Travel Haiku - The Pumpkin Show, Circleville (Ohio United States) Poem by john tiong chunghoo

Circleville Pumpkin Show
the child asks for a ride
on a large pumpkin

The Pumpkin Show
the father pats the pumpkin
and then the child

The Pumpkin Show
dad helps child to lift
his first pumpkin

For a fun, free fall tradition check out the The Pumpkin Show (October 15-18) in Circleville, Ohio, a yearly celebration since 1903. The festival features hog calling, pumpkin throwing, and pie eating contests; a Miss Pumpkin parade and pageant; cooking and crafts demonstrations; and live music, all attracting over 400,000 visitors. But the stars of the show are enormous pumpkins, with last year's largest weighing in at 1,524.5 pounds. Not to be outdone by the farmers, town bakers produce 'the world's largest pumpkin pie'—over six feet in diameter and weighing more than 400 pounds!