2019 Pumpkin Festival Events

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 2^nd 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 (2^nd – 10^th place – $400, $300, $200, $100, $50, $25)
• Watermelons - First place - $600 (2^nd – 5^th place – $300, $200, $100, $50)
• Green Squash - First place - $400  (2^nd – 5^th 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

                  

Main Stage Entertainment Schedule

Registration for the Dog Costume Contest – The Pooch Parade – will begin at 4:00 pm beside the City Hall stage. 

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.

2019 Pumpkin Run

2019 Pumpkin Run sponsored by Hall Family Pharmacy

Click link for details

2019 Allardt Great Pumpkin Festival Vendor Application

Download application

2018 Pumpkin Winner - John Van Hook, Somerset, KY, with 1293 lbs. entry

2018 Allardt Pumpkin Festival King and Queen

Dwayn and Peggy Delk

Dwayn and Peggy are both lifelong residents of Fentress County.

Born in the Round Mountain community to Exon and Velma Delk, Dwayn graduated from York Institute in 1966 and a year later joined the Army where he served two years. He returned home in 1969 after spending one year in Vietnam. He and Peggy were married in 1970 and moved to Allardt in 1974.

Dwayn worked at Jamestown Broilers until it closed in 1980. and then raised chickens until his retirement in 2014.

Over the years, Dwayn enjoyed spending much time with his friends Jim Asberry, Dave Terry, Scottie Blair, George Kilgore, and Larry Cooper at the Allardt Food Market.  The conversation always seemed to get around to giant pumpkins, and encouraged by his friends, Dwayn decided to try his hand at growing a giant pumpkin of his own.

As it turned out, Dwayne was a big success at growing pumpkins. His giant entries won the Allardt Weigh-off in 1994, 1995, and 1998. And his Fentress County Fair pumpkin entry won the first place title in 1995.

Dwayn has served with the Allardt Volunteer Fire Department since 1995 and has been a board member of the Fentress County Farm Bureau for several years.

One of nine children, Dwayn's wife Peggy was born in Grimsley, to Haskell and Odell Beaty. She graduated from Clarkrange High School in 1969, where she was a member of the Lady Buffaloes Basketball Team.

After graduation, Peggy worked in the clothing industry and in retail at several locations in Fentress County before joining Walmart in 2004, where she worked until her retirement in 2015.

Dwayn and Peggy have two children- Anita and husband Bryant Johnson, and Anthony and wife Marlena Tompkins. – and four grandchildren – Wesley, Dillon, Emily, and Madison.

Peggy enjoys cooking, gardening, and spending time with family. Dwayn likes to fish, camp, and watch his grandchildren compete in various sports.

The City of Allardt and the Pumpkin Festival Committee would like to thank Dwayn and Peggy for their life-long community service and support of the Great Pumpkin Festival and Weigh Off.

2018 Pumpkin Festival Car Show, Oct. 6

2018 - Jaimee Paul to appear at Oct 6 Pumpkin Festival

 

This year’s Allardt Pumpkin Festival (Saturday, Oct. 6) will offer a special entertainment treat. Singer Jaimee Paul delighted crowds on the square in Jamestown following the 2017 Christmas Parade. She and her musician husband, Leif Shires, will perform two sets onstage at Allardt City Hall, the first at 4 p.m. and the second at 6 p.m.

Raised in southern Illinois, she sang in choirs and her style is influenced deeply by gospel music, as well as blues and jazz. After high school Jaimee headed to Nashville to attend the “Harvard of Music Business,” Belmont University, and quickly found her place as a contemporary artist singing original songs as well as songs deeply rooted in the American Songbook. 

After college, she worked at various record labels handling marketing and radio promotion. Her passion, however, was singing and she moved quickly into a first-call studio session singer as well a background vocalist for such artists as country superstar Wynonna, The Judds, and Kelly Clarkson. Industry giants such as Bill Gaither, David Foster and Michael Omartian recognized her world class talent, and it wasn’t long until she took the stage as her own. Jaimee signed a record deal with Green Hill Music after southern gospel legend Bill Gaither heard her sing and recommended the deal. Her debut record, “At Last” reached #1 on the iTunes Jazz charts. She has recorded over 10 albums for Green Hill and many have placed in the Top 10 including “Bonded,” a tribute record to the 50 years of the James Bond film series.

In 2013, Jaimee recorded a devotional hymns album, “Hear My Prayer” which garnered a Dove Award nomination for Best Inspirational Album. Her Christmas record “Christmas Time Is Here” received over one million streams. She is also a songwriter and has written many beautiful, original songs expressing a vast array of emotions. 

Often appearing with Jaimee on stage is her husband, best friend and trumpet player, Leif Shires. He is the brass leader and arranger for Kelly Clarkson and has performed with artists such as Jack White, Wanda Jackson, Barry Gibb, TG Sheppard, as well as bands such as The Memphis Horns and the Latin band Salvador. 

A highly acclaimed and often nominiated artist, Jaimee has performed throughout the US, Canada, Europe, and Japan with audiences that include prime ministers, congressmen, military leaders, and world ambassadors. 

The 27th annual Allardt Pumpkin Festival is delighted to feature Jaimee Paul in concert.