Skip to main content

Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest 🎃 (All Ages!)

Fall has arrived at the Freeport Public Library, which means it's time for our 4th Annual Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest! This year, we've added a category for our teens, so everyone in the family can participate in the fun. Adults are also welcome to showcase their art and craft skills by decorating a pumpkin. Register for a pumpkin to enter the contest! The challenge is simple: decorate a pumpkin like your favorite book character!

Guidelines

Pumpkins may be painted, drawn on, or have materials and objects attached to them.
Pumpkins may not be cut, carved, or hollowed out.

Register

Register each participating person separately on our Event Calendar (Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest | Freeport Public Library) to reserve a pumpkin. 

Timeline

Sep 1 - Sep 27: Register online to reserve a pumpkin

Sep 29 - Oct 4: Pick up your pumpkin from the Freeport Public Library

Oct 6 - Oct 11: Deliver your completed pumpkin and entry form to the Library

Oct 15 - 25: Stop at the Library to vote for your favorite pumpkin (one vote, per person, per day)

Oct 27: Winners in each category announced (Youth, Teen, Adult)

Oct 27 - Nov 1: Pumpkin Pick-up

Nov 4: Any pumpkins remaining at FPL will be discarded.

 

Photos of pumpkins from years past! 
A green face with leaves, branches, and red lantern-shaped ornaments on a black surface.
Green puppet resembling a muppet character in a trash can filled with snack wrappers and a label saying "property of Oscar the grouch."
A blue pumpkin decorated as a fish with a sign reading "ENTRY 11," part of a library's book character pumpkin contest.
A painted pumpkin resembling a person in sunglasses and a sequined outfit, displayed on a shelf with a label beside it.
Painted pumpkin with Peanuts characters on display in a library contest, labeled "Entry 10."
Decorated pumpkins resembling a black dragon and a red caterpillar with green eyes and a tube body on a table.
Decorated pumpkins on a table: a cat with a witch hat, a rainbow face, a character with green face and hat, and a mummy pumpkin.
Two painted pumpkins: one as a green turtle with blue mask, the other with a colorful face and wig, on a table.

 

Questions? Contact us ↓