Pumpkin Festival

Celebrate Fall at the 18th Annual Blackwood Pumpkin Festival

Come out and enjoy a day filled with fun at the 18th annual Blackwood Pumpkin Festival, sponsored by Mainstage Center for the Arts, in celebration of National Arts and Humanities Month, Sunday, October 4th, 11 am to 4 pm in and around the Blackwood Rotary Library,15 S. Black Horse Pike, Blackwood, NJ. This festival offers food, games, music, and crafts with more than 200 vendors and four stages for entertainment. Activities include hayrides, Jump for Joy, a pumpkin carving contest, petting zoo, face painting, pumpkin painting, a costume contest, and more.

William Mead, state soloist for the New Jersey Veterans of Foreign Wars, Vietnam veteran and Deptford resident, will perform on all four stages during the festival. SoJo 104.9 radio station will make a SoJo On the Go appearance from noon until 2 pm. In addition, Mainstage Center for the Arts’ Harmony show choir, Encore middle school show choir and High Pointe dance troupe will entertain audiences throughout the day.

“The Pumpkin Festival has become a tradition for thousands of families,” said Anne Marie Weaver, Director of Special Projects, Mainstage Center for the Arts. “We’re thrilled to put on such a fun event with so many activities. There’s something for everyone.”

All proceeds benefit Mainstage Center for the Arts, a non-profit organization committed to providing affordable, quality arts education and entertainment for the South Jersey Community.

The Blackwood Pumpkin Festival is sponsored by Beneficial Bank, Blackwood Development West, Township of Gloucester, Camden County College, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Shoppes at Cross Keys, Sign & Design, Gloucester Township Public Library, Blackwood Lake Development, Rite Aid, Sen. Fred Madden, Assemblywoman Sandi Love, Assemblyman Paul Moriarty, David Mayer, Dan Hutchison, Michelle Gentek, Glenn Bianchini, Orlando Mercado, Ken Garbowski, Mayor Cindy Rau-Hatton, Space Mart, and Valley Brook Golf Club.

The rain date for the Blackwood Pumpkin Festival is Sunday, October 11th. For more information about the event, or to rent a booth, call (856) 227-3091 or (609) 405-0306. To learn more about Mainstage Center for the Arts, visit www.mainstage.org.

Mainstage Center for the Arts, the parent program for Summer Stage, is a 501 © (3) non-profit organization committed to providing a creative, vibrant, and nurturing environment for youth and adults. This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. This program is also made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey Cultural Trust.

Festival Gold Sponsor

Festival Corporate Sponsors

Gloucester Township Chamber of Commerce

Cherry Hill Chamber of Commerce

Blackwood Development West

Township of Gloucester

Camden County College

New Jersey State Council on the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts

Shoppes at Cross Keys

Sign & Design

Gloucester Township Public Library

Rite Aid

Space Mart

Valleybrook Country Club

Blackwood Lake Development

Festival Patrons and Friends

Senator Fred Madden, Assemblywoman Sandi Love, Assemblyman Paul Moriarty

David Mayer, Dan Hutchison, Michelle Gentek, and Frank Schmidt

Glenn Bianchini, Frank Schmidt, Orlando Mercado, Dan Hutchison, and

Ken Garbowski

Mayor Cindy Rau-Hatton

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