NIAGARA FALLS, ON - Show off your boo-tiful outdoor Halloween display and earn bragging rights in your neighbourhood – the City of Niagara Falls’ annual Spooky Awards competition is back for 2024.
The Spooky Awards is a free, outdoor, Halloween-themed decorating competition open to Niagara Falls residents. In 2023, over 50 properties participated in the competition.
Altogether, nine awards will be issued to our spookiest residents across three categories: Judges' Favourite, Best Effects, and People's Choice. Prizes include gift cards worth up to $100, commemorative lawn plaques, and 1st place winners receive a Spooky Trophy!
Residents can register their properties in the competition between October 1 and October 21. An online voting and judging window will take place from October 25 to October 27.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
- Create an outdoor Halloween display at your home or business – You can enter by registering online between October 1 and 21 at niagarafalls.ca/spooky. There is no registration fee to participate in the competition.
- Tour displays across the City with the Spooky Map—Residents are encouraged to tour the City using the Spooky Map, an online city guide of registered properties. Once registration is closed, the map will be made available to the public at niagarafalls.ca/spooky.
- Cast your vote in the People's Choice Awards - From October 25 to 27, between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., you can vote for your favourite display online at niagarafalls.ca/spooky.
- Follow the Spooky Awards on Facebook – Competitors can share sneak peeks of their properties and campaign for likes and visits leading up to the competition. You can also RSVP on the Facebook event page here.
Winners are announced during the day on October 31 at niagarafalls.ca/spooky, allowing residents to map out their trick-or-treating route to include the spookiest houses across Niagara Falls.
For a complete list of criteria and details on how to enter the competition, please visit niagarafalls.ca/spooky
For more information, please contact:
Nathan Smith
Community Development Coordinator
City of Niagara Falls
905-356-7521 ext. 3345
[email protected]
