Saturday and Sunday, October 10 and 11, 2009
11:00 am – 7:00 pm daily
Admission: Adults $9, Children $7
Join us for two days celebrating America’s favorite gourd – the Pumpkin. Fun for the whole family.
All day activities include: the corn maze, face painting, pumpkin painting, slides, hayrides to pumpkin patch, playground, food for purchase, country store. Winners from the coloring contest and pumpkin carving contest will be displayed as well.
Other activities on the schedule: pie eating, pumpkin bowling, pumpkin shuffleboard, guess the weight, seed spitting, pumpkin painting, live music, storytelling, and the Pumpkin Glow.
Meet our 2009 Pumpkin Princess
Samantha “Sam” Leopold is a 5th grade student at Hillrise Elementary who enjoys singing, acting, crafting, sewing and swimming. Sam is looking forward to meeting new people and trying new things. Sam is also a recently-diagnosed type-1 diabetic who sees the Pumpkin Princess job as an opportunity to raise awareness of diabetes and the fact that “despite the disease we can succeed.” Ashley Leyba, a 5th grader at Desert Hills Elementary, is the first runner up for the 2009 Pumpkin Princess. Ashley describes herself as an artist and a very happy person whose perfect day is spent with friends and ends in a sleepover.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
11:00 Gates Open. All Carvinal Tent activities open 12:00 Coloring Contest Winner accounced (Big Tent), Pumpkin Carving demos (classroom) 1:00 pm Fall decorating demo 2:00 pm Pumpkin Shuffleboard (Big Tent) 3:00 pm Pumpkin Carving Demo 4:00 pm Pie Eating Contest (Big Tent) 5:00 pm Daniel Park takes the stage (Big Tent), Fall decorating demo (classroom) 6:00 pm Carving Contest Winner Accounced (Big Tent) 7:00 pm Pumpkin Glow
Sunday, October 11, 2009
11:00 Gates Open. All Carnival Tent activites open 12:00pm Pumpkin Carving Demos (classroom) 1:00 pm Pumpkin Shuffleboard (Big Tent), Fall decorating demo (classroom) 3:00 pm Pumpkin Recipes Judged (Big Tent), Pumpkin Carving Demo (classroom) 4:00 pm Pie Eating Contest (Big Tent) 5:00 pm Steve Smith and Chris Sanders take the stage (Big Tent), Fall decorating demo (classroom)
For more information on each contest, click on the links above. For general information about the festival, contact Helping Hands Event Planning at 575-522-1232 or the Mesilla Valley Maze at 575-526-1919.
