FARMINGTON – Enjoy a challenge? The fourth annual Farmington Pumpkin Festival, set for Saturday, Oct. 10, will kick off with an exciting obstacle race beginning at 9:30 a.m.
The daylong festival, held from one end of Front Street to the other, will feature multiple activities including a scavenger hunt, crafts, games, movies, hay maze, the Flying High Frisbee Dogs Show, Frogtown Mountain Puppet Show and more.
According to organizer John Moore, the obstacle race course is mostly flat and is approximately two miles long. From the Narrow Gauge Cinemas, the course will loop once around the Farmington Village Corporation Field then returning back to where it started.
“There will be multiple obstacles to overcome while running around the Village Corporation Field,” he said. Registration for the race is $20 in advance or $30 the day of the event. Preregistration may be done in person at the Narrow Gauge Cinemas or by sending a check for the $20 registration fee to PO Box 486, Farmington ME 04938. On the day of the event, registration is from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. at the Narrow Gauge Cinema lobby.
The first 50 people to register will receive a T-shirt. The event is limited to 200 participants and registration is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information please contact Moore at mainecinemas@myfairpoint.net.
The popular $5 Pumpkin Festival Pass is available the day of the event at the information booths at Divine Inspirations and at the Better Living Center. The pass gives the bearer access to the Front Street scavenger hunt, drawings valued at over $300, a free movie at Narrow Gauge Cinemas, face painting, cookie decorating, and the puppet show.
The movie pass is good for showings of the movies, Pan or Hotel Transylvania 2, Saturday, Oct. 10 or Sunday, Oct. 11. Seating is first-come, first-served.
2015 Pumpkin Festival Schedule of Events:
9:30 a.m. – Obstacle Race begins: Registration is from 8:30-9:15 a.m. at the Narrow Gauge Cinemas lobby
10 a.m. a.m. – 4 p.m. – Information Booth: two locations in front of the Better Living Center and at Divine Inspirations
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Scavenger Hunt, pick up worksheet at Information Booth
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Photo Opportunity at various points along Front Street
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Scarecrow Decorating, Games, and Face Painting at Divine Inspirations
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Caramel Apple Decorating located in tent adjacent to Norton Optometry
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Kid’s Crafts located in tent adjacent to Norton Optometry
10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Giant Hay Maze at Union Rental
12, 1, 2:30, and 3:30 p.m. – Movie Pan at Narrow Gauge Cinemas
12:30, 1:30, 3, and 4 p.m. – Movie Hotel Transylvania 2 at Narrow Gauge Cinemas
11 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Horse & Wagon Rides along Front Street – pick-up and drop-off by Union Rental and Divine Inspirations
12 p.m. – Pie-Eating Contest at Depot Laundry
12 and 2 p.m. – Flying High Frisbee Dogs Show located on the lawn adjacent to the Franklin Savings Bank and Western Mountain Financial Services building
1 and 3 p.m. – Frogtown Mountain Puppet Show: “The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow” located at Narrow Gauge Cinemas
Please Note: The festival’s schedule is subject to change. For more information visit the website www.farmingtonpumpkinfestival.net.
