Join the Hilloween Yard/Home Decorating Contest — over $1,500 in cash prizes will be divided among the winners in the following categories:
Best Hand-Crafted: Let your artistic skills shine! We're looking for the most compelling hand-crafted designs in this category.
Most Frightful: Love to make your neighbors squirm? Show us your hair-raising creations in this category.
Most Family Oriented: Have some family fun with this category. Let's make those kids squeal with delight, not necessarily fright!
Best Fall Decorations: Love to decorate, but scary is not your thing? Show us your best decorations celebrating the fall season. Start collecting those gourds!
Best Theme: Are you a story-teller? We're looking for the best depiction of your favorite Halloween theme in this category. Need ideas? You might consider highlighting a theme celebrating the history and mystery of the Blue Ridge Mountains(though this is just one of many options!)
Want to help us promote the contest? Print out this poster and display it in your business or community organization.
How do you get involved? Sign up to enter online here. Be sure to register by 5pm on Friday October 18. Judging will take place on October 21-22, 2024. Entry is free (besides the cost to decorate your house).
Announcement of winners. Winners will be notified by email and/or telephone and announced on Saturday, October 26th at the Hilloween Night Festival in Spruce Pine. Attendance is not required to win. Winners’ names and photos of their decorated homes will be posted on the Hilloween website.
When the time comes, we will share a list of entrants here so you can check them out for yourself!
List of addresses for homes <coming soon>
List of addresses for businesses <coming soon>
Judging criteria and rules. Entries will be evaluated by an independent panel based on the following criteria:
Creative use of lights, special effects, and other materials,
Originality,
Storyline or theme,
Display and placement of decorations, animated objects, etc and
Overall "spooktacular" effect.
Additional details:
Contest is open to all residents (rent or owned) of Mitchell County, NC.
Do not cover/interfere with any fire safety equipment or walkways.
Keep everything family-friendly, non-discriminatory and non-political.
Judging will only include the portion of your yard/house/business that is visible from the street.
Participants agree that photos can be posted on the Hilloween website and facebook page and that there will be no compensation for posting.
Please note that all official entrants must share their address to be posted on the Hilloween website so that the public can drive by to see what you’ve created!
All participants are encouraged to post a photo to social media with the hashtag #HilloweenNC.
