Activities & Contests
Plenty to See:
Plenty to Do:
- Eyes of Freedom Memorial - Barnesville Middle School, 970 Shamrock Drive WED-SAT 12-8pm; SUN 10am-6pm
- Agricultural/Horticultural Displays
- Antique/Classic Car Show on Sunday
- Belmont County Victorian Museum
- Farm Machinery Display (New and Old)
- Squashcarver Live Demonstration - King Pumpkin Stand 1pm-? on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022
- Giant Pumpkin Parade - Saturday at 12:45pm (rain or shine)
- King Pumpkin Auction - 5pm Saturday
- Crock Raffle Drawing - 5pm Sunday
- Retail Window Displays
Plenty to Do:
- Amusement Rides
- Book Sale
- Children's Crafts
- Tractor Cruise on Saturday morning
- Contests:
- Inside Window Display Judging
- Home Decorating Judging - 9am
- Professional Bldg. & Grounds Judging -10am
- Agriculture and Horticulture - 9am-7pm - Display areas W Main St
- Decorated Pumpkins - 12-7pm - Display area W Main
- Pie Baking Contest - 4pm - Pumpkin Stage
- Pie Eating Contest - 5pm - Pumpkin Stage
- Talent Show - 5:30pm - Central Stage (Contest Rules)
- Pumpkin Baby Contest - 6:30pm - First Christian Church New Life Center
- Little Mr. and Miss Contest - 7pm - First Christian Church New Life Center
- Fudge Contest - 6pm - Information Booth
- Pumpkin Mascot - 7pm - King Pumpkin Area
- 5K Run and Fitness Walk - 8:30am - Watt Center (Reg. from 6:45-8:15am)
- Pet Show - 10:30am - Central Stage ( Reg. at 10am)
- Kiddie Tractor Pull - 3:30pm - Parking Lot next to Pumpkin Stage
- Tall Tales Contest - 5pm - Pumpkin Stage
- Beard & Mustache Contest - 5:30pm - Pumpkin Stage
- Hog Calling - 6pm - Pumpkin Stage
- Tobacco Spitting - 6:30pm - Pumpkin Stage
- Car Show - 9am-3pm - High School on Shamrock Drive
- Pumpkin Roll Contest - 1pm-WesBanco Parking Lot, 230 E. Main St.
- Fiddle, Banjo & Mandolin Contest- 2pm - Central Stage (Reg. Starts at 1pm)
Plenty to Hear:
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022:
- Deep Down Country - 6-9pm @ Blue Moon Biergarten
- Placebo Jones - 8-11pm @ Barrel House
Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022:
- Cabin Boys + -4-5:30pm @ Central Stage
- Talent Show - 5:30-8pm @ Central Stage
- Baranich, Gable & Lee - 8:30-11pm @ Central Stage
- Hinson Gorby - 6-8pm @ Pumpkin Stage
- Copper Creek - 8:30-11pm @ Pumpkin Stage
- While Collar Criminals - 9p-12a @ Blue Moon Tavern
- Shuman Band - 8-11pm @ Barrel House
- Blue Diggity - 6-8pm @ Central Stage
- Sarah Hays Band - 8:30-11pm @ Central Stage
- Hoard & Jones - 6-8pm @ Pumpkin Stage
- BILLY BROWN - 8:30-11pm @ Pumpkin Stage
- Copper Creek - 9p-12a @ Blue Moon Tavern
- Backbone - 9p-12a @ Barrel House
- Deep Down Country - 8p-11p @ VFW
Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022:
- Gypsy Cowboys - 4-6pm @ Central Stage
- Flushed - 6:30-8:30pm @ Central Stage
- Valley Sphinx - 9-11pm @ Central Stage
- Mars alley - 8-11pm @ Pumpkin Stage
- BILLY BROWN - 9p-12a @ Blue Moon Tavern
- Pocket Change - 9p-12a @ Barrel House
- Deep Down Country - 8-11pm @ VFW
- Dustin Kildow - 12-1:30pm @ Pumpkin Stage
- Pick'n on Country - 2-4pm @ Pumpkin Stage
- Cabin Boys + & - 1-2pm @ Central Stage
- Fiddle, Banjo Contest - 2-4pm @ Central Stage
- Moon Creek - 11:30-1pm @ Barrel House
- Lisa-Rick-Kevin Schlick - 1:30-4pm @ Barrel House
- Flushed - 5-7pm @ Barrel House
Plenty to Eat:
- The Pumpkin Wagon (pumpkin based foods)
- Assumption Catholic Church (homemade soup, sandwiches, dinners)
- First Presbyterian Church (homemade soup, sandwiches, etc.)
- Senior Citizen's Center (amish noodles, mashed potatoes, gravy)
- Shekinah Christian Church (soup, sandwiches, pumpkin pie)
- Barnesville Depot (food vendors)
- The Barnesville Elks Club (dinner Fri/Sat, members only)
- Assorted Street Vendors
- A variety of local Pizza Parlors & fast food chains




