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Enter to Win Patch's Best Halloween Costume in Minnesota Contest

We're searching for the best Halloween costume in the state. Enter yourself or your kids for a chance to win an awesome prize package.

It doesn’t matter whether you’ll be the Great Gatsby or a Disney Princess for Halloween—if you have an awesome costume, showcase your creation in our Best Halloween Costume in Minnesota Contest!

Last year we had some creative entries, including a life-size box flower pot and this creepy ogre. Think you can top those costumes? Enter our contest today.

We’ve partnered with Gathr to give the Top 3 finishers an awesome prize package. Gathr is a new way to bundle products and services in one place—saving you and your family up to 60 percent on these offerings. If you’re a fan of Fandango, a regular Redbox user, love to get dining discounts through Restaurant.com or use PBS KIDS PLAY to enjoy educational games with your children, upload a photo for your chance to win one of these prize packages:

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  • 1st place: Free 1-year Gathr subscription
  • 2nd Place: Free 6-month Gathr subscription
  • 3rd Place: Free 3-month Gathr subscription

You can customize your prize package with products that fit your interests, but to win you’ll have to enter first.

Here’s how:

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  • Anyone 18 or older is eligible to enter. Parents can post costume photos of themselves and their kids from this Halloween or from years past.
  • Simply upload a photo to our Halloween Costume Contest Photo Board. Don’t forget to add a title and some details about your costume (but first make sure you’re a registered Patch user).
  • Hit the green “Post Now” button and you’re all set!

Our Best Halloween Costume in Minnesota Contest runs from Monday, Sept. 30 to Sunday, Nov. 3. National judges will select the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners on Friday Nov. 8. Click here for official rules.


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