Barnesville Pumpkin Festival 2025 Parade Winners
Barnesville’s 2025 Pumpkin Festival Parade Winners
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Fairview VFD Fall Festival
The second annual Fairview Fire Department Fall Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday at Fairview Village Park.
Beallsville’s Fall Festival to Take Place This Weekend
The Beallsville Fall Festival with vendors, food, games and more will take place this weekend for fall, family fun.
The festival will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Washington Street in Beallsville.
Storybook Park Brings Fun and Reading Literacy to Barnesville Memorial Park
The Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library prepares for its Storybook Park event, which features interactive stories and crafts for families.
Storybook Park will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the park. It will be located at Barnesville Middle School if inclement weather.
Barnesville Pumpkin Festival to Showcase Classic Car Show on Sunday
The Barnesville Pumpkin Festival Antique and Classic Car Show will return Sunday from cars across the region.
Italy Meets the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival
The Barnesville Pumpkin Festival, a tradition loved by area residents, reaches people worldwide, including a couple from Italy who joined the festival Friday evening.
Italy natives Ricardo Zanini and Marta Raffaello, who are key contributors at Pietro Fiorentini in Weirton, WV, traveled to the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival for an evening.
Festival Auction Nets Over $20,000
The auction of the King Pumpkin along with the carved pumpkin and six handblown glass pumpkins Saturday afternoon following the parade netted over $20,000 for the festival.
Squashcarver Returns
Once again, Guy Smithhisler, professional pumpkin carver and food artist from Columbus, came to Barnesville to share his artistic talents with festivalgoers.
Pumpkin Festival Brings Family and Friends Together
Pumpkin Festival goers spent Wednesday night seeing friends, watching the weigh-off and eating food.
Ribbon Cutting Opens 2025 Festival
Early Thursday evening, Belmont County Tourism Director Jackee Pugh cut the ribbon to officially open the 61st annual Barnesville Pumpkin Festival. Pugh was joined by pumpkin festival committee members, John Rataiczak, “official voice of the festival”, and the festival royalty, Queen Ella Keller, Festival Princess Maggie Schnegg and Mini Miss Rose Jefferis. WTOV Meteorologist Nathan […]