Buhr Park Boo Bash

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Date(s): Sunday, October 19, 2025
Time: 1:00pm-6:00pm
Venue: Buhr Park
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Event Description

Get ready for a frightfully fun (FREE) family day at Buhr Park! Enjoy a silent disco, food trucks, artisan vendors, photo booth, craft stations, inflatables, spooky trivia and face painting.

The Cobblestone Farm Harvest Festival is happening at the same time (noon-4p). Stop by and visit both events!

Pumpkin Carving Contest

Carving takes place 1–3 p.m. (you can start hollowing at 12:30 p.m.), with public voting from 3–3:30 p.m. Brackets: youth 12 and under (decorating only), teens 13–18, and adults 18+. Themes include scariest, funniest and most creative, with 1st and 2nd place prizes in each bracket. Participants bring their own pumpkins and tools (no rotary tools). Youth supplies provided.

Preregister by Oct. 10: https://url.a2gov.org/pumpkincontest

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Pie Baking Contest

Judging begins at 1:30 p.m. Brackets: youth 18 and under, adult 18–65, and senior 65+. Pies are judged on appearance, tenderness, flavor, creativity and overall impression (bring a short description for judges to read).

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Preregister by Oct. 10: https://url.a2gov.org/piecontest

Costume Contest

Register onsite the day of the event. Begins at 3 p.m. Brackets for youth (18 and under) and adults. Themes include scariest, funniest, most creative, and best group/family.

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