Gingerbread House Fun Competition 2024

It’s time for our 7th annual gingerbread competition and once again we’ve teamed up with Gingerbread World to bring you delicious, locally made gingerbread house kits. Decorate one of our ready-made kits or bake your own to help to raise vital funds for Safe in Sussex.

Kits will be available to buy online from Tuesday 1st October 2024 – Wednesday 18th December 2024. Please note that entry to any of our competition categories is now closed (see below for more info).

We’re over the moon that CommPoint Limited have once again come forward as the event sponsor and we’re very grateful for their continued support.

Managing Director, Steve Jackson says “CommPoint Limited are an established provider of Cloud Computing, Internet Connectivity & VoIP Telephony solutions based in the South East. We work with some of the most innovative companies in the technology sector to deliver IT solutions that add real value to our customers businesses. We are delighted to sponsor the Safe In Sussex Gingerbread competition again this year.”

Get Involved

Gingerbread House Decorating Competition (***Competition entries now closed ***)

Build and decorate one of the Safe in Sussex locally made gingerbread kits and enter either our child (under 16) or adult (16+) categories. Our traditional triangle house is £30 and £25 for our cottage kit, with over two thirds of your entry fee coming directly to Safe in Sussex. Full details of each kit (size and contents) are below.

Bake Your Own Gingerbread Competition (***Competition entries now closed ***)

A chance to get creative and show off your baking talents! This is for all those bakers and aspiring bakers out there! Bake, build, and decorate your own gingerbread creation – it doesn’t have to be a house; it can be anything you fancy making. Entry to either our child (under 16) or adult (16+) categories is by donation (minimum £10).

Businesses, Schools, and Community Groups (***Competition entries now closed ***)

We have a dedicated category for businesses, schools, and community groups where you can enter your organisation in the decorating or bake you own competitions. Entry is £50 per entry for the decorating competition (including large triangle kit), or £40 per entry for bake your own. Multiple entries for each organisation are permitted.

Key Competition Dates and Information

All categories will be judged on imagination, inspiration, and appearance at our in-person events.

It really is great festive fun! 

For the decorating competitions, only Safe in Sussex kits can be entered – just build and decorate, then bring your entry to the event.

For the freestyle competitions, all you need to do is click the button above and choose the freestyle option to book your place (kit not included) and then bring your creation along to be judged.