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.
Nominated homes will be added to a holiday lights map on this web page so community members can drive by the displays.
Entries will be accepted from Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, through 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025- 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.
- A public voting period on the City of Shakopee Facebook page will take place from 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 19 to 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23. Winners will be announced once the voting period has concluded on Dec. 23.
- 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.