My son had a few extra days off school this week, so on Friday we took a road trip down south a bit to attend the Circleville Pumpkin Show.
It's the largest celebration of all things pumpkin in Ohio, if not the country!
The town of Circleville really goes all out for this show!
It's a mid-sized Ohio town's ode to everything pumpkin and is pretty much of a big deal around here.
The city folk from up near Columbus get to travel down to immerse themselves in all things fall and farm.
And get their fill of everything pumpkin.
One of the fun things about the show is that they have all sorts of foods made with pumpkins.
Pumpkin donuts, pumpkin chili, pumpkin burgers, pumpkin brownies, blah, blah, blah.
I really don't even like pumpkin, so I steered clear of the pumpkin based foods and had some fair fries instead. Yes, I had fair fries as my dinner. Don't judge.
So here's a study in human nature for you today:
In Circleville, and even up here in downtown Columbus, people will put out their lawn chairs along a parade route to mark their viewing spot. And other people just respect their chairs.
You wouldn't think about moving someone else's chair or sitting in it. And some of these chairs sit there for hours and even days (they have a lot of parades for this particular festival).
My New York born husband finds this a totally weird concept and doesn't understand why their chairs aren't stolen or vandalized or at the very least moved.
I asked people on facebook if the chair thing happens in their towns and I was surprised that it doesn't seem to be an Ohio thing or even a small town thing.
I guess people all over the country are pretty respectful of other people's parade stuff.
And what a nice thought to end a fun weekend on.
What you need to know about The Circleville Pumpkin Show:
- For 2023, the Cirleville Pumpkin Show will be held on Weds, October 18th through Saturday, October 21st.
- The 1st Pumpkin Show was held in 1903.
- Lindsey's Bakery in downtown Circleville bakes a pumpkin pie 6 foot in diameter and weighing over 400 pounds.
Susan Clayton
Really liked your post - making it my Pick of the Week for Common Ground's Be Inspired link party. Reminds me of the Keene festival in NH. Lots of goof family fun. Have a great week!
Debra Oliver
OK, I would have been in heaven because I love anything pumpkin!!! sounds like so much fun! But, I'm like your hubs, I can't imagine chairs staying put here for more than a few minutes...doesn't say alot for our town I guess. It' just a big college town so there's lots of naughty college kids roaming the downtown streets. thanks for sharing all the fun pics!
Custom Comforts
Your photos make the festival look so lovely. My daughter and I went last Friday night and we'd never been before. I was so disappointed in it. It was so crowded you could hardly walk and we could barely find anything "pumpkin". It just seemed like the state fair, but crammed into a small downtown. So glad you had a better experience that we did.
Cindy
Anonymous
Did you know the Circleville Pumpkin Show is the oldest and largest festival in Ohio? It is also the 6th largest festival in the United States. Just a little Pumpkin Show trivia.