Enter Highland Park's First-Ever Gingerbread House Contest

HIGHLAND PARK, NJ — Enter the first-ever gingerbread house contest sponsored by the borough of Highland Park.

The contest will be held Saturday, Nov. 30 from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m., the same day as the Highland Park Holiday Artisan Market at 212 Raritan Avenue.

Entry is simple: Just drop off your gingerbread masterpiece at to 212 Raritan Avenue, between 11:00 and 4:30 p.m. that day. (If you need to drop it off the day before, email mainstreethighlandpark@gmail.com)

The public will vote for the winning house. The winner will win a tote filled with an item from each vendor at the Market.

Rules:

1. Your house must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. (Nov. 30, Saturday) at the Holiday Market.
2. Entries are not limited to the structure of a house. Competitors are welcome and encouraged to uniquely design their entry for the 2019 competition.
3. Voting will be done by the general public from 5-6 p.m. on Nov. 23.
4. Size is up to you. Go with what you think will win.
5. Everything but the board/pan must be 100% edible. Edible materials are not limited to candies and icings. Use of gum paste, fondant, pastillage, chocolate, modeling chocolate, royal icing, isomalt, cast sugar, gelatin and pressed sugar is encouraged. Use of "Disco Dust," "Rainbow Dust" or "Hologram Powder" is permitted.
6. Materials do not have to be exclusively homemade and may be store bought (as long as they are edible).

Register here: https://www.mainstreethp.org/smallbizweekend

Winter Holiday Artisan Market:

• Municipal lot next to 212 Raritan Avenue (held outside)
• Saturday November 30, 12 p.m. - 7 p.m. (Stick around for the Highland Park tree lighting on Saturday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m., right next to the market! There is also a gingerbread house competition Saturday from 5-6 p.m. Info. below to enter.)
• Sunday December 1 and 12 12 noon - 4 p.m.
• Facebook event
• Vendor application

Central Jersey Pop-Up Flea Market

Inside 431 Raritan Avenue (inside. Come for 3,000 square feet of shopping all indoors just in time for the holiday shopping season.)

• Saturday November 30, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
• Sunday December 1, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Facebook event
• Vendor application

Both are free to enter. There will be lots of free parking, nearby shopping, dining and of course Pino's for a drink. Near to Rutgers/New Brunswick and all the major highways New Jersey has to offer.