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The Fisher-Price Collectors Club plans to hold our next annual convention on
Friday July 24th and Saturday July 25th, 2026. The location will be once again in beautiful East Aurora NY.
We are once again planning an annual toy sale, plus our annual dinner for club members (a "Little People party!").
So why do we choose East Aurora? Why, it's the home of the Fisher-Price factory!
Most older Fisher-Price toys as well as most classic Little People toys were produced there - flip
over the toy and chances are it says "Made in East Aurora NY" on it!
Eash year, the club's convention coincides with the East Aurora Chamber of Commerce's Annual Street and Sidewalk Sale, which
has been renamed the "Summer Street Festival".
Our club's toy sale is part of this larger event, which brings
thousands of people to town.
Here are the plans so far, and the schedule of events will be updated as the convention gets closer.
Also the April 2026 Gabby Goose newsletter and the newsletter planned for late June will have updated information as well.
Club members if you are coming, make those hotel reservations and start finalizing your plans!
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Club members, come and chat! The annual Social Hour will take place on Friday July 24th from
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm.
The location is
the Blazing Star Masonic Lodge at 645 Main Street in East Aurora NY. There should be parking on side streets
in the area behind the building. Enter through the ground floor entrance in the back of the building.
We just gab the hour away talking about our lives, toys and collections!
As a perk for club members, some sellers will be present and club members can buy early! (Not all sellers will be there,
Saturday's sale will have all sellers present). Light refreshments will be served.
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The club's annual dinner is planned for Friday July 24th, 2026 starting around 6:00 and lasting until around 8:30.
The location is the same as last year, the East Aurora American Legion located at 1 Legion Drive in East Aurora.
This dinner is not to be missed! Last year we had a fantastic turnout. The dinner will have Fisher-Price-themed contests with
prizes, Little People games, 3 speakers, and dinner with dessert. There will be a cash bar onsite as well. The dinner
will be served buffet-style with traditional choices plus a vegetarian dish. Dress is casual and comfortable - you can dress up
if you like, or come wearing your favorite Fisher-Price t-shirt! There is plenty of parking near the building.
After entering the Legion, the room for our dinner is on the right (ground floor). The cash bar is on the left.
The evening is such fun - we chat about our Fisher-Price toy collections (with lots of talk about our beloved Little People)
and everything else under the sun!
Our speakers this year are 3 retired Fisher-Price toy designers who will talk and have a question-and-answer session. We
are quite excited to hear about their experiences of working at our favorite toy company!
Club members, if you would like to attend the dinner, reservations are required. It is $25 a person, and club members are
very welcomed to bring guests (friends and family) who are also $25 a person. If you would like to book and pay online,
our Annual Dinner Reservations Webpage will be active in mid June. If you would like to
fill out a paper invitation and pay by check, the invitations will be in the Gabby Goose newsletter scheduled for late June.
If you have never come before, consider joining us! We always have a ton of fun at the dinner!
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Yes, the tours are ON! Fisher-Price has once again generously granted permission for club members
to go inside the Fisher-Price facility! This year, the tours will visit the Heritage Center, the
museum located above the Toy Store. It showcases toys from the very beginning (the first toys called the
16 Hopefuls) up to modern times. The Heritage Center is closed to the public; it can only be
visited by invitation only. Many years ago, it was open to the public and called ToyTown USA but
closed around 2008. Since then, it has been updated and used primarily for private functions. It is an
honor to be allowed to enter the building where our beloved toys were made and see the history of
our favorite toy company. This is a must-do for any Fisher-Price collector!
How to Sign Up: There are 4 tours being offered and space is limited. Tours are
scheduled to run about an hour. To attend a tour, you must sign up in advance to reserve a spot.
If you would like to go on a tour, contact Becky at rah4fp@aol.com. She will tell you which tours
have availability and give you the details. The tours are only for club members and their immediate
family. If the tours fill up, we will give priority to newcomers who are visiting for the first time.
The tour schedule is the following:
Friday July 24th at 11:00 am
Friday July 24th at noon
Saturday July 25th at 11:00 am
Saturday July 25th at noon
General Info: The Heritage Center is located at 636 Girard Avenue in East Aurora. When arriving,
turn left before the guard gate and park in front of the Toy Store. Unless something changes,
tours will be meeting outside the entrance to the Heritage Center which is very close to the outside
entrance to the Toy Store. So just head towards the Toy Store - you will find us! A club officer will
sign people in. Becky will confirm the meeting spot to those coming on the tours. These tours are the
highlight of the convention - it is amazing to see so many vintage toys in one place, and to hear all
about the history of Fisher-Price and stories behind our favorite toys!
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Get ready to shop! The Fisher-Price Collector Club's Annual Toy Sale is set for Saturday July 25th at the Blazing Star Masonic Lodge
located at 645 Main Street in East Aurora. The times are 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The toy sale is open to everyone, club members and
general public alike! The toy sale is part of the larger East Aurora
Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Street Festival, which is the new name for the Street and Sidewalk Festival.
This festival is a huge event which brings thousands of people to town! The Masonic Lodge is the same place we have held the
toy sale for the last several years.
As of this writing (mid-May 2026) the sale appears to be full for vendors! We had a lot of interest this year, so there should
be plenty of toy inventory this sale!
Click here to see the Annual Toy Sale Webpage.
The sale takes place in a large multi-purpose room on the ground floor. Individual vendors will be selling Fisher-Price toys
set up at tables around the room. At a typical sale, there will be lots of classic Little People sets, figures and pieces;
older wooden pull toys; toys in original boxes; Toyfest toys; Fisher-Price employee memorabilia, and other older Fisher-Price toys.
The sale tends to have mainly pre-1990 toys but there could be newer ones as well. Inventory changes every year so you never know what
toys may pop up! It is up to each vendor if they accept cash or an online payment (Paypal, Venmo, etc). For lunch, there are plenty of
food trucks outside the Lodge at the Street Festival. So if you can make it, come and shop for your favorite toys!
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| Collectors, watch this page for more updates as they come! |
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Open to all! Club Members and all Fisher-Price fans can buy raffle tickets for the club's annual fundraiser.
This year, the prize is something unique: a hand-made quilt featuring classic Fisher-Price toys! This
quilt was made a few years ago by a club member and is in very good condition. The quilt features such toys
as Little Snoopy, Rock-a-Stack, Cornpopper, Xylophone, Chatter telephone and Fisher-Price logos. The
dimensions are roughly 54 x 40 inches.
This is an adorable addition to anyone's collection!
The winner does not need to be present at the Convention to win - we will mail you the prize!
This year, tickets are $5 a chance. People can buy tickets online and pay with Paypal.
Also, club members can buy tickets at the Social Hour on Friday July 24th.
For club members also paying for dinner reservations, you can combine the order (just make sure you
mention in the notes field what you are paying for, it helps us a lot!).
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To buy a raffle ticket,
it is $5 a chance.
Log into your Paypal account at www.Paypal.com.
Send your total amount to the email address fpcc1993@gmail.com (fpcc stands for Fisher-Price Collectors Club, plus the year 1993 when we
first formed). It should say "Fisher-Price Club". Write your name in the memo field plus "raffle" and how many raffle tickets
you are purchasing. Paypal then should send a confirmation that your payment went through.
If you win, we will email you for your contact info to mail the prize.
That should do it!
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| Below is the map to all the events taking place this year for the Convention. Click to
see larger version.
Don't get lost now, you hear!
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