ec ake , ▁sa us ages , ▁and ▁ice ▁cre am . ▁ ▁Local ▁coast al ▁favor ites ▁include ▁Br uss els ▁spr outs , ▁art ich oke ▁hearts , ▁and ▁Portuguese ▁ling uis a ▁sand wich es . ▁ ▁All ▁food ▁is ▁provided ▁by ▁community ▁non - pro fit ▁groups . ▁ ▁The ▁Great ▁P ump kin ▁Par ade ▁features ▁the ▁we igh - off ▁champion ▁p ump kin , ▁march ing ▁bands , ▁classic ▁cars , ▁and ▁cost umed ▁children ▁of ▁all ▁ages . ▁ ▁Cont inu ous ▁entertain ment ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁three ▁stages ▁throughout ▁the ▁festival . ▁ ▁A ▁variety ▁of ▁music ▁is ▁available ▁from ▁Country , ▁to ▁Blues , ▁to ▁Reg ga e . ▁▁ ▁Family ▁entertain ment ▁includes ▁a ▁cost ume ▁contest , ▁p ump kin ▁car ving , ▁games , ▁and ▁a ▁pie ▁e ating ▁contest . ▁ ▁Gi ant ▁p ump kin ▁car ving ▁is ▁provided ▁by ▁Far mer ▁Mike , ▁a ▁professional ▁p ump kin ▁car ver ▁that ▁turns ▁giant ▁p ump kins ▁( up ▁to ▁a ▁thousand ▁pounds ) ▁into ▁faces ▁and ▁relief s . ▁ ▁Far mer ▁Mike ▁has ▁car ved ▁at ▁the ▁event ▁for ▁ 2 5 ▁years . ▁ ▁Local ▁wine ▁and ▁micro bre ws ▁offer ▁wine ▁and ▁be er ▁by ▁the ▁glass . ▁ ▁Other ▁attra ctions ▁include ▁a ▁Sunday ▁P ump kin ▁Run / W alk , ▁a ▁talent ▁show , ▁a ▁pan ca ke ▁breakfast , ▁giant ▁p ump kin ▁photos , ▁a ▁poster ▁contest ▁exhib it