor, smiling and engaging with them. The flyer provides event details including date, time, age range, ticket price, and location.

Sprouts FAMILY SATURDAY event!

A SATURDAY MORNING experience has been an extremely popular request, and I'm so glad we have come up with a great way to make it happen! 

 Join me for a morning of FAMILY FUN with a 30-min Sprouts class! Your special event ticket includes a $5 coupon to shop inside … a perfect time to grab a little something for your Easter Backets OR something fresh for Springtime play for your littles. 

 SPOTS WILL BE LIMITED to 20 families, so be sure to book early to join us for this special day.  All reservations will be handled directly thru Bloomsbury Lane Toy Shoppe – but you can use this link they created!

 This class will be geared to include older siblings, so if you have graduates who want to come back for a visit it's the perfect plan!  And, if you want to make it a full day you can plan for a family lunch right in the Village.  

Click for details on Facebook

Make a Mess at Bloomsbury Lane Toy Shoppe with Messy Masterpiece

Saturday, Mar 29, 2025 11a - 1p

Messy Masterpiece will be at Bloomsbury Lane Toy Shoppe and will encourage you to get messy. This entertainment service is for people of all ages to engage and create through action painting! For $15 you will receive protective gear and a canvas to splatter paint. We are also encouraging you to get paint on our walls!

To Register

https://form.jotform.com/230304613632040

Facebook event

Valentines Celebration in the Village

Customers embark on a "Love Train" journey, moving from store to store and collecting exclusive discounts at each stop. Each participating retailer represents a "station" on the Love Train. You will show a receipt from participating merchant to receive discount. In Store promotions take place from Thurs 2/13 - Saturday 2/15.

Details available on Facebook

Flyer for the Neighborhood Love Train event in Lancaster with hearts, a train carrying shopping bags, QR code, list of local businesses, event date February 13-15, 2023, and village logo.

What’s Going on?

Mark your calendars! Bookmark event hosted at Bloomsbury Lane with our friends from the Lancaster Public Library. Free to attend.

Wednesday, Feb. 19th 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

https://www.facebook.com/share/12FKZjZza4q/

Colorful handmade bookmarks and origami paper crafts on a polka dot pink background with a pink border. Text bubble with blue text reads 'BOOKMARK CRAFT!'
Logo for Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve featuring green and brown text with a fossil illustration and a leaf.

Join us for an interactive fossil event

Friday, February 21 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

$10 to participate

Penn Dixie comes to Bloomsbury Lane! In this interactive activity, guests will learn about the animals that lived in WNY millions of years ago. They will practice their fossil hunting skills with real examples of the rocks and fossils that can be found throughout our region. Guests can learn about how these creatures fossilized, and what they might have looked like when alive.
Each child will get an admissions coupon to visit Penn Dixie, as well as a cleaned and labeled specimen to keep. There will be a $10 fee at time of the event (which will be waived with $25 purchase or more). To reserve a spot you can venmo @Crystal-pNewman, otherwise its first come first serve.

Link to Facebook Event

Story time and meet the author

Friday, February 21st, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

We are thrilled to host our friend, Jane Schoonover as she launches her new children's book, "I Am, That I Am; Just Like Nature-Let Me Be Me". Join us for a reading and get to know the author. Books will be available for purchase as well as personalized autographs.

A variety of wine bottles and a wine glass, with a potted plant on the left, against a pink background. Some bottles are standing, others are lying down, with a gold wine glass on a wooden stand.

Wine Tasting for a Cause

Friday, February 21, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Join us as our favorite wine rep offers Wine Tastings from One Hope Wine, which produces world class Napa Valley wines, and has a mission to give back. 10% of proceeds will be donated to the Village of Lancaster Beautification Committee.

Visit ONEHOPE is a Napa Winery Built on Hope and Rooted in Purpose to learn more about this amazing business.

Two bottles of rosé wine on a wooden box, surrounded by a glass of wine and a coupe filled with rosé and rose petals, against a dark background.
A woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a black blazer and light blue shirt, leaning on a black wrought iron fence with a circular emblem and holding a bottle of wine or champagne in her right hand, standing in front of a wooden door.

Places you’ve seen us

An advertisement for a beer, bourbon, and BBQ event called "Sip N Shop" on June 15 from 4 to 7 PM. Features tickets at local stores and mentions a vendor faire and Father's Day gift basket at PAC Event Center. The graphic includes a clock tower with a red, white, gray, and black circular background and text indicating the Village Merchant Association.
Back of a woman with long blonde hair styled with multiple braids and hair wraps, outdoors with blurred greenery in the background.
Event flyer for Lancaster Thrills at Village of Lancaster, October 5th, 2024, 5:00-8:30 PM, featuring activities such as thriller performance, sword balancing, tarot card readings, kids games, music, face painting, haunted experience, pumpkins, belly dancers, ice cream truck, and more.
Flyer for a pinwheel craft event at Lancaster Public Library, featuring colorful floral and sun illustrations, with details about the date and time, and a photo of a completed pinwheel craft.
A black and white illustration of a medieval knight helmet with a plume, crossed swords, and a shield. The words 'Renaissance Faire Lancaster' are prominently displayed, with the date '2023' below.
A promotional flyer for a Taylor Swift bracelet making party featuring an image of Taylor Swift performing on stage. The event is scheduled for Friday, December 13, 2024, from 4 to 6 pm, with registration required.
Event poster for Sip & Shop, scheduled for Friday, May 10, from 5 to 8 PM, organized by the Village Merchant's Association in Lancaster. The poster features an illustration of a clock tower and a photograph of three wine glasses with white, rosé, and red wine.
Flyer for a Santa meet-and-greet event at Bloomsbury Lane Toy Shoppe, taking place on December 1st from 5 to 6 pm and December 3rd from 12 to 1 pm, located at 11 W. Main Street, Lancaster, NY.
Flyer for the 10th Annual Wine Walk hosted by the Lancaster Depew Elma Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, September 14th, from 4 PM to 8 PM. The flyer features a wine bottle lying on its side with a wine glass shape in the bottle. It emphasizes that tickets are selling fast, with pre-sale tickets costing $35 and same-day tickets $40. Included in the ticket price are wine tastings at over 20 locations, shopping with local merchants, raffles and prizes, live music by Gimme Buffet from 7 PM to 9 PM, and food trucks. The flyer directs viewers to the website www.wnychamber.com/annual-wine-walk/ for more sponsorship opportunities.