UGPG 2nd Annual Gateway Weigh Off
Giant Pumpkin Palooza - Salt Lake City, UT
Saturday, October 5th, 2024
"Celebrating 35 Years of Giant Pumpkin Growing in Utah"
1990 - 2024
Schedule of Events:
- 10:00 - 11:30 am- Unload, check in and registration for giant pumpkins and all other entries. - Any pumpkins arriving after 11:30 will not be accepted for competition.
- 12:00 - Palooza activities begin
- 12:00 - 2:00 - Judging of pumpkins and other entries.
- 12:00 - 2:00 - Zombie walk
- 2:00 - 4:30 - Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off
- 5:00 - Giant Pumpkin Palooza Awards Ceremony
For more information, please visit the Giant Pumpkin Palooza Webpage.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~How To Register Your Pumpkins & Other Entries
Step 1:
All growers who enter the competition must register as members of the Utah Giant Pumpkin Grower Club. (Youth in the 15 and younger division do not need to be club members).
You may join now or at the weigh-off.
Step 2:
Complete the online UGPG Entry Form for each fruit/vegetable you are entering.
Step 3:
Pre-register your pumpkins with the GPC online. Please log in or create a new account on BigPumpkins.com to pre-register. You need to log into the website for this link to work properly.
PRE-REGISTER NOW on Big Pumpkins.com
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We will be located at the Gateway fountain area in downtown Salt Lake City. Free to Spectators!
The second annual GIANT PUMPKINPALOOZA will be fun!! The Gateway is located at 400 W 200 S Salt Lake City, Utah. The winner will recieve $2000 and the coveted ORANGE JACKET. There has been a lot added to the event this year. Utah Arts Alliance and local haunted houses will be back with the Zombie Walk. Utah Foster Care will be there helping with kids' activities, The Clark Planetarium will be doing family activities involving the science of giant pumpkins dropping. The Gateway is even going to let us drop a pumpkin this year. Fan X will be there for a costume contest, and Flake Pie will provide pies for the pie eating contest.
The Giant Pumpkin Palooza will be going on from 12:00 to 5:00 pm and The Utah Giant Pumpkin Growers are thrilled to be a part of the event.
Youth Division - We will have a separate weigh-off for kids to encourage growing and reward children for their efforts in the garden. For this reason, we have a Youth Division for entrants 15 and younger. No entry fee or club membership is required to enter the Youth Division. We recognize that these children likely received consistent help with the growing of these pumpkins, which is acceptable in this class. We do ask that the child take an active part in caring for the plant during the season. These entries will not be recorded as official GPC entries, and will not be entered for prize money in the general field. If a young grower has been the primary caregiver of the plant and would like to enter the pumpkin as an official entry instead of a Youth Division, please do not mark "Junior Division" Box.