The 4-H Fall Festival will feature their popular pumpkin chunkin’ event, a chili cook out and more!
By KRYSTAL NURSE
The Sun
The Gloucester County 4-H Fairgrounds is ready to kick off the fall season with its third annual Fall Fest on Sept. 29 (rain date: Sept. 30) starting at 4 p.m. Enjoy and participate in the crowd-favorite Pumpkin Chunkin’ toss, haunted houses, stall decorating, costume contests and a chili cook-off.
The chili cook-off is new this year, featuring first- and second-place prizes from Bringhurst Meats and Palate Pleasers. Cooks can prepare a chili dish in a Crock-Pot with a variety of Scoville units, meats (or meatless), beans and vegetables, and then have judges test their creations to see who made the best-tasting dish.
The festival will also feature a Mini Haunted Trail Course complete with obstacles for riders to navigate their mini horses through.
The popular Pumpkin Chunkin’ contest is back again and participants are asked to pre-register if they wish to beat the 2017 record of 1,231 feet set by team Trebujunk.
Anyone of any age is welcome to participate. They are required to build a catapult to launch a four- to six-pound pumpkin across a field as far as possible, or hit the designated targets.
Other activities featured in the festival include a horse stall decorating contest, an inflatable obstacle course and a costume contest for kids ages 0 to 19 years old.
To support the Gloucester County 4-H’s food drive, attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food to enter in a basket giveaway and benefit the Glassboro Good Samaritans. Pumpkin Chunkin’ contest entrants are required to donate a non-perishable food item.
Further details and requirements about all contests can be found by searching for the Gloucester County 4-H Nature Preserve on Facebook. Admission to the festival is $10 per car, and kid activities are all included in the price.
If you cannot make it to the fall festival, more seasonal events are occurring throughout Harrison Township.
Creamy Acres’ Night of Terror attraction series is back up and running. Haunted houses, hayrides and walkthroughs will be available every Thursday to Saturday in October and the first weekend of November. Tickets can be purchased at www.NightOfTerror.com.
From Oct. 12 to 21, Hill Creek Farms is hosting a pumpkin festival in its new pumpkin patch. Visitors can choose from an array of different types of pumpkins and decorate them on site. Included in the festival are free wine tastings, hayrides, face paintings and more. For more information, visit www.Facebook.com/HillCreekFarms.
The Harrison Township Recreation Commission is hosting a Build Your Own Scarecrow event at Mullica Hill Baptist Church on Oct. 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $20 per scarecrow and materials will be provided. Visit www.Harrisontwp.us for more information.
Join the Mullica Hill Women’s Triathlon Club for its last ride in its Ride the Farm series on Oct. 14. The route will take riders through 20 miles of farmland at Hill Creek Farms with stops at produce stands. Admission is $20 for members, $25 for non-members. Visit www.Facebook.com/MHWTC for registration details.
The Pitman Potter Festival is back again on Oct. 20 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Attendees can expect to see trivia, human chess, games, food trucks and more. Wristbands are required for major festival events and cost $5. For more information, visit www.GrowPitman.com.
Get some exercise and join Harrison Township for its 12th annual Trick or Trot: 5k Costume Fun Run/Walk on Oct. 27 at Ella Harris Park starting at 8:30 a.m. Runners can register online at www.RunSignUp.com/TrickorTrot and pay $15 per person, or register the day of the event and pay $20. Awards will be given to finishers in different gender and age groups, as well as best individual and group costume awards.
Stay at Ella Harris Park and participate in the annual Halloween Parade from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A costume contest will be held for people and pets. Hayrides, games and pumpkin painting will continue following the parade until 3 p.m.
View more events at www.MullicaHillSun.com and in next week’s issue. Event notices can be sent to the paper by emailing [email protected] with the event’s name, location, duration and date, where to find out more information and registration details.
