Every year thousands flock to Keene to marvel at the small towns’ hefty appetite for festivity.
KSC students dig in at Pumpkin Lobotomy
The campus was buzzing with students on Friday as the news of Pumpkin Lobotomy flew through the air. The freshmen were blown away as they stepped onto Fiske Quad and saw the setting spread out for all to enjoy.
Center Stage Executive Director has many years experience under her belt
Live bands, freshly baked apple turnovers, and over 29,000 pumpkins is what the city of Keene expects to see each year when the annual Pumpkin festival takes place.
A day’s worth of trying all the different kinds of food, seeing people from all over the country, and joining in on numerous festivities.
Keene sets a new city record at Pumpkin Fest 2009
Twenty-nine thousand sixty-eight pumpkins was the final tally, as thousands of people walked around on a packed Main Street during PumpkinFest on Saturday.
“A new Keene record, but not a world record,” said Jim Davis, working at the pumpkin registration booth.
A KSC freshman recounts her first Pumpkin Fest
On Saturday Oct. 17, I set out on a mission, a journey to find my pumpkin I carved at Pumpkin Lobotomy the day before.
Although my pumpkin was not the most creative and looked like thousands of the others, I was sure I was going to spot it.
Locals, travelers dress in costume for the celebration
In a poll of 110 people, it was found that less than half of the crowd attending Pumpkin Fest was originally from New Hampshire.
The meaning of Pumpkin Fest to those young and old
Keene State College students have something attached to their name that no other school can claim, a nationally recognized Pumpkin Festival. This event, so seemingly obscure, actually bestows a meaningful gift to KSC students. This is, and has been, the ability to watch history unfold through the evolution of an annual festival.
I feel like an irresponsible mother. The very same pumpkin I brought into the world Friday at Lobotomy, I immediately and blindly handed to a nameless face never knowing if we’d meet again. Did I love my pumpkin? Yes, I did. I spent a great deal of time and effort crafting it, and had every intention of finding it. Would we meet again? Or were we destined to live a life apart? The journey begins now.
It’s the night after Pumpkinfest, the tourists have left and families have returned to their homes, but the nearby college campus is just awakening with activity.
Between crisp bouts of blowing autumn air at Pumpkin Festival, on Saturday, thick aromas of gustatory delight filled Main Street. Dancing wisps of steam rose from the overflowing cider pots, unmistakable smells jumped from every street corner, and Festival-goers sought out the city’s watering holes to knock back a brew or two.
Let’s face it, there’s beer for every single season, month and festive occasion imaginable. Ultimately, they comprise a reason to drink and feel good. I think it shouldn’t always be about quantity, but rather it should also be about quality.
Pumpkin Fest, an annual celebration in Keene, NH has come and gone again. The festival was a huge event for surrounding towns and students, but when it comes to servicing the 70,000 people who walked down Main Street, the local businesses took the pumpkin pie.
A KSC senior lives his last Pumpkin Fest to the fullest
What is there to say about my last Pumpkin Festival here at Keene State College? Is it the sight of thousands upon thousands of pumpkins? The smells of food as far as the eye can see? Or is it the nightlife of packed bars and beer flowing like a river?
