GREAT PUMPKIN FESTIVAL
Event is a scream, and more
The yellow leaves were falling during the Great Pumpkin Festival on Saturday in Gregory Park. Children and adults participated in sack races, pumpkin rolls, pie-throwing contests and a pie-eating contest.
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Abby Pratt jumped toward the finish line during the sack races Saturday at the Great Pumpkin Festival in Gregory Park.
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And for folks who live near the park, the screaming you heard was part of a competition of who could scream the loudest.
The third annual event, coordinated by the Brainerd Parks and Recreation Department, is now a rite of autumn in Brainerd.
Pumpkins were the center of attention. Throughout the day, there were drawings for free pumpkins and activities had an autumn theme.
Hayden Olson rolled his pumpkin toward the finish line Saturday during the Great Pumpkin Festival in Gregory Park.
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Savannah LaTarte threw a cream pie at a contestant during the pie-throwing event at the Great Pumpkin Festival on Saturday in Gregory Park.
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Tim Voss displayed the remains of his pie on his face after the pie-eating contest Saturday at the Great Pumpkin Festival in Gregory Park.
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Joey Rakow tried to take a bite out of a suspended apple Saturday at the Great Pumpkin Festival in Gregory Park. Brainerd Parks and Recreation coordinated the annual event.
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