Describe your neighborhood, workplace, or town contest. Makeform creates an entry form for display details, locations, categories, photos, and publication permissions.
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Sample prompts for your contest
Choose a contest format, adapt the details, and send the prompt into the editable Makeform builder.
Audience
Residents entering decorated homes
Format
Address-based entry with viewing and photo permissions
Prompt size
240 chars
Example form structure
Address-based entry with viewing and photo permissions
Resident name and contact details
Address of the decorated property
Choose a contest category
When will the display be active?
Photo and address publication permission
Suggested entry tags
Residential entries
Office teams
Ready for judging
Ask whether judges may enter or must score from the sidewalk to prevent confusion on judging night.
Step 1
Register
entrant, display, location, and category
Step 2
Review
organizer checks details and viewing notes
Step 3
Judge
entries grouped into a practical route or list
Step 4
Announce
winners and permitted photos shared
Built for judging night
Capture where judges go, when displays are active, and whether photos may appear in results before registration closes.
Offer consistent choices such as spookiest, funniest, best lights, best door, or best team area for easier judging sheets.
Collect an address, room, or cubicle with viewing instructions and a separate public-map permission choice.
Keep photos, themes, hours, and access notes together so organizers can resolve incomplete entries.
One contest, several settings
Keep the entry basics, then adapt locations and permissions to how judges review displays.
Register addresses and hours while separating private judging use from public map permission.
Group entries by team and floor, with desk or door locations and a captain contact.
Accept homes and storefronts with addresses, hours, parking, and accessibility notes.
Use room numbers, grade bands, and adviser contacts for class or club door entries.
Contest setup
Describe the rules, review the generated fields, and publish one entry link.
Name the deadline, categories, eligibility rules, judging date, and entry types.
Add needed location fields and separate permissions for access, address display, photo use, and announcements.
Share the form and notify organizers of new or incomplete entries.
Send responses to your workflow and group them by category or route.
Entry collection options
Structured locations, categories, permissions, and contacts can become a judging route or review queue.
Field guide
Use these six sections to create an actionable entry list, keeping only fields that match your rules.
Entrant contact
Collect the person responsible for the display. Direct contact helps resolve unclear addresses, schedule changes, and missing photos.
Display location
Collect the location format your judges need, then state whether they stay outside, enter a shared area, or review a photo.
Category and eligibility
Use published categories instead of free text. Include divisions only when they affect judging and state how many categories entrants may select.
Display profile
A theme title helps judges identify entries. Active hours matter for illuminated or animated displays that are not always visible.
Photos and review
Request a preview or finished photo and explain whether entrants may replace it after setup.
Permissions and follow-up
Use separate checkboxes for judging access, public maps, promotional photos, and winner announcements, plus an organizer contact.
Related tools
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Open toolFAQ
Practical answers for HOA boards, workplace organizers, schools, and community event teams.
Collect entrant contact, display location, category, theme, and active hours. Add photos, access notes, rules acknowledgment, and separate map or promotional-image permissions as needed.
Yes. Ask for entry type first, then show relevant location fields: addresses for residents, storefront hours for businesses, or building and workspace details for office teams.
Publish a short list matching your judging plan, such as spookiest, funniest, best lights, or best team area. Use dropdown or multiple choice for consistent labels.
Yes. Add uploads for preview or finished photos and state how many you want. Ask separately before using photos on a contest page, newsletter, or winners post.
Collect the address for organizing and judging, then ask separately about public-map use. Include viewing hours, parking, and boundaries for visitors.
Collect structured addresses, categories, hours, and access notes. Send responses to your workflow, then group them into a practical judging route.
Yes. Makeform offers unlimited free forms and responses, so you can generate, edit, publish, and collect contest entries without a response cap. The paid tier removes the Makeform badge.
Repeat the deadline, judging window, display-ready date, and organizer contact. Explain follow-up emails, photo updates, and the planned winner announcement.
Open registration before the decorations go up.
