Celebrate Our Giant Pumpkins

Skagit Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival

Join us for a day filled with fun, food, and festivities as we celebrate the harvest season with giant pumpkins, live entertainment, and family-friendly activities.

Skagit Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival

Saturday, September 19th, 2026

The Skagit Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival is a beloved tradition that brings together pumpkin enthusiasts from all over the region. Established over a decade ago, this festival celebrates the art of growing giant pumpkins and showcases the agricultural heritage of the Skagit Valley. Attendees can enjoy pumpkin-themed games, delicious local food, and a vibrant community atmosphere.

2026 PAY SCHEDULE:

First Place Giant Pumpkin Winner Receives $2000 cash prize

$500 to largest Squash!

 
 2nd Place-$850
3rd Place-700
4th Place $300
5th Place $200
6th Place $50
7th Place $50
8th Place $25
9th Place $25
10th Place $25
 
 
Howard Dill Prettiest Pumpkin $100
Ugliest Pumpkin $25
 
 
Christianson’s Nursery is an official weigh-off site for the Giant Pumpkin Commonwealth (GPC), an international organization, sanctioned to submit giant pumpkin world records.

Admission is Free!

Registration Form

Festival Schedule

September 19th, 2026

9AM - 12PM
Parade of Giant Pumpkins Enter the Nursery

Witness the excitement as growers bring their giant pumpkins to be entered in the weigh-off.

Watch the parade of deliveries beggining at 9AM.
No Deliveries Accepted Past NOON
12PM - 3:30PM
Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off

Witness the Giants being weighed starting at Noon!

10AM-3:30PM
Music, Games, Hay Rides, Festivities, Face Painting and more!

Enjoy face painting, childrens games, hay rides, farm animals, toad sanctuary and more! Bluegrass music by Laurel Bliss, John Clark, and Andy Rick

Fill Out Your Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off Form

Enter your giant pumpkin or other oversized produce in the Skagit Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival! Please complete the Registration Form in advance and bring a printed copy with you on Saturday, September 19, 2026.

Registration Form