Take The Whole Family To The Monster Pumpkins Festival In Pittsburgh

Pumpkin season has officially arrived. Shops and bakeries show off rows and rows of pumpkin pies, pumpkin cookies, and pumpkin spice latte. Most of us head to the local pumpkin patch to pick pumpkins for decorating and baking. The biggest pumpkins of all, however, will be the stars of the second annual Monster Pumpkins Festival in Pittsburgh.

Carve out a few hours or an entire day for the second annual Monster Pumpkins Festival, an epic celebration of massive pumpkins on Saturday, October 19, and Sunday, October 20, 2019.

The two-festival will be held along the Allegheny River, the North Shore River Walk, and on the Great Lawn of North Shore Riverfront Park.

Of course, the weekend will feature a ton of massive pumpkins - some totaling more than 2,000 pounds. Yep, you read right. You can also check out master carvers as they carve the monster pumpkins.

If you have a taste for pumpkin pie, sign up for the Pumpkin Pie Plunge, slated for both Saturday and Sunday. Do you think you can polish off enough pumpkin pies to be crowned the winner of the contest?

All eyes will be on the river, too, for the Great Pumpkin Paddle. Cheer on rowers as they maneuver their 1,000+ pound pumpkins down the water.

If you've ever smashed your pumpkins after Halloween, you know just how much fun it can be, right? Watch as a monster pumpkin, filled with candy for the kiddos, is launched from above.

The weekend will also feature a pumpkin patch, a fall festival, and a pumpkin pinata drop.

Clear your calendar on Saturday, October 19, and Sunday, October 20, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the Monster Pumpkins Festival.

Click here for the official website of the Monsters Pumpkin Festival, which includes the entire schedule for the weekend. Or, go here for Facebook.

Have you been to the Monster Pumpkins Festival in Pittsburgh? Share your experience with these massive pumpkins in the comments! Still filling that jam-packed October calendar? Embark on Alameda’s Haunted Trail near Pittsburgh with the family this October. Click here to read more.

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