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

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Build a Gingerbread House for Prizes

create your own or pick up a FREE kit at the ARGO Mill. Kits are available Now - December 5th. Supplies are limited and first come, first served! Or, Meet us at the Mistletoe Market on 16th Street, Idaho Springs on Nov 30th. 

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

Submit by 5pm, DEC. 15TH

Winners will be announced at the Gingerbread Display Celebration. Saturday, Jan 10th @11am,

1630 Miner St., Majestic Building 

(Drop your house off before the 31st.)

A family with finished Gingerbread House
Gingerbread lake house with sugar glass and pretzel chairs and fire

CONTEST CATEGORIES

Win excellent procured prizes!

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.

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

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INSPIRATION FROM PAST YEARS

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS

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ENTER THE CHALLENGE

QUESTIONS

 

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DISPLAY CELEBRATION

To Be Determined

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