Pumpkin Fest Carving Contest and Stroll!

Show Your Creativity at New Canaan Library’s
Pumpkin Fest Carving Contest and Stroll!

Come see the Library like never before when we turn down the lights to see the jack-o-lanterns ablaze! Children and adults of all ages are invited to purchase and carve a pumpkin for display at the Library, which will be transformed into a spooktacular space!

All proceeds will benefit Family Services and the Children’s Room at New Canaan Library. Celebrity Judges Eastie Eagle, Westy Whale and Southpaw, will award exciting prizes for Best in Show Children, Teens, and Adults, Funniest, and Scariest Jack-o-Lanterns! 

How to Participate:

1. Reserve your pumpkin ($30.00) here
2. Pumpkin Pickup: Saturday, 10/22, 10-2pm @ Library 
3. Return Your Carved Pumpkin: Friday, 10/28, 10-4pm @ Library
4. Bring friends and family to Pumpkin Fest: Saturday, 10/29, 6-8pm @ Library (Register here)

Admission is free. Contest entrants do not need to be present to win.

Thank you to our sponsors
Walter Stewart’s
Camp Playland
New Canaan Community Preschool
New Canaan Mounted Troop
Shelby Grey Events
Stew Leonard’s
The United Methodist Preschool

Thank you to our Children’s Services Development Committee:

Vicky Merwin

Mary Anderson

Lizzie Davis

Catherine Leach

Beth Torrenzano