Updated: 4/20/2023
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
Contest void where prohibited by law. Contest begins at 12:00AM EST, November 21, 2022, and all entries must be received by 6:00PM EST, November 20, 2023. Winners will be selected on November 25th, 2023. All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).
HOW TO ENTER
Complete our online submission form here:
https://www.costume-works.com/submit-costume
Your submission to our contest (photos and description) must be original and created by you (not copied from other websites), in good taste, legal, accurate and true, non-defamatory, non-threatening, non-confidential, non-infringing of copyrights owned by others.
Costume-Works.com is not responsible for lost, interrupted, or unavailable network, server, or other connections, miscommunications, failed phone or computer hardware or software or telephone transmissions or technical failures, garbled or jumbled transmissions or other errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical, or electronic.
SELECTION OF WINNERS AND JUDGING CRITERIA
All eligible entries will be judged by Costume-Works.com staff in 6 categories: "Coolest Adult Costume", "Best Couple Costume", "Best Family Costume", "Best Group Costume", "Cutest Baby Costume" and "Best Children's Costume". The judging criteria to be used will be based on creativity/originality of costume and quality of costume description and photos. By participating, entrants agree to these Terms and Conditions and the decisions of the judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects.
CONTEST CATEGORIES
Winners will be selected in 8 categories (3 winners in each category):
Most Creative Costume
* 1st place
* 2nd place
* 3rd place
Best Family Costume
* 1st place
* 2nd place
* 3rd place
Cutest Baby Costume (age 0-2)
* 1st place
* 2nd place
* 3rd place
Best Children's Costume (age 3+)
* 1st place
* 2nd place
* 3rd place
Best Couple Costume
* 1st place
* 2nd place
* 3rd place
Coolest Adult Costume
* 1st place
* 2nd place
* 3rd place
Best Group Costume
* 1st place
* 2nd place
* 3rd place
Best Pet Costume
* 1st place
* 2nd place
* 3rd place
ELIGIBILITY
Contest void where prohibited by law. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
Submission of an entry constitutes the irrevocable grant to Costume-Works.com of all rights in the entry, all rights to publish, use, adapt, edit, and/or modify such entry in any way and in any and all media, without limitation, and without consideration or acknowledgment to the entrant and the unconditional right to use the photograph and statements about the promotion for advertising/publicity purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, or other technical problem, Costume-Works.com may, in its sole discretion, either: (a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the Contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Terms; or (b) award the prize from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. Costume-Works.com reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Terms and Conditions or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Costume-Works.com reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
By entering, participants release Costume-Works.com from any and all liability for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by participation in the contest or the acceptance, possession, or use/misuse of a prize or participation in any prize-related activities.