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Rosy Memories of Rose Shows Contest Rules

Roses are blooming, so you know what that means! Thomasville’s Rose Show and Festival is right around the corner! What better way to celebrate the beauty of this adored event than to share your favorite memories from past Rose Shows in photos. With that goal in mind, the Thomasville Visitors Center is kickstarting Rosy Memories of Rose Shows Past, #roseshowmemories. This campaign allows visitors and residents to share their favorite memories of past Rose Shows, vote on their favorites, and win a great prize package.

Here’s How it Works:

Submit a photo of your favorite Rose Show memory on Instagram or Facebook and tag it with #roseshowmemories. Scenic pictures of the event, its natural beauty, historic buildings, event attractions, favorite foods or activities (with or without people in the photo) should be submitted. Be creative!

We’ll choose our five favorites, and these top five will then be voted on by Facebook and Instagram followers – just like you! The photo with the MOST LIKES will WIN a great prize package:

Prize Package Includes:

  • $50 in Downtown Dollars
  • Invitation for you and two guests to the Dignitaries Reception
  • Seats for you and two guests in the Grandstands during the Rose Parade
  • Rose Show gift basket including a Rose Show t-shirt

Contest Rules:

  • Photos must be original and taken at a past Rose Show and Festival.
  • Photos must be tagged with #roseshowmemories.
  • Photos must be submitted by April 20, 2023.
  • Participants must be at least 16 years old and live in the United States.

How to Enter:

Post your original photo on Instagram or Facebook, and tag it with #roseshowmemories from March 18-April 20. Make your post or profile “public” so we can view your photo. The Thomasville Visitors Center will select five favorite photos and repost them on the Downtown Thomasville, Georgia Facebook page (downtownthomasville) until April 24 for voting. Any questions can be asked by emailing visit@thomasville.org or by calling (229) 228-7977.

How to Vote:

You and your friends can LIKE your favorite photo(s) on the Downtown Thomasville, Georgia Facebook page (downtownthomasville) from April 21-24.

How to Win:

The top photo, based on LIKES, will be selected to win a prize package. Winner will be announced April 25 on our Facebook and Instagram. Winner will be contacted individually with details on how to receive the prize package.

This contest is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with Instagram or Facebook in any way. By posting with the hashtag #roseshowmemores, you are providing consent for the City of Thomasville to use your photos in all future marketing. All content submitted with this hashtag will be authorized for use by the City of Thomasville herein for eternity. Do not enter this contest if you do not give consent for your photos to be used by the City of Thomasville. Only enter if you are at least 16 years of age and live in the United States. City of Thomasville employees are not eligible to participate.