Deadline for contest entries has expired. Drop by the Diamond Deli during Bellefonte Victorian Christmas to see the great contest entries and vote on your community favorite. 

Contest Rules:

* Gingerbread structures must be mounted on a hard, unbending surface no larger than 20″x 20″.

(Free Mounting Surface can be picked up at Diamond Deli, while supplies last).

* The main structure must be constructed of gingerbread.

* 90% of everything on the display must be made of edible materials (not counting the mounting surface). 

* The gingerbread structure can be of any design or building type as long as it is appropriate for all ages of the community to view while displayed. 

* More than one person can contribute to an entry, but only one prize check will be sent to the point of contact from the registration form.

* This year’s theme is “Christmas Trains”,  so we encourage you to incorporate any type of “train or train related” items into your display.

Drop-off and pick up instructions:

* Completed entries must be dropped off at Diamond Deli (103 N. Allegheny St.) Friday,December 6 or Saturday, December 7, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and Noon.

* Entries and placing ribbons must be picked up from Diamond Deli by 2:00pm by December 27th. 

* Winners will be notified and receive their prize via US Mail and will be recognized by name on social media. 

“Community Favorite” is to be voted on by the public during Victorian Christmas weekend-the winner of this prize will be notified and recognized the following week.