JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Get ready to sleigh the season with your most outrageously festive fashion!
News4JAX is on the hunt for the wildest, wackiest, and most wonderfully hideous holiday sweaters in Jacksonville.
Whether you’re covered in tinsel, wrapped in lights, or jingling all the way, this is your moment to sparkle (and maybe blind a few people with your sweater’s glory).
TWO WAYS TO WIN BIG!
1. Online Photo Contest
Think your sweater is so bad it’s good? Prove it!
Submit your photo on SnapJAX and let the people decide who truly rules the realm of ugly.
How to Enter:
Snap a photo of yourself rocking your ugliest holiday sweater
Entries close Nov. 29 at 11:59 a.m.
Public voting runs through Nov. 29 at 6:50 p.m.
The online winner will be crowned live at the city of Jacksonville’s Holiday Extravaganza at Riverfront Plaza on Nov. 29 at 6:55 p.m.!
Pro Tip: Share your entry on social media with #News4JaxUglySweater to rally your friends, family, and coworkers to vote for you!
Online Contest Prize: TBD (but trust us, it’ll make your sweater look even better!)
2. Live Ugly Sweater Showdown
Bring your festive fashion disaster to the main stage!
Strut your stuff in person at Jacksonville’s biggest holiday celebration.
Event Details:
When: Nov. 29
Where: City of Jacksonville’s Holiday Extravaganza at Riverfront Plaza
Time: Registration opens at 5 p.m. | Judging at 6 p.m. | Winners revealed at 6:55 p.m.
How to Compete:
Show up wearing your most gloriously awful holiday sweater
Register at the Info Booth when you arrive – but before 6 p.m.!
Take the stage and show off your “so-bad-it’s-brilliant” creation
Judges will score based on creativity, ugliness, and crowd reaction
Live Competition Prize: TBD (but it’s sure to outshine your sweater — barely)
Contest Rules & Guidelines
Eligibility:
Open to all ages (minors need parent/guardian consent)
You can enter BOTH the online and live competitions
Sweaters must be holiday/winter themed
Homemade or store-bought, if it’s ugly, it’s in!
Judging Criteria:
Creativity & originality
Overall “ugliness” factor
Holiday spirit & flair
Use of lights, tinsel, ornaments, and other festive chaos
Important Notes:
Keep it family-friendly
Online entries may appear on News4Jax platforms
Live contestants must be present to win
News4Jax reserves the right to disqualify inappropriate entries
Winners will be announced live and posted online
Get Creative — Go Overboard!
Think blinking lights, tangled garland, singing ornaments, pom-poms, glitter, and glorious clashing patterns. If grandma would cringe… you’re probably on the right track.
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