Registration open for 5th Annual Holiday Homes on Parade decorating contest

Lights, decorated trees, snowmen and a reindeer or two or three. Maricopa will have them all, ready to be viewed by residents during the 5th Annual Holiday Homes on Parade.

The contest, sponsored by the city’s Community Services Department, focuses on all the energy and time put into the holiday decorations at so many homes in Maricopa. The contest is open to all residents in the greater Maricopa area.

Exterior home decorations, scenes, lights and seasonal characters, must be in place by Dec. 7 as judging will take place nightly from 6 – 9 p.m. between Dec. 7 and Dec. 17. Displays cannot include music and/or sound.

Judging will be in six categories: Best on Parade, Residents’ Choice, Most Creative, Best Use of Color, Best Theme and Best Light Show. Prizes are $500 for Best on Parade and $300 for Residents’ Choice (ballots for this category must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18 with maps available on www.maricopa-az.gov after Dec. 1). Winners in the other four categories will receive $100 each.

All winners will be announced by 5 p.m. on Dec. 21.

Registration is open, and all forms are due by Nov. 30 in order to have homes placed on the city’s Holiday Homes on Parade map. Registration forms are available here.

The Community Services Department would like to engage all residents in coming together to enjoy the holiday spirit by entering and viewing the Holiday Homes on Parade. Call the department with any questions at 520-316-6963 or email [email protected].

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