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Sensational Pumpkin Day
In-person
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Location
Bissell Park
127 Mill Street East
Elora, ON
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Has gender-neutral washrooms and wheelchair accessible.
About
Sensational Pumpkin Day is a free family event celebrating the end of the harvest season; it's all about the pumpkins. There will be pumpkins available for families for carving and/or decorating (for prizes). There will be a professional pumpkin carver demonstrating his carving techniques on a giant pumpkin (available to win in a draw at the end of the day).
Pawleys Pets Reptile Show will be there as well as highland dancers, face painting, and music throughout the day.
Please Bring Your Own Chair
Links
- Sensational Elora sensationalelora.com
Organizer
Sensational Elora
Sensational Elora - Festival of the Senses is the brain child of an amazing woman Rhoda Lipton. We lost Rhoda in June of 2012 and her husband (and Sensational Elora's greatest supporter) Benny Di Zitti in 2019.
Sensational Elora - Our annual award-winning Festival organizes events throughout the year featuring the renowned music, art, drama, film, food, scenery and architecture of historic Elora, culminating in our core festival events running throughout Thanksgiving weekend, including our Empty Bowls project, Pumpkin Day, and the Sensational Soup-off, raising money and awareness for the fight against poverty and hunger throughout Centre Wellington.
We strive to work with a wide variety of community partners to create fabulous events that showcase what Centre Wellington area has to offer. All our programming is designed to entice all of the senses. To accomplish that our events incorporate food and drink, provided by local restaurants, caterers, growers and retailers.
Our annual award-winning Festival continues to organize events throughout the year featuring the renowned music, art, drama, film, food, scenery and architecture of historic Elora, culminating in our core festival events running throughout Thanksgiving weekend; including our Empty Bowls projects, Pumpkin Day, and the Sensational Soup-off, raising money and awareness to combat food insecurity throughout Centre Wellington.
We strive to work with a wide variety of community partners to create Fabulous events that showcase what Centre Wellington area has to offer. All of our programming is designed to entice all of your senses. To accomplish that our events incorporate food and drink, provided by local restaurants, caterers, growers and retailers.
This event is part of a hub:
Elora and Fergus
Township of Centre Wellington Elora, ONNestled within Centre Wellington are the picturesque villages of Elora and Fergus. Resplendent with natural beauty and historical charm, these communities are known for unique shops, delicious dining, and of course, a plethora of art experi...
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