We're excited to see your creativity! Enter our Commercial Contest for a chance to showcase your filmmaking skills, help promote the best fireworks shopping experience in northern Indiana, and win tickets to our Free Fireworks for Life Giveaway. Your video could be featured across our social media channels!
 

1. Sponsor

Franciscan Fireworks (“Sponsor”), operator of retail fireworks stores located at 109 Mulberry St., Columbia City, IN 46725 and in Warsaw, Indiana (Greater Fort Wayne area).

2. Eligibility

The Contest is open to all legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry. Employees, officers, directors, and agents of Sponsor, its affiliates, and their immediate family members (spouse, parents, children, siblings, and their respective spouses) and persons living in the same household are not eligible to enter. The Contest is void where prohibited by law. Limit one entry per person.

3. Contest Period

The Contest begins on June 16, 2026 and ends at 10:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Saturday, June 27, 2026 (the “Contest Period”). All entries must be received by Sponsor by the end of the Contest Period to be eligible. Late entries will not be accepted.

4. How to Enter

To participate, follow these steps exactly:

1. Create an original video commercial 15 to 45 seconds in length (inclusive).
2. Post the video publicly on one of these platforms: X (Twitter), TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube. You may post on multiple platforms, but only your first submitted entry will be judged. Pro Tip for Contestants: Use #FranciscanFireworksCommercial or #FFCommercialContest when you post your video — it helps us find and share your entry faster!
3. Email the direct public link to your video to franciscanfireworks@yahoo.com with the exact subject line: Franciscan Fireworks Commercial Contest
4. In the email body, include: your full legal name, phone number, email address, city & state of residence, and (optional) a short description of your commercial.

Entries that do not follow the submission method or subject line exactly may be disqualified. By entering, you confirm the video is your original work and you have all necessary rights and permissions.

5. Content Guidelines & Theme

Your commercial must positively promote Franciscan Fireworks and may highlight our quality products, great customer service, family-friendly atmosphere, expert advice, daily deals, or community events. Creative approaches are encouraged — storytelling, humor, action shots (filmed safely), customer-style testimonials, or patriotic 4th of July themes are all welcome.

Strictly Prohibited:

• Vulgarity, profanity, obscene, defamatory, hateful, or illegal content of any kind
• Mentioning, showing, or implying any competitor fireworks retailers, brands, or products by name, logo, or inference
• Use of copyrighted music, images, or video clips without proper licenses or permissions (you are responsible for all clearances)
• Content that violates the terms of service of the platform where it is posted

Tip: Use royalty-free music from reputable sources (YouTube Audio Library, Epidemic Sound, Artlist, etc.) or create your own audio. If people appear in your video, you should have their permission for commercial use.

6. Judging Criteria

All eligible entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges selected by Sponsor. Entries will be scored on the following criteria:

Criterion

     I. Creativity & Originality

    II. Fresh ideas, unique approach, memorable concept

   III. Brand Promotion Effectiveness

   IV. Clearly and positively highlights Franciscan Fireworks

    V. Production Quality

   VI. Entertainment Value & Memorability

  VII. Engaging, fun, shareable, leaves an impression

 VIII. Rules Compliance & Time Limit

         15–45 seconds, no prohibited content, follows all guidelines

All decisions of the judges are final and binding.

7. Prizes

Winners will receive entry tickets to the Free Fireworks for Life Giveaway — our special promotion giving participants the chance to win free fireworks for life!

In addition, all winning commercials will be featured on Franciscan Fireworks social media channels (with creator credit where appropriate).

• Grand Prize (1st Place – 1 winner): 20 tickets to the Free Fireworks for Life Giveaway
• Second Place (1 winner): 10 tickets to the Free Fireworks for Life Giveaway + social media feature of your commercial.
• Third Place (1 winner): 5 tickets to the Free Fireworks for Life Giveaway + social media feature of your commercial.
• Honorable Mentions (up to 5): Social media shout-out and possible feature in our content rotation.

Tickets are non-transferable. Winners are responsible for any applicable taxes. Public announcement of winners will be made approximately one week after the Contest Period ends (July 1st, 2026).

8. Winner Notification & Requirements

Potential winners will be notified privately by email and/or telephone within seven (7) business days after the Contest Period ends. Winners must respond within five (5) business days to claim their prize and provide any requested information. Winners may be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release (where legal). Failure to respond or provide required documents within the specified time may result in forfeiture of the prize and selection of an alternate winner.

By accepting a prize, winners consent to the use of their name, likeness, and entry for promotional purposes by Sponsor without additional compensation, where permitted by law.

9. License Grant & Intellectual Property

By submitting an entry, you grant Sponsor, its affiliates, successors, and licensees a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, modify, adapt, create derivative works from, and otherwise exploit your video entry (in whole or in part) in any media, format, or technology now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to advertising, marketing, promotion, and archival purposes, without any obligation or compensation to you.

You retain ownership of your original video but hereby waive any moral rights or claims arising from such uses. You represent and warrant that: (a) the entry is your original work; (b) you have all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions to submit it and to grant the above license; and (c) the entry does not infringe upon or violate any third-party rights (including intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights).

10. General Conditions

All entries become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be returned or acknowledged. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant or entry that violates these Official Rules, contains inappropriate or offensive content, or for any other reason.

Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incomplete, or undeliverable entries resulting from technical failures, platform policies, internet congestion, or any other cause beyond its reasonable control. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. These Official Rules shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana.

By entering, you agree to release, indemnify, and hold harmless Sponsor and its officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from any and all liability, claims, damages, or causes of action arising out of your participation in the Contest or the acceptance or use of any prize.

11. Winners List & Official Rules

For the names of the winners (available after July 15, 2026) or a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Franciscan Fireworks, Attn: Commercial Contest, 109 Mulberry St., Columbia City, IN 46725. You may also email your request to franciscanfireworks@yahoo.com.

12. Questions?

Email us at franciscanfireworks@yahoo.com with the subject line “Commercial Contest Question” and we’ll get back to you promptly. We can’t wait to see what you create!

These Official Rules are effective as of June 16, 2026. Sponsor reserves the right to update them prior to the Contest end date; any material changes will be communicated via the contest email address and social media channels.

Franciscan Fireworks Columbia City & Warsaw, Indiana Questions? franciscanfireworks@yahoo.com 109 Mulberry St., Columbia City, IN 46725

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