Winners announced in annual window decorating contest

Look out NYC! You've got some competition for most festive holiday window displays!

Take a stroll down 2nd Avenue or peruse the shops of Cottonwood Square in Niwot and you're sure to feel the Christmas spirit! Almost all of the businesses have donned their windows with glittering demonstrations of festive cheer.

While 2020 has dealt us a Christmas season that only Ebenezer Scrooge would enjoy, the Niwot business owners aren't about to let the holiday magic slip away! In an effort to keep the town merry and bright, Carissa Brandes, co-owner of The Niwot Inn & Spa, and long-time Niwot resident Kristin Alger organized this year's Window Decorating Contest.

While some shop owners dedicated their windows to holiday film classics, like The Nightmare Before Christmas, others opted for elegant designs of Christmas villages and delicate snowflakes.

All were wonderful and all succeeded in their endeavor to bring joy to the people of this small, historic town.

The contest was professionally judged by Niwot artist Lisa Rivard, along with Mary Quinn and Suzanne Cote.

The winners of the Professional Judging Section are:

1st Place: Few of a Kind Vintage + Mercantile

2nd Place: Little Bird

3rd Place: Porchfront Homes

There was also a People's Choice section, voted on by the residents of and visitors to Niwot.

The winners of the People's Choice section are:

1st Place: Niwot Massage - designed by Sydney Cusack

2nd Place: Porchfront Homes

3rd Place: Niwot Inn & Spa

Finally the winners of the Raffle Drawing (a random drawing from all People's Choice votes) are:

Paula Wright (Niwot Massage Gift Certificate)

Peter Brandes (Few of a Kind Vintage + Mercantile Gift Certificate)

Anne Postle (Niwot Wheelworks Gift Certificate)