Gingerbread House Contests 2009-10
Nothing brings out the kid in me more than gingerbread house contests! I don't even need to enter to get wrapped up in the excitement. Walking through rows of beautiful, delectable, unique cookie and candy creations makes me feel like rushing home to create something. Maybe it's that incredible ginger smell!
Whether you have kids or not,I highly recommend you try to visit at least one competition this holiday season. This is especially important if you're feeling kind of scrooge-like or just overwhelmed by the rush of the season.
Don't forget to bring a camera! And please come back to this site, tell us all about it, and share your photos! Unfortunately, we can't visit all of these gingerbread house contests so we're counting on you!
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Photo by Billie Mochow from the 2007 Grove Park Inn Contest
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Here are some gingerbread house contests we've found on the web. If you know of any others or can help us add dates/details to any of these,
please let us know here.
Southeast US:
National Gingerbread House Competition and Display
Grove Park Inn, Ashville, NC
Competition: Nov 16, 2009
Houses on Display: Nov 18, 2009 - Jan 3, 2010
Community Viewing is Monday - Thursday only.
Resort Guests may view Gingerbread Houses at anytime.
Hillsborough, NC Chamber Gingerbread House Competition.
Burwell School Historic Site
Hillsborough Candlelight Tour
The Carolina Inn Chapel Hill, NC
(This is their 12 days of Christmas celebration; Not sure yet if it includes a gingerbread house contest)
Kiawah Island Gingerbread House Competetion
The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort Kiawah Island SC
Not yet sure if they're having a gingerbread competition this year.
Rescue Mission Festival Of the Trees
Panama City, Florida
Dates on Display:
Raleigh Gingerbread House Competition
Alta Oakridge Retirement Community
North Raleigh, NC
Dates on Display: 11/27/09 - 1/3/10
$1000 available in prize money. Adult and youth categories. Free display open to the public 9am - 5pm from Thanksgiving through New Years.
http://www.RaleighGingerbreadHouses.com
Rotary Club of South Jacksonville 2009 Gingerbread Extravaganza
Jacksonville, Florida
November 28 thru December 23, 2009
Northeast US:
Norlands Gingerbread House Contest
Live more, Maine
Not yet sure if they're having a gingerbread competition this year.
Seaport World Trade Center Christmas Festival, Boston MA
Boston, MA
Gingerbread Express
Wenham Museum,Boston's North Shore
December 5- December 20
Gingerbread creations surround a G gauge model train layout. 5 categories of entries plus a Peoples Choice Award.
New York State Gingerbread House Competition
Arnot Mall, Horseheads, NY
Dates on Display: Saturday, November 14, 2009
Sponsored by Fortuna Energy Benefit for Habitat for Humanity
Midwest US:
Gingerbread House Competition at Hotel Viking
Newport -The Hotel Viking
One Bellevue Avenue
Newport, Rhode Island (RI), Rhode Island 02840
Not yet sure if they're having a gingerbread competition this year.
Gingerbread FIREhouse Contest
Aurora, IL - hosted by the Aurora Regional Fire Museum
Dates on Display: November 20 - December 19
The Aurora Regional Fire Museum will host a gingerbread FIREhouse contest, exhibition, and charity raffle for the holidays. All entries must depict a firefighting themed architectural structure, real or imaginary — IE: a firehouse, burning building, etc. Participants are invited to compete in one of three categories:
- Individuals: entries made by teen-aged children (13+) and/or adults acting alone.
- Families and Groups: a single entry that has been created by two or more individuals. (IE: a gingerbread FIREhouse made by children with adult supervision, or a FIREhouse constructed by an organization, club, or groups of adults)
- Professionals: an entry produced by a baker, designer, architect, or any individual or group with professional baking experience.
The exhibit opens, and the entries will be judged on Saturday, November 28. Cash and prizes will be awarded for both Peoples Choice and Judges Choice in each category.
Cleveland Botanical Gardens Gingerbread Dreams Contest
Cleveland Botanical Gardens
St. James Hotel
Red Wing, Minnesota
Not yet sure if they're having a gingerbread competition this year.
Houses of Hope Gingerbread House Contest, The Shrine Center
217 William Howard Taft, Cincinnati, Ohio
Dates on Display: December 4-6th 2009
The Midwest's largest contest with 350 entries in 9 different categories! All proceeds go to the Shriners Burns Hospital/Cincinnati.
Tummy Ticklers Kitchen Store
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Deliver Entries to Tummy Ticklers on Sat., December 5th, 2009 by 6pm
Prizes awarded on Sat., Dec 12 at 5pm
Conner Prairie Gingerbread Village
13400 Allisonville Rd. Fishers, IN 46038
Dates on Display: ?
Entries from both amateurs and professionals are welcome. See how gumdrops, pretzels, giant candy canes and other confectionary delights are transformed into gingerbread masterpieces!
Mount Horeb Gingerbread House Contest
Historic District #1 School House, 110 N. 2nd Street, Mount Horeb, WI
Dates on Display: December 4-13, 2009
Contestants need to pre-register by November 30.
Southwest US:
Casas for CASA
Gold Canyon Golf Resort; Gold Canyon, AZ
Dates on Display: Dec. 5th thru Jan 1st
This competition includes a weekend of festivities and is sponsered by MOMS Club of Gold Canyon. This competition benefits PCCI, which provides funding for CASA of Pinal County, AZ.
Peoria, AZ Old Town Holiday Festival
Old Town Peoria, 83rd Ave just south of Grand
Cake Craft Shoppe 1st Annual Gingerbread House Competition
Sugar Land, TX
West US:
Discovery Science Center's Gingerbread Competition!
2500 N. Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 714.542.2823
Las Vegas Resort Gingerbread Competition
Not yet sure if they're having a gingerbread competition this year.
Beaver Creak Gingerbread House Competition
Vail, Colorado
Dates on Display: November 27. 2009
Details aren't really up yet.
Cedar Gables Inn
Napa Valley, California
Coyote Point Museum
Location: San Mateo, CA
Month of December
They've been doing this contest for 29 years--very nice environmental museum on San Francisco Bay.
Gingerbread Village Exhibit & Event
Location: Ayres Hotel
14400 Hindry Avenue
Hawthorne, CA 90250
On Display: ?
Non-US:
CMHC's seventh-annual charity gingerbread house competition
Ottawa, Ontario
Online Gingerbread Contests :
This Old Gingerbread House contest
Online at This Old House's website
youroldhouse.thisoldhouse.com/gingerbreadhouse
Dates on Display: ?
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