Showcase Your Favorite Local Business & Win Big!

Do you love a local business in Paramount? Grab your phone and get creative! Submit a 30-second to 1-minute video reel highlighting your favorite Paramount business for a chance to win up to $800 in prizes and be featured on Explore Paramount’s social media.

🏆 Contest Categories & Prizes

🎓 High School (Amateur)

  • 1st Place: $500
  • 2nd Place: $300
  • 3rd Place: $150

🎥 18 & Over (Amateur)

  • 1st Place: $500
  • 2nd Place: $300
  • 3rd Place: $150

🌟 Content Creators (Professional, 18+)

  • 1st Place: $800
  • 2nd Place: $500
  • 3rd Place: $200

Winning videos will also benefit the businesses featured! The City will purchase gift cards from those businesses to raffle off on Explore Paramount’s platforms.

📅 Important Dates (Extended Deadline)

  • Submissions Open: November 1, 2025
  • Deadline to Submit: February 5, 2026
  • Winners Announced: February 13, 2026 via social media

📌 Eligibility & Rules

  • Must live in Paramount or attend a school in the Paramount Unified School District
  • Professionals must be 18 or older
  • One submission per person
  • Video must be newly created for this contest and not previously shared on any platform
  • Past winners from last year are not eligible to participate
  • Winners must claim their prize within two weeks of being directly contacted, or the prize may be forfeited
  • All entries must comply with the official contest rules available at ExploreParamount.com
  • Please confirm that the business you are featuring has no open code enforcement cases and holds an active business license before you begin to record. You can do so by emailing agonzalez@paramountcity.gov or calling 562.220.2156.

2024 Contest Winners

Novella Western Apparel

Professional Category

Gracias Cafecito

18 & Over Category

Casa Adelita

High School Category

In addition to the first-place winners, the following videos earned second and third place.