#GovHalloween

Celebrating govie teams with a little #GovHalloween spirit!

We’re giving away a GSM gift box to the winner of our sixth annual #GovHalloween Costume Contest!

Participants can enter the costume contest Thursday, October 24 through Thursday, October 31, 2024. All you need to do to enter is post a photo or short-form video of you or your team in costumes with the hashtag #GovHalloween on Instagram, X, Facebook or LinkedIn to enter. You can also tag our Government Social Media account!

We love to see your creative entries, and make sure to mention if anything is special or unique, especially if any part of it was handmade by you! Thank you for taking the time to share a little of your holiday with Team GSM! 🎃

Happy #GovHalloween! 👻🎃

You too can host your own #SocialGov weekly update with a few, budget friendly props. No tricks, only treats for a well informed community who only occasionally {quite often} make fun of your microphone size. pic.twitter.com/eeL3HiIkRk
— Jennifer Casey (@JenWCasey) October 31, 2022

Contest Rules

By entering the #GovHalloween contest, you agree to the following rules.

Post your entry using the hashtag #GovHalloween & tagging Government Social Media on Thursday, October 24 through 11:59 p.m. PT Thursday, October 31, 2024, for a chance to win a GSM gift box. You can post to Instagram, X, Facebook or LinkedIn to enter.
Your #GovHalloween post needs to include a picture of either you and/or your government team in costumes to be entered to win.
You can post the picture or short-form video from your government agency’s handle or your own. Only one prize will be awarded to the profile that posts the picture regardless of how many people are in the winning photo.
Our @GovernmentSM team will choose our favorite entry that embodies the spirit of the contest!
We’ll post the winning entry publicly on social media by 3 p.m. PT, Friday, Nov. 1 and may share it on other mediums as well.
Your 2024 entry must be from this 2024 Halloween, not previous years. It’s okay if your office celebrated earlier or later in the week!
By entering, you grant Government Social Media LLC the right to use the tweets/posts/photos you submit in our marketing efforts, and you retain ownership of your pictures.

Please reach out to us at [email protected] if you have any questions.

2023 #GovHalloween Contest Winners

⭐ Wahoo! Here we go! ⭐

Jumping hurdles, powering up, working together to reach for that finish flag each week - that's our comms team!

(I made a lot of the decor but pictured below is my fav diy this year, a light up Princess Peach stained glass 🩷)#GovHalloween pic.twitter.com/3JJwN2BMuc
— Krystyne McComb (@KrystyneMcComb) October 31, 2023

2022 #GovHalloween Contest Winners

Please join us in congratulating the winner of the 2022 #GovHalloween costume contest! We had so many fun, creative entries. Thank you all for your submissions! https://t.co/kYPUnXn4EI
— Government Social Media (@GovernmentSM) November 1, 2022

2021 #GovHalloween Contest Winners

Happy Halloween from the City of El Monte Graphics Department and City Manager (Alma Martinez). Mexican Loteria 💀👩🏻🎶💪🏽 #GovHalloween #socialgov #Halloween2021 #LoteriaCostume pic.twitter.com/itml90QQS7
— Denise (@atari23182) October 28, 2021

After 18 months of pivoting it seems only right to revive my homemade #GovHalloween costume this year. Have a hauntingly popping good time my fellow Govies! ⁦@GovernmentSM⁩ pic.twitter.com/cznJgqs8j7
— Marian Doucette (@iNeedArts) October 31, 2021

2020 #GovHalloween Contest Winners

TY to all who participated in our #GovHalloween contest! Your entries were so good we added a category. Congrats to:

1. @ajlovesfoco for being this year's overall winner
2. @nativepilgrim & @AllisonNalepa for their creative props

Please DM us to claim your #TeamGSM swag bag. pic.twitter.com/9xqolej16G
— Government Social Media (@GovernmentSM) November 2, 2020

2019 #GovHalloween Contest Winners

A1: It takes all kinds to serve such a unique and diverse city. #gsmchat #GovHalloween pic.twitter.com/yBGe5r03u7
— Shane 📷 (@savanapridi) October 31, 2019

Literally a shop of one today, but I enlisted my best support staff to fill in. #GovHalloween you may recognize my costume as the 2017 Top Social Media Advocate in Gov @chMtnViewPD and Loomis is doing his best @katienelson210 They are 2 of our favs! #gsmchat pic.twitter.com/9Wjgv4JsF7
— Sarah Gamblin-Luig 🎂 (@SirenLadySTL) October 31, 2019