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Credit: Christine Zenino.<\/p><\/div>\n

By Vince Font
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Call me sentimental, but I\u2019ve always found the greatest of fall festivals<\/strong> to be those centered around Halloween — in particular, pumpkin patch festivals and farms. I consider myself a bit of an aficionado when it comes to fall events like these and happily share my top picks for the\u00a0 best pumpkin patch festivals across the country.<\/p>\n

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Circleville Pumpkin Show<\/strong><\/a>
\nAny pumpkin festival that holds a Miss Pumpkin Show (and Little Miss Pumpkin Show for the youngsters) pageant is one that\u2019s straight after my heart. Such is the case with the Circleville Pumpkin show in Circleville, Ohio<\/strong> (October 20-23). Did I mention pumpkins thesize of small cars? Last year\u2019s contest winner weighed in at 1635 pounds — that\u2019s a lot of pumpkin pie. I stayed at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in Circleville<\/a>, where I scored all the amenities of home plus easy access to the parades and happenings in town.<\/p>\n

World Championship Punkin Chunkin<\/a><\/strong>
\nThis November 5-7, those of you who have never seen pumpkins fired from air cannons and launched from catapults will finally get to really experienced all that pumpkin festivals have to offer. The Bridgeville, Delaware<\/strong> World Championship Punkin Chunkin offers a fun family experience for the more adventurous fall festival-goer, made complete with a pumpkin cooking contest and chili cooking contest (bring the antacid!). Unless you\u2019re in the mood to camp out (which you can do, right there on the festival campgrounds) you can find some cozy lodgings just 8 miles up the road in Seaford, at the Hampton Inn Seaford<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Plumper Pumpkin Patch & Tree Farm<\/strong><\/a>
\nIf you’re seeking pumpkin festivities out West, here\u2019s a great idea to add to your list of fall vacations: the Plumper Pumpkin Patch & Tree Farm in Portland, Oregon. In addition to an enormous pumpkin patch, you\u2019ll also find hay mazes, huge 40-foot slides, pony rides, farm animals and a sport I predict will become big business one day: pumpkin bowling. No, really. My stay at the Courtyard by Marriott Portland Hillsboro<\/a> in next-door Hillsboro was a pleasant surprise, too — the hotel has recently been renovated and is walking distance from an Old Spaghetti Factory.
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Vince Font is a freelance writer born in Puerto Rico and currently escaped to Utah. When not dreaming of interstellar travel, he\u2019s on the hunt for weird, wacky, and off-the-beaten-track vacation destinations. Next stop: The Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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