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Gingerbread House - Hotel Petaluma

Hotel Petaluma Presents
Petaluma’s Second Annual Gingerbread House Showcase & Competition

Join us for this delightful holiday tradition, now in its second year! Everyone is invited to participate in this festive three-day community event. Enter alone or with family, friends or coworkers to win fabulous prizes! Help award the People’s Choice award by voting for your favorite gingerbread house.

We’ve created even more categories this year!

Entrant Categories:

  • INDIVIDUAL ENTRIES
    • Chocolate Star Adults - (Ages 18+)
    • Peppermint Teens - (Ages 13-17)
    • Candy Cane Youth - Ages 6-12
    • Gumdrop Kids - Ages 5 and under
  • GROUP ENTRIES
    • Business/Organization
    • Family or Group
    • Professional (culinary, pastry)

Awards will be given in each category! The community will vote for the People’s Choice winner. Returning Special Award Category: Petaluma Proud. And this year, we are honoring the love and resilience of our community with a second special award category: Sonoma Strong. All winners will be announced on the final day of the showcase, Sunday, December 17th.

Want to donate a prize for a category winner or nominate someone to be a category judge? Please email [email protected].

Guidelines
We want to encourage everyone to participate, so we keep restrictions to a minimum!

  • Participants must live or work in Petaluma.
  • Kits and pre-made gingerbread are allowed. Just be sure to add your personal touch!
  • Graham cracker houses are permitted in the Child category.
  • Houses must have been built within the current year.
  • Please build and deliver your house on a sturdy base measuring no bigger than 30”x30”.
  • Visible elements of the house should be edible. (Does not include base.) Items in the environment of your house may be inedible.
  • Designs may be any structure: houses, businesses, public buildings, hotels, churches, etc.
  • Houses will be viewed from all angles.
  • Limit one entry per person/group.

Entries must be delivered to the Hotel in completed form on Thursday, December 14th between 11am and 7pm. Entries will be showcased in the Goldman Ballroom Friday December 15th through Sunday December 17th from 10am-8pm.

Entries must be picked up by December 19th at 5pm. All entries must be received by December 1st! Gingerbread houses are to be dropped off at Hotel Petaluma on Thursday, December 14th.

Schedule

  • November 6
  • Open for Entries
  • December 1
  • Closed to Entries
  • December 14
  • 11am-7pm Entries Delivered
  • December 15
  • 10am-8pm Open House
  • December 16
  • 10am-8pm Open House
  • December 17
  • 1pm-5pm Holiday Party/Winners Announced
  • December 18-19
  • Entries Pickup by 5pm Dec 19th

Entry Form
Online Form – Click Here
Downloadable Form (pdf) – Click Here

VOLUNTEER!
This is a community event, and we would love the community’s help in making this family event a success year after year! Please click here to see all the ways you can help!

Click Here To Take a Look at Last Year’s Competition