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

Sponsored by:  Eastern Propane & Oil and Relax & Company

Find out more + Enter the Contest.

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® Diorama Contest Entry Form.

PEEPS®, the PEEPS® Chick Shape and the PEEPS® Bunny Shape are registered trademarks of Just Born, Inc., Bethlehem, PA, USA, and are used with permission. © 2025

The PEEPS® Diorama Contest is generously sponsored by:

Programs like this would not be possible without the support of our incredible local business community.  We ask that you please show them the same support they show our community.

CONTEST Entry Deadline

Thursday

April 10th at 4:00pm

Dioramas on Display! Apr. 12-24, 2025

Show Hours:

Tues. – Fri.  11:00am-4:00pm

Sat.  10:00am-2:00pm

Anne & Emily Killinger - Peep-shi for One - Teen Category

From the PEEPS® 2021 Competition – “PEEPS®shi for One by Emily and Anne Killinger

Diorama Drop-off

Options

Tues. Apr. 8 –  11:00am-4:00pm

Wed. Apr. 9 –  11:00am-4:00pm

Thurs. Apr. 10 –  11:00am-4:00pm

Alternate options for drop-off are limited, but if you need an alternate option, please send us an email at info@libraryartscenter.org.

Please note that the gallery and office will be CLOSED on Sat. April 5th.

Best in PEEPS® 2021 – “PEEPS®-boro County Fair” by Susanne Stillson-Strong of New London

PEEPS® Party!  

The Dioramas are unveiled!
Awards Ceremony + Celebration of PEEPS®

Friday, April 11th – 5:00-6:30pm 
Free, and all are welcome to join the fun!

Winners will be announced at the party! Enjoy PEEPS®-themed refreshments, and vote for your favorite Diorama for the “PEEP®-les Choice Award”. Prizes will be awarded for the top dioramas in each category. 

We also have PEEPS® T-Shirts, Stickers, and Earrings to help you get into the spirit!   Join in the fun for the Easter Basket Raffle, as well.

PEEPS® and Pints with Protectworth Brewing

Thurs. April 17 – 5:00-7:00pm

Library Arts Center Gallery

This favorite annual adults-only event gives grown-ups a fun time to socialize and take a closer look at the PEEPS® Dioramas while enjoying local brews from Protectworth Brewing and hors d’oeuvres from the Old Courthouse Restaurant. A souvenir PEEPS® + Pints Pint Glass is included with each ticket.  Advance tickets only. 21+   

Purchase tickets for PEEPS® + Pints

The Library Arts Center is pleased to partner with Protectworth Brewing for this favorite annual event.

PEEPS®-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 “PEEPS®”.

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 “PEEPS®-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 in Space” by the McLaughlin Family

    “We the “Peep-le” by the Solomon Family – from the 2013 Competition – Photo: Amanda Perkins

    “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

    PEEPS®, the PEEPS® Chick Shape and the PEEPS® Bunny Shape are registered trademarks of Just Born, Inc., Bethlehem, PA, USA, and are used with permission. © 2025