Spooktacular Pumpkin
Decorating Contest
October 29, 2009
The eighth annual Westminster Village Spooktacular Pumpkin Contest, Thursday, October 29 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. Residents and community members are invited to view decorated pumpkins and enjoy refreshments. At 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. you can listen to scary stories, told by David Walsh! Treat bags for children under 12. Everyone is encouraged to wear costumes!
To Enter:
If you would like to enter the decorating contest, pumpkins must be dropped off at the front desk of Westminster Village on October 28 between noon and 7 p.m., or October 29 between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. with a completed entry form. Pumpkins may be picked up after 8:30 p.m. on October 29 and from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on October 30.
Judging & Prizes:
The entered pumpkins will be judged at 4:00 p.m. on October 29, 2009 by Carmen Lozar, Gallery Director from Illinois Wesleyan University.
There will be a “Best Overall” winner, with subsequent winners in each of the other categories. The “Best Overall” winner will receive a $100 Savings Bond. There will also be prizes for all other categories within the age groups.
There will also be a "People's Choice" award. Everyone who comes to the event may vote for their favorite entry. Extra prizes will be given.
* The judge has the right to place a pumpkin in a different category if it seems more appropriate.
Pumpkin Categories:
Please remember that pumpkin categories are media specific.
Painted – Pumpkins that are decorated with paint. (only)
Carved – Pumpkins that are hollowed and carved. (only)
Relief Carved – Any pumpkin which is
hollowed and has an etched design.
(only)
Creative – Pumpkin that use more than one medium.
(i.e. a carved pumpkin that is also painted or does not fit into other
category)
Gingerbread
House – Created
Halloween homes from food items.
Floral – A pumpkin arrangement which includes floral decoration.
Table Center Piece - Table decorations using pumpkins that would be appropriate for a banquet or table center piece. (must be on a tray, may include multiple mediums)
Multi Medium - Pumpkins created from fabric, wood or other substances.
Carved Fake Pumpkin - Pumpkins carved using fake pumpkins designed for carving.
* If you would like your pumpkin lit, please carve a 4” hole in the base of the pumpkin, or put a flashlight in the pumpkin.
Sponsored by:
WJBC Radio 1230
WHOI TV Channel 19
Pantagraph
Special thanks to: AB Hatchery & Garden Center
2008 Prize Sponsors
You are Invited:
We hope you enter the contest, but whether you do or not, plan on attending the Spooktacular Party October 29 from 6:00 to 8:30. There are treat bags for children, under 12, and treats for everyone. Enjoy the Scary Stories by David Walsh at 6:30 and 7:30, in the haunted room that Westminster Village Staff has created. View all the entries of the pumpkin contest and see who the winners are.
