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.
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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 […]
Top 10 Weigh-Off Winners Celebrate
The Pumpkin Festival weigh-in brought in 21 entries, top 10 winners and Bill Neptune winning the King Pumpkin title.
Five-time winner Bill Neptune, from New Concord, said it felt amazing to win the King Pumpkin title. Initially he thought his pumpkin would only weigh around 1,700 lbs, and after losing three of his pumpkins during growing, he brought his one pumpkin left, which brought him the winning title.
State Theater Company Achieves Funding Goal, Marks First Century
Wednesday afternoon as activities for the pumpkin festival were gearing up, members and supporters of the Barnesville State Theater Company celebrated achieving a $50,000 fund drive match raising $100,000 in the “100 days of summer” for renovations of the theater.
Neptune Recaptures King Pumpkin Crown
New Concord’s Bill Neptune claimed the King Pumpkin Title Wednesday night at the 2025 Barnesville Pumpkin Festival Weigh Off.
Committee Brings Pumpkin Market to Pumpkin Festival
The Barnesville Pumpkin Festival’s new Pumpkin Market is ready for visitors to explore vendors and children’s activities.
Visitors may find this Pumpkin Market in the East Main Street parking lot between Avenues of Barnesville and Cheffy Drugs.