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Highlights from the Grove Park Inn Gingerbread House Competition

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Highlights from the Grove Park Inn Gingerbread House Competition

Curious onlookers admire gingerbread houses at the Omni Grove Park Inn. Photo: Saga Communications/Pruett Norris


ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The annual National Gingerbread House Competition has returned to the Omni Grove Park Inn for another year of stellar sugary sculptures.

The gingerbread houses are on display for free at the Grove Park Inn, where they will remain until Jan. 4, 2026.

Find the full list of winners here.

From the charming village of “The Tiny Gnome Builders,” Mary Hulsman’s grand prize winner, to an abundance of Christmas mice, check out a few highlights from the competition in our photo gallery below:

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