Wheaton Public Library to Hold Gingerbread House Contest

Wheaton Public Library will host a Gingerbread House Contest Friday, December 17 – Sunday, December 19 in the library’s Arts & Culture Center on the main floor. No registration is required to enter the contest, but participants must drop off their gingerbread house between 9:00 am – 9:00 pm on Thursday, December 16 or before 1:00 pm on Friday, December 17.

Voting will begin Friday, December 17, at 1:00 pm, and end Sunday, December 19, at 5:00 pm. The public is invited to vote for their favorite houses in three age groups (Youth, Teen, and Adult). Winners will be announced on Monday, December 20.

After voting, the public can participate in several hands-on activities including a gingerbread scavenger hunt, craft, and photo station. The gingerbread scavenger hunt will run for all of December, and completed scavenger hunts will be entered into a prize drawing.

The gingerbread fun doesn’t stop there. During the week leading up to the contest, the library will also host gingerbread themed storytimes. These storytimes will take place Monday, December 13 and Wednesday, December 15, at 10:00 & 11:00 am. Registration is required at wheatonlibrary.org/calendar

The library is excited to have the contest back in the Arts & Culture Center after having to move the event online last year. For more information about our contest and upcoming gingerbread themed events, please visit wheatonlibrary.org/gingerbread or call 630-668-1374.