"Yankee Candle Village is a family-friendly destination located in South Deerfield, Massachusetts. The 90,000 square-foot store is filled with more candles than anyone could ever imagine!" the Only In Your State says.

"Not only is Yankee Candle Village the largest candle store in Massachusetts, but the largest in the world. Throughout the retail space, visitors can find a jaw-dropping 200,000 candles in over 200 different fragrances. While the choices are overwhelming, you'll have tons of fun to browsing the store to shop for your next set of candles.

"Every size candle can be found throughout the vast retail space from mini candles to votives, jar candles, three-wick candles, and more. You can even make your own candles here at Wax Works. Dip your own candles, create a jar candle with your own fragrance, make a wax mold of your hand if you'd like, or even make a personalized photo candle. You can get really creative here!"

"The Yankee Candle flagship store in South Deerfield, Massachusetts, draws three million visitors per year and is one of the largest tourist attractions in the state, second only to the Freedom Trail. It offers visitors not only the greatest variety of Yankee Candle scents available but also a unique atmosphere with a variety of interactive exhibits and a Candle Making Museum.

"The most popular exhibit is the Bavarian Village, an old fashioned German-style village where it’s Christmas year-round and Mr. or Mrs. Claus is never far away. Kittredge created the holiday wonderland after traveling to Germany and becoming inspired by the country’s cozy villages and festive Christmas celebrations," the Deerfield Attractions says.

"The newest and fastest-growing exhibit at Yankee Candle headquarters is Wax Works, an interactive and kid-friendly activity center that includes candle dipping, Make Your Own Jar Candle, and Wax Hands, the most popular of the exhibits. Here visitors line up for a chance to create original wax sculptures by dipping their hands into the wax. They also have a way to put a photo of someone special in your own personal candle!"

"Yankee Candle® Village in South Deerfield, Massachusetts is widely considered one of the best tourist destinations in the Pioneer Valley, where visitors always receive a warm welcome and a place to shop, create, explore, and eat. Discover endless possibilities for your home décor, find the perfect gift or keepsake, and experience new and iconic fragrances for yourself or to share with someone special," the official website says.

"Yankee Candle® Village has special events year-round for every summer vacation, holiday, or day-trip visit, featuring live music, seasonal wagon rides, games, prizes, and scavenger hunts. With special seasonal attractions, you and your family can celebrate every holiday with a little magic and lots of fun. You might even see Santa! Bring the family or plan ahead by booking your large group with our Group Travel form — our friendly staff is eager to welcome you to our flagship store full of wonderful things to discover.

"At our Custom Candle Bar, you can create your own custom fragrance, a one-of-a-kind keepsake with fragrance notes chosen by you. Visit Wax Works where you can also dip your own critter — a favorite for the kids! Stop at the Gift Boutique or the General Store for unique home and garden décor, sample gourmet popcorn, and visit Yankee Candy to enjoy a giant gumball machine, homemade fudge, and plenty of other local fare. Hungry for something more than sweets? We’ve got everything you need to feed your appetite from craft beer, pizza, wraps, salads, to fresh local treats from the bakery. For more candle fun, you won’t want to miss the Candle Emporium — it houses 200,000 candles in new and iconic designs, with over 200 fragrances in lush florals, inventive gourmand scents, and inspiring seasonal fragrances."

"One of New England’s most popular destinations, Yankee Candle Village offers a unique shopping, and entertainment experience," the Deerfield Attractions says.

"m Stroll through the Bavarian Christmas Village, the Nutcracker Castle, and our home store. Enjoy fabulous candles, home decor and holiday shopping.

"Savor freshly-made fudge and other sweet treats in our fudge shop. Dip your own candles and try one of our three ‘create your own candle’ experiences at Wax Works or the Candle Bar."

"There’s nothing better than a place that combines shopping and fun filled children’s activities. It’s just the best of both worlds. I love traveling up to Yankee Candle Village in South Deerfield, Massachusetts for that reason. I get to shop for candles and other fun things, and my child gets to see Santa, play with toys, and watch it snow. We’ve taken him twice now, and he seems to love it more every time we go!

"The Home Store has decorations for the home, some clothing accessories and bags, candles of course, Alex & Ani bracelets, and more. I like starting and ending here (there are multiple checkouts throughout the store)," This Connecticut Mom says.

"The huge Candle Emporium with every candle scent you can possibly imagine. This room also has some fun kid activities at Wax Works: Make your own wax hands, Dip your own candle, and Make your own layered candle! These are more geared towards older kids."

"Yankee Candle Company's flagship store in South Deerfield is like a theme park for tourists as well as shoppers. The sprawling flagship store contains the following features: candle museum, general store, country kitchen pantry, Black Forest display, Bavarian Christmas Village, Nutcracker Castle, Santa's Workshop, Yankee Candy, Kringle Market Bakery and Cafe. Activities include an animatronic band, animatronic elves, dip your own candles, make your own candle jar, make a wax replica of your hand, and make your own puzzles; they also sell candles," the Waymarking.com says.

"The big red King Candle can be found in the south west corner of the store, just south of the dip-your-own candles. A sign on the candle gives data about the candle.

"Hi I'm
King Candle

I have been part of Yankee Candle Flagship
store in South Deerfield over 20 years!
 
I was made with 1,377 pounds of wax and
6 feet of wick.
 
If lit, I would provide 64,652 hours
(that's 2,693 days, or 7 1/2 years!) of candlelight.
 
Thank you for visiting me here at Yankee Candle Flagship
Please come again!
 
YANKEE CANDLE FLAGSHIP

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