GREAT PUMPKIN AND VEGETABLE COMPETITION RULES
1.
Description
of a Great Pumpkin: A fruit
cream-yellow to orange or mottled in color.
Pumpkin colors will include orange, red, yellow, tan, cream, white, and
any/or combination of these colors.
All others will be considered squash.
2.
An
exhibitor may enter only 1 specimen per class, and the exhibitor MUST have grown the specimen.
3.
All
entries must be weighed in at the official Great Pumpkin site on Friday,
October 1st. From 4 pm to 7 pm. All items not brought in at this
time will not be judged, but can be displayed.
4.
Pumpkinfest
has moved to Downtown South Lyon. Bring
your entry to the parking lot on the northwest corner of Liberty Street and
Pontiac Trail. Please note that Pontiac Trail will be closed 7pm Friday between
Liberty St. and Whipple St. for Pumpkinfest setup.
5.
Entry
must remain at the weigh-off site until 4pm Sunday, October 3rd,
and MUST be picked up no later than
6pm, or entry WILL BE hauled to the dumpster.
6.
All
pumpkins or large squash must be on a skid or pallet so that our forklift can easily
take the entry to the scale.
7.
The
pumpkin or squash will be weighed with the pallet. If any entries weigh the same…the judge’s
decision will be final.
8.
Specimen
must be healthy and completely undamaged, showing no signs of rot or
deterioration.
9.
All
specimens will be free from fungicides, pesticides, and foreign material found
in such places as cracks or holes. This
is an environmental hazard, and also allows holes leading to be plugged up.
10.
If
an entry shows any evidence of holes that have been used for injecting fluid
into a cavity and then plugged, it will be immediately disqualified.
11.
Judges
reserve the right to cut the fruit if deemed necessary for inspection. Refusal
to allow the inspection will cause said entry to be deemed “exhibition only”.
12.
The
South Lyon Area Pumpkinfest and its sites shall not be liable for compensation
of loss or damage to any exhibit or personal property.
13.
Weights
will be recorded in two-pound increments.
14.
All
decisions of the judges are final.
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