Gingerbread House Contest & Exhibit

Name: Gingerbread House Contest & Exhibit
Start: 2022-12-22T09:15:00-05:00
Location: The Historic de Witt Cottage & Gardens

Schedule

Thu Dec 22 2022 at 09:15 am

UTC-05:00

Location

The Historic de Witt Cottage & Gardens | Virginia Beach, VA

2nd Annual Gingerbread House Contest & Exhibit : The 2022 theme is Have Fun with the Holidays.
The Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum with Coastal Virginia Magazine and the Virginia Beach Restaurant Association are pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Gingerbread House Contest and Exhibit at the Historic de Witt Cottage.
Contest is open to the general public, businesses, restaurants and bakeries, Hampton Roads Culinary Institutes, Hampton Roads College Culinary programs, and Virginia Beach High School Culinary programs.
Only 50 entrants will be accepted. Additional entrants will be added to a waiting list.

Entries must be registered no later than Monday, November 21, 2022.
Appointments for drop off will be scheduled beginning Monday, November 28 – Wednesday, November 30, 2022. Gingerbread houses will be on display and voting will begin December 1, 2022.

Award categories are:
Youth Entry (ages up to 12 years old)
Adult (13 years and up)
Businesses
Schools
Awards are:
Top People’s Choice Award
Most Creative Building Materials
Most Attention to Detail
Most Whimsical

Winners will be contacted and announced the week of December 23, 2022.

Voting/Selection:
Gingerbread houses will only be viewable in person at the Historic de Witt Cottage through December 1st to December 22nd
Voting details coming soon!
Winners will be contacted and announced the week of December 23, 2022.

Please visit thedewittcottage.org for updates.
Award winners will be announced the week of December 23, 2022.
For more information: https://thedewittcottage.org/gingerbread-house-contest/

Appointment for pickup will begin Wednesday December 28, 2022. No entries may be removed prior to the 23rd. Any entry not picked up prior to Wednesday, December 28, 2022 will be disposed of.
Any entry may be used by The Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum, Historic de Witt Cottage, Coastal Virginia Magazine/Vista Graphics and the Virginia Beach Restaurant Association for promotional publicity, photographic, or any other purpose without further notice.