City To Host Christmas Window Contest
The City of Hamilton is inviting local businesses to participate in its 2023 Christmas Window Decorating Contest, aiming to create a festive atmosphere and encourage residents to shop locally during the holiday season.
A spokesperson said, “Calling all City of Hamilton businesses! Now is the time to source those Christmas lights, get creative and plan to make Christmas 2023 in Hamilton a magical spectacle for our island’s residents. The City of Hamilton is inviting all city businesses to enter our 2023 Christmas Window Decorating Contest, with awesome prizes awarded to the winners.”
“The Christmas season is a time of joy, generosity, and celebration,” said the City’s Marketing Coordinator Sideya Dill.
“It offers the perfect opportunity for city businesses to create a vibrant and engaging environment for their customers by adorning their windows with captivating displays reflective of that festive spirit.
The spokesperson said, “Our contest aims to add some extra holiday cheer around Hamilton’s streets and entice residents to shop locally this Christmas, thus supporting Hamilton businesses. The window size doesn’t matter; the most beautiful display may be in the smallest of windows.
“We’ve held this holiday contest for several years and each year Hamilton’s stores give us something different; no two windows are ever the same. We’ve always been so encouraged by the creativity and ingenuity of our window display entries, and it is exciting to see the final product.
“There are two categories -
- Best Christmas Window 2023 [selected by a panel of industry-relevant judges]
- People’s Choice [selected by the general public through a City-hosted voting process]
“Each participating business can only enter one window into the contest and must display the window decorating participation notice issued by the City of Hamilton in their window before the opening of voting.
“The prizes are as follows:
Best Christmas Window 2023
- $1,000 BELCO Gift Certificate
- $1,000 Donation to the Charity of the Winner’s Choice
- A Social Media Feature
- A Dedicated Media Release from the city
People’s Choice
- $500 Masters Gift Certificate
- $500 Donation to the Charity of the Winner’s Choice
- A Social Media Feature
- A Dedicated Media Release from the city
“Businesses must be located within city limits to be eligible for entry into the contest. The window decorating must be completed by Tuesday, November 28 at 5:00 p.m. and remain in place until Friday, December 15, 2023.
“All participating windows will be professionally photographed for judging and public voting between 6 p.m. on Monday, November 27 and 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 28. Businesses must display the window decorating participation notice issued by the City of Hamilton in their window before the opening of voting.
“Voting and judging will take place between Friday, December 1 – Thursday, December 14, 2023. The winners will be announced on Friday, December 15, 2023.
“To apply to enter visit https://hamilton.rja.revize.com/forms/2761. All applications are due Monday, November 6 at 5:00 pm.”
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