Happy Gingerbread Building!

This communitywide holiday contest is open to all ages and has a variety of categories for participants to enter.

Interested gingerbread builders and architects can enter into the following divisions:

• Individual Youth (ages 15 & under)
• Individual Adult (ages 16 & up)
• Family/Group.

Participants may only enter one gingerbread house for an Individual division and one entry for the Family/Group division.

Entry into the contest is free and pre-registration is required. The City will provide a 12”x12” square base for all contest participants.  You can pick up the square bases starting Nov. 6th at the Community Center or Aquatics Center. All materials used on the gingerbread houses/structure must be edible. All levels are encouraged.

Completed gingerbread houses must be delivered to the Community Center on Thursday, November 30th from 8:00am to 5:00pm.  Late drop off on Friday, December 1st from 8:00am to 2:00pm. Gingerbread houses will be on display at the Community Center and will be judged on December 2, 2022 at Santa’s Village by the Sea. Awards will be given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each division. One overall “People’s Choice” will be awarded. Winners will be recognized through a press release and listed on the City website and social media pages.

For more information, contact the Recreation Division at (949) 361-8264 or (949) 429-8797.