Virginia Pumpkin Festival
virginia pumpkin festival annual event held since town virginia county cavan republic ireland festival take place every bank holiday weekend halloween end october festival began crowd ten thousand festival began friday saturday pumpkin king queen competition avril soden martin tynan contestant representing public house town interviewed sunday afternoon main event festival took place pumpkin competition weighin followed parade winner virginia pumpkin competition ed molloy county longford event took place last year happened following year additional event also added including fancy dress halloween party kid treasure hunt cookery demonstration whirlygig fire parade followed firework display festival also featured live performance shane macgowan sharon shannon mundy also street performance whirligig theatre group travelled county donegal bell x performed weekend also music country music singer declan nerney philomena begley festival launched famous chef richard corrigan festival httpwwwindependentienationalnewstownlightsupforpumpkinfetehtml senan hogan saturday october httpwwwindependentietravelinsideirelandscariesthalloweenthrillershtml denise clarke monday october httpwwwindependentienationalnewsthrillsandspillsatpumpkinfestivalhtml httpwwwindependentienationalnewspumpkinupthevolumehalloweenfestivalfunhtml cole p hurley j great pumpkin trick treat halloween chronicle book official website