First Annual Pumpkin Carving Family Festival

First Annual Pumpkin Carving Family Festival

Date: Saturday, October 29th

Time: 2 pm- 8 pm

Location:  Rt 25, Plaza South (266-274 S Main St), Newtown, CT 06470

All pumpkins are lit at 6 pm.

Prizes, raffles & games available!

Come on down to participate or just view this spectacular event. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be awarded for the best creativity and craftsmanship at 7 pm on Oct 29th.

Participating stores located at 266 -274 South Main Street in Newtown, CT include:  

A Bead of Roses, The Meat House, Good Ideas, The Learning Experience, Sweet Mango, Pub 25, Z Place for Fitness, Cork and Barrel, Extreme Fitness Martial Arts, D’Orazio Sisters Bakery, Planet Pizza and Subway.

Rules:  Pumpkins are to be carved at home and then entered at the registration tent before 6 pm on Oct 29th.  Each pumpkin requires a $5.00 donation to register and a family can register 3 pumpkins for a $10.00 donation.  All proceeds benefit the Center for Woman and Families of Greater Bridgeport, a domestic violence shelter and agency, www.cwfefc.org.

Tools:  Carving knifes, drills and other tools can be used to carve and etch the pumpkins.  Paint, beads and craft accessories can be applied to the pumpkins. Candles will be supplied by Scalzo Realty (property owners of Plaza South).

History:  In 2006, Boston, Massachusetts beat Keene, New Hampshire for the title of the “most lit pumpkins at one time in one place” according to the Guinness Book of World Records.  The record holds at 30,128 lit pumpkins.  It may take us a few years to break that record but we have to start somewhere.  Bring on the pumpkins!

All pumpkins will be donated to a local farm after the event.  For more information please visit www.abeadofroses.com and click on the link for pumpkin carving festival or call 203-304-9264.