Every town has its own special way to celebrate fall, and for the small city of Crete, that means a whimsical city-wide pumpkin fest. Residents pull together to grow grand pumpkins, provide food and entertainment, and create a family-friendly festival that everyone looks forward to.

Crete is a Saline County city of a little less than 7,000 people.
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In early October, the community puts together a fun festival celebrating everything we love about fall: Crete's Great Pumpkin Festival.
Crete Chamber of Commerce
Crete residents and businesses grow pumpkins all summer to harvest them in the fall for the popular event.
Crete Chamber of Commerce

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In a day-long event known as the Pumpkin Blitz, volunteers collect the hundreds of pumpkins that will be used to decorate the town.
Crete Chamber of Commerce
At the festival, residents can purchase pumpkins. Every child will receive a free pumpkin to take home; the goal is to ensure that no kid is without a pumpkin for Halloween.
Crete Chamber of Commerce
There are three days of events and activities to delight people of all ages. There's a pumpkin growing competition, a scarecrow competition, craft show and farmers market, petting zoo, fun run...
Crete Chamber of Commerce
...live entertainment, carnival games, haunted house, hay rack rides, bounce houses, car show and shine, and even more. A variety of food vendors are on hand to make sure that everyone is full and happy all weekend.
Crete Chamber of Commerce

For 2018, the Pumpkin Blitz will take place on Friday, October 5. A few festival activities are scheduled for Saturday, October 6, but the main events will happen on Sunday, October 7. While the festival is usually held outdoors downtown, a rainy forecast this year has caused a slight change in plans. Sunday’s events will be held in Doane University’s Fuhrer Field House. You can find a complete list of events and times right here.

Have you ever attended Crete’s Great Pumpkin Festival? Are you going this year? We’d love to hear from you in the comments!

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