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Downtown Contest\/Exhibit Created as Pandemic Activity Will Continue Annually<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Bethlehem, PA (November 4, 2021) – Read, set, decorate! Registration for downtown Bethlehem\u2019s\u00a0Gingerbread Games<\/a>\u00a0is now open. Participants are invited to decorate two-foot tall gingerbread shaped cutouts which the city will display in December. The best decorated gingerbread will win a $100 downtown Bethlehem gift certificate.<\/p>\n A Sweet New Tradition<\/strong><\/p>\n The Downtown Bethlehem Association (DBA) originally created The Gingerbread Games last year as a fun way for families to enjoy a socially distant holiday activity during the height of the pandemic. The Fab Lab at Northampton Community College created dozens of wooden Gingerbread Friends for participants to decorate. The event was so successful that the DBA decided to make it an annual tradition. \u201cWe love celebrating holiday traditions in Bethlehem. The more the merrier. We are the Christmas City after all!\u201d said DBA Manager Tammy Wendling.<\/p>\n How to Participate When visitors check out the gingerbread artwork, they\u2019ll also be able to help select the winners in Bethlehem\u2019s annual\u00a0window decorating competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Downtown Contest\/Exhibit Created as Pandemic Activity Will Continue Annually\u00a0 Bethlehem, PA (November 4, 2021) – Read, set, decorate! Registration for downtown Bethlehem\u2019s\u00a0Gingerbread Games\u00a0is now open. Participants are invited to decorate two-foot tall gingerbread shaped cutouts which the city will display in December. The best decorated gingerbread will win a $100 downtown Bethlehem gift certificate. … Continue reading Run, Run as Fast as You Can – The Gingerbread Games Return to Bethlehem<\/span>
\n<\/strong>To participate, you must order your Gingerbread Friend from the Heart of Bethlehem website<\/a>\u00a0by November 22. Each one costs $30 and supplies are extremely limited. Decorate it at home, then drop it off at the DBA office. The DBA will display the completed gingerbread people from December 1 through December 21 near the Christmas Huts on Main and the path leading to Christmas in the Quarter at the Colonial Industrial Quarter. The public will vote for their favorites online.<\/p>\n
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