2022 Vermont Folklife Gingerbread Exhibit and Contest
Welcome!
This year our annual Gingerbread Contest and Exhibit is HYBRID. Completed houses are currently on display in the Vermont Folklife Gallery at 88 Main St. in Middlebury, VT and you can also view all of the submissions in the full virtual exhibit below.
From round barns to covered bridges to whales' tails, this year we invite you to celebrate a favorite Vermont landmark in gingerbread. Pick a notable scene from your town or around the state and craft it in cookie form. Make it worthy of a picture postcard or an instagram selfie.
2022 Contest Theme: Vermont Landmarks
Gallery Hours
Come see the houses in person!
The gallery will be open from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm* on the following dates:
December 7 - 9
December 13 - 16
*We’ll be open late on Thursday, Dec. 8 and Thursday, Dec. 15 as part of Midd Night Stroll!
Vote for the People’s Choice Award
Our wonderful panel of volunteer judges will announce winners in each category on Tuesday, December 20, but this is your chance to vote! Click on the floating yellow “thumbs up” symbol in the bottom-right of this page to cast your vote.
Only one vote per email per day is allowed! Extra votes will be disqualified. Be sure to spread the word to family and friends!
The winner of the People’s Choice Award will be announced along with the winners in each category on Tuesday, December 20. Good luck to all!
This event is sponsored by
Joseph P Carrara and Sons Inc.
1 - 4H Club: Critter Creek - Sugar House
WINNER: BEST IN CATEGORY
Salisbury, VT
Category: Organization
2 - Emily Bissonnette - Snow Day
WINNER: BEST IN CATEGORY and PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Middlebury, VT
Category: Adult-Amateur
3 - Erin Hurlburt - Christmas in Vermont
WINNER: BEST IN CATEGORY
Middlebury, VT
Category: Adult-Professional
4 - Heather Pierce - The Dog Team Tavern
Middlebury, VT
Category: Adult-Amateur
5 - Heather and Becka Seeley - Holiday Pulp Mill Bridge
WINNER: BEST IN CATEGORY
Middlebury, VT
Category: Families 12 & Older
6 - Isabel Bettencourt - Lake Champlain
Middlebury, VT
Category: Families 11 & Under
7 - Judith Doria - The Old Sugar House
Middlebury, VT
Category: Adult-Amateur
8 - Lila Hescock, Linus Bodette, and Lincoln Bodette - Timothy Clark Smith Grave
Addison, VT
Category: Families 12 & Older
Grave of Timothy Clark Smith, New Haven, VT: Dr. Smith had a phobia of being buried alive. Prior to his death, he created a tomb with a six foot deep glass window to ensure he was not buried alive.
9 - Mary Douglas - Santa Makes a Stop at the Snow Bowl
Weybridge, VT
Category: Adult-Amateur
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10 - Mary Hogan Preschool Program - Whale’s Tails
Middlebury, VT
Category: Organization
11 - Melanie Root - The Pulp Mill Bridge
WINNER: BEST IN CATEGORY
Weybridge, VT
Category: Families 11 & Under
12 - Michelle and Douglas Black - Middlebury Station
WINNER: BEST IN THEME
Cornwall, VT
Category: Adult-Amateur
13 - Mo Bissonnette - Tomte Shed
Middlebury, VT
Category: Adult-Amateur
14- Nolan Porteous - Stand with Pride on the Golden Dome
Middlebury, VT
Category: Families 11 & Under
15 - Orwell Early Ed Program - Christmas at Buxtons’s Store
Fairfax, VT
Category: Organization
16 - Phoebe Downs and her Grandparents - New Haven Train Depot
Fairfax, VT
Category: Families 11 & Under
17 - Samara Bissonnette - Farm
Middlebury, VT
Category: Youth
18 - Vonn Daly, Matthew DelGiacco, and Graham Daly - Old Log Bridge
WINNER: BEST IN CATEGORY
Cornwall, VT
Category: Youth
