History
The annual Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival welcomes guests of all ages to Elk Grove Regional Park over the first weekend in October. What began in 1994 as a small harvest celebration is now Elk Grove's largest family festival and attracted an estimated 45,000 guests in 2015. The festival has something for everyone with attractions including the Giant Pumpkin & Produce Weigh-Off, the World Pumpkin Pie-Eating Championship, pumpkin derby, pumpkin recipe contest, scarecrow-making contest, kids zone, agricultural area, pumpkin patch, live entertainment, an art walk, and a race across the lake between giant pumpkin boats!
Specialties
Giant pumpkin growers from all over California and beyond will be vying for the top prize - and perhaps a world record - as each of their enormous orange gourds hit the scales on Saturday, October 1. Weighing in at nearly one ton, you've never seen pumpkins like this before!