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Great Annapolis Pumpkins
You are invited to explore Annapolis and find the giant pumpkins.
Take your picture with real pumpkins that are over 1000 pounds each and post pictures or videos to your favorite social media pages for chances to win prizes from local businesses.
Tag #GreatAnnapolisPumpkins and @VisitAnnapolis to be entered into the contest
These pumpkins will appear just after the first weekend in October and are all within an easy stroll of one another.
The pumpkins will turn into Jack-o-Lanterns the Monday and Tuesday before Halloween. Be sure to revisit Annapolis to see the area's largest Jack-o-Lanterns.
Locations: Great Annapolis Pumpkin Locations for 2024:
Annapolis Visitors Center
St. Anne's Episcopal Church
Maryland Inn * was removed on 10/28
Main Street at Francis Street was removed on 10/28
Maryland Avenue at State Circle
Market Space was removed on 10/28
Museum of Historic Annapolis
Annapolis Waterfront Hotel
Pip Moyer Recreation Center was removed on10/27
Pumpkin by Davis Pub has been replaced with a much smaller big pumpkin
* Some pumpkins had to be removed early due to unseasonable warm weather, combined with damage to the pumpkins from people climbing on them, vandalism, etc
Great Annapolis Pumpkins 2024 returns with a pumpkin carving by a nationally renowned food artist
The Downtown Annapolis Partnership is bringing back the Great Annapolis Pumpkins presented by Visit Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, the giant pumpkins have become a local attraction for the public to visit and take photographs with them.
The pumpkins are purchased from farmers the first week of October at a regional giant pumpkin weigh-off event. Many of the pumpkins purchased for Annapolis are grown by farmers in the Atlantic region and are over 1,000 pounds each. Many visitors who see these giant pumpkins in Annapolis are surprised to find out they are real, as they have never seen a pumpkin in person this large before. Everyone wants their picture taken with them and loves to share pictures and videos of them on social media.
The pumpkins are scheduled to arrive on Monday, October 7th. Those who visit downtown Annapolis early that morning may see the forklifts driving the pumpkins around to be placed along Main Street, Market Space, Maryland Ave, West Street, and Compromise Street. Staff at the Visitors Center at 26 West Street will provide directions to each location.
To add to the fall and Halloween spirit visitors are encouraged to explore the downtown shops, restaurants, ghost tours, festivals, concerts, and performing arts events. Several local shops will have locally made items for sale with a fall or Halloween theme including, the Annapolis Pottery, Local by Design, Gallery 57 West, and others.
Major Downtown Annapolis Fall Events include;
Oct 10-14 Annapolis Sail Boat Show City Dock
Oct 19-Nov 2 Scarecrow Stroll on West Street
Oct 20 Maryland Ave Fall Festival
Oct 25 Pumpkin Walk at Harwood Hammond House
Nov 1 Annapolis Night Market at Hillman Parking Garage
Nov 3 First Sunday Arts Festival on West Street
It wouldn’t be Halloween without carving these Great Annapolis Pumpkins. People line up to watch the professional artists carve the giant pumpkins during Halloween week. Each of the local and regional artists has their own unique style in carving their assigned pumpkin. The pumpkins are scheduled to be carved on October 28 and 29 and to be on display through November 3rd.
New this year, Anne Arundel County's renowned food artist, Nancy Baker, will be one of the pumpkin carvers. She has been featured on the Food Channel “Halloween Wars” and “Road to Halloween Wars” television series. She has appeared all over the country touring food into works of art including doing work for Disney Marvel, Bush Gardens, Sea World, Hello Fresh, and the National Zoo. She is also a local high school teacher in Edgewater, MD. The Great Annapolis Pumpkins will be carved on October 28 and 29.
‘The Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County presents the Great Annapolis Pumpkin display creates a free fun outdoor experience to get out and enjoy the fall season in the Annapolis area, The giant pumpkins are a great starting point for friends and family to start enjoying a full month of fall activities in the area.
This year’s sponsors include Visit Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, Maryland Tourism, Downtown Annapolis Partnership, the City of Annapolis, and the Annapolis Waterfront Hotel.