Judge Application

Interested in volunteering as a Judge for one of our House Decorations Contests?

Information for Judge Applicants

Thank you for your interest in volunteering to be a Judge for one of our House Decoration Contests. Please read through this information as it may answer most of your questions about what is involved.

  • All judges are volunteers, some are ACC members, most are not.

  • Judges must not be entered into a contest that they are judging, nor may any of their immediate family members be entered.

  • Judging can take 2-3 hours, depending on your pace and the number of entrants.

  • We highly recommend Judges visit the houses around dusk or just as it is getting dark. This provides the best opportunity to see both illuminated decorations and those that don’t glow in the dark!

  • Judges are given 4 days to visit all of the houses entered. For example, for Halloween 2024 we are judging from October 25 to 29.

  • Judges are provided with a judging form which includes a list of houses and a grid for awarding points on each of the judging attributes.

  • It is helpful if Judges have a printer at home (for printing the judging form) and a scanner for scanning the completed form and emailing it back. If you do not have either, you can make arrangements to pick up a form from an ACC member, and drop it off when complete.

Please read the Information For Judge Applicants before filling in your application. Thank you!