Holiday Door Decorating Contest
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Enter the City of Clifton's Holiday Door Decorating Contest. Deadline for registering is Friday, December 1st (by the end of the business day at 4 pm). Decorate your door for the Holidays with family and friends. Doors must be ready for judging by Monday, December 4th and email reminder will be sent on December 1st. Judging will take place throughout the week, please do not take off your door decorations until judging is finished. We cannot return to see doors if they have not been completed on time (December 4th). You do not have to be home when judging takes place. Winners will be contacted by phone and email after the judging is completed. All participants receive a small gift for entering the contest. Ten (10) winners will be selected based on various categories such as colorful, creative, beautiful, best theme, patriotic, craftsmanship, old-fashioned, unusual, original, and child creation. You do not need to choose a specific category when registering unless you are entering the “Child Creation” (a door that is completely created and constructed by a child/children). Participants who live in a multi-family/ apt. homes must decorate a door that judges can access at any time (i.e. main door must be unlocked to get into lobby to see a specific door) to leave an entry gift, take photos and see the decorations up close.
Please Note: Pre-registration is required. Register online at cliftonrec.com or by calling the Recreation Office at (973) 470-5956. When registering online you must complete the entire online registration process to the end by choosing the "pay online" option in order for your door to be validated and your name to be placed on the list for judging. Only register 1 person in your family.
The contest is open to Clifton residents only!
Online registration ends on 12/1/23 by 4:00 p.m.
See photos on the right-hand side for examples of previous winners and the type of entries we are looking for.