How to Play

It’s simple: Find as many ‘Candy Cane Numbers’ as you can at participating businesses between December 3-17. Look closely, all numbers may not be in plain sight! Watch the video to learn more.

Candy Cane Tracker

*Don’t have access to a printer? Send us an email and we’ll drop them in the mail. You can also pick them up at our main office during business hours.

Pro Tip: Open the tracker using Adobe Acrobat and fill in the numbers on your device.

All Ages Activity

This DIY activity isn’t just for the kids! Participating businesses have donated amazing prizes for the drawing that fit every age group. There are gift certificates, helicopter tours, wine, toys, jewelry, and so much more!

How to Win

The number of tickets you earn for the prize drawing depends on how many numbers you find. Details can be found on the Candy Cane Tracker. To be eligible for the drawing, you must submit your tracker online or in-person by Wednesday, December 17. 

Submit your Tracker Online

Submit your tracker in-person at the Parks & Recreation main office at 1208 Glacier Avenue on weekdays from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

The prize drawing is Wednesday, December 18 and winners will be notified by phone/email and announced on Facebook.

Bonus Selfies

Five extra-large candy canes (we’re talking 2-3 feet large!) are hanging in windows of CBJ offices and facilities in the downtown area. Snap a selfie with each one you find; each one is worth one bonus ticket in the drawing!

Four smiling Candy Cane Hunt participants pounting up at the candy cane in the window at the parking garage.

The extra-large candy canes look like this:

Examples of the extra-large candy canes found on CBJ office windows downtown.

Submit your selfies

Treats, Freebies, & Discounts!

Many businesses are offering special holiday deals just for Candy Cane Hunt participants! Look for the *asterisk on your tracker, then flip it over to find the details and business hours. Take your tracker with you to redeem the deals between December 3-17.

A huge thank you to the following participating businesses who donated to the epic prize drawing:

A woman and two young girls pointing at the large candy cane in the upstairs window at City Hall.

Selfie of three adults pointing to the window in the building behind them.
Person covered in a scarf and hooded jacket points at a building behind them.
Girl wearing puffy earmuffs points at a large candy cane poster.
Child pointing at a tall building behind him.
Man holding a child and a woman point at a candy cane poster in a window.
Selfie of a two people pointing to the building behind them.
Selfie of two individuals at night in front of a building.
Selfie of a woman and boy wearing Santa hats in front of a candy cane poster in a window.
Man points above his head to a candy cane poster in the window of the building behind him.

A family selfie in front of a giant candy cane in the window.
Two Cnady Cane Hunt participants pointing at the large candy cane in the upstairs window at City Hall.
A woman and two young girls pointing at the large candy cane in the upstairs window at City Hall.
Four smiling Candy Cane Hunt participants pounting up at the candy cane in the window at the parking garage.
A family selfie with the candy cane in the stairwell of the parking garage in the background.
A couple point at the candy cane in the fifth floor library window.
Foudn young kids posing on a snow bank with the candy cane in the window behind them.
A young girld pointing at the candy cane in the stairwell of the parking garage.
A woman, young girl and curly-haird puppy in front of a candy cane.
Candy Cane Hunt selfie of woman pounting up at the candy cane in the window at the parking garage.