The Great Pumpkin CarveThe Great Pumpkin Carve

Thursday, October 23rd - 

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

5:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Falling temperatures and leaves can mean only one thing – it’s time to mark your calendars for The Great Pumpkin Carve held on the grounds of the Chadds Ford Historical Society!

 At 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 23rd, the artists will begin carving huge pumpkins, which are grown at S.I.W. Vegetables in Chadds Ford by H. G. Haskell and friends. At nightfall the pumpkins are lit and a team of three judges are ready to tackle the difficult job of choosing winners among 70 hauntingly carved masterpieces.   
 

 

Thursday, October 23rd, 5 to 9 p.m. - Local artists carve huge pumpkins on the grounds of the Chadds Ford Historical Society. Winners announced sometime after 8:30.

Friday, October 24th 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, October 25th, 5 to 9 p.m.- Candle-lit carved pumpkins, with winners identified, cover the Historical Society grounds.

All three nights - family fun, good food live music, and hay rides! Admission is $5 per adult 18 and up, children 7 to 17 are $3 each, and those 6 and under are free; CFHS members free with membership card. Hay rides $1. Parking in the meadow beyond the CFHS Barn Visitors Center headquarters building. 

Suggestions:  
* Please wear sturdy walking shoes and plenty of layers.  
* Bring a flashlight.
* Please leave your dogs at home.

 

Java applet copyright Eric Harshbarger.

 

 

Links: Some Past Winners │Winners  │ Press Release │Halloween History │ Kid Carvers

Attend our Pumpkin Preview Party, Wednesday, October 22nd! Click here for an invitation.

Sponsor a pumpkin! Click here and download the form.

The Great Pumpkin Event -- Cosponsored by Historical Society & Concordville-Chadds Ford Rotary. Prizes for the winning carvers donated by Hunt Country Furniture.

About the Pumpkins: They are native pumpkins, grown by SIW Vegetables of Chadds Ford. They weigh between 150 and 400 pounds. Most of them are of the variety "Prize Winner", a drought resistant pumpkin that tends to be bright orange. There are also a few "Atlantic Giants" which tend to be paler and sometimes a less regular shape.