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General Registration
33rd Annual Gingerbread House Contest and Exhibition in-gallery display registration
Contest Rules
- Maximum base size is 15” by 15”. You may NOT attach multiple bases together.
- Entries larger than 15” by 15” will not be accepted.
- Edible materials ONLY! This includes the “glue” that holds pieces together and support on the inside! Exception: you can include string lights or fairy lights, but they MUST be plug-in. No batteries!
- Base must be sturdy! Your house will be picked up and moved multiple times during gallery set-up.
- Entrants will be asked to give their entry a title on drop-off.
- By entering the contest, entrants authorize Portsmouth Historical Society to use their images and images of completed work in promotional materials.
- Houses must be dropped off at the Portsmouth Historical Society (10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH) during the following times:
- Saturday, November 18, between 12:00 pm and 5:00 pm
- Sunday, November 19, between 12:00 pm and 5:00 pm
- Monday, November 20, between 10:00 am and 7:00 pm
33rd Annual Gingerbread House Contest & Exhibition: Downtown Retailer Sign-up
For the fourth year, we are inviting downtown retailers to join us in celebrating the season!
If you have a storefront window and would like to host a gingerbread house, read on to apply.
Are you a business without a storefront in the immediate Market Square area? You can submit a house in the “Business/Organization” category of general registration. Click here!
Retail Partner Requirements:
- Retailers must be within walking distance of Market Square.
- Retailers must have a prominent storefront window space large enough to accommodate a 15″x15″ gingerbread creation.
- Retailers must keep the gingerbread creation and accompanying label on display between Nov. 24 and Dec. 23.
- Retailers must agree to stamp/initial scavenger hunt “maps” of participants.
How It Works:
- We will include a maximum of 20 retail partners.
- Scavenger hunt participants will have to collect stamps/initials from 80% of retail partners (if we have 20 partners, they will have to collect 16 of 20).
- Each creation will have a small label with a QR code linking to an information page on the PHS website.
- PHS will provide stamps and a few maps to retailers; maps will also be available at PHS and for download on our website.
- Completed forms will be returned to PHS for entry into a raffle made up of gift cards and merchandise donated by participating retail partners and the Museum Shop.
Portsmouth Historical Society agrees to:
- Inform the retail partners if they will be receiving a house by October 27
- Deliver a gingerbread house (unless retailer agrees to provide their own) on Wednesday, November 22.
- If a retail partner is providing their own house, it is subject to the same rules as all registrants, namely that all materials must be edible (with the exception of string lights), and the base must be no larger than 15” x 15”.
- Provide a limited number of scavenger hunt maps for the business to distribute to their customers.
- Provide stamps to mark participants’ scavenger hunt “maps.”
- List the business name and website on our scavenger hunt map and on the PHS website and on our social media accounts.
The applicant understands that completing this agreement does not guarantee participation, as Portsmouth Historical Society does not yet know the final number of houses we will have to distribute.
Closed for the Season
Our exhibitions, Museum Shop, and Welcome Center are closed to the public. Our offices will still be open by phone, email, or by appointment, and the online Museum Shop will still be taking orders.