Voting Underway Today on Holiday Lights and Festive Sights Finalists

The City of Effingham and the Effingham Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Holiday Lights & Festive Sights Competition for the 2016 holiday season is officially underway!

The judges have chosen the top 3 in each category and public voting starts today, December 9th. Voting runs through Friday, December 16th at noon. You can vote in person at the Effingham Visitor Center or find a link online to vote at either the City Tourism Facebook page: Visit Effingham or the website: VisitEffinghamIL.com.

City Tourism Director Jodi Thoele encourages everyone to go out and see all the homes in person but they have photos of each home/business if you can’t see them in person. There is a map on Facebook of the top 3 homes in each category.

The first place winner in each category, including Business, Clark Griswold, Classic Christmas and Reason for the Season, will each receive $250, with the business winner picking a favorite charity to donate the money. The winners will also receive a sign to be displayed in their yard through January 2, 2017. Every person that participates in voting for their favorite holiday light display will be entered into a drawing for one of two $100 gift cards.

For more information on the Holiday Light Competition, please call 217-342-5310 or visit www.VisitEffinghamIL.com.