Gingerbread House Contest

Children, adults & professionals welcome!

of the Hollis Holiday Luminaria Stroll

organized by the

Hollis Recreation Commission

The Basics

Individuals, families, and groups can enter.
To enter the contest, please bring your gingerbread house to the Lawrence Barn on Depot Road in Hollis on Sat. Dec. 14, 2024 between 1:00pm-2:00pm.
Winners will be announced at the tree lighting ceremony in Monument Square at 4:00pm that same day. Also, the winning names and gingerbread house photos will be posted to the main page of this web site that evening.
Please pick up your gingerbread house at 6:30pm that day at Lawrence Barn to take it home.

Gingerbread House Requirements & Information

Houses can be built out of any material (cardboard, tacky glue, etc.) but all exterior decoration must be edible materials such as candy, nuts, cereal, cookies, crackers, pretzels, pasta. Lollipop sticks are allowed.
Main structure can be constructed of either gingerbread or graham cracker. Original creations are encouraged, but purchased kits are certainly acceptable and will be judged separately (see categories, below).
Houses may be any structure (house, church, barn, school, train, airplane, etc.).
One entry per individual, family, or group.

Judging Categories

Ribbons will be awarded for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place in each of the following categories:

In addition, there will be a People's Choice Award, voted on by the visitors in attendance!

Questions? Please contact Erica Crea at gingerbread@HollisLuminaria.org. We hope you will enter, and good luck!