National Gingerbread House Competition

The National Gingerbread House Competition is an annual event held at Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina, United States.

[1] The competition has been broadcast by Good Morning America on ABC, The TODAY Show on NBC, the Food Network, and the Travel Channel.

The top three entries in each category get monetary prizes and, in some cases are awarded vacations at an Omni Hotels resort of their choice.

[9] The event started in 1992 with a small set of gingerbread houses built by people in the community to celebrate the Christmas holiday season.

[3] In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the public display portion was canceled due to social distancing guidelines, though some gingerbread creations were showcased digitally.