Autumn Pumpkin Festival and Scarecrow Avenue

Date: 13 October 2012
Start time : 11:00 am
End time : 4:30 pm
Location: Royal Victoria Country Park Netley Southampton SO31 5GA
Cost: Adults £2 Children 50p

Jubilee Sailing Trust’s Autumn Pumpkin Festival and Scarecrow Avenue welcome families to celebrate the very best of autumnal treasures with a special focus on pumpkins and scarecrows.

Family learning fun for all ages with autumnal food, drink, music and dance. Activities include:

• Big Draw (as part of the Campaign for Drawing) art workshops with Artist in Residence
• poetry workshops
• craft workshops with Southampton Scrapstore
• flower arranging workshops with NAFAS
• gardening advice and produce with allotment groups
• storytelling
• puppet theatre performance
• Pumpkin Festival Olympic games with Sportmakers
• community groups, scouts, schools, after school clubs, and sports clubs
• stalls.

Families can bring their own scarecrow for the Scarecrow Avenue to create a new record of 'the most Scarecrows in a field in Hampshire.' 

Families are encouraged to wear a decorated autumn hat and enter the children's scarecrow fancy dress competition.

Biggest pumpkins in the UK will be paraded and will try to beat last year's record breaking 1334lb pumpkin. Small pumpkins are welcome too!

The event will raise awareness and funds for the Jubilee Sailing Trust which enables people of all physical abilities to experience tall ship sailing; an opportunity that can be a life changing experience.

Organiser: Jubilee Sailing Trust
Website: Autumn Pumpkin Festival in support of the Jubilee Sailing Trust
Booking information:

For general enquiries to the venue either call 023 8045 5157 or see contact page on the festival website.