Pokemon Pumpkin

Pumpkin festivals and competitions
Pumpkin growers ten compete to see whose pumpkins are the most massive. Festivals are ten dedicated to the pumpkin and these competitions.
The Ohio towns Barnesville and Circleville each hold a festival every year, the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival and the Circleville Pumpkin Show respectively. The town Half Moon Bay, California, holds an annual Art and Pumpkin Festival, drawing over 250,000 visitors each year and including the World Champion Pumpkin Weigh-Off. Farmers from all over the US compete to determine who can grow the heaviest pumpkin. The winning pumpkin regularly tops the scale at more than 1500 pounds. The world record pumpkin in 2009 was 1725 pounds, grown by Cristy Harp Ohio.