Shortly after it opened, we were lucky enough to be able to visit the Hunger Games Exhibition in New York City. We spent hours in there interacting with the exhibits and taking pictures. In addition, we got some great Hunger Games Exhibition merchandise to give away to our readers! Keep reading to see some of the great shots that we got plus how you can enter to win a Hunger Games Exhibition Prize Pack.

Hunger Games Exhibition Review

We attended the Exhibition on only the second day that it was open, so it was a little bit rocky. The employees had a hard time with things like getting our pictures in front of the green screen and couldn’t answer all of our questions about the Mobile Guide. In fact, we ended up paying for it even though it was supposed to come free when we bought our ticket with our American Express Card and even then we couldn’t use all of the features of it.

That said, it was only the second day. And the problems we experienced were more than likely cleared up with a little more experience. It definitely wouldn’t stop us from recommending it! As for the Mobile Guide itself, it definitely added to the experience by “unlocking” certain hidden features throughout the Exhibition.

The actual exhibits ranged from educational to just plain breathtaking. They used a lot of elaborate projections and screens to make you feel like you were right in the middle of the movies. Here are a couple of my favorite “scenes” from the Exhibition:

This scene shows the absolute over-the-top excess of the Capitol. You can see all of the bright colors and the massive buffet filled with food and drinks.

One corner of the Exhibition featured a life-size “Girl on Fire” scene from the movie. You can get a good sense of the costumes as well as the flowers and the chariot. And the fire seemed so real!

There were also a number of interactive areas where you could learn about some of the science behind The Hunger Games and take part in experiments. They even had a “training” area where you could learn how the actors trained for the movie.

At the end there was a section of costumes from the Hunger Games movies, mainly those that Katniss wore. You couldn’t get incredibly close to them, but definitely close enough to get pictures. How gorgeous is this?

We probably spent about 2.5 hours in the Exhibition, although I think we could have even spent more. Definitely try to go when it is not as busy because it’s harder to get pictures and fully participate in the interactive parts as it gets busier. We found that it got busier as the morning went on.

Hunger Games Exhibition Giveaway

Now that you’ve had a taste of what you might see at the Exhibition, how would you like to win some of the souvenirs we brought home? We’re going to select 5 items from all of the things we brought back to send to one lucky winner. We’ve got pens, pencils, postcards, bookmarks, and even the newest Mockingjay Part 2 pins.

Enter using the widget below and get extra entries for referring friends. We’re only running the contest for 2 weeks, so enter quickly! And don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter to be kept up to date on all Hunger Games news and our next contest.

Hunger Games Exhibition Giveaway

We are excited to be partnered with CafePress to be giving away an “I Am the Mockingjay” t-shirt in celebration of the Mockingjay: Part 1 movie release.

CafePress is an amazing place to get customized Hunger Games merchandise. Although they do have some of the “official” merchandise, they also have hundreds of different styles made by fans. And the best part is that you can customize them–get them in the sizes and colors that YOU want. Choose from long and short sleeved, men and women cut. They even have Hunger Games pajamas!

Click here to get entered in our contest. It ends November 28!

Amazon has announced a new Kindle Fire HDX Catching Fire Premiere Sweepstakes. It is one of the best Hunger Games Contests that we have seen yet!

The grand prize is a trip for two people to the premiere of Hunger Games: Catching Fire in LA. The trip includes roundtrip airfare, 3 nights hotel accomodations and 2 tickets to the premier. It also includes 2 Kindle Fire HDX Tablets. Total value almost $2500!

Second prize is 2 tickets to the premiere (you’ll have to get there yourself) plus 2 Kindle Fire HDX Tablets and 2 Origami Cases.

Third prize is 2 Kindle Fire HDX Tablets.

To enter: First you need to click through to the contest Facebook page and “Like” it.Then you will be taken to the form to fill out (which is very basic information).

Sweeps ends November 7 at 11:59pm PT. Must be a legal resident of the US and 18 years or older to enter.

It would be terrific if one of our readers won!!

Great news for fans of both The Hunger Games and chocolate. Vosges Haut-Chocolat and Wild Ophelia have partnered to offer The Hunt for Chocolate Sweepstakes.

All you have to do to enter is visit the Contest Website and register with your name and email address. The contest ends January 31, 2014.

The grand prize is worth $1000, including: 1 District Chocolate Bar, 1 Capitol Truffle Collection, 1 Katniss Chocolate Bar, 1 Effie Chocolate Bar, 1 President Snow Chocolate Bar, 1 District Chocolate Bar Gift Set, 52 Wild Ophelia Chocolate Bars, 52 Vosges Haut-Chocolat Exotic Chocolate Bars, 1 Vosges Haut-Chocolat 4 Tier Exotic Carmel Collection, 1 Vosges Haut-Chocolat Pound of Bapchi’s Carmel Toffee, 1 of each Vosges Haut-Chocolat Baking Mixes, 1 Vosges Haut-Chocolat Mini Exotic Chocolate Bar Library, 1 Vosges Haut-Chocolat Noble Pig Chocolate Bar Library and 1 Vosges Haut-Chocolat Ensemble du Chocolat.

That’s a lot of chocolate! May the odds be in your favor.

Hunger Games Bookmarks

In celebration of our account @HungerGameFan reaching 500 Twitter followers, as promised we are giving away a pair of Hunger Games bookmarks. These are official Hunger Games merchandise but are no longer being made because they were a part of the Mockingjay book release last year.

The winner of the contest will receive both of the brand new bookmarks, one with the Mockingjay on it and the other with the phrase “Down with the Capitol.” See below for the five ways that you can enter this Hunger Games contest.

To enter:

1) Leave a comment below telling why you are one of the biggest Hunger Games fans (one entry).

2) Follow us on Twitter and leave a comment below with your Twitter ID (@hungergamefan) (one entry).

3) Post on Twitter about the contest and leave a comment below with your Tweet (one entry).

4) Sign up for our newsletter on the side of the page and leave a comment below (e-mail will be verified) (one entry).

5) Blog about this contest or post the contest in your giveaway section and leave your link to the post below (two entries).

Drawing will take place October 26, 2011, at noon Eastern. Must be a US Resident, age 18 or older to enter. Winner will be notified via e-mail and have 24 hours to respond or a new winner will be selected.

Disclosure: Contest sponsored by www.hungergamesfan.com and is no way affiliated with Suzanne Collins, the Hunger Games, Scholastic or Lionsgate.

Whether you read the free Hunger Games Chapter 1 and still aren’t convinced you want to buy the book or have read the book before and just love reading parts of it again, you can now read Chapter 2 for free!  Like the first chapter, Lionsgate, Scholastic, and Scribd have  made the second chapter available online through Scribd. You can read it online or download it.

In addition, through the embedded Scribd chapter, you can enter to win a library for the school of your choice through the Hunger Games Back to School Sweeps (September only)

If you have not yet bought it, what’s keeping you from buying the entire Hunger Games trilogy!

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If you are a Hunger Games fan who would love to win a trip to visit the set of the Hunger Games movie, you are in luck! Lionsgate recently launched “The Ultimate Hunger Games Fan Sweeps.” One fan will win a trip to the set, complete with a tour, autographs, and meet-and-greets with cast members.The trip includes airfare and 3 nights’ hotel accommodations for the winner and a guest. The anticipated date of the trip is August 15 and August 16, 2011.

To enter, “like” the Hunger Games’ Facebook page (which you probably already do). Then go to the “Win a Trip to Set” tab listed on the left side fill out the entry. Get additional entries for sharing on Facebook and Twitter. You must be age 13 or older to enter.

The contest ends July 15. May the odds be ever in your favor!