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Pumpkin Fest at the Granville Center for the Arts
The Granville Center for the Arts has become a gathering place where creativity and kindness meet. It’s a welcoming space where everyone, regardless of age or background, has the opportunity to experience and enjoy the arts completely free of charge.
This Sunday, October 12, that same spirit comes to life at our first-ever Pumpkin Fest, a free, family-friendly celebration from 3–6 pm on the front lawn of the arts center. There will be live music, crafts, live painting and pumpkin carving demonstrations, a pumpkin carving competition with prizes, vendors, the Prezel Shop truck, and free baby pumpkins to decorate and take home.
But this year’s Pumpkin Fest is supporting more than just Granville. When we learned that our friends at Legend Hills Orchard and Farm Market in Utica lost nearly everything in a devastating fire last month, we knew we had to help.
We invited them to join us, to be uplifted and supported by our wonderful community. They’ll be bringing bins of pumpkins that survived the fire and offering them to guests for a donation of any amount to help rebuild their farm.
So come celebrate with us this Sunday at the Granville Center for the Arts. Bring your family, bring your friends, and let’s remind each other just how much goodness can grow when a community comes together.
Join us at the Granville Center for the Arts for our first-ever Granville Pumpkin Fest—a free, family-friendly celebration happening right in the heart of downtown Granville. There will be live music on Broadway, art unfolding before your eyes, delicious pumpkin-inspired fall treats, hands-on crafts, a 14-foot pumpkin tower, and a pumpkin carving competition that’s bound to bring out the best (and silliest!) creativity in town.
Festival Highlights
- Live on Broadway Concert
- Outdoor performance by the folk-pop duo The Castros.
- Live (and Spooky) Painting Demo
- Watercolor artist Megen Leigh creates an eerie masterpiece live.
- Pumpkin Personality Painting Station
- Free baby pumpkins to decorate, courtesy of Bird’s Haven Farms.
- Pumpkin Crafting with Granville Parents Co-op Preschool
- Pumpkin crafting fun for the kiddos.
- Pretzel Shop Trailer
- Limited-time flavors: pumpkin spice with cream cheese frosting dip + apple pie with caramel dip.
- Thorn & Thread Embroidery Booth
- Shop a special fall collection—including the limited edition embroidered pumpkin sweater.
- Pumpkin Carving Competition
- Bring your best carved pumpkin and compete for pumpkin-tastic prizes! (Details below 👇)
- 14-Foot Pumpkin Tower
- Snap the ultimate fall photo beside this towering display.
Pumpkin Carving Competition Instructions:
Think your jack-o’-lantern is prize-worthy? Here’s how to join:
- Carve your pumpkin before the event: Pumpkins must be carved before the event. (No carving will take place on site.)
- Drop-Off & Registration: Bring your finished pumpkin to the Arts Center between 2:45 – 3:15 pm.
- Judging: From 3:15 – 4:15 pm, our judges will review all entries.
- Winner Announced: At 4:30 pm, the Pumpkin Carving Champion will be crowned!
✨ Pumpkin Carving Competition is free to enter and open to all ages and skill levels. Winners will take home pumpkin-tastic prizes, including the coveted limited edition embroidered pumpkin sweater from Thorn & Thread Embroidery.
