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Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Festival celebrates 30 years of fall fun

Fruitville Grove hosts 30th Annual Pumpkin Festival with pumpkin patch and hayrides.


  • By Shane Donglasan
  • | 3:33 p.m. October 22, 2018
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Fruitville Grove will host its last weekend of the Pumpkin Festival on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m and Sunday, Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

 

 

Every weekend this October, Fruitville Grove was transformed into an autumn wonderland for its annual Pumpkin Festival. Thousands of visitors explored the farm's pumpkin patch filled with pumpkins of all shapes and sizes to pick their ideal gourd.

There was also hay rides, a wildflower maze and plenty of apple cider. The event continues to draw bigger crowds each year since it began 30 years ago. 

 

 

 

Conner, Ava, Emma and Nicole Callis
Conner, Ava, Emma and Nicole Callis
Kalli and Ann Cross
Kalli and Ann Cross
Willia and Alex Brown with Cheyenne and Atlas Alford
Willia and Alex Brown with Cheyenne and Atlas Alford
Arianah Loreda dressed as the festival's
Arianah Loreda dressed as the festival's "Queen Bee."
Sisters Jane Idol and Lynn MacCannell
Sisters Jane Idol and Lynn MacCannell
Chelsea Derby and her daughter Madison
Chelsea Derby and her daughter Madison
Kirsten Bloem wear matching plaid dresses with her daughters Reagan and Adalyn.
Kirsten Bloem wear matching plaid dresses with her daughters Reagan and Adalyn.
Halynn Mann and Avery Simmons
Halynn Mann and Avery Simmons
Harper Unkel paints a pumpkin.
Harper Unkel paints a pumpkin.
Dr. Nik performs a puppet show for festival visitors.
Dr. Nik performs a puppet show for festival visitors.
Jessica and Brody Degennario
Jessica and Brody Degennario
Carmin and Emma Estrada with Avery Simmons
Carmin and Emma Estrada with Avery Simmons
Jarek Dymek and Fresia Eckelman with their dog, Sparticus.
Jarek Dymek and Fresia Eckelman with their dog, Sparticus.
Joel, Chris and Madison Johnson
Joel, Chris and Madison Johnson
Luka Case with his mother, Sydney.
Luka Case with his mother, Sydney.
Luke and Ainsley Hayslett
Luke and Ainsley Hayslett

 

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