The festival opens on Friday Night at 5 pm with music on the Oval and the Pumpkin Runner making his way to the Oval to for the Lighting of the Pumpkins in the Milford Town Hall. Those who dare can talk a walk along the Haunted Trail. Fireworks by Atlas Pyrotechnics kick off the festival weekend at 8:45 PM.
New This Year: Calling all Easy Riders! The first annual Pumpkin Festival Custom/Vintage Motorcycle Show will take place on the Oval. Display your bike - prizes awarded in a variety of categories.
Cheer on the brave souls performing in the 5th Annual Pumpkin Festival Talent Show at The Amato Center on Saturday, October 6 at 8 PM. Contestants from all over New Hampshire will sing, dance, perform acrobatic and display other unique talents for a chance to win $500 and bragging rights. Interested contestants can enter at www.milfordpumpkinfestival.org.
There are several returning favorites such as the Great Pumpkin Weigh In, the Pumpkin Catapult, scarecrow making and face painting all on the Oval and the Community House Lawn.
Music on two stages is the highlight of the weekend. Over 30 local bands and singers will take the stages over the weekend,performing everything from award-winning country, bluegrass, symphony, folk and rock ‘n’roll. On Saturday evening, adults are invited to attend the Elm Street Block Party featuring music, the Chili Round-Up Contest, food and Suds N' Spirits tasting.
The Milford Great Pumpkin Festival is organized on behalf of the Town of Milford by the Milford Improvement Team. Many thanks to our Primary Festival Sponsors Kokko Realty, Centrix Bank, Atlas Pyrotechnics and Custos Morum Lodge 42 and our event sponsors: Alene Candles, Amigos Restaurant, Ciardelli Fuels, Chop Shop Cycles, Contemporary Chrysler-Dodge, DGN Motorsports, Eaton & Berube Insurance, First Colebrook Bank, Granite State Credit Union, JP Pest Services, Lake Sunapee Bank, Ledgewood Bay Assisted Living, Maple Brook Dentistry, Milford Lumber, the Pasta Loft Restaurant, St.Mary’s Bank, Souhegan Motorsports, Triangle Credit Union and Toyota of Nashua.
For more information on the Festival, telephone (603)249-0676, email director@milfordimprovementteam.org or visit the website: www.milfordpumpkinfestival.org.
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