Pumpkin Festival

Are you ready for the season of pumpkins?

Cooler air, warm colors, falling leaves, hoodies, pumpkins, 
and festivals......

Celebrates their 35th annual pumpkin festival on October 10th this year. The 2nd Saturday of October brings people from all over out to enjoy a parade, crafts, food, music, dancing, rides, and pumpkins.

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Fun Facts:

Over 1.5 billion pounds produced each year in the United States.

World's largest pumpkin weighed 1,800 pounds.

Largest pumpkin pie weighed 2,020 pounds.

Each pumpkin has over 500 seeds.

Over 45 different varieties of pumpkins.

Pumpkins are 90% water.

*Goodhousekeeping.com

More information about the Pumpkin Festival:

http://visitpickenscounty.com/event/777/35th-annual-pumpkin-festival-is-coming/

http://pumpkintownfestival.org/

Family Fun!

 "When you see me in the fields, 

my orange glowing in the sun, 

It's time to say goodbye to summer

and hello to Autumn fun!"
-Author Unknown

Betty Hall (Nana) helping Hovie Hall tape his
stencil on his pumpkin for carving. 

Hovie Hall cleaning out his pumpkin.

Hovie Hall proud of his car that he carved out in his pumpkin.

Great job carving your pumpkin, Taylor and Jordan!

Yuck!

Taylor Hall and Jordan Peek carving
up their pumpkin.

Finished Pumpkins!

"The Standridge Family"
Eric, Jesseca, and Brody

Cheers!

Here's to your Autumn Fun!!! "

Autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together"

-Edwin Way Teale

**Click to find out about "Pumpkintown" and it's Festival on Dacusville Highway...    http://pumpkintown.org/

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