Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta

Mark your calendars! This years 4th Annual Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta will be held on Oct 3 – 11, 2010 kicking-off with the officially sanctioned Great Pumpkin Commonwealth weigh-off.

Highlights of last year’s festival included a big parade complete with Maine’s new record pumpkin (weighing 1,210 pounds) and its grower Elroy Morgan and Togus the Cat. The Pumpkin Dessert Contest had 18 fine entries – all available for tasting. There were tons of children’s games and a free matinée. 24 giant pumpkins were carved, painted, or both, by artists of all ages. Pumpkins of various sizes were thrown, hurled, shot, and dropped thanks to record-holding punkin chunkers and catapulters, and a 150-foot crane taking aim on a retired police cruiser! The Pumpkin Paddleboat Races and Motorized Pumpkinboat Regatta again drew huge crowds to the shores of the Damariscotta River. Some pumpkinboat captains sped to victory while others got wet.