Pumpkin Parade, presented by Riverwalk Wealth, Juliane Goyette & Brian Lavoie, Financial Advisors
Date: Friday, November 1, 2024
Pumpkin Drop-off: 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Time of Event: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Riverwalk Commons (200 Doug Duncan Drive)
Cost: Free
Calling all pumpkin carvers and Halloween enthusiasts! Bring your creative jack-o-lantern(s) down to Riverwalk Commons on Friday, November 1, 2024 to show them off one more time. Participate by either submitting your jack-o-lantern or painted pumpkin for a showcase and contest for a chance to win a prize (categories listed below) or attend the event from 6:30-8:30pm to view the display and vote for your favourites in each category.
The categories include:
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Jack-of-all-Lanterns
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Cutest Pumpkin
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Scariest Pumpkin
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Most Creative
Prize: $100 gift card to a Newmarket restaurant of your choice.
Event Details:
- Pumpkins may be carved and/or painted.
- All pumpkins dropped off will be provided with a number for all guests to reference when voting on their favourite pumpkin.
- The Town of Newmarket will be providing LED tea lights to insert into each pumpkin, where applicable.
- All pumpkins at the end of the event will be placed into yard waste.
- Particpants must be Newmarket residents.
Pumpkin Parade 2023 Winners
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2023 Pumpkin Parade.
Jack-of-all-Lanterns (Overall Favourite)
Carved by Thanarong Khin
Cutest Pumpkin
Carved by Emily Qu
Scariest Pumpkin
Carved by Tania Dimitrova
Most Creative (tied)
Carved by Brook Anderson
Carved by Olivia Maurer
Other top voted pumpkins:
All children under the age of 12 years must be accompanied by a supervising adult.
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