Gingerbread Competition & Display

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 eight different categories:

• Traditional Holiday Gingerbread House
• Incredibly Unusual 3-Dimensional Gingerbread Creation
• Reproduction of a Movie or TV set
• Holly Jolly
• Teen Gingerbread Creation (Ages 12-17)
• Youth Gingerbread Creation (Ages 9-11)
• KIDS ONLY! Gingerbread (Ages 8 & under)
• Professional Gingerbread

The gingerbread entries will be on exhibit during shopping hours from November 15 through January 19, 2025 in the Visitor & Event Center. Admission is free.

People’s Choice Prize: Guests can vote for their favorite gingerbread entry from November 15-December 2! (Criteria: Best Use of Color, Best Use of Sprinkles, Most Innovative Structure, and Holiday Spirit). The winner will be announced on December 6 and win a dinner for four at Cock ‘n Bull Restaurant.

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2024 Winners

Congratulations to all of our 2024 participants.

Professional Gingerbread

1st Place: “Sleigh Rides at the Stable” (#76) by Abby Moyer
2nd Place: “Caroling with my gnomies” (#45) by Peyton Bond
3rd Place: “Santa’s “Moo-velous” Dairy Farm” (#70) by Trista Bond

Traditional Holiday Gingerbread

1st Place: “The Frosty Farmstead” (#67) by Isabella & Gretchen Scarlata
2nd Place: “Christmas at the Breakers in Newport,RI” (#37) by Joline Hoffner
3rd Place: “Countdown to Christmas” (#21) by Beth Jameson, Abby Jameson Folz
4th Place: “Christmas Gnomes ADVENTure” (#6) by Kate Sielski
5th Place: “Cutie Pies Bakery” (#72) by Melissa Russo
6th Place: “Canal House Christmas” (#24) by Anastasia Pellegrino
6th Place: “Christmas at the Cabin” (#118) by Emily Northrup
Honorable Mention: “Santa’s Homestead” (#79) by Meghan Jurin
Honorable Mention: “Sugarplum Fairies Hideaway” (#99) by Lana Lang, James Stokes
Honorable Mention: “Three French Hens” (#127) by Julia Larrabee

Holly Jolly

1st Place: “A night at The Nutcracker” (#43) by Kaitlyn Clark
2nd Place: “The Gingerbread Factory” (#101) by Allison Brown
3rd Place: “Twinkling Traditions” (#51) by Jen Snyder Michelle Quaresima
3rd Place: “Making My List for Santa” (#63) by Alanna Tauber
4th Place: “Christmas in the Village” (#125) by Kelly Mcdowell Susan McDowell
5th Place: “SugarRush Factory” (#12) by Victoria Kalnajs
6th Place: “House of Faith” (#117) by Lori Brozena Aria Morrison
Honorable Mention: “Santa’s Choir” (#5) by Jacqui Rivera Jeannette Italiano
Honorable Mention: “Winter wonderland” (#89) by Ava Frederick
Honorable Mention: “Candy Land” (#112) by Aurora DiMento Caleen DiMento

Incredibly Unusual 3-Dimensional Holiday Gingerbread Creation

1st Place: “Christmas Shopping” (#100) by Tracy Downing
2nd Place: “Cuckoo for Winter” (#87) by Elizabeth Marunde
3rd Place: “Gloria!” (#114) by Jim Lynch Jay Lynch
4th Place: “Christmas Through The Looking Glass” (#122) by Rachel Glauser
5th Place: “Buon Natale from The D’Uva Famiglia” (#66) by Greg & Ryan D’Uva
6th Place: “Gingerbread Pinball” (#13) by Ashley Landis
Honorable Mention: “Mrs. Claus is coming to town!” (#46) by Rhonda Rueckle
Honorable Mention: “Far-out Frozen Festivities” (#106) by Michael Petruski, Ady Mosko, Tanner Obrzut

Reproduction of a Movie or TV Set

1st Place: “‘Making Christmas!’ The Nightmare Before Christmas” (#14) by Christie Alderman
2nd Place: “Deck the Doghouse” (#27) by April Hill
2nd Place: “Seasons Greetings from Gringotts” (#52) by Tessa & Glenn Roedel
3rd Place: “Christmas Spirits” (#32) by Maryanne Garcia
4th Place: “Shrek the Halls” (#109) by Scalfaro Family
5th Place: “Minions | The Rise of Gru’s House” (#90) by Sharon Grifin, Logan Griffin
6th Place: “We wish you a Charlie Brown Christmas”” (#86) by Sarah Mumma Jade Mumma
Honorable Mention: “The Stringing of the Griswold Lights” (#31) by Keirsten, Keith & Connor Wagner
Honorable Mention: “Merry Shrekmas” (#54) by Caitlin O’Neill
Honorable Mention: “There’s No Place Like Home (For the Holidays)” (#71) by The Next Step Programs

Student Gingerbread Creation (Teen Ages 12-17)

1st Place: “Skiing in the Swiss Alps” (#11) by Emma Sherman
2nd Place: “Holy Matrimony!” (#113) by Brooke Rueckle
3rd Place: “Take a Bite of Our Dear Savior’s Birth” (#42) by Emily & Danielle Wilson
Honorable Mention: “Santa’s Train Station” (#55) by Rebecca Lawlor
Honorable Mention: “Waldo’s Winter Wonderland” (#56) by Emma Weiss
Honorable Mention: “A Christmas Carol” (#116) by Pilar B

Student Gingerbread Creation (Youth Ages 9-11)

1st Place: “Mt. Crumpit and the Grinch” (#103) by Kaden Bernstein
2nd Place: “Home sweet Home” (#19) by Valentina Rivera
3rd Place: “Friends Forever” (#105) by Dominic Gurst Caden Fischer, Mack Stuhltrage
Honorable Mention: “Santa’s Day at the Beach” (#17) by Ashlyn Kornuszko
Honorable Mention: “St. Nick’s Christmas Castle” (#23) by Landon Carrino
Honorable Mention: “Snow day” (#93) by Kaitlyn Moszak

Kids Only! (Ages 8 & Under)

1st Place: “Art and Christmas together” (#74) by Donna Creamer Picasso kid’s class
2nd Place: “Paris” (#124) by Olivia Carey Patrick Carey
3rd Place: “Rainbow House” (#68) by Coraline Johnson
Honorable Mention: “Candyland at Christmas” (#25) by Carson Weckenman Mia DeFilippis
Honorable Mention: “Santa’s Workshop” (#81) by Grayden Schoen
Honorable Mention: “Frosty’s Animals Friends” (#107) by Hailey Beauregard