6th Annual FirCRUST PIE BAKE-OFF
Do you like to bake pies?
Have you ever wanted to enter a pie baking contest?
Do your friends and family rave about your pie and encourage you to enter a contest?
Or maybe you have a secret family recipe that's been passed down through the ages.
Don't you want to find out if you have what it takes to bring home a ribbon? Or maybe even the Championship Title?
Enter the 5th Annual FirCRUST Pie Bake-Off and find out!
Our Team of "Celebrity" judges are excited to sample and judge your specialty pie. Prizes and bragging rights included!
Registration is now open for Fircrest residents.* There's NO registration fee.
DATE: Saturday, July 18, 2026
LOCATION: Fircrest Community Center
TIMELINE for the Pie Bake-off:
Saturday, July 18
8:00 – 9:30 am Deliver your pie to Multi-Purpose Room at the Fircrest Community Center. Pies delivered after 9:30 am will not be accepted.
10:45 am Judging Begins
12:30 pm Award Presentation
12:40 pm Pick-up pies/pie plates
DEADLINE TO REGISTER: Friday, July 10 at 5:00 pm (or until registration is full)
CATEGORIES:
BEARY PIES: Blackberry, Raspberry, Blueberry or Marionberry
Classic Apple
Dutch Apple
Cream: Banana, Key Lime, Lemon
Stone Fruit: Cherry, Peach, Coconut
Custard: Pumpkin, Pecan
Categories subject to change based on entries received
OFFICIAL RULES:
- ONE pie entry per person
- Final pies may not contain raw or uncooked eggs
- No professional bakers permitted
- Pies must be 8-10 inches
- Crust and filling must be made from scratch
- Please place baker’s name, email and phone number on the bottom of pie plate
- Plaques will be awarded, one per category, AND one for over-all Grand Champion
- All winners will be announced at 12:30 P.M. at the Community Center Multi-Purpose Room. Please join us (not required)!
- A list of award winners will be posted on the Community Center Multi-Purpose Room Window and also the Fircrest Fun Days Facebook page
- Names of the bakers revealed only after the judging process has concluded
- NO savory pies
- Space is limited to 36 bakers. Only one entry per person
JUDGING CRITERIA:
1) Overall appearance
2) Texture and taste of crust and/or topping
3) Taste and consistency of the filling
Complete this online registration form OR deliver / mail a printed copy of the registration form to: Fircrest Community Center, 555 Contra Costa Ave, Fircrest WA 98466. No cost to enter.
ENTRY DEADLINE: Friday, July 10 at 5:00 pm (or until registration is full)
QUESTIONS? Please contact Judy at jschmidtke@cityoffircrest.net
Just another FUN way to celebrate Fircrest FUN DAYS! Come join the FUN!
Please join us in giving a BIG THANK YOU to our FirCRUST Pie Bake-Off Sponsor Espresso Yourself for their generous support!
*Registration opens on July 1, 2026 for NON-Fircrest residents.