The Floyd Country Store and Floyd Tourism are pleased to invite the community to participate in a Gingerbread House Contest in downtown Floyd! Exercise those creative baking skills and bring family and friends together to create a sweet work of holiday art. The structures can be simple or ornate and decked with your favorite candies (we’ve got barrels of them if you need inspiration). Through this event, we will highlight the creativity of our neighbors and local businesses in a way less tied to the commercial feel of the holidays and celebrate the artistic skills of all ages. The Floyd Country Store and many of our partners in Floyd are dedicated to connecting with our community and promoting living traditions, and we are excited to put together this event in a safe and fun way.
Participants in the contest can register below by Monday, December 7th, and bring creations to the Floyd Country Store during business hours any time before Saturday, December 12. The houses will be displayed in the windows of the Store and around town to be admired from outside through the holidays, with votes cast by the community online before December 22. Winners will be announced on December 23, with excellent prizes donated by local businesses.
- Kids are encouraged to enter their own creations into the Youth Category (12 and under)
- Local businesses are invited to participate and be represented in our Business Category.
- Gingerbread houses accepted at Floyd Country Store November 21-Dec 12.
- Houses will be on display in windows around town (Floyd Country Store, Farmers Supply building, Cocoa Mia, with others TBD depending on participation)
- From December 13-22, community voting will take place online. We will set up a QR code if folks want to vote while looking at the houses in person, or they can check out the submissions online and vote from there. Each house will be photographed for easy online viewing.
Since we are encouraging folks to share their creations with the community for viewing and voting, the contest will not be made anonymous.
Winners announced December 23, and houses will stay on display through the holidays.
Prizes for the Gingerbread House Contest are sponsored by:
- The Floyd Country Store
- Dogtown Roadhouse
- Handmade Music School
- County Sales
- Republic of Floyd
- Cocoa Mia
- Jonesburg Pepper Company
- Sacred Star and Stone
- Red Rooster Coffee Roasters
- The Maggie Gallery
- Bootleg BBQ
- Wildwood Farms
Registration: Now through December 7 - House Drop-Off: By December 12 - Viewing & Community Voting: December 12-22 - Winners Announced: December 23
More information and registration on our website HERE
