Contest judging interrupted by national catastrophe

To everyone who participated in our 2016 Costume Contest, rest assured that we will announce the winners soon. Pretty soon. As soon as I can pull myself together, basically. My goal is to announce the winners on Sunday. This has been a devastating week. It’s still devastating. Take Back Halloween is, of course, a feminist […]

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It’s time for the 2016 Costume Contest!

It’s here, everybody: our 5th annual costume contest! It’s still the same lo-fi contest it’s always been, but this year we’ve added a separate professional division for you cosplay types with your latex and blowtorches and whatnot. For everybody else, haul out your helmets made from tinfoil roasting pans! Send your photos to contest@takebackhalloween.org, and […]

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Enter our 2015 Costume Contest!

UPDATE 11/9/2015: Thank you, everyone, for your amazing entries! This year’s contest is our best yet, and we are thrilled by all the terrific costumes. We plan to announce the winners on Monday, November 16. In the meantime, be sure to look through our Facebook album to see the incredible creativity of all our entrants: […]

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Enter our 2014 Costume Contest!

Our costume contest last year was a blast, so this year we’ve added even more categories and prizes. (Check out last year’s winners to see what kind of costumes won and why.) Our prize fund is much bigger this year: a total of 12 Amazon gift certificates ($25 each) have been donated for the winners. […]

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Enter our 2013 Costume Contest

Note: Winners have been posted here. Our costume contest last year was such fun that we’re going to do it again this year. And this time with more prizes! We’re thrilled to announce that five Amazon gift certificates have been donated for our costume contest this time. That means we can offer a prize in […]

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