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Monster Pumpkins Festival continues this weekend in the Strip

October 16, 2022 / 10:48 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Monster Pumpkin Festival returns to the Strip

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - This weekend it's the return of the Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival in the Strip District.

It features a variety of skilled pumpkin carvers and artists, pumpkin-themed treats and crafts, the pumpkin pool drop, horse-drawn carriage rides, and much more!

There will also be the largest pumpkin ever grown in Pennsylvania, weighing in at over 2,400 pounds.

It was grown by Eric Gunstrom from Harrison City.

The event continued this morning at 10 a.m.

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.

Monster Pumpkins Festival continues this weekend in the Strip

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