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Previous Pumpkin Fests

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The 19th CNY Great Pumpkin Fest - October 2nd & 3rd, 2010


The Winning Pumpkin - Matt Schneider - 1283 lbs

Matt Schneider Winner, 2010 Oswego Pumpkinfest - 1283 lbs

The 2010 CNY Great Pumpkin Fest will be held Saturday, October 2nd from 11-6 PM and Sunday, October 3rd from 11-5 PM in Washington Park (East Park.)

Washington Square Park will be filled with crafters, food venders, fun & games for children of all ages, music, wine tasting, and, of course, pumpkins. Weigh-in for the giant pumpkins will start on Saturday morning at 10:00AM. The giant pumpkins will only be on display Saturday only.

Live performances include Irish Step Dancers from the Kinlough Academy of Irish Dance on Saturday 11:00 - 11:30, The Domicolo/Barlow Band on Saturday 12:00 - 2:30, The Royal Paynes on Saturday 3:00 - 6:00 , The DoGood Swing Band on Sunday 11:00 - 1:30, and on Sunday Larry Stamatel 2:00 - 5:00.

 

After a very wet couple of days where some of the contestants described pulling pumpkins & squash from fields underwater, Saturday started out cool, but beautiful. There were a large number of pumpkins, squash, watermelons, tomatoes, a carrot & a very long gourd, even a gourd with a knot in it! Some photos of the crowd:

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Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
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Setting Up at 9:00AM
Setting Up at 9:00AM
Setting Up at 9:00AM
Needs Some Air!
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Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
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Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
Unloading the Scale
Registration
The Novelis Can
The Oswego Players - The Hound of the Baskervilles
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Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
Lots of Pumpkins, Few People
Big Pumpkins Drink Until the Last Minute!
Smaller Pumpkins For Sale
Unloading a Watermelon
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Dick DeLapp's Gourd With a Knot
The Knot
Hooking Up a Pumpkin
Be Careful With My Pumpkin!
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Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
The Crowd Gets Larger
Out of Propane!
Pushing it Out of the Way
George Gets a Substitute
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Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
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Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
It Works!
Wagon Rides
Checking For Holes
The Final Three

 

The Weigh in started a little late but ran smoothly, at least until the forklift ran out of propane. George to the rescue grabbing a tractor to keep things going until the tank was refilled.

Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010

Watermelon, Dave McMellig
20.5 lbs

Watermelon, Richard Vurgoy
35 lbs - 3rd Place

Watermelon, Andy Wolf
174 lbs - 2nd Place
Watermelon, Carl Haist
190 lbs - 1st Place
Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
Squash, Steve Westcott
198 lbs
Squash, Jeff Gibbs
203.5llbs
Squash, Steve Westcott
236 lbs
Squash, Brian Staring
405.5 lbs - 3rd Place
Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
Oswego Pumpkinfest 2010
Squash, Dick DeLapp
420 lbs - 2nd Place
Squash, Matt Schneider
767.5 lbs - 1st Place
Pumpkin, Mike Tesorierio
102 Lbs
Pumpkin, Steve Westcott
185.5 lbs

 

 

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For information on giant pumpkins, go to the Pumpkin Nook:

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