Barnesville Pumpkin Festival
barnesville pumpkin festival annual festival barnesville ohio dedicated growing harvesting pumpkin fall harvest festival held since conducted locally appointed committee attracts average people day event pumpkin festival held last full week september official ribbon cutting held thursday local citizen encouraged preview festival wednesday pumpkin festival begin preparation monday festival restricted area placed center town junction chestnut street main street west along main street junction main street gardner street w church street n broadway street meet south junction south broadway south street however comprises downtown section several event location dot town abundant parking private requires parking safety fee barnesville pumpkin festival began ohio fall festival held basement church assumption name changed ohio pumpkin festival event held door center town changed barnesville pumpkin festival later decade pumpkin festival always held last full weekend september lone exception due covid pandemic however king pumpkin weighin went barnesville pumpkin festival hold annual weighin wednesday preceding event event seen pumpkin weight breaking matching state local record king pumpkin contender heavy weighed conventional scale weighing kg lb thus local funeral home scale used official ribbon cutting held following day done either committee president city mayor parade marshal notable local figure annual pumpkin auction held last day sunday local business compete bid display winning pumpkin sell seed see fit olney friend school famous bringing loaf pumpkin bread sell booth baked student many game ride activity set festival usual ride gforce pumpkin ride umbrella monkey cage circleville pumpkin show barnesville pumpkin festival official website barnesville ohio barnesville chamber commerce