2023 Winning Entries
Congratulations to the 2023 finalists and winners! All winners in the Winterscapes photo contest are awarded. Check out this season's winning entries and start planning how you can participate next year!
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Congratulations to the 2023 finalists and winners! All winners in the Winterscapes photo contest are awarded. Check out this season's winning entries and start planning how you can participate next year!
Winterscape creations may be in your front yard, school yard or community hall. For more information, please read the terms and conditions.
Get inspired this winter for building your own winterscape. Have a look at some winter decor ideas, then submit a photo in one of three categories:
Be creative and use your imagination! View the gallery of winning entries to get inspired for your own creations!
These artistic winterscapes feature creative winter scenes including snow or ice sculptures.
Embellish your creations with plant materials, colour and lights - let your imagination run wild!
These winterscapes feature landscaped yards with showy plants, decorations or wildlife-friendly features.
These fun and play-friendly winterscapes feature whimsical elements such as snow slides, forts, snowpeople or ice creations, tree ornaments, and lights. Suitable for group activities!
Read the following rules, terms and legal conditions below before submitting any photos.
Questions and inquiries about contest rules can be emailed to front.yards@edmonton.ca.
All eligible photos nominated for a Winterscapes Award will be available for voting. Photos will be posted to the YEG Parks Facebook page. Interested Edmontonians can vote for their favourite photo by "liking" it. Voting will remain open for one week. The photos in each category that receive the most “likes” will then be subject to VIP judging to determine the top three winners in each category.
Three finalists in each of the categories (Winter Garden, Winter Play, and Winter Art) will be selected to receive a Winterscape Award from an internal judging panel. A maximum of nine awards will be given in total. Photos of the nine finalists will be posted in the Winterscapes gallery.
Online nominations can be submitted starting on Monday January 16, 2023. The deadline for submitting nominations is 11:59pm MST, Monday, February 27, 2023. Finalists will be announced in March 2023 on the City of Edmonton and YEG Parks Facebook pages. The City of Edmonton reserves the right to adjust any deadline(s) as the result of causes beyond its immediate control.
Prizes for the contest are awarded based on a random draw from all eligible nominations. The chances of winning are based on the number of nominations received.
All residents who submit an eligible photo nomination will be entered into a weekly draw to win a fun winter-themed prize including gift cards to #YEGWinterPatios!
Weekly prize draws will be completed and winners will be contacted by 4:30pm MST on each Thursday of the contest from January 16 – February 27, 2023, with the exception of the last week of the contest, where the winner will be contacted before 4:30pm MST on Friday, March 3, 2023. Prizes will be mailed to the recipient(s) within 3 business days from confirmation of mailing address.
Awards for grand finalists will be selected and recipients will be notified of the selection by March 31, 2023.
All submitted photos will be uploaded to the YEG Parks Facebook page for public viewing. Once finalist awards have been announced, and recipients notified, photos within the gallery will be organized into award recipient categories. Winterscape photos of finalists will be used in promotions for future Winterscapes promotional material.
Personal information is being collected by this program under the Authority of Section 33(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act and will be used for administrative purposes of the City of Edmonton's Winterscapes Photo Contest, to contact winners for the prize draw, and to notify recipients of the Winterscape Awards. Names and contact information provided will be used to verify entry information, to distribute awards, and to credit persons whose material is selected for publication where photo credit permission has been given by the photographer. If you have any questions concerning FOIP or for any program-related inquiries please contact City of Edmonton, Community Greening Coordinator through 311 or front.yards@edmonton.ca.
Online | Contact 311 Online |
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If you are calling from outside of Edmonton: 780-442-5311
Telephone | 311 |
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TTY | 711 |