Sparkle Awards | Niagara Falls

This free outdoor holiday display competition brings our community together to celebrate creativity and festive spirit. Enter your address and showcase your incredible display or check the list of participating homes and get out there and see all the sparkly fun!

2025 Niagara Falls Sparkle Awards

In 2025, 45 households and businesses officially entered the competition! Winners were awarded in three categories: Judges' Favourite, Best Effects, and the Fred Girardo Community Choice Award. Thanks to all for joining in the fun and showcasing your incredible talent and enthusiasm. We look forward to seeing all the spark-tacular displays!

Congratulations to the 2025 winners!

3948 St. James Avenue

4120 Campbell Avenue

8551 Milomir Street

Judge's Favourite

First Place | 3948 St. James Avenue
Second Place | 8090 Woodsview Crescent
Third Place | 4026 Montcalm Crescent
Honourable Mention | 7373 Red Haven Crescent

Best Effects

First Place | 4120 Campbell Avenue
Second Place | 7373 Red Haven Crescent
Third Place | 6196 Trillium Crescent
Honourable Mention | 3948 St. James Avenue

Fred Girardo Community Choice Award

First Place | 8551 Milomir Street
Second Place | 7936 Spring Blossom Drive
Third Place | 7510 Canterbury Crescent
Honourable Mention | 4120 Campbell Avenue

Get sparkly! There are lots of ways to participate:

Create an outdoor festive display: Decorate your home or business. See Official Entry Rules below. 2025 registration is closed.
Explore the sparkle map: Displays will be lit up to Christmas, so hop in the car with your family and friends to see all the great decorations!
Vote for your favourite: Cast your vote in the Fred Girardo Community Choice Award during the competition window. 2025 voting is closed.
Follow the competition on Facebook: Competitors campaign for visits and votes by sharing their photos and videos

Sparkle map display route

Sparkle entries address list

There's no perfect route but if you follow the list in order, it will take you around to each house as efficiently as possible starting north to south! Get out there and see the all the Sparkly fun!

Check the participant list below or use our printable Sparkle entry address list.

2025 Sparkle Awards entry list

North

5847 Theresa Street
5947 Mayfair Drive
6476 Huggins Street, Unit 9
3627 Marlborough Place
3832 Portage Road
3948 St. James Avenue
7063 Harriman Street
3320 Wiltshire Boulevard
7510 Canterbury Crescent
7127 Freeman Street
4852 Pettit Avenue
4861 Law Avenue
5394 Twidale Avenue
4465-A Simcoe Street
4599 Simcoe Street
4916 St. Clair Avenue

Central

5298 White Dove Parkway
8090 Woodsview Crescent
7936 Spring Blossom Drive
6161 Sherri Avenue
6247 Kirkland Drive
8162 Lynhurst Drive
8551 Milomir Street
6639 Dunn Street
6548 Dunn Street
6400 Atlee Street
6302 Skinner Street
6095 Arad Street
6062 Main Street
5635 Hanan Avenue
5552 Hillsdale Avenue
6342 Frederica Street

South

7411 Redhaven Cresent
7373 Redhaven Crescent
7044 Sunhaven Drive
6196 Trillium Crescent
7385 Alex Avenue
3170 Tramore Crescent
8660 Regan Drive
4120 Campbell Avenue
4026 Montcalm Crescent
4615 Willick Road
5990 Lyons Creek Road
11762 Beck Road

Official entry rules

Open to residential and commercial properties in Niagara Falls, Ontario
Competition dates for 2026 to be announced
Contest is limited to exterior decorations, which must be visible from the curbside
Decorations must not cover/interfere with fire safety equipment, roads, sidewalks, or walkways
Keep everything family-friendly (PG-13)
Special effects, lights, and inflatables must be on each night during competition hours (between 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm)
Voting and judging may take place anytime during the competition date and times
Photos and media: Participants must agree to have photos of their displays and their addresses posted online, including, at the sole discretion of the City of Niagara Falls: the Sparkle Map, voting forms, and our social media accounts (Instagram, Facebook and X)
Official Sparkle Awards entry lawn signs must be placed in your yard and easily visible from the curbside. Signs are free of charge. We will provide a date for picking up the lawn signs at the MacBain Centre for the 2026 competition. (MacBain is open Monday to Friday from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm).

Rules for judges and the voting public

Judging takes place from the curbside (sidewalk) only
Do not block traffic and be courteous to others
Public voting for the Fred Girardo Community Choice Award is open during competition hours (to be determined for 2026). One vote per person per entry/display.

Assessment criteria

Judges Favourite:

Originality (20 marks)
Overall theme (20 marks)
Creative use of lights and special effects (20 marks)
Detail and decoration placement (20 marks)
Overall presentation (20 marks)

Best Effects (20 marks)

Prizes

Prizes will be awarded to first, second and third place in each of the three categories: Judges' Favourite, Best Effects, and Fred Girardo Community Choice
First place winners will receive a Sparkle Awards trophy
First, second and third place winners will receive a commemorative lawn sign acknowledging their sparkly display and the category they placed in

For more information on the program, please email the Community Recreation Coordinator or call 905-356-7521 ext. 4359 during regular business hours.