Christmas Lighting Contest
Residential Division
Get in the holiday spirit and win some awesome prizes! Enter in the annual Christmas Lighting Contest! To compete in one of the following categories, please fill out this entry form.
Faith-Based display
Best display with a faith-based theme.
Sponsor: TBD
Prize: TBD
Nostalgic display
Best old-fashioned, classic display with reminds-me-of-my-childhood characteristics.
Sponsor: Lake Mills Graphic
Prize: Year Subscription and $20 LM Bucks
Clark Griswold display
Excessive, FAMILY-FRIENDLY use of outdoor lighting and decoration.
Sponsor: City of Lake Mills
Prize: $50 credit towards electric bill
Inside-Out display
Indoor displays that are visible from the street.
Sponsor: Christianson Interiors
Prize: $30 store credit
Charlie Brown-iest display
Best decorations on a dog house, tool shed, barn, outhouse...anything but your home!
Sponsor: Singelstad Hardware & Rental
Prize: $30 store credit
Overall Grand Prize
Community favorite regardless of theme*.
Sponsor: Lake Mills Chamber Development Corporation
Grand Prize: $150 LM Bucks
*Can not be a winner of any of the above categories AND the Overall Grand Prize. Grand Prize Winner will be selected first, followed by category winners.
Rules and Entry Form
Participation is open to all residents within the boundaries of the City of Lake Mills. Entry is free, no cost or fees apply. Contest is for exterior decorations only, including decorations in windows that are visible from the exterior. Judging will be done from outside the residence and will be based on “curb appeal” as viewed from the street only. Therefore only those decorations located on the street side of the property will be judged (corner lots can be judged from both streets).
Entry applications must be received no later than 5:00 pm on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. Displays must be up by 12:00 pm on Saturday, December 14. Voting will be held the evening of Saturday, December 14, through Thursday, December 19. Winners will be announced in the Lake Mills Graphic the week following voting. Entrants are required to have their lights on display during the evening hours of the voting time frame, and are encouraged to have them on outside of these requirements.