12th Annual Pumpkin Festival &
3rd Annual Pumpkin Weigh-Off

Saturday, September 27, 2008 marks the date for the 12th Annual Pumpkin Festival to be held in Historic Downtown Elkin. The festival brings more than 15,000 visitors to downtown Elkin to enjoy live entertainment, shopping, great food and gigantic pumpkins galore.

The festivities begin Saturday morning with the 3nd Annual Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off. at the former Smith Phillips Building Supply located at 257Standard Street. There will be pumpkins from growers located all over the East Coast. Some will weigh-in at an excess of 1,000 lbs with hopes of placing in the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth top ten.

The Main Street of Elkin will be lined with vendors of every description featuring everything from funnel cakes to functional pottery, canned green beans to gourmet coffees, wood furnishings to wine racks, BBQ to baked goods, sand art to sunrooms, pumpkin butter to polish sausages, plus a variety of live entertainment and the ever-popular pie-eating contest sponsored by Yadkin Valley General Store.

Interested in Having a Booth at the 2008 Pumpkin Festival? Download an Application.

Food Vendor Application:   Word Document   |   PDF Document

Craft or Sales Vendor Application:   Word Document   |   PDF Document

Thank you to our 2008 Yadkin Valley
Pumpkin Festival Sponsors:

Yadkin Valley Bank- Shaping the Landscape of Community Banking

iLevel by Weyerheauser- Responsible, Visionary, Resourceful

G&B Energy- Keeping Western NC Warm Since 1930

BB&T- There's Opportunity Here.

Embarq- Voice | Data | Internet | Wireless | Entertainment

Workforce Carolina- A Full Service Employment Network

Century 21 Hudspeth Properties- Serving the Yadkin Valley since 1987

Duke Energy- www.duke-energy.com

Select Staffing- Extra Mile Service