When is the last day to get an island-baked pie, a basket from a Bainbridge maker or a bag of produce from the farmers market before Thanksgiving? This year it isn't Thanksgiving week. Most of those cutoffs fall on a single Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20 and 21. Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 26.
The deadlines are close together and nobody coordinated them. Blackbird Bakery's pre-orders close Friday. The Bainbridge Island Farmers Market holds its last market of the season Saturday morning. BARN's Holiday Bazaar runs that same Saturday on Three Tree Lane. After that weekend, the main holiday order still open is Town & Country's, which runs until the day before Thanksgiving.
The calendar, in the order it closes
| Date | What happens | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sat., Nov. 14 | BIMA Mercado, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., free | Bainbridge Island Museum of Art galleries |
| Fri., Nov. 20 | Blackbird Bakery Thanksgiving pre-orders close | 210 Winslow Way E |
| Sat., Nov. 21 | Farmers market's final day of the season, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Town Square at City Hall |
| Sat., Nov. 21 | BARN Holiday Bazaar, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. | 8890 Three Tree Lane NE |
| Sun., Nov. 22 | Town & Country holiday pickups begin | 343 Winslow Way E |
| Wed., Nov. 25, 4 p.m. | Town & Country holiday orders close, or sooner if supplies run out | 343 Winslow Way E |
| Dec. 4 and 5 | BIMA Winter Night Market, 4 to 8 p.m. | Museum plaza, 550 Winslow Way E |
Friday, Nov. 20: Blackbird's order window closes
Blackbird Bakery set its Thanksgiving pre-order system to go live Friday, Nov. 6, and run through Friday, Nov. 20. That's a two-week window that shuts six days before the holiday.
The pies are the classics: pumpkin, pecan, apple and sweet potato pecan. The holiday menu also includes cakes, cookies, gluten-free rolls and several savory items made with ingredients from local farms the bakery works with.
If you're torn between pies, the bakery invites customers to come in and taste before they commit. It's open seven days a week on fall hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 210 Winslow Way East. That leaves this week and next for tasting before the Nov. 20 cutoff.
Saturday, Nov. 21: the market's last day and the bazaar share a morning
The Bainbridge Island Farmers Market has run Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Town Square by City Hall since April 4. Its posted season ends Nov. 21. That makes the Saturday before Thanksgiving the last chance this year to stock up on market produce, and the next Saturday market is months away.
Brigid Trading Company is one of the vendors booked for that final market. Its event listing describes the day as local produce, cut flowers, seafood, baked goods, prepared foods, music, art and local makers. The market sits a short walk from the ferry terminal, so it's easy to reach for guests coming over early for the holiday.
On the same day, the Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network holds its 2026 Holiday Bazaar at BARN, 8890 Three Tree Lane NE, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. BARN describes it as maker-direct shopping for original handmade work, including jewelry, wood arts, basketry and weaving, along with food and community activities.
The two schedules fit together. The market closes at 2 p.m., and the bazaar runs an hour longer. A Saturday that starts at Town Square and ends on Three Tree Lane covers the produce and the gifts before the holiday week begins.
Three Tree Lane is the island's other food stop that weekend
BARN's address puts the bazaar right next to one of the island's newer food businesses. The Blind Butcher, a whole-animal butcher shop, takes scheduled, pickup-only orders at 8895 Three Tree Lane, Unit 9, and invites custom orders by phone. The shop's own site lists turkey as an in-season meat.
Owner Allen Brown opened the shop in 2025 after 13 years at Amazon. As the Bainbridge Island Review reported in October, he sells beef, pork, chicken, lamb and turkey from small Washington farms that practice regenerative agriculture. Meat is processed and packaged on site. He has added master butcher Jeffrey Stone and senior butcher Joshua Cornwell to the counter.
"The Blind Butcher sells meat, but it's about great food," Brown told the Bainbridge Island Review. "Whether it's ensuring our customers know how to cook the meat they buy from us, or the ready-to-cook or ready-to-eat food we make, our goal is tasty, healthy, safe food on the table every night."
The shop shares its commercial kitchen with Fig & Spice, owned by Clair Younker Moe. Fig & Spice takes custom catering inquiries and builds each menu around the event.
The Three Tree Lane arrangement has a timeline. Brown plans to move The Blind Butcher into a permanent space in Coppertop Loop. According to the Review, he's aiming for Christmas, though construction delays could push the opening into early 2027. The new space will have more than 800 square feet of kitchen and processing room, which Brown says will let the shop expand into curing, smoking and air-drying meat. For this Thanksgiving, the pickup address on the order page is still Three Tree Lane.
After the weekend, Town & Country has the longest window
Once Nov. 21 passes, the main holiday ordering still open on the island is Town & Country Market's. The Bainbridge store at 343 Winslow Way East takes holiday reservations through its online ordering page.
The order details:
- Pickup dates: Nov. 22 through Nov. 26, starting the day after the farmers market closes
- Order cutoff: Nov. 25 at 4 p.m., or sooner if supplies run out
- Menu categories: holiday dinners, meats, vegan meals, sides, desserts and breads, appetizers, wine and floral centerpieces
- Payment: at pickup
- Phone orders: accepted through customer support
The "sooner if supplies run out" clause is the catch. Nov. 25 is the latest possible date, but popular items can sell out before then.
At the south end, Walt's is changing hands this season
At the south end of the island, the neighborhood grocery is in the middle of a handoff. Walt's Lynwood Market, at 4759 Lynwood Center Road NE, carries organic groceries, fresh deli items, prepared foods and a large beer and wine selection.
Walt Hannon has owned the market since 1992. Before that, he worked there for 15 years under the previous owner, starting as a high school student in 1977. According to the Bainbridge Island Review, he's transferring ownership to his son and daughter-in-law, Tyler and Alexandra Hannon. The transfer is expected to finalize within the next few months, with a grand reopening under the new owners planned for next spring.
Tyler told the Review that his father first considered selling to an outside buyer, and that he stepped in partly to keep the name. "If you sell the store to me, I contractually will commit to keeping it Walt's as long as I live," he recalled telling his father. A market has stood at the Lynwood Center site since the 1950s, if not earlier.
The plans Tyler described are a refresh of the store as it is. They include a new point-of-sale system, better discounts and possibly an expanded deli and hot food section or a seasonal section. He also wants to strengthen the market's ties to Bainbridge's farming community. The store stays open through the transition, so this Thanksgiving it's still Walt's as the south end knows it, with the changes coming in the spring.
What's on the calendar before and after
Two museum events bookend the holiday rush. This Saturday, Nov. 14, the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art hosts BIMA Mercado from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in its galleries. The free event features art, crafts and goods from Latine makers across Puget Sound. It falls a week ahead of the Nov. 20–21 cutoffs, which makes it the first chance at holiday gifts.
Once Thanksgiving is over, BIMA's Winter Night Market runs Dec. 4 and 5 from 4 to 8 p.m. on the museum plaza at 550 Winslow Way East. Expect makers, food and drink and music, with Taste of the South as the posted food vendor. It's the first island market after the farmers market's season ends, and it moves from Saturday mornings to the evening.
In between, BARN keeps its studios open for drop-in sessions during Thanksgiving week. An Open Studio knitting circle meets Friday, Nov. 20, at 2 p.m., and Slow-Stitch Wednesday meets Nov. 25 at 11 a.m.
Planning the holiday from island businesses comes down to two dates. Place the bakery order by Nov. 20. Do the market, the bazaar and any Three Tree Lane pickups on Nov. 21. Town & Country's reservations cover the rest through 4 p.m. on Nov. 25.
At Serving The Sound, Anne Watkins follows island calendars like this one because they shape how a place actually works week to week. If a move, a sale or a family change is coming for you in the new year, Anne would be glad to talk it through over coffee after the holidays. And if you're curious what your Bainbridge home is worth before spring, request a free home valuation.
