The Tuscola County Pumpkin Festival

Wednesday - September 30, 2009

5:00pm - 7:00pm   Community Pumpkin Festival Kick-Off Tailgate Party!  MSU vs. UofM...Come cheer your team on!!  Featuring food and activities.  (Courthouse lawn)

Thursday - October 1, 2009

8:00am - 6:00pm     Register Pumpkins and Scarecrows
Grand Pumpkins
Prince & Princess
(Courthouse Lawn)
10:00 am     Pumpkin Pie Sales (Courthouse & Chamber Office)
11:00 am     Food Court (Sherman St. & Lincoln St.)
4:00pm     5K Road race registration (Highland Pines)
6:00pm     White Pumpkin 5K Road Race
6:00 pm     Prince & Princess Crowning (Courthouse Lawn)
5:00pm - 7:00pm     Rotary Pancake supper (Caro High School cafeteria)
7:00pm - 8:30pm     Ole' Time Movies, bring your lawn chair and enjoy an outdoor movie (Sherman St. tent)

Friday - October 2, 2009

9:00am     Judge decorated pumpkins and scarecrows (Courthouse Lawn)
10:00am    Food Court (Sherman St & Lincoln St)
10:00am     Pumpkin Pie Sales (Courthouse & Chamber Office)
10:00am     Arts & Crafts (Downtown)
10:00am     Chainsaw Carving (Lincoln St.)
10:00am - 3:00pm    POET Refinery Tours (must be 18 yrs. old - register at downtown POET booth)
4:30pm - 7:00pm     Children's Activities & Inflatable's (DDA Lot next to Chamber office)
4:00pm     Musical Entertainment (Atwood Park)
4:00 - The Tofts (Contemporary Christian)
5:00 - Erin Tidwell (Pop/Contemporary Christian)
6:00 - Silverwood Bottom Boys (Blue Grass Country Music)
7:00 - The Shermans (Jazz/Pop)
8:00 - Kelsey Madelyn Rottiers (Folk/Indie/Pop)
5:30pm     Homecoming Parade (Main Street)
7:00pm    Euchre Tournament (Brentwood)
7:00pm - 11:00pm     50's Sock Hop/Street Dance with Legend The Band, www.legendtheband.com Come dressed in 50's attire!!  Fun for the whole family!!! (Sherman St. tent)
 

Saturday - October 3, 2009

7:30am - 10:00 am     Car Show Registration (Downtown)
8:00am - 1:00pm    Farmer's Market (Sherman St.)
9:00am    Pumpkin Pie Sales (Courthouse & Chamber Office)
9:00am     Window Judging Contest - Caro Chamber of Commerce
9:00am - 6:00pm     Fine Arts Show (TACA Building on Almer St. and Joy St.)
10:00am    Chainsaw Carving (Lincoln St.)
10:00am - 6:00pm     Children's Activities & Inflatable's (DDA Lot next to Chamber Office)
10:00am - 11:00am     VG's  Children's Biathlon Registration (VG's Food & Pharmacy)
10:00am     Food Court (Sherman St.)
10:00am     Arts & Crafts (Downtown)
10:00am - 2:00pm    Vintage Dragsters (Courthouse)
10:00am - 2:00pm     Car Show (Downtown)
10:00am - 11:00am     Register Motorcycle Show (Courthouse)
10:00am - 3:00pm     Kiwanis Children's Games & Plane Ride (DDA Lot next to Chamber Office)
10:00am - 3:00pm    POET Refinery Tours (must be 18 yrs. old - register at downtown POET booth)
11:00am - 1:00pm     VG's Children's Biathlon (VG's Food & Pharmacy)
11:00am - 2:00pm     Motorcycle Show
11:00am - 1:00pm    Baby Contest (St. Paul Lutheran Church)
11:00am - Musical Entertainment at Atwood Park
11:00 - Ron Meiske (Gospel/Country/Polka)
12:00 - Chosen (Christian Rock)
1:00 - LeRoy Hayward (Jimmy Buffet/Caribbean Style)
2:00 - Tom Krause (Celtic)
2:00pm     FREE Children's Matinee (Strand Theater)
3:00pm     Bed Races (Downtown)
3:00pm     AYSO  3 on 3 soccer, wwww.caroayso.org (AYSO Soccer Field)
4:30pm - 6:30pm     Magician Show/Balloon Artist featuring DJ Svacha (Sherman St. Tent)
8:00pm    Pumpkin Bash:  Rock & Roll, Dancing (Brentwood) must be 18 or older
8:00pm  Fireworks (Caro High School Football Field)
8:30pm    Fireworks Raffle Drawing (Caro High School Football Field)
 

Sunday - October 4, 2009

10:00am     Food Court (Sherman St.& Lincoln St.)
10:00 am     Arts & Crafts (Sherman St. / Downtown)
10:00am     Pumpkin Pie Sales (Courthouse & Chamber Office
11:00am    FREE Bean Soup Giveaway (Courthouse Lawn)
12:00 noon     Mutt Strut (Parade Route on State St.)
1:30pm - 3:30pm     Grand Parade (on State St. from Quinn St. to Park Dr.)
4:00pm     Pumpkin and Scarecrow pick-ups (Courthouse Lawn)
4:00pm    Storage Shed Raffle Drawing and Awards Presentation (Courthouse Lawn)