Nov 20 – Jan 9
Gingerbread Competition & Display
- Nov 20 – Jan 9
- Visitor & Event Center, Shop #25 · Directions
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
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