Gingerbread Competition & Display

Calling all gingerbread creations! Entry into Gingerbread Competition & Display is open to the public. The deadline to enter is November 11, 2026. Click here to register your entry. A holiday tradition since 1984! The Gingerbread Competition & Display at Peddler’s Village is a feast for the eyes with more than 100 creative and whimsical entries crafted by the public in different categories. Admission is free. The gingerbread entries will be on exhibit from November 20 through January 10, 2027 in the Visitor & Event Center. Guests must vacate the building at the closing times listed below,; please plan to visit well before closing, as lines and wait times can be long! Plan your visit Weekday and weekday evening visits are strongly encouraged. Lines and wait times can be long on weekends. Strollers must be left outside. No food or drink. Please do not touch the items on display. Guests must vacate the building at closing time. Display Hours Fri, Nov 20: 10AM – 9:30PM Sat, Nov 21: 10AM – 8:30PM Sun, Nov, 22: 11AM – 6:30PM November 23 – December 30 Mon – Sat: 10AM – 8:30PM Sunday: 11AM – 6:30PM Christmas Eve: 10AM – 3:30PM Christmas Day: Closed New Year’s Eve: 10AM – 3:30PM New Year’s Day: 12 – 5:30PM January 2-9, 2027 Mon – Thu: 10AM – 4:30PM Fri & Sat: 10AM – 7:30PM Sunday: 11AM – 4:30PM Congratulations to our 2025 Winners! People’s Choice Winner “GingyPrint 3000” (#111) by Matt Hayden Professional Gingerbread 1st Place: “Candy Cane Lane ‘Mostly Unproductive’ Workshop” (#120) by Pat Toner 2nd Place: “Sugarthumb’s Bakehouse” (#83) by Jenny Martinez 3rd Place: “A Tree-Mendous Christmas” (#125) by Rachel Billard Traditional Holiday Gingerbread House 1st Place: “The Christmas Cottage” (#2) by Abby Folz, Beth Jameson 2nd Place: “Fa La La Laurel Lodge” (#113) by Melissa Russo 3rd Place: “Candy Cane Chalet” (#63) by Erin Racine 4th Place: “Home for the holidays” (#54) by Elise Falvey 5th Place: “Baking up sweet real estate” (#88) by Jordan Jackson 6th Place: “The Chick Inn” (#145) by Violette Martinez Honorable Mention: “The Sugar Plum Cottage” (#12) by Amy Kline Honorable Mention: “Mrs. Claus’ Dollhouse” (#55) by Elizabeth Marunde Honorable Mention: “There’s snow place like home” (#116) by Nancy Robertson Incredibly Unusual 3-Dimensional Gingerbread Creation 1st Place: “For Phin” (#20) by April Hill 2nd Place: “Feeling Squirrelly During The Holdays” (#110) by Maryanne Garcias 3rd Place: “GingyPrint 3000” (#111) by Matt Hayden 4th Place: “The Magic of Christmas” (#16) by Ann Lacey 5th Place: “Carousel-Go-Round” (#47) by Diane & Trent Wong 6th Place: “The Christmas Queen’s Gambit” (#134) by Sarah Dutton Honorable Mention: “Klaus’s Music Box” (#82) by Jenn Gremer Honorable Mention: “Just me, Babci, and a plate of cookies – cherished memories.” (#91) by Karen Kovalcik Honorable Mention: “Special Delivery” (#140) by Tracy Downing Nostalgic Lights & Silent Nights 1st Place: “Waiting up for Santa” (#90) by Kaitlyn Clark 2nd Place: “A Gingerbread Carol: Scrooge’s Sweet Redemption” (#80) by Jared Whitman 3rd Place: “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” (#81) by Jen Snyder, Michelle Quaresima 4th Place: “Christmas Morning Cartoons” (#38) by Charlotte & Seth Lang 5th Place: “A Cotswolds Christmas” (#62) by Erin McNelis & Cormac Lutz Finnegan Lutz” 6th Place: “Hytte Holiday” (#96) by Kelly Endres Honorable Mention: “Best in Snow” (#30) by Brandy & Kylee Ann Margerum Honorable Mention: “Santa’s Workshop” (#42) by Coleen Hill Honorable Mention: “Mrs. Claus’ She Shed” (#99) by Kim Turturro Holly Jolly 1st Place: “Christmas in Bavaria” (#7) by Allison Brown 2nd Place: “Mele Kalikimaka!” (#85) by Jessica Naples 3rd Place: “Oh Tannenbaum!” (#95) by Keirsten, Connor & Keith Wagner 4th Place: “Christmas Pyramid” (#75) by Jaime Johnson 5th Place: “Holiday Baking Blitz” (#94) by Kate Sielski 6th Place: “Christmas in the Valley” (#74) by Jahnavi Kishore Honorable Mention: “Home For The Holidays at Hogwarts” (#35) by Caleen & Aurora DiMento Honorable Mention: “Have Yourself a Sandy Little Christmas” (#68) by Haley McKeever & Elaina Skowronek Honorable Mention: “That’s A Good-Looking Ham!” (#104) by The Stoughton Family & Nathan Teen Gingerbread Creation (Ages 12-17) 1st Place: “A Hallmark Holiday” (#136) by Sierra Wagner, Carolyn Rugel 2nd Place: “Christmas Fir Real” (#3) by Abigail & Sophia Leone 3rd Place: ““Silver and Gold”” (#109) by Marjorie Yaschur Honorable Mention: “Santa’s arrival” (#34) by Brooke Rueckle Honorable Mention: “Hephaestus Holiday Dream” (#60) by Emma Ebbecke Honorable Mention: “Feliz Navi-Dough” (#107) by Margot Husson Emma Haig & Elissa Fisher Youth Gingerbread Creation (Ages 9-11) 1st Place: “Santa’s Festive Farm” (#22) by Ashlyn Kornuszko 2nd Place: “Cozy Christmas Cabin by the Lake” (#52) by Elena & Anna Demetriades 3rd Place: “Ghirardelli’s Winter Villa” (#33) by Brielle Weinblatt Honorable Mention: “Gingerbread Creation” (#21) by Ariana Fragner Honorable Mention: “Christmas Magic” (#43) by Junior Girl Scout Troop 83104 Honorable Mention: “The Gingerbird House” (#98) by Kiley Burns KIDS ONLY! Gingerbread (Ages 8 & under) 1st Place: “Christmas in July at LBI” (#119) by Olivia & Patrick Carey 2nd Place: “Santa Paws is Coming to Town!” (#50) by Edie & Mira Patterson 3rd Place: “Christmas at the Zoo” (#66) by Grayden & Milo Schoen 3rd Place: “Candy Cane Stables” (#67) by Hailey Beauregard Honorable Mention: “A Colorful Christmas” (#69) by Haley Burns Honorable Mention: “Eating Through Christmas!” (#135) by Eating the Alphabet & Art class Honorable Mention: “Jemima, Sarah and Vanessa’s Coop” (#146) by Winston Cooper