28th Annual Allardt Great Pumpkin Festival
and Weigh-off, Saturday, October 5
Allardt's 28th Annual Great Pumpkin Festival and
Weigh-off is set for Saturday, October 5. (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 Run
- Registration 7 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. Oct. 5 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. Entry fee is $15 for the 10k, 5K, and 3k, ($40 for family 3+
entries) and $10 for the 1 mile Fun Run.
Sponsored by Hall Family Pharmacy and Quality Private Care to benefit the Kirby
Johnson Ballpark and Fentress County Youth Sports. 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. New
this year – this is a qualifying race.
Festival Kick-off Ceremonies –10 a.m. at Allardt City Hall. Chairman Cathy Jeffers
will welcome everyone and present the 2019 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 Fire
Hall. The $10 entry fee will go to the Allardt Volunteer Fire
Department with the actual desserts being served with the meals purchased at
the Fire Hall. All proceeds go to the Allardt Fire Department. The first place
winners in each of the two categories will get $200 each with the 2nd
place winners receiving $50. 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. John Gunter will serve as the Site
Coordinator. (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 – J.J. Johnson, 931-397-0678.
- Sponsored by Union Bank and Micro Metals Inc.
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. 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 3. Call Crystal Tompkins at 879-5897 or 397-3495 to register
and for additional information.
Thanks to Jordan Owens & The Jamestown Supercenter for providing a truck for the winning pumpkin.
Entertainment and On Stage Schedule – Allardt City Hall. William Bilbrey, entertainment chairman.
- 9:30 am – Costume Contest Registration
- 10:00 am – Pageant Winners and King & Queen Introduction / Costume Contest
- 12:00 – 12:45 pm – The Lovers from NBC’s show “The Voice”
- 2:00 – 3:00 pm – Southern Comfort
- 3:00 – 3:45 pm – Parade – Main Stage Break
- 3:45 – 4:30 pm – Higher Ground
- 4:30 – 5:30 pm – Pooch Parade
Pooch
Parade – This year’s newest event is a costume contest for your
favorite dog! Entries will register at 4:00 pm at Allardt City Hall with the
actual contest starting at 4:30 on stage at City Hall. Dogs will compete in one
big category for the top 5 Best Dressed Pooches at the Pumpkin Festival. Any
costume theme is acceptable. All entrants must stay on a leash and show proof of current shot records
including rabies and distemper shots. Copies are not necessary. Proof of
bordetella shots are encouraged, but not required. The entry fee of $10 per dog
will go to support Best Friends Sanctuary, Pooch Parade Sponsor.
No fireworks this year because of the extremely dry conditions.
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 $25 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, Best
Friends Sanctuary, City of Jamestown, Clarkrange Drug Center, Conditioned
Heating & Cooling, Dave Kirk Automotive, Dilip Joshi, M.D., Fentress County
Soil Conservation District, Fentress County Farm Bureau, Fentress County Solid
Waste, Fentress County Soil Conservation District, Fentress Courier, First
Volunteer Bank, Garrett Tractor Repair & Restoration, Hall Family Pharmacy, Jimtown Florist, Micro Metals Inc.,
Moody’s Automotive, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Progressive Savings Bank, Quality
Private Care, R&T Trophies, Representative John Mark Windle, Senator Ken
Yager, Steiner Tractor Parts, Top of the Hill Properties, Twin Lakes Tractor
and Lawn, and Union Bank, UT Extension Service. Jordan Owens & The Jamestown Supercenter
