Vestal Spirit Halloween Store to Get Even More Holiday Spirit

An abandoned Big Lots store in Vestal that was home to a Spirit Halloween popup shop is getting another holiday-oriented tenant.

The storefront at 150 Vestal Parkway West will soon serve as the headquarters for this year's Broome County Toys for Tots program.

Chris Marshall, a Binghamton police officer who is overseeing the initiative, says the program collects toys and monetary donations to assist local families.

The Johnson City space that had been used by Toys for Tots in recent years is no longer available, so the former Big Lots location on the Vestal Parkway will be used instead.

The Spirt Halloween sign had been taken down but some merchandise remained in the closed  Vestal popup store on November 11, 2026. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

The site is scheduled to open from November 30 to December 12 for families to sign up to receive gifts for their kids.

The Vestal Toys for Tots headquarters will be open weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 4 p.m. The site will operate on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.

Extended sign-up hours will be offered on December 2 and December 9 from 5 to 8 p.m.

Donations can be dropped off at the Vestal Parkway site through December 22.

Barrels for toy donations also will be located at police stations in Binghamton, Endicott, Johnson City and Vestal, as well as at the Broome County Sheriff's Office in the town of Dickinson.

Marked donation barrels also will be placed at various businesses around the county.

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