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We invite you to participate in this year's community-wide holiday contest, the 5th Annual Gingerbread House Contest . Interested gingerbread builders and architects can enter in one of the following divisions:

• Individual Youth (ages 15 & under)
• Individual Adult (16+ years)
• Family/Group (all ages)

Entry into the contest is free and to register, please click here: Gingerbread House Contest 2024.

We will provide a gingerbread baseboard for all contest participants, which will be available for pick-up starting Monday, November 4th from the Community Center and/or the Aquatic Center. All materials used on the gingerbread houses/structure must be edible.

Completed gingerbread houses must be delivered to the Community Center on Thursday, December 5th from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, or late deliveries on Friday, December 6, 2024 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Gingerbread houses will be on display at the Community Center and judged on December 7, 2024 from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm at the “Santa’s Village by the Sea” event.

Awards will be given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, in each division. In addition, there will be an opportunity to win overall “People’s Choice”. The winning gingerbread houses will be on display at the San Clemente Art Gallery from December 7 - 12, 2024.

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

Happy gingerbread building!