Fall is officially here as are the many celebrations across the state…
Almost overnight Hobart has become a town of pumpkins. There are pumpkins on wagons on the courthouse lawn. There are pumpkins at the light poles, on the signs and in business windows, and it’s all to enhance the festive mood surrounding the first Pumpkin Palooza, a fall festival honoring the big, orange pumpkin.
This festival will truly celebrate everything pumpkin… with games including pumpkin bowling, a pumpkin relay, pumpkin stackin’, and pumpkin pitchin’. If you don’t find a game to your liking, try one of the pumpkin contests such as pumpkin decorating, pumpkin patch bash, bingo, or competing for the largest home-grown pumpkin. Cash awards and gift certificates will be given winners in each contest.
The highlight of the day will be the Pumpkin Chunkin” contest. Pumpkin Chunkin” is a nationally recognized event where individuals and/or groups construct a contraption such as a sling shot, catapult or air cannon which will lift and shoot a pumpkin weighing at least 10 pounds.
There are two target distances—one of 300 feet and the second, 1000 feet. Each competitor will have three throws and the one with the closest average distance to the target is the winner. In this contest, there is over $1000 in prize money.
The events will begin at 9 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 4, and run throughout the day.
For more information and /or to enter a catapult, call Hobart Main Street, 580-726-4206 or visit wwwhobartok.com.
Sulphur Main Street will have a Historic Home Tour plus Downtown in conjunction with Arbuckle Artist Chili Supper and the Chickasaw National Recreation Park Candlelight Tour on October 18th. Everyone is welcome and tickets are available that day or can be purchased by contacting Phyllis at the Sulphur Main Street Office for tickets, 405-313-5113.
