Downtown’s biggest festival, The Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival, returns for a ninth year on Saturday, Sept. 30. Visit Main Street Square, venture down Sixth St., and into Memorial Park for a pumpkin catapult, giant pumpkin weigh-off, Downtown chef competition, Downtown pub crawl, children’s activities in the Kidz Zone, vendors and more. The community-wide celebration of harvest season brings an estimated 25,000 people together for a day of fall fun!

Schedule of Events

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Farmers Market and Vendor Booths Open
Pumpkin Carving Contest Display
Canyon Lake Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch (Sixth Street)
Regional Health and Scull Construction Kidz Zone
First United Methodist Church Bake Sale
Giant Pumpkins on Display until 3 p.m. (City Hall Parking Lot)
Vote for People’s Choice in the Pumpkin Carving Contest
9 a.m. Drum Demonstration followed by Drum Procession to Memorial Park
10 a.m. SD Mines Pumpkin Catapult (Memorial Park)
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. JD Productions Family Entertainment (Main Street Square Stage)
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free Interactive Children’s Art (Main Street Square)
11 a.m. Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off followed by Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off Award Ceremony (City Hall Parking Lot)
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bud Light Beverage Garden Open (Main Street Square)
1 p.m. Pumpkin Post Coloring Contest Winner Announced (Main Street Square Stage)
1 p.m. Downtown Chef Challenge (Main Street Square)

3 p.m. Pumpkin Carving Contest Award Presentation (Main Street Square Stage)
3 to 6 p.m. 35th and Taylor Concert (Main Street Square Stage)
3 to 6 p.m. Live Broadcast of Fireball Run Finish Line
3 to 9 p.m. Downtown Pumpkin Pub Crawl (Participating Downtown Establishments)

Extend your day Downtown with great deals during the Downtown Sidewalk Sale, while enjoying free parking in all Downtown public lots, metered spaces on the streets, and in the parking ramp near Main Street Square all day on Saturday, Sept. 30.

For more information on the Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival, visit MainStreetSquareRC.com.