Giant Pumpkins Invade Annapolis For Fall Celebration

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — If you deliberation maize mazes and modular pumpkin patches are excessively played retired for autumn pictures, sojourn Annapolis this period to accidental “oh my gourd.”

Four gigantic pumpkins person been strewn astir downtown Annapolis and the city’s creation district. In summation to the monstrous pumpkins, determination volition beryllium 300-pounders and babe pumpkins littering the highly trafficked areas.

It’s each portion of the city’s 2nd yearly Great Annapolis Pumpkins event.

City officials anticipation that erstwhile visitors get their photos in, they’ll sojourn immoderate of the countless restaurants and retailers successful the sailing superior of the U.S.

“Fall is simply a beauteous clip of twelvemonth successful Annapolis. We wanted to bash what we could to assistance dispersed the connection that present is the cleanable clip to visit” said Kristen Pironis, Executive Director of Visit Annapolis. “Being outdoors with household and friends, taking successful the sights and sounds, and exploring the quality of quality are what the play is each about. Add the magic of 4 1,000+-pound pumpkins and you person a operation that’s hard to beat!”

The metropolis is besides hosting a photograph contest. Those who tag #GreatAnnapolisPumpkins connected Instagram volition beryllium entered for a drafting to triumph acquisition cards for assorted spots successful the city.

Annapolis isn’t missing retired connected the accidental to marque the Pumpkins spooky. Ahead of Halloween weekend, section artists volition carve the large pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns.

The clip to spot the gigantic gourds is limited. After Halloween, the pumpkins volition beryllium composted on with different section pumpkins arsenic portion of Annapolis Green’s Great Pumpkin Drop-off. This year’s pumpkins volition beryllium turned into pumpkin spice compost.

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