34th Annual Allardt Great Pumpkin Festival
and Weigh-off, Saturday, October 4, 2025
Revised July 14, 2025
Pre-Festival Event
– Annual Pumpkin Festival Beauty Pageant
This event
will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at York Institute Auditorium. Details
and entry forms can be found on the Allardt Pumpkin Festival Pageant Facebook
page. Event Chairmen: Julia Purcell 931-704-1240 and Emma Wright 931-704-2003. The
winners will be introduced at the kick-off ceremonies at the Festival.
Sponsored by Clarkrange Drug Center.
Festival Kick-off Ceremonies –10 a.m. at Allardt City Hall. Welcome
and introduction of the 2025 Great Pumpkin Festival King with the Festival
Beauty Pageant winners. Sponsored by Jimtown Florist.
Pumpkin Run –Online
registration will be available soon. Day of race registration 7 a.m. to 7:45
a.m. at Allardt Elementary School (220 Portland Avenue). Shirts will only be
available for on-line registrations prior to September 29th. Line-up 7:45 to 8
am and start time at 8 am Central Time. Categories of entry are 10K run, 5K run,
and 1-mile Fun Run. Conducted by local runners and Flowers Trucking to benefit
the YAI Bowling Teams. For additional information contact morgan@flowerstrucking.com.
“James Asberry Memorial Weigh-Off” of
Pumpkins and Other Vegetables – Register your pumpkins, squash, watermelons, and other
vegetables from 8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. at the Allardt Elementary School
East parking lot. Entry fee $10. The actual weigh-off will begin at 10:30
a.m. Allardt is an official GPC
weigh-off site.
Prize Schedule
- Pumpkins
- First place - $2,000 (2nd
– 10thth place – $800, $600, $400, $300, $250, $200, $150, $100,
$50)
- Watermelons
- First place - $1,000 (2nd
– 10th place – $700, $500, $300, $200, $150, $100, $50, $50,
$50)
- Green
Squash - First place - $500 (2nd – 5th place –
$300, $200, $100, $50)
- Prettiest
Pumpkin - $100
The big pumpkin winner must
ride in the parade or be disqualified. See rules and regulations at
www.allardtpumpkinfestival.com. Dwight Dickson
will serve as master of ceremonies. John Gunter with the UT Extension Service
will serve as the Site Coordinator. Weigh-Off sponsors to date: Clarkrange Drug Center; Guffey Law, PLLC;
Representative Kelly Keisling; One Bank; The Quality Family; and R&T Trophy.
Antique Auto Show – On-site Registration Saturday, October 4,
from 9 a.m. – noon Central Time or until full (Dash Plaques to the first 200) at
the 4-Way Stop in Allardt. $15 registration fee to help cover Festival costs. Half
of the registration fee will go to the Allardt Elementary School. All cars and trucks model year 2000 and older
are welcome. Prizes and award categories to be announced soon.
- Contacts: Austin Andrews 626-676-3220 & Arron Daniels
707-502-1970
- Swap
Meet Spaces should be scheduled prior to the day of the festival: $50 due
before set up.
- A
limited number of craft vendor spaces will be available at the Auto Show.
Please indicate on your vendor application if you are interested in
setting up in this area. Call City Hall at 931-879-7125 if you have
already turned in a vendor application and would like to move to the Auto
Show area.
Sponsored by O’Reilly Auto Parts.
Tractor Show - 9 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Central Time at Woods
and Water Outdoors, 1853 Taylor Place Road. ALL tractors welcome and encouraged
to participate in the Parade!
- Event Chairman – Wesley Anderson –
Anderson Farm Services - 931-239-2304
Faith and Blue – The TN Highway Patrol and law enforcement
officials will again partner with Mt. Carmel Freewill Baptist Church for the
Faith and Blue initiative. They plan to have the THP Motorcycle, the famous THP
Litterbug, and the THP Slingshot located at The Allardt Land Company at the
4-Way stop. The Rollover Simulator will be there to show the importance of
seatbelt usage. Special Operations will also bring out some of their equipment
to display. The Recruiting Division will answer any questions about employment
with THP. Free food and drinks, games and prizes for everyone.
Pumpkin Pie & Roll Contest - Registration Saturday from 9 a.m. – 10:00
a.m. Central Time at the Allardt Fire Hall. The $10 entry fee will go to the Allardt Volunteer Fire Department with
the actual desserts being served with the BBQ meals purchased at the Fire Hall.
- Day of show registration for HOMEMADE
only pies and rolls.
- 1st place $100, 2nd
place $50, and 3rd place $25 in each of the two contests.
- Winners announced around noon on stage
at City Hall.
- Sponsored and conducted by Amanda Hicks,
Fentress County Clerk and Guffey Law, PLLC.
Children’s Costume Contest - Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – noon Central
Time at Allardt City Hall Stage. FREE registration.
- Day of show registration only from 9:30
a.m. – 10:00 a.m. outside City Hall.
- Categories: Ages 0-2 years; 3-5 years; 6-8 years;
9-12 years; and group.
- Any costume theme acceptable. No live animals,
please.
- Sponsored and conducted by SmartBank. Additional
Sponsor: Guffey Law PLLC.
Pumpkin Festival Parade - 3 p.m. Entries will line up on the Baseline Road
starting at 2:00 p.m. To line up, follow Highway 52 E from Allardt past the
orange water tower to the Les Franklin Road. Turn left at the Les Franklin
Road. Then enter the Baseline Road from the Les Franklin Road only. The
deadline for entries is noon Thursday, October 4. Call Ashley Bilbrey at 931-397-0300
to register and for additional information.
FREE Entertainment On Stage presented by Xfinity – Allardt City Hall. Noon
– 2:45 pm: Dawson Brown; Madelyn Tallent, and Preslee Campbell. William Bilbrey, Entertainment Chairman.
Stage provided by City of Jamestown.
Crafts and Food Vendors - Bruno Gernt
Park and directly behind the park at the FCBE Alternative School, all day 9:00
am – 5:00 pm. A limited number of craft vendor spaces will be available
at the Auto Show. Cathy Jeffers and Erin Hancock,
event Chairmen. Applications available on the Allardt Pumpkin Festival Facebook
page or pick one up at Allardt City Hall.
A Special Thank You to our 2025 Financial Sponsors to Date
Amanda Hicks,
Fentress County Clerk; Clarkrange Drug Center; Guffey Law, PLLC; Jimtown
Florist; One Bank; O'Reilly Auto Parts; R&T Trophy; Representative Kelly
Keisling; SmartBank; The Quality Family; Xfinity; and Union Bank.
The Great Pumpkin
Festival and Weigh-Off Committee is again seeking sponsors for its many
Festival-related events. You can find the Sponsor Letter with various levels of
support options outlined on our Facebook page (Allardt Pumpkin Festival). Every
donation, large or small, helps pay the prize money for the giant fruits and
vegetables as well as provide the necessary services and supplies required. Our
2024 revenues did not keep up with the increased expenses, but we have
identified some areas to trim and have every confidence that our faithful
sponsors and some new sponsors will help fill in the gap this year. Thank you
to everyone who has helped in the past! We couldn’t do it without you.
