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2026 GINGERBREAD LANE

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN
MAKE VANCOUVER WONDER
Vancouver’s beloved holiday tradition returns this winter

NEW FOR 2026
** entry selection will take place through three draw rounds

MORE THAN A CONTEST.

GINGERBREAD LANE IS ABOUT COMMUNITY.

TOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE CHANGING WISHES.

Gingerbread Lane is proud to support Make A Wish Canada.

Every year, our community comes together through creativity, generosity, and the joy of giving back. Every creation, visit, vote, and donation helps support life changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

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OUR CHARITY PARTNER

Land Acknowledgement


We hold this event by gratefully acknowledging the lands which we have the privilege to live and work are part of the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations)

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CREATE. BUILD. GIVE BACK.

JOIN THE 2026 GINGERBREAD LANE CONTEST

Show your creativity by building your own gingerbread creation
and share it with thousands of visitors at Hyatt Regency Vancouver

Choose the category that best reflects your experience and eligibility

(Please reads the requirement carefully)

THREE CATEGORIES

Professional

For anyone who earns income from baking, pastry or culinary work

If you earn income from baking, even $1, enter as Professional

Amateur

For hobby bakers and individuals who do not earn income from baking or pastry

School

For secondary schools in the Lower Mainland

A NEW WAY
TO ENTER
GINGERBREAD LANE

ENTRY SELECTION BY DRAW

Due to the high demand for Gingerbread Lane, participant selection will take place through a new draw process in 2026.

Submit your application for a chance to participate.
Draw results will be announced on the Gingerbread Lane website throughout the application period.

Selection results will be announced on:

​September 25
October 16
October 30

01.

Create your own 

Gingerbread Creation

Before

November 28

02.

Set-up

November 29

November 30

Between 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

03.

Photography &

Judging

 December 2

04.

Opening Reception

December 3
5:30 PM

05.

Open to Public

December 3  -December 28

2026 CALENDAR

Questions?

If you have any questions regarding entries,

please leave a message here. We will get back to you shortly

604 639 4712

We will send you the entry form shortly

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