Dandelion Show
How do I submit a flower?
So you want to submit a flower? Wonderful! First, select which competition you want to be part of:
- Online contest
- Drop off contest
- Art contest
Online
Take a picture of your dandelion, then briefly writeup why your flower is a show winner! Then, share your image on Instagram with the hashtag #victoriadandelionfestival and tag the @dandefest IG account, or send in your image to our email at [email protected] to have it posted by us on our page!
Please note, the dandelion must be one that you have found, and cannot be sourced from the internet! Photoshopped dandelions are still eligible in the art competition, but not in the flower show!
In Person *Update*
Our in person contest will consist of an assortment of jars on racks at the official Dandelion Festival Headquarters, or 1413 Fernwood Rd. For zero contact submissions, pick your dandelion and bring it to headquarters on the day of the show, then label with your name and contact information and a short writeup as to why your flower is a winner, and place it in a jar. Be sure to tune in live to the Dandelion Festival live stream to watch the judging! Winners will be notified by means of contact listed on their label.
Mark on the Map
Providing the luddite in charge of the website is able to figure out the interactive map, be sure to tag your dandelion with the place and time found, and if possible include your contestants photo!
Please note, the dandelion must be one that you have found, and cannot be sourced from the internet! Photoshopped dandelions are still eligible in the art competition, but not in the flower show!
* Due to the ongoing Covid 19 health crisis, the drop off competition is currently on hold, please check back for more information closer to the festival to see if this activity is running
Art Contest
Don't want to go outside due to seasonal allergies? Live in a neighbourhood without many dandelions? Crippling fear of bees? You can still participate! Use your artistic skills to create a depiction of a dandelion, then post to Instagram with the hashtag #victoriadandelionfestival and tag the @dandefest IG account, or send in your image to our email at [email protected] to have it posted by us on our page!
Winning Criteria
What might be considered a winning dandelion? The sky is the limit! Is its crown gigantic? Is the stalk really really long? Is it mutated? Is it daringly tenacious? Any of these wondrous attributes and so many more could be show winning!
Remember, the festival is all in good fun, and judging will be based entirely on abstract reasoning! Don't get too hung up on the competition, the true prize is the experience.
The Prizes
The true prize is the experience? Thats a load of crap! What kind of swag can you actually get?
The prizes for All
In person drop-offs will all get socially distanced Werther's Original's catapulted at them for their trouble. Aside from this, the online competitions will all receive *exposure* goody!
*Update, the in person activity is currently on hold due to the current Covid 19 restrictions, check back closer to the festival date to find out if getting Werther's chucked at you is still on the table!
Actual Prizes
The prizes are still being gathered, but will be a collection of dandelion themed products created by local artisans, including beeswax candles, hand crafted cutting boards, and art prints.
The true prize is the experience? Thats a load of crap! What kind of swag can you actually get?
The prizes for All
In person drop-offs will all get socially distanced Werther's Original's catapulted at them for their trouble. Aside from this, the online competitions will all receive *exposure* goody!
*Update, the in person activity is currently on hold due to the current Covid 19 restrictions, check back closer to the festival date to find out if getting Werther's chucked at you is still on the table!
Actual Prizes
The prizes are still being gathered, but will be a collection of dandelion themed products created by local artisans, including beeswax candles, hand crafted cutting boards, and art prints.