Saturday, September 20, 2025
Seymour Pumpkin Festival fun on tap Sunday at French Memorial Park
Read all about the Seymour Pumpkin Festival in a press release here published in the Valley Independent Sentinel.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Friday, September 20, 2024
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Seymour Pumpkin Festival slated Sunday at French Memorial Park
SEYMOUR -The annual Seymour Pumpkin Festival will be held from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 22 at French Memorial Park, 62 Spruce St.
The event was started in 1965 and has been running strong since. It features live entertainment, food, crafts, vendors, family fun, activities for kids, and more!
This is shared from the Festival Facebook page.
Monday, September 4, 2023
56th annual Seymour Pumpkin Festival on tap at French Memorial Park 🎃
Saturday, September 17, 2022
Monday, September 12, 2022
Visit Seymour Pink's booth Sunday at Pumpkin Festival
This is shared from Seymour Pink's Facebook page.
Police remind public of traffic delays Sunday around Seymour Pumpkin Festival
SEYMOUR - With the Pumpkin Festival right around the corner Seymour Police remind the public there will be traffic delays on the Route 67 (New Haven Avenue) corridor.
The public is asked to recognize the designated parking areas and no parking signs on the day of the Festival.
Please check the Seymour Pumpkin Festival Facebook page and website for further information.
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Seymour Pumpkin Festival tradition to continue Sunday at French Memorial Park
SEYMOUR - The Seymour Pumpkin Festival will be held tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival that was started in 1965 is still running strong at French Memorial Park.
It features a large variety of homemade craft vendors, food vendors, live music, and kid-friendly activities!
Saturday, September 11, 2021
Seymour Pumpkin Festival at French Memorial Park to feature creative contests
🎃 55th Annual Seymour Pumpkin Festival 🎃
SEYMOUR - The 55th Annual Pumpkin Festival will be held Sept. 19 at French Memorial Park, 73 Spruce St.
Everyone can become a part of the fun by entering one of our contests.
Pumpkin Decorating Contest: To participate in the pumpkin decorating contest, decorate a pumpkin prior to the festival.
On the day of the festival, bring your decorated pumpkins to the Pumpkin Festival Headquarters Booth to be signed in. Pumpkins must be at headquarters by 12 noon. Judging will begin at 12:30 p.m. Participants can then come and pick up their pumpkins to see if they have won.
Costume Contest: To participate in the costume contest, children must come to the festival dressed in their Halloween costumes and march in a small parade. Please arrive on the baseball field by 11:45 a.m. so judging can promptly begin at 12 noon. After the parade, the children will receive a prize.
Create your own Scarecrow Contest: This is a new contest at the Pumpkin Festival! To participate, create a scarecrow prior to the festival.
You can make it any size and out of any materials. On the day of the festival, bring your scarecrow to the Pumpkin Festival Headquarters Booth to be signed in. Scarecrows must be at headquarters by 12 noon.
Judging will begin at 12:30 p.m. Participants can then come and pick up their scarecrows to see if they won a prize!
Be Creative! Have fun! We would love to have many participants this year! We hope to see you at the festival!
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Blue Collar Band to perform at Seymour Pumpkin Festival
SEYMOUR - The Blue Collar Band will be performing Sept. 22 at the 54th annual Seymour Pumpkin Festival.
All proceeds are to benefit community organizations.
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Festival's flower fundraiser to support Project Purple in Seymour
*Sharing from a Facebook event page:
"Connecticut Project Purple supporters:
We're excited to announce that the Seymour Pumpkin Festival will be donating 100% of the proceeds from its flower fundraiser to our cause!
"If you order flowers from http://bit.ly/2TeYEBa by April 23, you can pick your beautiful spring flowers up on May 11, just in time for Mother's Day - all while contributing to the fight against pancreatic cancer.
Monday, September 10, 2018
Save the date: Seymour Pumpkin Festival is almost here
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| Booth at a previous pumpkin festival./ Photo from Facebook page |
There will be food, pumpkin decorating, costume contest, crafts, carnival rides, and more.
The event is hosted by Sullivan and Wallace Dry Goods.
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Save the date: Seymour Pumpkin Festival is Sept. 23
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| Photo from Facebook page |
Check out the festival association's website here.
Friday, September 15, 2017
Monday, September 11, 2017
Boo! It's almost time for the Seymour Pumpkin Festival
Please click here to read a story by my friend Jean Falbo-Sosnovich, New Haven Register correspondent extraordinaire.
Friday, September 16, 2016
Seymour to host annual pumpkin fest Sunday
SEYMOUR - French Memorial Park on Spruce Street will be the place to be Sunday as the town celebrates its 51st annual Pumpkin Festival.

The community event will run from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., rain or shine.
You can read all about it here in a story by New Haven Register correspondent extraordinaire Jean Falbo-Sosnovich.
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Friday, September 4, 2015
Seymour readies 50th anniversary pumpkin fest
SEYMOUR - A half-century celebrating pumpkins and all things autumn. This year the Seymour Pumpkin Festival is 50 years old, and residents are ready to celebrate.
The event will be held from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 20, rain or shine, at French Memorial Park.
Read all about it in this story in the New Haven Register by correspondent Jean Falbo-Sosnovich.




















