Annual Basket Day Returning to Lamington Church

The Lamington Presbyterian Church is holding its Basket Day, a tradition it has held for more than 50 years.

The event will be held April 30 and May 1 at the church on Lamington Road.

“This is our 53rd annual Basket Day, and the public is invited to join us for this community event,” said event chair Kim McGeary in a release about the event. “We’ll have great food and drink, and the best pre-Mother’s Day shopping in the area.”

A preview party will be held April 30 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and will include live music, appetizers, wine and shopping, the release said. Admission to the party is $25.

The main event, Basket Day itself, will be held May 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with all the same boutiques and tents from the evening before, as well as a lunch prepared by church members.

The admission to Basket Day is free, the release said, and luncheon tickets cost $15.

The event will also include the Presbyterian Palate, with frozen homemade meals-to-go and fresh baked goods, while guests will also have the chance to pick out colorful flower baskets, bid on silent auction items like vacation home rentals and pick out hand-knitted items created by church members.

Attendees will also have the chance to shop for jewelry, accessories, home and garden items and more.

Basket Day initially began in 1961 by a group of church women who wanted to hold an open house and display quilts they had made. Since then, it has become the largest annual fundraiser for the church.

For more information, call the church office at 908-572-7013, or visit the website by clicking here.