Pumpkin Festival Build Up
The festival highlighted several contests for the upcoming festival this week including the Scarecrow Contest, Tobacco Spitting Contest, Professional Building and Grounds Decorating Contest, Cornhole Contest and the Fiddle, Banjo & Mandolin Contest.
Displays – Decorated Pumpkin Produce: one contestant will win the Billy Crawford Trophy for Best of Show sponsored by the Home Towner Café of Quaker City.
Details on the Information Booth, Window Displays, Opening Ceremony, and Farm Machinery Display were shared.
Read about these festival features and more online.
Pumpkin Festival Horticultural Entries Sought
Pam Morlan, chair of the Horticultural Exhibits at the upcoming Barnesville Pumpkin Festival, encourages area residents to enter home grown items from A to Z. Entries will be accepted on West Main Street Thursday, September 25 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Ribbons will be given to 1st – 3rd place winners in the following categories. Best of Class will be given for outstanding entries in selected categories.
AGRICULTURAL & FIELD CROPS (all varieties of corn, grains, grasses, misc.), may be displayed in jar or min of 2 ears
BUCKEYES a) Decorated b) non decorated
FLOWERS a) cut arrangement b) potted plant c) miniature garden d) misc
FRUITS (apples, berries, cherries, grapes, melons, peaches, pears, plums, rhubarb, pawpaw, misc.) may be displayed on plate, jar, basket, etc. will be judged as overall display of each variety
GOURDS a) Largest by weight b) ornamental – any variety c) misc
HOME CANNED GOODS overall display will be judged as well as the following individual varieties: jam/jelly/preserves, fruits, pickles, salsa, vegetables, misc.
NUTS all varieties of nuts will be judged on overall appearance and should be displayed in groups of at least 10-12 where possible. Nut varieties acorns, butternuts, chestnuts, hazelnuts, hickory nuts, walnuts and pignuts, and misc.
ODDITIES & UNUSUAL FEATURES a) oddities may include anything that doesn’t fit into a listed class b) unusual features will include an item listed in any class that has grown with atypical features (i.e., two carrots forming into one)
OVERACHIEVERS any fruit or vegetable that has grown unusually large for their species
PUMPKINS & SQUASH a) largest Jack-O-Lantern type, by weight b) largest cushaw type variety, by weight c) largest zucchini, by weight d) misc. any other variety
SUNFLOWERS a) largest head, by diameter b) tallest c) misc.
VEGETABLES & GARDEN CROPS may be displayed on plate, jar, basket, etc. will be judged as overall best-looking crop a) beans b) beets c) cabbage d) carrots e) cucumbers f) potatoes g) tomatoes – slicer h) tomatoes – bite size i) peppers – bell or sweet j) peppers – hot k) misc.
For information or any questions, please call or text Pam Morlan at 614-578-9247
Pumpkin Market: A New Feature
The East Main Street performance stage was dropped for the 2025 festival. In its place will be the Pumpkin Market — a brand-new festival area you won’t want to miss!
The Pumpkin Market will be filled with:
Outdoor vendors featuring crafts, primitives & unique goods
Handmade treasures
Kids Activities (at cost) including:
• Create Your Own Sand Art
• Create Your Own Shirts
• Create Your Own Pens
• Face Painting
• Hair Tinseling
Whether you’re looking to shop for one-of-a-kind finds, decorate your home with fall primitives, or let the kids have some creative fun, the Pumpkin Market has something for everyone.
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