Chamber to Host Gingerbread House Competition
One of the exciting new additions to the Chamber’s Christmastown in 2021 is a gingerbread house baking and decorating competition. Entries will be on display for the month of December making this a contest, an attraction and a fundraiser since the first-place prize amounts in the adult and non-profit categories will be matched with a donation to Upper Valley Mend.
Categories
Participants will be divided into the following categories for judging purposes:
Elementary school students
Middle School Students
High School Students
Adults
Non-Profit Organizations
Prizes
A first, second and third place winner will be announced for each category.
First, second and third place winners in the elementary, middle school and high school categories will be awarded $100, $75, and $50 respectively.
First, second and third place winners in the adult category will be awarded $500, $250, and $100 respectively.
First, second and third place winners in the non-profit category will be awarded $1,000, $500, and $250 respectively.
The Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce will match the first-place prize donation amounts in the adult and non-profit categories to Upper Valley Mend.
Rules
All components of the display, except for the base, must be made of edible materials. Edible materials include candy, nuts, cereal, cookies, crackers, pasta, and other food items that do not include wrappers or sticks. Wrappers should be removed from candy and other decorations.
Entries must be freestanding and securely attached to a rigid base.
The height of the house should be no more than 2 feet. The base should be no more than 2 feet long by 2 feet wide.
Gingerbread structures may be houses, train stations, barns, birdhouses, lighthouses, bridges, ships, or other imaginative dwellings related to the holidays.
All entries will be on display to the public so they must be family friendly.
The design and decoration should be holiday related.
Entries must be original, no gingerbread house kits allowed.
Entries must be dropped off at Festhalle (1001 Front Street, Leavenworth, WA, 98826) on Friday December 3rd between the hours of 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.
Entries will remain on display at the Leavenworth Festhalle through December 22nd.
Entries must be picked up on December 23rd or they will be discarded.
Participants must live in Chelan County or be representing an organization based in Chelan County.
Winners for each category will be announced on social media on Saturday, December 18th.
Judging
Judging will take place on Saturday December 4th. Please remember this is an amateur contest and that Judges’ decisions are final.
Judges will choose a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner for each of the 5 categories.
Each judge will use the rules above as their grading criteria. Extra points will be awarded for the variety of edible food used, incorporating a theme, and incorporating the platform into the theme.