Deck The Windows II (150)

Mayor Menino's 2011 Deck the Windows of Boston Main Streets Contest

Part of the "Lights on Main Streets" initiative.

Contest Information

A friendly competition, Deck the Windows focuses on businesses located in a Boston Main Streets district, although the City encourages businesses city-wide to showcase their festive holiday spirit. Part of Mayor Menino's Lights on Main Streets initiative, the contest is designed to brighten neighborhood business areas during the holiday season by:

  • Drawing residents and visitors to Boston’s Main Street districts and highlight the unique gifts that shoppers can find in Boston’s neighborhoods;

  • Heightening awareness of the City's annual Holidays on Main Streets shopping campaign; and

  • Showcasing Boston's support of locally-owned businesses.

Logo Snowflake (25) Round 1: December 1st - 8th

A local judging panel selected the top 3 storefronts from each Boston Main Streets district. The 1st place winner from each district advanced to Round 2.
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Logo Snowflake (25) Round 2: December 12th - 18th

In the final judging round, the voting public weighed in to pick the winning city-wide holiday storefront window from the Main Streets districts.
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Logo Snowflake (25) Announcing the Winner

Mayor Menino honored the Deck the Windows of Boston Main Streets II Grand Prize winner, West Roxbury's Top It Off, at a celebration on Tuesday, December 20th at the winner's business. 
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