Scholastic Harry Potter Contest: Win a Trip to Universal Studios Hollywood or Orlando Resort

Attention, witches, and wizards! It's time to dust off your quills and parchment because your Hogwarts letter has finally arrived; it says, “Win a Wizarding Vacation”!

How magical this is! Embark on the wizard world by participating in the Harry Potter Welcome to Hogwarts Contest. Picture yourself strolling through the hallowed halls of Hogwarts, sipping butterbeer, and casting spells at Universal Studios Hollywood or Universal Orlando Resort! Plus, the chosen winners will also receive the complete Harry Potter Boxed Set – hardcover treasures of all seven books in the series.

Share the magic with others too! You could even spread the love even further by gifting 35 paperback copies of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone for you to donate to the school or classroom of your choice. So, enter to win a trip, along with a fair Harry Potter Series Book Collection set too for you and your favorite school, or classroom!

Hurry to meet your wizards-mate! It's a spellbinding Hogwarts invitation, should you choose to accept it!

Limit

The eligible entrants should be 18 years or older, and are the parent or legal guardian of a child between the ages of 8-17, at the time of entry. There is a limit of 1 entry per person.

How to Enter Scholastic Harry Potter Contest

• A parent or legal guardian of a child between ages 8-17 can enter the Contest by visiting scholastic.com/hp25contest, and having their child answer the contest question: “What Class Would You Take at Hogwarts and Why?” using 100 words or less.
• Entrants can complete the online entry form (including their name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and their child’s first name and age as of the date of entry), and follow the instructions on the Site to upload their child’s Essay and click the “submit” button.

Harry Potter Welcome to Hogwarts Contest Winner Selection

By around October 17, 2023, all eligible Essays will be judged. All Essays will be judged based on the following equally weighted judging criteria:

• Imagination;
• Creativity; and
• Originality

Harry Potter Welcome to Hogwarts Contest Prizes

• 3 Grand Prizes: Each winner will win a trip to either: Universal Studios Hollywood or Universal Orlando Resort, including round-trip coach airfare, 3-night stay in a hotel, and 2-day park tickets for the winner and their child to be redeemed for travel between December 1, 2023, and November 30, 2024. Additionally, the winner will receive a $500 Visa® gift card and one Harry Potter Boxed Set containing hardcover copies of all seven books in the Harry Potter series for themselves plus 35 paperback copies of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to donate to the school or classroom of their choice (ARV: $4,000 each).
• 25 First Prizes: Each winner will receive a Harry Potter Boxed Set containing hardcover copies of seven books in the Harry Potter series for themselves plus 35 paperback copies of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to donate to the school or classroom of their choice (ARV: $750).