Please let us know of any other local doll events in the area!
DOLL, TEDDY & TOY SHOW, Sunday, Jan. 22 2012, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Holiday Inn, Dedham, MA. Jct. Rte. 1 South & Rte. 128 Exit 15A. For more info and a coupon: Boston Doll Show
Wenham Museum's Me and My Doll Mardi Gras Party, Tuesday, February 21, 1-3pm. Members: $24, Non-Members: $30. Advanced ticket purchase required by Friday, February 17. Bring your favorite doll to the Wenham Museum to celebrate “Fat Tuesday”. Discover life in 1850s New Orleans where Mardi Gras was celebrated in tradition and high-style. Decorate a mini King-cupcake and create a mask for you and your doll. Come early and tour the museum’s world-renown doll collection, model train gallery, antique toy and textile displays. Ages 7+. For more info: Me and My Doll Mardi Gras Party
GREENBERG TRAIN & TOY SHOW, March 17 - March 18, 2012. 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Shriner's Auditorium, Wilmington, MA, Shriner's Schedule. For more info: Greenberg Shows
DOLL, TEDDY & TOY SHOW, Sunday, March 25, 2012, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Holiday Inn, Dedham, MA. Jct. Rte. 1 South & Rte. 128 Exit 15A. For more info and a coupon: Boston Doll Show
The HOLYOKE Eastern States Doll, Toy & Teddy Bear Show & Sale, March 31 - April 1 2012. The Holyoke Hotel & Conference Center, 245 Whiting Farms Rd., Holyoke, MA. Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m & Sunday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $9 ($1 off w/ coupon). Info/coupon:Maven Company website
10th Annual Doll, Toy Bear & Holiday Show (formerly Coventry Doll, Toy & Bear Show), Sunday, April 22nd, 2012, 10 AM - 3 PM. The Sturbridge Host Hotel, 366 Main St., Sturbridge, MA 01566. For info, email: Kimberly S. Kittredge or call: 860-559-5040.
Doll Study Club of Boston Annual Fundraiser, April 28, 2012, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel, Waltham, MA. The speaker will be Carol Corson who will be doing her program on Schoenhut Toys.
15th Annual San-D-Over Dollers Doll Club Doll, Bear & Folk Art Show & Sale, Saturday, May 5, 2012, 9:30 am -3:00 pm. Dover Elks, Exit From Spaulding Turnpike, 7S to 108S, 1.8 mi., Rte 108,184 Durham Rd. Dover, NH. For Information call (603) 868-7039 or (603) 356-7690.
Annual Seacoast Spring Doll, Bear & Folk Art Show, June 3, 2012. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Frank Jones Center ,400 Lafayette RD. Portsmouth, NH 03801. (603) 433-2345Admission: $4.00 Children 12 and under free. Select From A Spectacular Selection Dolls, Teddy Bears & Folk Art. This includes Antique, Collectible, Fashion, Barbie ,Celebrity, Reborns & Original Artist Dolls & Bears From The 18th Century To The 21st Century.....Plus Vintage Clothing & Linens, Furniture, Doll Houses, Doll Parts, Miniatures, Toys, American Girl Clothing & Much More.. Doll Appraisals and Teddy Bear Appraisals. Additional info: Wendy Collins (603) 969-1699 or CollinsGifts14@aol.com.
Cape Cod Doll Show, Sunday June 10th, 2012, 10 AM - 3 PM. American Legion Hall, 20 Main St. (RTE. 130), Sandwich, MA. For additional info please contact: Cindy Burke: 508-697-5781 or Jennifer Sweeney: jaide73@hotmail.com.
DOLL, TEDDY & TOY SHOW, Sunday, October 14, 2012, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Holiday Inn, Dedham, MA. Jct. Rte. 1 South & Rte. 128 Exit 15A. For more info and a coupon: Boston Doll Show.
Folk Art Festival of New England, Friday Oct.26, 2012- 5:00pm-9:00pm. Sat. Oct.27, 2012- 10:00am-5:00pm, Sunday Oct. 28, 2012-10:00am-3:00pm. Royal Plaza Trade Center, Marlborough, MA. For more info: Folk Art Festivals of New England.
The HOLYOKE Eastern States Doll, Toy & Teddy Bear Show & Sale, October 27 - 28, 2012. The Holyoke Hotel & Conference Center, 245 Whiting Farms Rd., Holyoke, MA. Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m & Sunday 10 a.m. -3 p.m. $9 ($1 off w/ coupon). Info/coupon:Maven Company website
Seacoast Artisans 12th Annual Holiday Show, Saturday November 5th 2011, 10 am - 4 pm. Portsmouth High School, 50 Andrew Jarvis Drive, Portsmouth, NH 03801.
Annual Seacoast Fall Doll, Bear & Folk Art Show, Sunday, Nov.6, 2011. Frank Jones Center ,400 Lafayette RD. Portsmouth, NH 03801, (603) 433-2345. Admission: $4.00 Children 12 and under free. Select from A Spectacular Selection Dolls, Teddy Bears & Folk Art. This includes Antique, Collectible, Fashion, Barbie ,Celebrity, Reborns & Original Artist Dolls & Bears From The 18th Century To The 21st Century.....Plus Vintage Clothing & Linens, Furniture, Doll Houses, Doll Parts, Miniatures, Toys, American Girl Clothing & Much More. Doll Appraisals and Teddy Bear Appraisals. For additional info: Wendy Collins (603) 969-1699.
Afternoon Off Doll Club - For 2011 meets on Sat. (times are 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated on: January 8, February 5, March 5, April 2, May 7, June 4, July 16 - 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., August 6 - 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m, September 10, October 1, November 5, December 3. We meet at the Burlington Public Library. Come join us for leisurely afternoons of fun, food, dolls! Members collect all sizes of modern dolls: 16", 18", 21", fashion dolls, Pullips, Riley and other small dolls, and BJDs. Contact: Josephine Albanese at francenzo@rcn.com for more info and directions.
Black Gold Doll Collectors Club - contact Blkdollcollector@aol.com for more info.
Doll E. Daze Project, P.O. Box 1332, Mansfield, MA. Contact dolledazeproject@aol.com for more info.
Doll-Doing's Co-op P.O. Box 636 Southbridge, MA 01550 Fax: 603-691-6510
Doll Study Club of Boston - Meets monthly on second Saturday at Doubletree Guest Hotel, Waltham, MA.
Granite State Doll Club - Concord, NH.
Green Mountain Doll Club - Vermont
Happy Hobby Doll Club - Contact: Ruth Messler, P. O. Box 994 Alton, NH 03809-0994
Maine-ly Dolls Club - Contact: Peg Kaufman, RFD 2, Box 3010, Dexter, ME 04930
Textile Tarts Doll Club in Westford, MA. Meets the first Thursday of the month at the Westford, MA Library from 11am - 2pm. Bring your own lunch; we have an annual pot luck lunch in May. Membership is $18 a year and includes a newsletter that goes out every other month. We offer doll making workshops during the year and at our monthly meetings we call upon our club members to do demostrations and show and tell. Any one interested in the club can email
United Federation of Doll Clubs Region 15 (New England) - contact Brenda Thomas at cthomess@aol.com for membership.
Yankee Doodle Dollers. New meeting place is at the Acton Congregational Church in Acton, MA but contact group b/c meeting place sometimes changes.
Yesteryears Doll Museum & Study Group P. O. Box 609 Sandwich, MA 02563
Please let us know of other local events and clubs to add to this list!