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Home / Insider Blogs / Join in a Safe Way to Share Holiday Joy from Your Kitchen: Calling all Whatcom Gingerbread Artists!

Join in a Safe Way to Share Holiday Joy from Your Kitchen: Calling all Whatcom Gingerbread Artists!

By Amy Guerra / December 4, 2020

Nothing says love like homemade food crafted from the heart, and for many in Whatcom County, the ability to create and share gorgeous gingerbread creations is an annual tradition. I know in my home, pandemic baking has upped the skills of my family (along with my weight), and a gingerbread house challenge seems like a fitting showstopper finale to 2020.

If you are mourning that it is not COVID-safe to join indoors in person and enjoy one another’s works, be cheered: there are two fun places to showcase the abundance of love and skill from your kitchen!


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#BEGingerFestive

Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism invites you to take a picture or short video of your creation and post it to Instagram or Facebook with the tag #BeGingerFestive. Share your inspiring (or frustrating) bake—and also the warmth of your home and the love of the people who made it!

Anyone who posts will be entered into a contest to win one of three, $100 ThinkLocalFirst Gift Cards—redeemable at local businesses across the county. There will be one random draw from all entries, and some surprise judges for Facebook and Instagram. 

Insider Tip: Click HERE to learn how to Spend, Gift, and Support Whatcom County Local Businesses During COVID-19!

Don’t have a handle on hashtags? Email a picture and description to media@bellingham.org. Whether you email or post, get us your entry before 2021 arrives . . . we’ll announce winners Friday, January 8, 2021. Who knows, we might use your creation as a shining example of the wonders of Whatcom County on Bellingham.org for years to come!

#BEGingerFestive Gingerbread Creation Content Rules: Click HERE for Full Contest Rules.


Jolly Elves at the Port of Bellingham

In addition to wondrous COVID-smart outdoor activities for the holidays, the Port of Bellingham invites you to submit your gingerbread creation photos to events@portofbellingham.com.

Insider information has it that their team of elves will put all the photos together and create a video to remember how we celebrated in 2020.


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About Amy Guerra

Amy is thrilled to share the endless possibilities for recreation and discovery in this region as Marketing Director for Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism.

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