contests and activities
 
Saturdays & Sundays - the Special Festival Weekends Only!

Contests include Children's Pie Eating, Adult Pie Eating, Scarecrow Making, Pumpkin Decorating, Mummy Wrapping and Cow Milking.

Children's Pie Eating:  Noon - giggles are aplenty as children (under the age of 12) compete to see who can eat a slice of pie the fastest, with no hands of course.

Adult Pie Eating:  1pm - witness a hearty feast as adults race with pie in their face to see who will eat the pies - with no hands - in 5 minutes!

Scarecrow Making: 2pm - create an award winning, crow frightening scarecrow.  All supplies are provided, and a prize is awarded for the most creative scarecrow!

Pumpkin Decorating: 3pm - a family - team event, decorating pumpkins natural-style with gourds, corn kernels and husks.

Mummy Wrapping:  4pm - rolls of toilet paper and tape have never been so much fun!  There'll be a whole lot of wrapping goin' on as families create a team mummy.

Activities include Children's Craft Tent, Face Painting, The Cackling Hen Revue, The Fabulous Mike the Magician and In Jest - a juggling - comedy family fun! 

Children's Craft Area:  10am to 5pm - hands on crafts for pint-sized artisans.

Face Painting:  11am to 5pm - special Halloween artwork guaranteed to put a smile on little faces!

The Cackling Hen Revue: 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:00pm & 3:30pm - hosted by "Mike the Magician" ... enjoy all of your favorite down on the farm tunes performed by the animated stars of The Cackling Hen Revue.

The Fabulous Mike the Magician, Mike Baron: 11am, 1pm, 2:30pm & 4pm - a magic experience full of comedy and audience participation.

In Jest:  1:30pm and 3:00pm - comedy, juggling and family fun!

For more information on contest rules and to be noticed, email us at info@greatpumpkinfarm.com or send us your full address to The Great Pumpkin Farm, 11199 Main St., Clarence, NY  14031.