Pumpkinfest Features Weekend Of Artistry, Fall Fun In Doylestown

DOYLESTOWN, PA — This weekend is all about the pumpkin as CB Cares brings its hugely popular Pumpkinfest to Doylestown for another year.

In what’s promising to be an amazing weekend of artistry and fun, the two-day event kicks off on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 1 to 8 p.m. and continues on Sunday, Oct. 27 from 4 to 8 p.m. on the grounds of the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works off of Swamp Road.

Highlighting Saturday's event will be pumpkin carving from 1 to 6 p.m. and Jack O Lantern viewing at night. Visitors are invited to watch throughout the day as professional and amateur carvers turn pumpkins into works of art and then experience their transformation into lighted masterpieces when night falls.

The carvers are given six hours to transform incredibly huge pumpkins into works of art and then they are judged by a panel of celebrity judges who walk through and decide who the grand prize winner will be. There’s also a chance for the public to weigh in with the People's Choice awards.

(Jeff Werner/Patch)

Jeff and Jackie Brown won last year's first place People's Choice award. (Jeff Werner/Patch)

Saturday's activities also include Touch a Tractor; face painting; balloon twisting; live music; arts, crafts, and cultural displays; free TileWorks tours from 1 to 4 p.m. with trinkets, spooky surprises, and beverages; and food and drinks by Great Barn and others.

Live entertainment on Saturday will feature Froggy, Giants of All Sizes, Faux Friends, DA People, Regulation 7, Ratwyfe, Tyler Beck, Harriett Moos, and the School of Rock.

The fun continues on Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. with a display of lighted Jack O'Lanterns, Trunk or Treat (scarecrow stuffing, pumpkin painting, candy creature cabobs), food trucks, and live performances by Attack Dog, Sell by Yesterday, Swing 'N' A Miss, Ever McCarthy Band, Jack Tonra, Trolley Blitz and the School of Rock. Youngsters are encouraged to come dressed in costume.

Admission is $15 (general admission), free for kids three and under, $5 (ages 4 to 12), and $25 for a family pass (up to five family members from the same household). Passes are good for each day.
Proceeds benefit the CB Cares Educational Foundation.

The Central Bucks High School East Pumpkin Carving Team won first place in the youth category during last year's event. (Jeff Werner/Patch)