and Weigh-off, Saturday, October 6
27th Annual Allardt Great Pumpkin Festival
and Weigh-off, Saturday, October 6
Allardt's 27th
Annual Great Pumpkin Festival and Weigh-off is set for Saturday, October 6.
(One day only.) Food and crafts vendors will be set up in Bruno Gernt Park all
day. (Allardt is in the Central Time Zone.)
Pumpkin Festival
Beauty Pageant – Pre-Festival Event on Saturday, September 29. The first
contest begins at 9 a.m. and the final one at 7 p.m. at Jamestown Community
Center, 629 North Main Street, Jamestown. This pageant, one of the largest in
the region, is open to any age appropriate individual, and currently there is
still time for contestants to register.
Download the entry form at the Allardt Pumpkin Festival Facebook page or
pick up a form at Illusions Hair Salon in Jamestown. Return completed
applications to Illusions Hair Salon by Thursday, September 27, 2018 or mail to
Pumpkin Festival Beauty Pageant, P O Box 314, Jamestown TN 38556. There will be
a $5 late fee for entry taken after Thursday. Sponsored by Clarkrange Drug
Center. For more information contact Julia Brannon, 931-704-1240,
(jbrannon76@hotmail.com), or Stephanie Sparks, 931-267-5627.
Pumpkin Run -
Registration 7 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. Oct. 7 at Allardt School. Line-up 7:45 to 8
a.m., and start time at 8 a.m. Categories of entry are 10K run, 5K run, 3K, and
1 mile Fun Run. New this year – Runners Costume Contest. Prizes for best
individual and best group. Entry fee is $15 for the 10k, 5K, and 3k, and $10
for the 1 mile Fun Run. (Family rate three or more entries $40 total).
Sponsored by Hall Family Pharmacy to benefit the Children’s Shopping
Spree. Entry forms available at Hall Family Pharmacy. Submit completed
form and fee to Hall Family Pharmacy or mail to Hall Family Pharmacy, P O Box
420, Jamestown, TN 38556. Or register the morning of the run. Early registrants
are guaranteed a Free Pumpkin Run shirt. Other participants first come, first
served.
Festival Kick-off
Ceremonies –10 a.m. at Allardt City Hall. Chairman Cathy Jeffers will
welcome everyone and present the 2018 Great Pumpkin Festival King and Queen and
the Pumpkin Festival Beauty Pageant winners.
Children's Costume
Contest - 10 a.m. on stage at Allardt City Hall. Registration at 9:30 a.m.
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 by Progressive
Savings Bank.
Homemade Pumpkin
Pie and Pumpkin Roll Contest – Registration of entries 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Allardt Medical Clinic. Sponsored Dr. Doug Smith family and Allardt
Medical Clinic. Winners announced on stage at noon.
Weigh-Off of
Pumpkins and Other Vegetables – Register your pumpkins, squash,
watermelons, and other vegetables from 8 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. at the Sandy’s Diner
building. Entry fee $10. The actual weigh-off will take place between 10 a.m.
and 1 p.m. Allardt is an official GPC
weigh-off site.
- Pumpkins - First place - $1000 (2nd – 10th place – $400, $300, $200, $100, $50, $25)
- Watermelons - First place - $600 (2nd – 5th place – $300, $200, $100, $50)
- Green Squash - First place - $400 (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. (Weigh-off scales supplied
by Fairfield Scales, Nashville.)
Clyde and Zelia
Stephens Memorial Auto Show
Registration Saturday from 8 a.m. – noon Central Time at the
4-Way Stop in Allardt. $10 registration fee. ALL cars and trucks welcome!
- Pumpkin Queens Choice Trophy
- Awards to Top 25. Dash plaques to the first 300 entries.
- Gift Cards and Car Wash Bucket giveaways.
- Awards and prizes start at 2:00 p.m. day of show registration only.
- Swap meet spaces (auto related items only) 15’ x 20’ - $25.
- Event chairman: Stephen Williams, 931-265-3264.
- Sponsored by O’Reilly Auto Parts
Motorcycle Show
Registration Saturday from 8 a.m. – noon Central Time at
Allardt Land Company. $10 registration fee. ALL motorcycles welcome!
- 1st - 3rd Pumpkin Queens Choice Trophies
- Awards and Prize giveaways at Auto Show at 2:00 pm
- Day of show registration only
- Event chairman - Doug Sells 931-704-0628
- Sponsored by Union Bank, Micro Metals Inc., and DSC Concrete.
Antique Tractor Show
- 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gernt Lumber Yard behind Allardt Land Company. Event
Chairman Dustin Garrett (931-319-1871. Participants will receive commemorative
plaques or trophies. Sponsored by Twin Lakes Lawn and
Tractor and Garrett Tractor Repair and Restoration, Jamestown. Freebies:
steinertractorparts.com
Pumpkin Festival
Parade - 3 p.m. – The parade is always a
highlight of the day and one of the largest parades of the year for Fentress
County. This year’s parade will feature the Oneida High School Pride of
the Tribe Marching Band. As usual, parade entries will line up on the Baseline
Road. 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 Crystal Tompkins at 879-5897 or 397-3495 to register
and for additional information.
Entertainment- 12:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. – On stage at Allardt City Hall. Performers include singer Jaimee Paul and her band
(jaimeepaul.com), Jeff Crouch, Southern Comfort, and Tim Ledbetter Band.
William Bilbrey, entertainment chairman.
Fireworks top off the event at dark about 7 p.m.
Crafts and Food
Vendors - Bruno Gernt Park, all day.
All vendors set up anywhere in Allardt
and who have not paid the fee are asked to purchase a vendor's permit for $50
at Allardt City Hall and keep it at their site during the festival. The permit
verifies that vendors have helped support the festival by their contribution
toward festival expenses. The vendor park is sponsored by Micro Metals and
Top of the Hill Properties. Cathy Jeffers, event chairman.
~ Free Parking and Free Admission ~
Weigh-off and Festival Event Sponsors and Contributors:
Allardt Land Company, Allardt Medical Clinic, Bank of
Fentress County, Buckeye Home Medical Equipment, City of Jamestown, Clarkrange
Drug Center, Conditioned Heating & Cooling, Dilip Joshi, M.D., DSC
Concrete, Fentress County Soil Conservation District, Fentress County Farm
Bureau, Fentress County Solid Waste, Fentress Courier, First Volunteer Bank,
Garrett Tractor Repair & Restoration, H&R Block, Hall Family Pharmacy,
Micro Metals Inc., O’Reilly Auto Parts, Progressive Savings Bank, R&T
Trophies, Rains Agency, Senator Ken Yager, St. Christopher Catholic Church,
Steiner Tractor Parts, Top of the Hill Properties, Twin Lakes Lawn &
Tractor, and Union Bank.
