Pumpkin invasion

1st Annual Festival

Oct. 3 & 4, 2025

This is a GPC sanctioned giant pumpkin weigh-off in Lima, Ohio on Friday October 3rd. If you want to enter a pumpkin you have grown, bring it down! All entries are free. All pumpkins not placed in the top 3 will be subject to carving as this is a highlight of the festival. (If the pumpkin's cavity is exposed or if the grower wants their seeds, it will be arranged for the grower to harvest with a carver!)

Saturday from 11am- 10pm Professional Carvers from around the country will carve these beauties into works of art.