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Great Bend Cookie Contest Sweetens Holiday Shopping Nov. 28
Did someone say cookies?
Looking for a way to satisfy your sweet tooth while tackling your holiday shopping list? Head to downtown Great Bend on Nov. 28 for Small Business Saturday and the 18th Annual Great Bend Cookie Contest.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., shoppers can visit participating downtown businesses, sample cookies and vote for their favorite cookie in one of Great Bend’s sweetest holiday traditions.
A minimum $5 donation is required to participate as a cookie judge. Each judge can purchase up to three bracelets for the contest. All proceeds benefit the Food Bank of Barton County, helping provide meals to local families during the holiday season and throughout the year.
To join the fun, stop by Cookie Headquarters at Rosewood Furniture Gallery, located at 16th and Main, to pick up a cookie box and voting bracelet. All votes to be counted must be returned to Cookie Headquarters by 4 p.m. on Nov. 28.
The event has attracted as many as 250 participants in recent years, and organizers anticipate another strong turnout. Shoppers are encouraged to pick up their voting bracelets before noon on contest day.
In addition to sampling cookies and helping determine which business earns local cookie-bragging rights, judges will have the opportunity to win prizes in drawings held immediately following the contest. Prize drawings will take place at Rosewood Furniture Gallery and will be streamed live on the Rosewood Furniture Gallery Facebook page. Following the drawings, organizers will announce the winner of the 18th Annual Great Bend Cookie Contest.
Businesses participating in this year’s Great Bend Cookie Contest include Rosewood Furniture Gallery (Cookie Headquarters); Ace Bail Bonding; Great Bend Tribune; Heart of Kansas/Ms. Pretty Pickles; Landon Erway State Farm Insurance at Dawson Jewelers; Rosewood Bargain Barn; Rosewood Wine Cellar; The Beauty Bar Salon; and The Wright Place Flea Market.
Downtown Great Bend businesses wanting to participate in this year’s contest can sign up at https://www.santasaroundtheworld.com/cookie-contest or call 620-792-2536.
The 18th Annual Great Bend Cookie Contest is held in conjunction with the “Home for the Holidays Parade and Festival.”
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For more information, contact Dana Allison, Rosewood Services, 620-792-2536
November 11, 2026
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Story by: Michael Dawes, PR director, Rosewood Services, 620-792-2536, MichaelD@rosewoodservices.com
