Photo courtesy of Punkin Chunkin Festival in Howard, PA

Trip Planning

Explore These 2024 Pumpkin Chunkin Festivals

Celebrate fall by taking a road trip to these 2024 Pumpkin Chunkin events.

There’s a new Halloween activity that gaining popularity at festivals across the country. It’s called “Pumpkin Chunkin’” and typically involves placing pumpkins into a catapult and launching them hundreds of feet into the air.

Of course, there are some variations on the pumpkin chunkin’ concept, which some people “punkin chunkin.’” Some festivals offer people the chance to shoot pumpkins with air cannons. Other related activities involve dropping or smashing pumpkins.

The Gaylord KOA Holiday in Gaylord, Michiganthe Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in Harrisville, Pennsylvania, and Tree Corners Campground in West Irasburg, Vermont are among the handful of campgrounds that plan to offer pumpkin chunkin’ activities this fall.

It’s more common to see pumpkin’ chunkin’ festivals or pumpkin-themed festivals with pumpkin chunkin’ events. Here’s a sampling of several of these interesting fall festivals with listings of nearby campgrounds that can be used as base camps for these activities.

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Photo courtesy of Punkin' Chunkin' Fall Festival in Howard, PA
Jeff Crider

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Jeff Crider, President and CEO of Crider Public Relations, has been involved in covering the campground industry for over 25 years. Jeff has worked as a freelance writer for publications such as RV Business, Motor Home Magazine, Trailer Life, Highways and other Affinity Group Inc. publications since 1995. He has also successfully pitched many of the nation's top tier media outlets, including CNN, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The Financial Times, Reuters, The Associated Press and National Public Radio. In addition to writing, Jeff is also a talented photographer and humanitarian.