1. 

   Giant Pumpkin and Produce Contest

   Enter your own produce or pumpkins in the weigh-off for a chance to win cash prizes, or cheer from the stands as the gargantuan pumpkins are moved with a forklift to a special scale.

2. 

   Lil’ Pumpkin Cupcake Contest

   Young cooks wanted! The festival is looking for kids under 12 for this fun, new contest.

3. 

   Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest

   Contestants will eat a pumpkin pie as fast as they can with no hands! Do you hunger to squash the competition and win?

4. 

   Pumpkin Recipe Contest

   Crazy for Pumpkin Food? Enter our pumpkin recipe contest in either the Sweet or Savory category.

5. 

   Pumpkin Regatta

   Canoes will be carved out of giant pumpkins and raced across the lake in the Giant Pumpkin Regatta. Cheer on the brave paddlers starting at noon on Sunday.

6. 

   Scarecrow Contest

   Create a scarecrow display showcasing Scarecrows in the Great Outdoors. Prize money will be awarded in four categories.

7. 

   Youth Art Contest

   Artists between the ages of 3-17 are invited to enter the Giant Pumpkin Festival’s Youth Art Contest.