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NORTH CAROLINA AZALEA FESTIVAL
WINDOW DECORATING COMPETITION
Each year, the North Carolina Azalea Festival brings hundreds of thousands of guests to our downtown business neighborho
WHY DECORATE?
Free publicity for your business!
Increased exposure to Azalea Festival guests!
Be a part of the Azalea Festival family!
Show off your creativity!
Increase unity with your downtown neighbors!
INCREASED EXPOSURE
Azalea Festival will create multiple social media posts highlighting the Competition and your windows All registered
INCREASED FOOT TRAFFIC
During the Competition, photos of the displays will be featured on Azalea Festival social media channels and website - encouraging local and visitor traffic to visit your stores
HOW TO ENTER
ONE MORE PERK!
Each business that submits their window decoration photo on time and utilizes Azalea Festival themes and/or the azalea flower will receive two (2) tickets to one (1) Main Stage Concert of your choice!
The 2019 participants were:
A Christmas Shoppe, Candles Etc., New Elements Gallery, On a Roll, Occasions... Just Write, Java Dog Coffee House, Art in Bloom Gallery, Finkelstein Music and Fine Jewelry, Sista Hats, and Coastal Paws Retail and Barkery
RULES & REGULATIONS
- Applications must be filled out online through the Festival
website, under the GET INVOLVED tab, and will be accepted
through March 1, 2020. Deadline to enter is March 1, 2020. - All businesses entering the Competition must be located in
the downtown Central Business District and immediate
surrounding area. - Windows must have some reference (whether written or a
drawing) to azaleas or the Azalea Festival. - Windows must be decorated and remain decorated from
March 6 - April 6, 2020. - Email a photo of your window display to
admin@ncazaleafestival.org no later than March 6, 2020.
JUDGING
- An independent panel of three (3) judges will judge the
Competition between March 6 - March 23, 2020. - Three (3) winners will be selected
- Judging will be based on creativity, integration of azalea
flowers/Azalea Festival themes, and overall design.
PRIZES
- The three (3) winners will receive:
*Promotion via the Azalea Festival's social media sites and
website.
*Dedicated Azalea Festival press release.
*A four (4) pack to (1) Azalea Festival Main Stage Show of your
choice.
THE FINE PRINT
- All photos submitted to the Festival become the property of the
North Carolina Azalea Festival at Wilmington, Inc., which means we
have the right to use them for current and future Festival publicity. - By registering for the Competition, you are agreeing to let the North
Carolina Azalea Festival at Wilmington, Inc. use your name, logo, and
likeness, as well as any photos taken of your window in the
competition, for Festival publicity, now or in the future.
Thank you to our 2020 Judges!
Bubbly Events
Element Outdoor Living
5725 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403 • 910-794-4650
admin@ncazaleafestival.org • www.ncazaleafestival.org