Pumpkin 🎃 People Return to NH
Nashua, NH, had its 4th annual downtown scarecrow competition, but Jackson, NH has been hosting its Pumpkin People event for over three decades.
This October was the 34th year, this town of less than 900 residents has hosted one of New Hampshire's most popular fall events — the Return of the Pumpkin People.
This popular fall celebration features area businesses and residents thinking outside-the-box and instead of a simple jack-o-lantern theme, the focus is to create pumpkin characters based on popular culture, literature, or seasonal themes.
It's more or less a free-form competition without formal guidelines. Participating business or residential properties can design a pumpkin-themed display in any fashion.
On a recent weekend visit, we took the town's self-guided tour. We didn't see all of the different locations hosting Pumpkin People displays.
However, those we did see were quite creative. The town provides a map with an icon and fun logo. Visitors can complete the ballot and cast votes for their favorite display.
The event features real pumpkins in various displays. During the first 14 days, the displays include real pumpkins. Towards the end of the month-long event, some non-real pumpkin substitutions can be made as the originals can start to deteriorate.
When we visited, the pumpkin people had been on display for nearly 3 weeks, yet most were original pumpkins. There were so many great entries. Of course, we had a favorite.
These pumpkin penguins (pumpguins) got our vote!
👻 Happy Halloween ☠️
20 comments:
Very cute! Happy Halloween:)
The last photograph is a winner. As mentioned to Denise, nobody here seems interesting in Halloween. Maybe the drinkers will celebrate later on but no decorations can be seen.
It would be fun to see all these and I tend to agree with you on the penguins! Happy Halloween.
Oh yes, they are all creative but those pumpguins are the winner for sure. Thanks for sharing about this event. People are so inventive! I loved it.
This small town does a fantastic job.
this is an amazing Spooktacular sight to see. love them ALL and your favorite is my favorite. love the little guy at the first one also...
What fun, some great entries and a wonderful way to advertise your business.
These people really get into the spirit of things.
I admire and respect the work the folks do in decorating. I love it.
These are wonderful! Happy Hallowe'en!
Fantastic. Creative Halloween displays are among my favorite works of art.
The displays are amazing! I love the pumpkin penguins too :)
How wonderful! Very creative. I'm sure people had so much fun making them.
"Thinking out of the box" is an understatement. Great photos.
The people are very creative.Loved all of them but especially the pumpguins
oh my gosh, those are GREAT!
Now that looks like FUN!
Maybe we could start that tradition here?
Yeah, right.
These are great! What a fun community activity. I like the ones from Willy Wonka.
Halloween has come and gone and I am playing catch up. These pumpkin people are really fun. They are perfect for Halloween. Can you believe we are already into November? Hugs-Erika
what a fun!
thank you for sharing such interesting display of crafted pumpkins my friend!
thoroughly enjoyed it
they looking great and very creative actually
they really made it out of box
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