The Great Pumpkin Carve - October 18-20, 2018

Not Your Average Pumpkin

Carve!​

Every year at the Great Pumpkin Carve, over 60 carvers, both amateur and professional, gather to sculpt, saw and chisel giant pumpkins – some weighing up to 400 pounds – before crowds of enthusiastic onlookers. 

“2016 Best Overall Pumpkin”
carved by Patrick Cabry.

This unique Chadds Ford tradition began in the early 1970’s when artist Andrew Wyeth and his son, Jamie, were convinced to carve pumpkins for decorating the inside of the Chadds Ford Inn (today Brandywine Prime). Other Chadds Ford artists joined in the carving and, within a few years, the event spread from the Inn’s front porch all the way across the lawn of the Chadds Ford Gallery.

As the Pumpkin Carve grew it moved to larger and larger venues, finally landing in the meadow behind the Chadds Ford Historical Society in 1992. This annual event, still held on the Historical Society's grounds, is a major fundraiser that raises funds to support the CFHS' educational programs, historic preservation of their historic sites and more!

Pumpkins displayed at 2016 pumpkin carve.

About the Pumpkins

We use native pumpkins, grown by SIW Vegetables of Chadds Ford. They weigh between 150 and 400 pounds. Most of the pumpkins are of the variety “Prize-Winner,” a drought resistant pumpkin that tends to be bright orange. There are also a few “Atlantic Giants” which tend to be paler and sometimes a less regular shape.



Oct 18-20, 2018
Three BIG Nights!

Thursday, October 18th:   4-9  PM
Carve night!
Friday, October 20th:   4-9 PM
Pumpkins a-glow!
Saturday, October 21st:    3-9 PM
Earlier open time and pumpkins lit up!

2018 Admission

$15 for adults 18 and older
$5 for children 7 to 17
FREE for children 6 and under
FREE for CFHS members

For more info: greatpumpkincarve.com

Chadds Ford Historical Society
1736 Creek Rd, P.O. Box 27
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
610-388-7376
www.chaddsfordhistory.org