On October 19th through the 23rd 2010, the Circleville Pumpkin show returned to Circleville, Ohio for the 104th time.
Every year round this time the town fills with anticipation as downtown Circleville fills with vendors and people preparing for the show. Local students even get the entire week off from schools.
This event features hundreds of different vendors and over the course of several days attracts hundreds of thousands of people to the small local community.
Evelyn, a worker at the Pumpkin Show information booth said “Every year almost 100,000 people come to the Pumpkin Show every day. That is over 400,000 people every year.”
This is very impressive considering Circleville is a town of only around 12,000 people normally. That means in just four days the town see over thirty three times as many people as it does the rest of the year.
Visitors can find so many different types of food, entertainment and of course all things pumpkin. There are contests for best pumpkin, largest pumpkin and all types of pumpkin food at various vendors.
These people come for many different reasons. Evelyn said “People can find pumpkin chili, pumpkin pizza, pumpkin burgers, pumpkin seeds and many different types of pumpkin pie.
The festival also features many other types of food and activities that might be found at typical fair settings. The food and rides make the event an attraction for families as well.
Kristina, a visitor from out of town said “My husband and I brought our daughter up for Saturday. She loves all of the rides and fun things to do. There is so much here for our family!”
Her husband Bud said “I don’t even really like foods with pumpkin in them, but there are still a lot of really great things for families to do here. And there are many other types of foods I do like.”
Visitors can buy pumpkins or course, among many other things. There are vendors selling everything from Amish homemade good to workers selling rides on camels and visits in a petting zoo.
Robbie has lived in Circleville his whole life and said “I love coming here every year. It is a great place to spend time with friends and family. Not only can you eat, but there are games and tons of fun things to do.”
According to the Pumpkin show website, every year there are 23,000 pumpkin pies and over 100,000 pumpkin donuts sold in only 4 days. Pumpkin show is also the self-proclaimed oldest festival in Ohio and “The greatest free show on earth.”
Every year there is a contest to see who can grow the largest pumpkin. This year the largest pumpkin weighed in at 1,622 pounds. It almost set a record but missed the winner last year by about thirteen pounds.
Another large attraction for the show is put on every year by Lindsay’s Bakery. Each year they bake a pumpkin pie that is about six feet in diameter and weighs in at over 400 pounds.
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