Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta

 

The 2024 festival planning has begun!

The 2024 festival is shaping up to be another fun-filled weekend. Mark your calendars…
It will take place during the weekend of
Sat, Oct 12 through Mon, Oct 14, 2024.

Additional 2024 festival events will be announced here soon!

Artist: Ericka O’Rourke

We have a winner!

Congratulations to Ericka O’Rourke for creating the winning tee-shirt design for Pumpkinfest 2024!

This “great pumpkin” was selected from a record number of amazing design submissions this year! Thank you to all the artists who competed. Start creating for next year!

Attention New Seedling Parents!

We have instructions for anyone who adopted a giant pumpkin seedling last week. Our Grower Information page has step-by-step details to help you through the entire process.

Our Mobile App!

We have created a mobile app for both Android and Apple devices so you can have Pumpkinfest details in the palm of your hand.

Access the interactive map, parking info, food options and more. We will also send you notifications to remind you of upcoming events and other important details.

Get the app and keep in touch!

Check out the latest Pumpkinfest news and happenings below!

Congratulations to Ericka O’Rourke for creating the winning tee-shirt design for Pumpkinfest 2024! This was a great pumpkin in a huge field (see what I did there) of amazing designs! Thank you so much for your submissions! Start creating for n
Artists: perhaps it’s kismet that we extended our deadline for the tee shirt contest? Perhaps your rendition (like this lovely design from 2010) is the $500 winner? Perhaps it’s so I can use “kismet” in a sentence. Either way,
Check out these beauties! Aren’t they gourd-eous? Want to grow one for Pumpkinfest 2024? Head to Louis Doe or Damariscotta Hardware for your free seedling! Make sure to register and check our website for growing tips!

Frequently Asked Questions

Our FAQ page can answer many of your questions.

 

Interactive Map

Our map is always evolving, check back to see what’s happening. We will include events sites, parking lots, bus stops, bathrooms, first aid and after deployment the location of all the decorated pumpkins. Click on any of the numbered pumpkin locations to view photos of the decorated pumpkins/artist/grower and sponsors. If you would like to look at the pumpkins from past festivals click on the Interactive Map Archive below.

 
 
 

Giant Pumpkins!

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Each year, local Maine artists more than meet the challenge of decorating dozens of “Atlantic Giant” pumpkins that are displayed in downtown Damariscotta & Newcastle during Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta.

Each pumpkin comes with a story about our tight-knit community - the grower who brought it to us, the business that helped sponsor the festival, and the artist who brings it to creative life. This information can be found on each pumpkin’s display card.