Decorating Contest

2026 Applications Now Open

Prize categories

Plaques will be awarded for:

Be aware that by entering the contest, you are accepting the following:

Businesses and Residences in the Waterford area are eligible to participate in the contest.
Concession 6 Townsend (Swamp Rd) on both sides, plus Halyk Cres between Hwy 24 and Cockshutt Rd to Concession 11 Townsend (Rockford Rd) on both sides between Hwy 24 and Cockshutt Rd.
The deadline for entry is 4:00 pm on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
To receive prize money, the display must remain in place until noon on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
Entrants are considered to have provided permission for photographs of their business/residence to be published as determined by the Waterford Lions Pumpkinfest committee.
The winners will be announced on Friday on the festival’s Main Stage at 6:00 p.m., and plaques will be distributed to the winners then.

Business
Residential Daytime
Residential Nighttime – Animated
- Animated is considered an exhibit that utilizes any or all of the following: mechanical or electronic devices that create movement within the exhibit; computer graphics or special effects that create the illusion of any type of movement, including characters singing.
Residential – Non-Animated

Daytime Judging: Thursday, October 15 and Friday, October 16, between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm.
Nightime Judging: Wednesday, October 14 and Thursday, October 15, between 6:30 pm and 11:00 pm.

Please ensure that your house number is clearly visible.