Studer Community Institute's gingerbread competition takes Polar Express as its theme this year, and anyone can walk in free to see the houses. Visitors can decorate cookies, play holiday bingo and have snacks. Santa poses for photos at the North Pole on the 9th floor, with a $5 digital download or a mailed print for $10 or $15.
Before you go
- Walk in free between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM
- Take the elevator to the 9th floor for Santa photos
- To enter a house, turn in the form by Monday 12/7 and drop it off by 10:00 AM on 12/12
What we checked, and when
Read off the venue's own page on 2026-10-23.
Studer Community Institute lists the event as free to attend. Entering a house costs $50 for adults and $20 for the Kid's Division; Santa photos are $5 digital, $10 for a 4x6 print or $15 for a 5x7 print.
Not confirmed: A military rate. We searched and the venue publishes none. That is not the same as there being none, so it is worth asking.
Entered houses must be picked up between 2:15 and 3:00 PM or they are thrown away.
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