Skagit Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival
Saturday, September 16, 2023
This year’s Skagit Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival was a GIANT success! A big thank you to our wonderful sponsors — Skagit Food Co-op and Tractor Supply
And THANK YOU to all who visited the Nursery and participated in the fall festivities. We couldn’t have asked for more beautiful weather. It was such a treat to be amongst giant pumpkin growers and giant vegetable enthusiasts.
Coming in first place, a first-time grower, Harvey Cardwell from Oregon City delivered a giant at 1460 pounds! We think he has quite the future in growing giant pumpkins… we will have to see what is to come next year!
Our Giant Pumpkin Growers:
CARDWELL
OREGON CITY
1460 pounds
BARKER
BONNEY LK
1210 pounds
PUGH
PUYALLUP
1401.5 pounds
RADACH
STANWOOD
639.5 pounds
RADACH
STANWOOD
835.5 pounds
J. MILLER
OMAK
666.5 pounds
B. MILLER
ОМАК
546.5 pounds
SNODGRESS
LYNDEN
640 pounds
RADICH MOUNT VERNON (squash)
342.5 pounds
BAIRD
SEATTLE
349 pounds
WILLIAMS
SNOHOMISH
341.5 pounds
RADACH (Ex)
144 pounds
BRIGHAM
ROCKPORT
130.5 pounds

2023 Pay Schedule:
First Place Giant Pumpkin Winner Receives $2000 cash prize
NEW $500 to largest Squash
Schedule of Events
Download our Giant Pumpkin Festival Entry From to submit your pumpkins, squash, super-size garden vegetables (zucchini, tomatoes, gourds), and flowers in this year’s Weigh-Off
A special thanks to our dedicated sponsors for their financial support:
Skagit Valley Co-op
The Pacific Northwest Giant Pumpkin Growers
Coastal Farm and Ranch
Tractor Supply
A special note of thanks to the Pacific Northwest Giant Pumpkin Growers Club and Club Representative Geoff Gould.
The Giant Pumpkin Commonwealth, a worldwide organization designated to record world records, stated:
“There were 107 sites for weigh-offs around the world in 2017.
Second place most improved site with 67% from 2016 was Christianson’s Nursery Weigh-off in Mount Vernon, Washington.”
- Interested in sponsoring this event? Contact Us
- For more information on the Puget Sound Giant Pumpkin Growers, go to http://www.pnwgpg.com/