The aroma of holiday spices, candy canes, sugar gumdrops, and gingerbread will soon swirl through the air. The Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau knows that nothing says Christmas quite like gingerbread houses!
Entry forms are now available for the Annual Gingerbread House Contest to be held at noon Saturday, Dec. 4, in conjunction with the Lake Charles Annual Christmas Lighting Festival
Sponsored by the Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau, the contest and awards ceremony will be held at the bureau located at 1205 North Lakeshore Drive in Lake Charles. Entry divisions include amateur, professional and school groups.
Southwest Louisiana's very own mascot, Gumbeaux Gator, will help present the awards on Dec. 4. The Gingerbread Houses will remain on display at the bureau throughout the month of December, and all visitors during that time will be able to vote on the People's Choice Award to be announced Tuesday, Dec. 28, at the bureau.
The deadline for entering the contest is Nov. 12. Entries must be delivered to the Convention & Visitors Bureau between 1 and 4:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 3.
For registration information, contact the Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau, at 436-9588 or visit www.visitlakecharles.org.
The aroma of holiday spices, candy canes, sugar gumdrops, and gingerbread will soon swirl through the air. The Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau knows that nothing says Christmas quite like gingerbread houses!
Entry forms are now available for the Annual Gingerbread House Contest to be held at noon Saturday, Dec. 4, in conjunction with the Lake Charles Annual Christmas Lighting Festival
Sponsored by the Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau, the contest and awards ceremony will be held at the bureau located at 1205 North Lakeshore Drive in Lake Charles. Entry divisions include amateur, professional and school groups.
Southwest Louisiana's very own mascot, Gumbeaux Gator, will help present the awards on Dec. 4. The Gingerbread Houses will remain on display at the bureau throughout the month of December, and all visitors during that time will be able to vote on the People's Choice Award to be announced Tuesday, Dec. 28, at the bureau.
The deadline for entering the contest is Nov. 12. Entries must be delivered to the Convention & Visitors Bureau between 1 and 4:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 3.
For registration information, contact the Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau, at 436-9588 or visit www.visitlakecharles.org.