2nd ANNUAL PUMPKINS PALOOZA FAMILY CELEBRATION and PAINTED PUMPKINS SCAVENGER HUNT

What does a ghost serve for dessert on Halloween?  Find the answer on a painted pumpkin in the Painted Pumpkins Scavenger Hunt October 1 - 15. Take a friend along to scout the town for your favorite pumpkins ~ and then come prepared to bid on it at our Pumpkins Palooza Family Celebration October 15! Twenty -three businesses are participating … a few to look for:

     

…   I-scream and Boo-berry pie

PUMPKINS PALOOZA FAMILY CELEBRATION 

When:   October 15, 5:30-8:00pm
Where: Miners Foundry Cultural Center
Admission: $10 per adult at the door; students and children are free. Includes free grilled hot dogs and treats!
Attire:  Costumes are highly encouraged but not required.

Club members, setup begins at 12:00noon.  Pumpkins Palooza Family Celebration is an all hands on deck event! The evening will feature a family-friendly atmosphere, the auction of the painted pumpkins, and plenty of Halloween fun. And of course we will be drawing for our Taste of the Town Restaurant Raffles. 

Check out pumpkins on the vine in our 2026 Pumpkins Album and our Painted Pumpkins! 

We have a beautiful batch of pumpkins from the Haunted Pumpkin Patch and are harvesting more pumpkins at Bakbraken Acres! 

Waiting for a location in the lead up…

 

 

Pumpkin painting party … Giudita's artist friends

Rotary party with friends and family

 

Tom and family tending the farm in August.

 

Ladybugs were released to protect our pumpkins. 

Tom Ryan ~ true commitment, even on his birthday he was out carrying for our pumpkins!

 

Big Thank You's! Our pumpkin row went in today (June 26, 2026) planted by Cathy and Tom R and lovingly tended by Rotary supporters and volunteers Bill Falconi and farmer John Drew.