2026 New England Holiday Gift Guide
Ready, set, shop! Our annual holiday gift guide has something for everyone.
By Katrina Farmer|Oct 30 2026|
The 2026 New England Holiday Gift Guide includes recommendations from (L-R) Hearts of Pine, Rough & Tumble, and Atlantic Soap Co.
As calendar unwinds and the holiday season is upon us, it’s time to check the list for gifts to share with our loved ones. Do you often find that once the pressure is on, the ideas are harder and harder to come by? Make it easy this year with our collection of holiday gift guide ideas that bring home a taste of New England and are sure to delight.
For avid readers of Yankee, it turns out we were collecting gift ideas all along; we just didn’t realize it—until now. Each of the items in this year’s guide comes from the past year’s issues in which Yankee shared stories of authors, musicians, artists, makers, chefs, and community members championing New England’s lifestyle.
Thus this year’s holiday shopping will be easy peasy. Grab your wallet and let the ordering begin. The only hard part might be not also getting one of each for yourself!
New England Holiday Gift Guide | Picks for Winter 2026
For the fiction reader
The Witches of Cambridge by Alice Hoffman
Credit: courtesy of Simon & Schuster
Many of novelist Alice Hoffman’s characters are women: sisters, daughters, widows, seekers on the margins. “Their inheritance is pain, but also fortitude,” writes Kelly Horan in an introduction to her interview with Hoffman. “When asked ‘Why witches?’ Hoffman responds, in essence: because princesses don’t have any power.” Delve into the world of Hoffman’s women, magical realism, and 1950s Cambridge, Massachusetts, in this compelling new work, The Witches of Cambridge (published in September), which also kicks off a new standalone series.
See More: In Conversation with Novelist Alice Hoffman
For the trend-setter
Credit: Courtesy of Rough & Tumble
From clutches, crossbody bags, and backpacks to men’s wallets and sling bags, much of Rough & Tumble’s line is made to order or custom designed, although there are ready-to-ship options too. As our writer summed it up: “Good looks and luxe materials plus made-in-Maine pride equals bags worth coveting.”
See More: Made in New England: Rough & Tumble Bags in Portland, Maine
For the musician or music lover, or the person interested in stories of the American landscape
Musician Ben Cosgrove’s Albums
Credit: courtesy of Ben Cosgrove
Keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist Ben Cosgrove carries himself as if he is ever alert and listening, hearing things everyday people don’t, and then in his head constantly imagining new musical compositions. Such kinetic energy carries into his recorded albums (available on vinyl and CD), with works inspired by his many different observations and interactions with the land. See if you can guess which songs are from New England places!
See More: Ben Cosgrove Gets Lost
More recommendations coming soon…
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