"Gingerbread Showcase" in distressed white text on a black background.

Habitat Victoria’s 17th Annual

November 21, 2025 - January 4, 2026

This holiday favourite will return to the Victoria Harbour at the Hotel Grand Pacific.

An iconic Victoria holiday tradition, Habitat Victoria’s Gingerbread Showcase, presented by Peninsula Co-op and hosted at the Hotel Grand Pacific is back for its 17th year! This is Habitat Victoria’s premier annual fundraising event, helping local families build a foundation through affordable homeownership.

The event sees over 20,000 visitors from school groups, community groups, Victoria locals, tourists and more. All attendees are encouraged to vote for their favourite and make a donation.

Habitat Victoria leans heavily on our amazing volunteer base to act as on-site Gingerbread Ambassadors, interacting with visitors of the event and helping with donations and information about the creations and Habitat’s purpose.

Gingerbread house decorated with pink icing and candy, resembling a Victorian-style structure. It features a tower, detailed lattice work, and a gingerbread tree on the side, set against a patterned wallpaper.

2024 Showcase People’s Choice Winner - Amy Rice

Professional and home bakers alike spend hundreds of hours interpreting the Showcase theme each year. In dozens of creative ways and with edible materials of all kinds. They’ll be vying for top honours in the following categories:

  • Best first impression

  • Best use of skill & technique

  • Best interpretation of the theme

  • Most creative and original

  • Most diverse use of ingredients

  • The People’s Choice Award - as determined by Showcase visitor votes

Directions to Hotel Grand Pacific
 

The theme for the 2025 Gingerbread Showcase is Homes for All.

Think: A welcoming space where everyone feels they belong—surrounded by comfort, connection, and warmth.
We invite you to create environments, real or imagined, that offer a sense of family, belonging, and possibility. These are spaces where care is built in, and where togetherness isn't just felt—it's celebrated!

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Volunteer Opportunities:

Gingerbread Ambassadors:

Habitat Victoria's 17th Annual Gingerbread Showcase fundraiser is fast approaching and we need YOUR help! Once again hosted at the fantastic Hotel Grand Pacific, we look forward to welcoming the many visitors that come out to view and vote for their favourite creation. This iconic Victoria holiday event features local professional and at-home bakers building imaginative gingerbread creations, all in support of Habitat Victoria. 

The show runs daily from 9am to 9pm from Friday, November 21, 2025 through Sunday, January 4th, 2026. Shifts are 3 hours long, with 2-3 ambassadors per shift. Sign up for as many as you like.  

Volunteer ambassadors help greet guests, encourage them to vote and donate for their favourite, and spread the holiday cheer.

Questions?  Email volunteer@habitatvictoria.com

Sign up today!

Gingerbread Showcase Mascot:

Suit Up as ‘SNAP’ Our Gingerbread Icon

  • Interact with the community as the Gingerbread Showcase mascot, and appear at locations around Victoria to spread holiday cheer.

  • Under 5'10", over the top with enthusiasm!

  • Flexible availability November through December 2025

Questions?  Email volunteer@habitatvictoria.com

This event would not be possible without the help of our friends in the community

Presenting Sponsor

Peninsula Co-op logo in red text and shield shape

Venue Sponsor

Volunteer Sponsor

Sponsor Opportunities available

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Media Sponsors

Sugar Sponsors

Community Sponsors

Check out the 2024 showcase creations below!