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The Biggest Pumpkin in Circleville History Just Weighed In at 2,455 Pounds
Ohio's oldest festival just crowned the heaviest pumpkin it's ever seen — and the grower's 10-year-old grandson took fourth place.
In Gilmer, Texas, the Sweet Potato Gets Its 89th Parade
The East Texas Yamboree returns to Gilmer this week for its 89th year — a sweet potato festival that outlived the crop and kept the party going.
Cedar Key Fires Up the Chowder Pots Again: The Seafood Festival Returns October 17–18
One of Florida's oldest seafood festivals is back in tiny Cedar Key this October, and every food booth on the beach feeds the town itself.
The Greatest Free Show on Earth Is Back: Circleville's 119th Pumpkin Show Runs October 21–24
Circleville, Ohio gears up for its 119th Pumpkin Show, four days of pumpkins, parades, and pie in a town that's been doing this since 1903.
The Greatest Free Show on Earth Is Back: Circleville's Pumpkin Show Turns 119
Circleville, Ohio's 119th Pumpkin Show returns October 21–24 — still free, still enormous, and this year with a patriotic twist.
Cedar Key Sets the Table Again: Florida's Clam Capital Readies Its 54th Seafood Festival
Cedar Key's beloved Seafood Festival returns October 17-18 for its 54th year — free admission, local clams, and a parade in Florida's second-oldest...
A Town of 700 Is About to Feed 20,000: Cedar Key's Seafood Festival Turns 55
Cedar Key's beloved Seafood Festival returns October 17–18 for its 55th year — free admission, local clams, and every dollar staying on the island.
The World's Largest Skillet Is Hot Again: London, Kentucky's Chicken Festival Returns This Weekend
London, Kentucky fires up the World's Largest Stainless Steel Skillet this weekend for the World Chicken Festival — a small-town tradition since 1990.
Bardstown Threw Its 35th Bourbon Festival — and Sold Out Again
Bardstown's Kentucky Bourbon Festival just turned 35 with its fourth straight sellout — not bad for a party that started as a dinner for 250.
Fifty Years of Paddlewheels: Marietta's Sternwheel Festival Hits the Big 5-0
Marietta, Ohio's beloved Sternwheel Festival turns 50 this September, and the boats started arriving on the riverfront days early.