Courtesy Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce
The Saratoga County Chamber Of Commerce, the Saratoga Springs City Center, and the Saratoga Farmers Market will host the sixth annual Saratoga Giant PumpkinFest Weigh-Off on Sept. 25.
It will be held at the Saratoga Springs City Center Parking Garage.
Giant pumpkin growers from the Northeast will again compete at the festival to find the biggest pumpkin of the year.
In 2019, there were 40-plus giant pumpkins and a crowd of 10,000 people in attendance, according to the Chamber.. Last year, the pumpkins were weighed and then safely transported to locations for families around the county to view during the month of October.
The Saratoga Giant PumpkinFest is a free, family friendly event. These giant pumpkins begin arriving in the early in the morning, with the weigh-off starting at 11 a.m. There will be the Saratoga Farmer’s Market next door on High Rock Avenue, with food vendors, and special exhibits.
The schedule is as follows:
6-8:00 a.m., registration opens for weigh-off.
8:30 a.m., vendors arrive at the parking garage for setup.
10 a.m. the Spa City Farmer’s Market opens, and food vendors and exhibits open.
11 a.m. weigh-off begins.
3 p.m, Farmer’s Market closes.
4 p.m., Giant Pumpkin Contest winners announced and giant pumpkins removed.
More information is available at www.saratoga.org/tourism/giant-pumpkin-fest.