Celebrating Americana

Celebrating Americana Competition

March 22nd, 2025

Calling all young innovators under 18! Are you passionate about cars and enjoy creating your own designs? This is your chance to shine! Our theme for 2025 is Celebrating Americana! We're seeking participants between the ages of 5-17 to create a scale car model or design sketch and enter into our contest! Participants will be divided into the following brackets: K-3rd grades, 4th-7th grades, and 8th-12th grades. Participants must submit their entry form by March 1, 2025.

Please reach out to macfalle@petersen.org with questions about this program.

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To join, entrants must purchase a Participant Ticket. Ticket includes admission to all build days, the Concours Showcase day, as well as general admission to the museum. Participant tickets also include two (2) guest tickets for friends and family to join on the final Concours Showcase day. Additional participant tickets are free, but require the purchase of museum admission.
Admission to the museum for build days is optional. However, during the build day, you are only allowed in the Discovery Center if you did not purchase admission. Ensure you have opted into emails from the Petersen to receive important Build Day sign-up information after checkout.
Group entries are not allowed. Each participant must sign up seperately.
If you did not receive a participant email that includes nessecary forms to join the competition, please email macfalle@petersen.org. You will not receive an email until you purchase tickets.