Great Fun For the Kids: pumpkin painting, hayrides, amusement rides, Scarecrow making, bounce houses, pumpkin carving contest, face painting, a costume contest, talent contest and more.

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Pumpkin Festival 2019

Ah, fall – time for pumpkins, cider doughnuts, leaves splashed in color, and the 28th Annual Blackwood Pumpkin Festival sponsored by Mainstage Center for the Arts, Beneficial Bank, and others. This year’s event takes place Sunday, October 6, 2019, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.(rain date: Oct. 13th) in and around The Studio at Mainstage, 27 South Black Horse Pike, Blackwood, NJ. The festival draws 10,000 people each year to enjoy food, games, music, shopping among 200 vendors, and four stages of entertainment.
Activities include pumpkin painting, hayrides, amusement rides, Scarecrow making, bounce houses, a pumpkin carving contest, face painting, a costume contest, talent contest and more.
HAYRIDE
“After such a long hot summer, the Pumpkin Festival is a great way to celebrate the joys of the fall season,” said Anne Marie Weaver, Director of Special Projects, Mainstage Center for the Arts. “We look forward to welcoming and entertaining the thousands of families who make it an annual tradition.”
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. 

traditional-scarecrow-7-0255        Scarecrow Making Center

One of the newest event areas.  Families love building their own scarecrow to display proudly on their front lawns.               
(next to Rite Aid Parking Lot – Green Zone.)


               
                                             
 Face Painting
Mainstage Center for the Arts has two face painting stations where children can have their whole face or part of a face done.
                                                                                             ( Green & Purple Zones)
                                                                                       

                                                                  Pumpkin Painting
Children will love painting their own pumpkins.    Just join us at a Mainstage Pumpkin Painting Station located in Harwan Park ( Green Zone) and on Railroad Ave ( Purple Zone)  
                                                         
                                                            Games

 Mainstage Game Row is located on Railroad Ave. (Purple Zone)  where everyone is a winner.    
Location: 27 S Black Horse Pike, Blackwood, NJ 08012, USA

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