Christianson’s Nursery & Greenhouse wholeheartedly welcomes fall for its brisk winds and autumnal color which serves as a seasonal backdrop for the Skagit Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival on Saturday, September 16, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This in-person event celebrates agritourism with a Weigh-Off competition for pumpkin-growing hobbyists and giant vegetable growers. Enjoy this complimentary, family-fun event and a chance to win cash prizes for your giant pumpkin.
9 a.m. – noon
Entries for the Weigh-Off accepted
Watch the parade of deliveries
No Deliveries Accepted Past NOON
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Enjoy family orientated gamed and festivities and carnival games including the
A-maze-ing Hay Maze with Mount Vernon’s Camp Korey
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Beautiful Face Painting ($5 cash only),
toad observatory, and carnival games
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Campstuff Coffee Cart, Kettle Corn
Noon – 3 p.m.
Bluegrass music by Laurel Bliss, John Clark, and Andy Rick
Noon – 4 p.m.
Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off
Prizes will be awarded throughout the Weigh-Off
3:30-4 p.m.
The winner of the SVGPF Weigh-Off announced