Peeps Diorama Contest 2025

The 14th Annual - New Hampshire's Original Peeps Competition

Library Arts Center – Newport, New Hampshire 
Entry Deadline:  April 10th
Dioramas on Display:  April 12-24

CONTEST Entry Deadline

 Thursday

April 10th at 4:00pm

Dioramas on Display! Apr. 12-24, 2025

Peeps Hours:

Tues. – Fri.  11:00am-4:00pm

Sat.  10:00am-2:00pm

The 2025 Peeps Diorama Contest  | Library Arts Center

The 14th Annual – New Hampshire’s Original Peeps Competition!

The Library Arts Center Gallery is hosting this fun, springtime tradition using the iconic Easter Candies: PEEPS!  This annual favorite contest welcomes community members of all ages.    Make an original shoebox-sized diorama with the iconic Easter candies—PEEPS!—as the main characters.    Community members of all ages, businesses, school classrooms, groups & organizations are all encouraged to enter.  Take cues from current events, pop culture, or clever “peeps”  puns—just get creative!

2025 Peeps Entry Form.

Best in Peeps 2021 – “Peepsboro County Fair” by Susanne Stillson-Strong of New London

Peep-spiration Gallery!

Need to get your creative juices flowing?  Click on the button below to see images from past Library Arts Center competitions.

More images from past contests coming soon!

Click Here to see entries from past Library Arts Center contests.

How to Enter the Contest:

Create a unique diorama using Peeps marshmallow candies as the main characters.  Take cues from history, current events, pop culture, politics, trends, art & more! We particularly enjoy entries that have a creative play on the word “peep”.

ENTRY DEADLINE:  Thurs. April 10th at 4:00pm

Diorama Drop-off

April 8th, 9th, and 10th, 11:00am-4:00pm

Contest Deadline:  April 10th @4pm
Peeps Party:  The Dioramas are Unveiled!
Fri. April 11, 5:00-6:30pm

Peeps Dioramas on Display:
April 12-24 during gallery hours:  Tues.-Fri. 11:00am-4:00pm and Sat. 10:00am-2:00pm

Diorama Dimensions/Size Limit:

While there are no specific criteria for minimum or maximum diorama dimensions, we appreciate those dioramas kept to the size of a shoe box or boot box to ensure that we will be able to accommodate the maximum number of entries.  *We highly recommend making your box “open-top” to help facilitate more light and better viewing!  
 

Entry Criteria:

Entries will be judged based on the following criteria:
  1. a creative & original concept
  2. creative use of and/or manipulation of peeps
  3. artful design 

    PRIZES!

    Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

    • BEST IN PEEPS Grand Prize Award 

    • The Coveted “PEEP-les Choice Award”

    • Adult Category (1st, 2nd, 3rd Prizes)

    • Family Category (1st, 2nd, 3rd Prizes)

    • Children’s Category (12 & Under) – (1st, 2nd, 3rd Prizes)

    • Teen Category (ages 13-17) – (1st, 2nd, 3rd Prizes)

    • Group/Business/Organization Category – (1st, 2nd, 3rd Prizes)

    Annabelle Huot - Colorful World of PEEPS

    “Peeps on the Beach” by Susanne Stillson-Strong of New London, NH

    Library Arts Center Peeps Diorama Contest - by Lee Carey, Grantham

    “Library Arts Center Peeps Diorama Contest” by Lee Carey of Grantham, NH