Official Entry Rules
Prizes
2022 Spooky Award Winners
People’s Choice: 8393 Feren Drive
Best Effects: 4120 Campbell Avenue
Judge’s Choice: 4394 Twidale Avenue
- Open to residential and commercial properties in the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario.
- Competition dates are Friday, October 27 through Sunday, October 29, between the hours of 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
- Contest is limited to exterior decorations, which must be visible from the curbside.
- Decorations must not cover/interfere with any fire safety equipment, roadways or sidewalks/walkways.
- Keep everything PG-13.
- Special Effects/Lighting/Inflatables must be operating each night during the competition (between 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.)
- Voting/Judging may take place anytime during the competition dates/times.
- Photos & 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 Spooky Map, voting forms, and our social media accounts (Instagram, Facebook and Twitter).
- Official Spooky Awards Entry lawn signs must be placed in your yard and easily visible from the curbside. Free of charge, pick yours up at the MacBain Centre starting Wednesday, October 4. If you have one from last year, you can save yourself a trip: they're the same. (MacBain is open 7:00am - 9:00pm Monday to Friday, 7:00am - 5:00pm Saturday & Sunday)
- Assessments to be conducted from the curbside (sidewalk) only.
- Do not block traffic. Be courteous to others.
- Voting for the People's Choice will be open to the public during the competition starting from Oct 28 at 6:00 p.m. until 11:59 p.m. on Oct 29. One vote per person, per entry/display. Online voting form is posted above.
- Originality (20 marks)
- Overall theme (20 marks)
- Creative use of lights and special effects (20 marks)
- Detail/placement of decorations (20 marks)
- Overall Presentation (20 marks)
Prizes
- Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each of the three categories: Judges Favourite, Best Effects, People's Choice.
- 1st place winners will receive a Spooky Awards trophy!
- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will receive a commemorative lawn sign acknowledging their spooky display and category they placed in!
- 1st place winners will receive a $100 gift card of their choice
- 2nd place winners will receive a $75 gift card of their choice
- 3rd place winners will receive a $50 gift card of their choice
2022 Spooky Award Winners
People’s Choice: 8393 Feren Drive
Best Effects: 4120 Campbell Avenue
Judge’s Choice: 4394 Twidale Avenue
