If you think a local latte tastes best in your reusable cup, and you never leave the house without your favourite to-go mug in tow, we want to see your “mug shot!”

Simply submit a photo of your reusable cup or mug in action and enter to win 1 of three $200 gift card prizes to use at a City of Edmonton attraction.

The City will share the winning photos and some of the entry photos on its social media channels. 

person pouring coffee into reusable cup

person putting reusable cup into backpack

Entry Requirements

To win a prize package:

  • Take 1 picture holding up your reusable cup or mug with your drink of choice (include yourself or just showcase the mug)
  • Optional (will not affect eligibility): If you’re using your mug at a local café or restaurant, share in a few sentences why you love that business

Note: If there are people visible in your photo, a release form included with the submission form will need to be signed.

Winner Selections

The 3 winners will be selected on Tuesday May 27. 

  • We will send the winners an email letting them know they have won
  • The winners will also be announced on the City of Edmonton Instagram and Facebook channels once all eligibility criteria have been confirmed

By participating in this contest, entrants acknowledge compliance with, and agree to be bound by, the contest rules.

Cup Up Contest Submission 

Thank you for your interest in the Cup Up Contest! Submit a photo of your reusable cup or mug.

The deadline for submissions is Monday May 26 at 11:59pm (MDT).

Enter the Cup Up Contest

Rules, Terms and Eligibility Conditions

  1. The Cup Up Contest is open to all City of Edmonton residents over 18 years of age.
  2. No purchase is needed to enter the Cup up Contest.
  3. Three City of Edmonton attraction gift card prizes, each valued at $200, are available to be won.
  4. Entrants can only enter to win once. Anyone found to be using multiple submissions to enter the contest will be ineligible.
  5. The City of Edmonton is not responsible for any technical problem that may result in incorrect or missing/lost entries to the contest.
  6. The contest is not open to current City of Edmonton employees or their family members.
  7. You can enter by the following method:
    1. Submit a photo of a reusable cup being used at a cafe, restaurant, on the go or at home and submit it using the online form.
    2. If your face is in the photo, you must fill out a model release form to consent to the photo being posted on the City of Edmonton’s Facebook and Instagram pages.

Prize Draw Announcements

  • The winners of the gift cards will be selected at random out of the eligible entries received before the contest end date. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
  • The winners will be drawn on May 27. The drawn entrants will be deemed the winners if they meet all of the eligibility criteria. They will be contacted within two business days of the draw and will be contacted via email.
  • If any of the selected winners do not respond to the email from the City of Edmonton within two (2) business days or fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question, an alternate winner may be selected.
  • Prizes will be mailed to the recipients within three (3) business days from confirmation of mailing address.

Entries can be submitted starting on May 12. The deadline for submitting entries is 11:59pm MDT on May 26. The City of Edmonton reserves the right to adjust any deadline as the result of causes beyond its immediate control.

Limitation of Liability

The City of Edmonton is not responsible for printing or typographical errors in any contest-related materials, or for stolen, lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete or illegible entries.

The City of Edmonton is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the contest, or by any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of submissions to the contest.

If, for any reason, the contest is not capable of completion as planned, including but not limited to, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of the City of Edmonton that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the contest, the City of Edmonton reserves the right at their sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest.

By entering this contest you agree to fully release the City of Edmonton from any responsibility or liability arising from this contest.

Entrants agree to abide by the terms of these official rules and by the decisions of the contest judge, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this contest. By entering, participants release and hold harmless the City of Edmonton, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, insurers, and agents from any and all liability or any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this giveaway or prize won, including but not limited to any travel related thereto.

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy

Personal information is collected by this program under the Authority of Section 33(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act and will be used for administrative purposes of the City of Edmonton's Cup Up Challenge contest, to contact the winners of the prize draw. Provided contact information from entrants will be used to verify entry information and to distribute the prizes. For program-related inquiries, please contact 311 or wastesupport@edmonton.ca.