Show off your festive spirit and join the community in a dazzling celebration of holiday cheer by nominating yourself or a neighbor for the City's Shak the Halls! Holiday Lights Contest. Participation is open to all residents of Shakopee. You may nominate your own home or that of a friend or neighbor, but you must have permission from the person who lives in the nominated home.
- To ensure a fair opportunity for all participants, individuals who have won first place in the previous contest are not eligible to win first place in the subsequent contest but are welcome to enter and compete for other awards.
- There is no fee to enter.
- Entrants must submit a photo of the display they are nominating. Please submit photos taken at night, ensuring the display is illuminated.
- Entries will be accepted from Monday, Nov. 25 through Friday, Dec. 13.
- A voting period on the City of Shakopee Facebook page will begin by the afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 14. Winners will be announced by Wednesday, Dec. 18.
- Winners will receive cash prizes: $100 for first place and $50 each for second and third place. The person who did the decorating (typically the resident/decorator) is the person eligible for the prize.
Previous Winners
First Place: Andrew Jacobson of 969 Atwood St. S.
Second Place: Roy and Lilian Simmons of 2004 Norton Drive
Third Place: Josh, Monica, and Brodey Rosckes of 1110 Quincy St.
Second Place: Roy and Lilian Simmons of 2004 Norton Drive
Third Place: Josh, Monica, and Brodey Rosckes of 1110 Quincy St.
First place: Roger Schmidt and Lis Griffith of 921 Shakopee Ave.
Second place: Andrew, Nicole, Brooke, Dominic, and Zack Nelson of 285 Columbine Lane
Third place: Rich and Amy Logan of 226 Arabian Ave. W.
Second place: Andrew, Nicole, Brooke, Dominic, and Zack Nelson of 285 Columbine Lane
Third place: Rich and Amy Logan of 226 Arabian Ave. W.