The city of Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department will begin accepting nominations for its annual Lights, Sights, and Holiday Nights Decorating Contest starting on Monday, Nov. 16, and through Tuesday, Dec. 8.
Awards will be given to winners in the following categories: Best Decorated Rookie Residence (for first-time entries); Country Christmas (for Western or ranch-themed decorations); Homespun Holiday (“holidays at home” themed decorations); California Dreamin’ (best light display, motion lights, music, and/or animatronics); and Holiday Hall of Fame (for past contest winners who have won three or more times).
To nominate a residence, email rpinfo@cityofsantamaria.org. The email should include up to three photos of the display, the address of the residence, and a contact phone number for the entry (if available). Final judging will take place on Thursday, Dec. 10. All contest winners will be announced on Friday, Dec. 11. The Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Dept. will post a map of the winning residences on its social media accounts.
To find out more about this year’s Lights, Sights, and Holiday Nights, call (805) 925-0951, Ext. 2260, or visit cityofsantamaria.org.
This article appears in Nov 12-19, 2020.