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Gingerbread House Display Celebration at the Majestic Building 1630 Miner Street, Idaho Springs, CO | December 20th 5PM - 7PM

RSVP for the Gingerbread House Display Celebration

illustration of gingerbread house with a background of blue sky, clouds, and snow topped trees.

3rd Annual

Gingerbread House Challenge

Thanks everyone for a great event. See you next year!

Hosted by Clear Creek Center for Arts & Education and Argo Mill & Tunnel

3 gingerbread houses with a gingerbread man standing in front

Join the Fun

Build a Gingerbread House for Prizes

Use your own kit or pick up a FREE kit at the ARGO Mill. Kits are available from November 17th - December 18th. Supplies are limited and first come, first served!

To pick up kits for a group, please call ahead at
(303) 567-2421

SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS BY MIDNIGHT, DECEMBER 18TH

Winners will be announced on December 20th at the Gingerbread House Display Celebration from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Majestic Building in Idaho Springs.

Upload Your Photos

gingerbread house pieces

A family with finished Gingerbread House

A family building a gingerbrad house in their home

Gingerbread lake house with sugar glass and pretzel chairs and fire

CONTEST CATEGORIES

Win cash prizes, shopping sprees, dinners, and a stay at the Crawford Hotel!

Mini House

* Three Age Groups *

• Ages 8 and under
• Ages 9-12
• Ages 13+

Family

Share the fun of building your Gingerbread House with your family.

Team

Build you Gingerbread House with a team from work, school, etc.

Artisan

For bakers of all ages who prefer to make their gingerbread house from scratch.

Gingerbread house amongst trees, with paper snow, penguin, snowman and polar bear characters

2 gingerbread people laying up agains gold and red Christmas ornaments on top of coconut flas snow.

Gingerbread Recipes

Show off your baking skills!

Are you a baker who prefers to make their house from scratch? The Artisan Category is for you.

Click on the button below to see gingerbread house specific recipes.

INSPIRATION FROM PAST YEARS

Gingerbread house with striped red and white roof

Festive gingerbread house with reindeer on roof

Gingerbread house with gingerbread people on on roof and in front

Very colorful gingerbread house with colorful frosting flowers and nutcracke

Gingerbread house with walls and roof of white frosting. Gingerbread man in front with campfire.

Gingerbread cabin with sugar glass floor to ceiling windows and a lake in front

Colorful A Frame gingerbread house

Five gingerbread houses in green, whites and red

Four gingerbread houses with gingerbread trees

Inviting gingerbread cabin

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS

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