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Where Christmas Spirit Shines Bright!

The 1st Annual Hometown Holiday Showdown is a friendly Christmas decorating contest bringing festive cheer and community spirit to Madison County—all while raising money to help local families in need. Participants will deck out their doors with lights, garland, ribbon, and creativity, and a panel of judges and the community will vote on their favorites!

Your support helps Hometown Outreach continue delivering food, essentials, and hope to families right here in our hometown. It’s Christmas spirit with real community impact!


How the Contest Works

Residents, businesses/organizations, churches, and youth teams will register below and pay their entry fee online. Our volunteer photographers will contact each entrant and photograph each entry for a live people’s choice voting contest. During judging week, the people’s choice contest will run parallel to our panel of judges visiting and judging each entry in person. Our volunteers will tally all judges votes and all people’s choice votes. There will be 1 winner for each of the following categories:

• Best Residential Door Display
• Best Business Door Display
• Best Church Door Display
• Best Youth Team Door Display
• Best in Show
• Most Creative
• People’s Choice (voted by the community)

Winners receive prizes or a plaque (for bragging), and a yard sign (for more bragging)!

Official Contest Rules

  • Open to homes, businesses, churches, and Youth Teams in Madison County, FL.
  • Youth Teams must consist of an all-youth decorating crew up to 17 years old (or older if still attending high school). Could be classes, clubs, or groups.
  • Doors must be decorated on the exterior or in an accessible location for judges to physically view during judging week.
  • Decorations must be family-friendly and safe.
  • Registration and entry fee must be submitted by the deadline (Dec 19th at 11:59 pm).
  • Judging will occur in person during the dedicated judging week (Dec 21-26); displays must remain up.
  • People’s Choice voting will occur online for opted-in participants.
  • Participants may opt in to the public Door Tour Map.
  • Winning categories include Best Residential, Best Business/Organization, Best Church, Best Youth Team, Best Overall, Most Creative, and People’s Choice.
  • People’s Choice, Best Overall, and Most Creative categories are opt-in categories for an additional fee.

HOW WE SELECT WINNERS

Category Winners (Judges’ Choice)
Each category (Residential, Business, Church, Youth Team) is judged separately.
Process:
• Each judge completes a score sheet for each door.
• Scores are totaled across all judges.
• Highest total = Winner of that category.
• In case of ties, 1 tie-breaker judge will judge doors that are tied. Those scores will be added to the tally and highest score wins.
• Runner-up gets an optional honorable mention.

Best Overall (OPT-IN)
This award goes to the single highest-scoring door across all entries and categories.

Most Creative (OPT-IN)
• Judges select the top 3 from all categories
• Judges discuss and vote
• Majority vote determines winner
• These do not require score sheet totals (but often naturally reflect the top creativity scores)

People’s Choice (OPT IN, Community Voting)
Chosen separately from judge scoring:
• Based on LIKES in our Facebook 2025 Tour of Doors Album
• Most LIKES by the end of judging week (Dec 19th at 9:00 pm) wins!

Hometown Holiday Showdown

Contest Categories

Choose the right category for your festive door.

Youth Team
$ 10 .00

All-youth decorating teams!

Residential
$ 20 .00

For the holly jolly homes of Madison.

Church
$ 30 .00

Let your spirit shine bright for all to see!

Business/ Organization
$ 40 .00

Merry Madison businesses

Opt-in for additional contest categories to win the BEST of THE BEST.

Most Creative
$ 5 .00

For the creative decorators.

Best Overall
$ 5 .00

Put on a spectacular display!

People’s Choice
$ 5 .00

Become the community fav!

Celebrating Your Work with The Door Tour Map

There’s something magical about piling into the car on a crisp December night, mugs of hot cocoa in hand, kids bundled in pajamas, and holiday music drifting through the speakers. The Door Tour Map brings back that timeless tradition — guiding families through Madison County to enjoy festive door displays, sparkling decorations, and the joyful creativity of our neighbors. It’s a chance to slow down, soak in the season, and make memories the way we used to… together, with laughter, snacks, and holiday spirit lighting the way. By choosing to be included on the Door Tour Map, you’re not just entering a contest — you’re becoming part of a cherished holiday tradition for families across Madison County. Your decorated door becomes one of the magical stops along someone’s evening of memory-making. Kids will point excitedly from the back seat, parents will slow down to admire your creativity, and neighbors will feel a little more connected because of your light. Opting in means sharing joy, spreading hope, and helping create the kind of holiday moments people remember for years to come.

A Special THANK YOU to our Sponsors

Check back as more sponsors get added to our list. Be sure to thank them for their generous support.

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Donated Prizes You Could Win

Check back often for an updated list of donated prizes. Be sure to thank these businesses for their community support.

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Donated by Rancho Grande

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Donated by Mama’s Italian of Madison