Collector Pumpkin Festival

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Sun 05 May 2019

The Collector Village Pumpkin Festival is an annual event held on the first Sunday in May each year. This year it will be on Sunday 5th May 2019. This time will mark the celebration of 16 years of pumpkin fun in Collector!



The event was first held in the autumn of 2003 and since then it has grown to be one of the largest community events in the region. The colourful festival celebrates rural life as well as the country harvest season and this is done by using a unique pumpkin theme.

The festival is run by volunteers and all profits are given back to the local community.

This year, the Collector Village Pumpkin Festival will feature over 100 stallholders. There will be a lot of activities with the theme of a traditional country fair packed full of casual fun with a lot of colour and imagination.

This time they will introduce several new events, including cow milking demonstrations. Here you can watch them turn the milk into butter.



Also new this year will be free mechanical bull rides.



The festival showcases local produce and the arts/craft community. There are of course many pumpkin-focused competitions. These are put on every year and include such things as the largest pumpkin right through to pumpkin themed baked items.

Entry to the festival is:

[b]COMPETITIONS **
There are many competitions at this festival such as:

[b]GIANT PUMPKIN COMPETITION[/b]
Entries must be delivered to the Collector memorial hall on Saturday 4th May between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm. An entry fee of $5 must accompany each entry for these events and is payable before the official weigh-in commences.

Joe Medway Memorial Heaviest Pumpkin Open event prizes:
Junior event:

A $25 bounty will be paid for all pumpkins that are over 100 kg entered into the festival!

[b]PUMPKINS[/b]
Prizes for the following pumpkins are as follows:

[b]SCARECROWS[/b]
Prizes are:
There are limited places available so enter early. Judging will take place at 1:15 pm on 5th May 2019.



[b]PUMPKIN COOKING COMPETITIONS[/b]
General rules for cooking competitions - home baked pumpkin treats to be entered at the Collector memorial hall before 9:30 am on Sunday 5th May.

Judging will commence at 9:30 am sharp so you will need to be on time!



Entry forms are to be completed at the registration desk in the Collector memorial hall. There will be an entry fee of $2 per entry which must accompany each entry and is payable on registration of baked goods. Stewards will provide you with an entry ticket to accompany your competition entry.

Please ensure that your name is printed as well as a contact number on the base of your plate/dish if you would like it returned. You are encouraged to collect your entry after 4:00 pm on festival day.

[b]JUDGING CLASSES[/b]
Prizes for these events are:

[b]PUMPKIN SCONES[/b]
Open Pumpkin Scones
Junior Pumpkin Scones - your entry will need to have five scones on a plate. Pumpkin scones are to be left whole and are not to be cut. Please do not have butter or jam on them.

[b]PUMPKIN PIE [/b] - only one pie with a minimum diameter of 20 cm per entry is required. Your pie may be sweet or savoury and please leave your pie uncut and not decorated with cream.

[b]PUMPKIN CAKE [/b]- your entry must be on a plate that will fit in a 30cm x 30cm space maximum. You may sprinkle your entry with icing sugar however cakes must not be iced. Entry may be in any shape such as a loaf, round, roll, ring or square or patty cakes/muffin. These must have a minimum of 5 on a plate.

[b]PUMPKIN QUICHE [/b] - only one quiche with a minimum diameter of 20 cm per entry is required. Please leave your quiche uncut.

[b]PUMPKIN CRAFT COMPETITIONS[/b]
General rules for pumpkin craft competitions - entries for these categories may be entered on Saturday 4th May between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm. Late entries will be accepted on Sunday 5th May but must be in before 9:30 am.

Judging will commence at 9:30 am sharp on 5th May so once again, you need to be on time!



Entry forms are to be completed at the registration desk in the Collector memorial hall and be complete when delivering baked goods.

An entry fee of $2 per entry must accompany each entry and is payable on registration of pumpkin craft. Stewards will provide your entry ticket to accompany your competition entry.

If you have a special container or stand, please print your name and a contact number on the base if you want it returned.

Any ornaments, manufactured or otherwise may be used to decorate and/or enhance your exhibit as long as they are secured and will not fall off.

Organisers encourage you to collect your entry after 4:00 pm on 5th May.

Judging Classes
Prizes for these events:

MOST UNUSUAL PUMPKIN
BEST CARVED PUMPKIN
BEST CARVED PUMPKIN - JUNIOR UNDER 12
BEST DECORATED PUMPKIN
BEST DECORATED PUMPKIN - JUNIOR UNDER 12

Visitors can see all these displays and you can find out more information at this website.

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