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2018 Chunkin' Events

PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 12:40 pm
by madmattd
Year 4 of attempting to catalog a listing of the various hurling events (not limited to pumpkin-throwing, though that does seem to be the vast majority) that are occurring and open to the public to enter. As you hear of other ones with confirmed dates, and preferably a website link too, let me know and I'll add them here to make them easy to find! Please let me know of any that I've missed!

Past Year's Listings:
2017
2016
2015

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September 2018

September 29
Chamberlain-Oacoma
Location : Oacoma, SD
Website : http://www.chamberlainsd.com/2017-fall-festival-2/

September 29
Burlington Pumpkin Pitch
Location : Burlington, WA
Website : https://burlington-chamber.com/community-events/harvest-festival/

September 30
Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival
Location : Stowe, VT
Website : http://vtpumpkinchuckin.blogspot.com/


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October 2018

October 6-7
Punkin Chunkin Colorado
Location : Aurora, CO
Website : https://www.auroragov.org/things_to_do/events/punkin_chunkin_colorado

October 19
Last Fling Pumpkin Sling
Location : Picatinny Arsenal, NJ
Website : http://www.pumpkinsling.com/index.html (It should be noted that this looks to be a schools-only competition)

October 20-21
Extreme Chunkin
Location : Loudon, NH
Website : http://www.extremechunkin.com/

October 20-21
Great Pumpkin Chuckin Fest
Location : Union Grove, WI
Website : http://www.uniongrovechamber.org/great-pumpkin-chuckin-fest

October 20-21
Clay County Punkin Chunkin
Location : Brasstown, NC
Website : http://www.claychambernc.com/punkin-chunkin/

October 20
1000 Islands Punkin Chunkin
Location : Clayton, NY
Website : http://www.1000islands-clayton.com/punkinchunkinclayton/

October 20
Howard County Punkin Chunkin Fall Festival
Location : Howard, PA
Website : http://www.howardfire.com/punkin--chunkin--fall-festival.html

October 20
Nimby Pond Punkin Chunk
Location : Buchanan, Michigan
Website : https://www.facebook.com/nimbypond/posts/10156135576918409?__tn__=K-R

October 27
Route 66 Punkin Chunkin
Location : Vinita, OK
Website : https://vinitaareachamberofcommerce.wildapricot.org/event-2892515

October 28
Petersburg Punkin Chunkin
Location : Petersburg, NE
Website : https://visitnebraska.com/events/petersburg-punkin-chunkin (2018 date found at: https://www.ci.petersburg.ne.us/events.asp, working to get you all more info!)


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November 2018

November 2 (yes, a Friday)
Pumpkin Chuck Dayton
Location : Riverside, OH (National Museum of the USAF)
Website : https://www.facebook.com/PumpkinChuckDayton/ - note that this event was previously scheduled for Sept. 28 but has been changed

November 3
Pumpkin Blast
Location : Meridianville, AL
Website : http://www.pumpkinblast.com/

November 3
Discovery Cube Pumpkin Launch
Location : Fullerton, CA (Cal State Fullerton campus)
Website : https://oc.discoverycube.org/event/pumpkinlaunch/ - site not updated yet, but see Thomas's comment below about this date.

November 4
Tucson Pumpkin Toss
Location : Tucson, AZ
Website : http://www.tucsonpumpkintoss.org/
Event cancelled for 2018 due to a lack of entries.

Re: 2018 Chunkin' Events

PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2018 9:19 pm
by Thomas
It looks like the old Farmington event Siege the Day is being resurrected under different sponsorship. Similar rules but they're banning FATs (but not any other advanced designs). October 17, in Farmington, NM. McGee Park, not the vacant lot next to the museum. Rules look the same.

Re: 2018 Chunkin' Events

PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2018 1:33 pm
by madmattd
Thomas wrote:It looks like the old Farmington event Siege the Day is being resurrected under different sponsorship. Similar rules but they're banning FATs (but not any other advanced designs). October 17, in Farmington, NM. McGee Park, not the vacant lot next to the museum. Rules look the same.


Do you have a website link for that event Thomas? I don't seem to have a link as it hasn't been held in several years?

Re: 2018 Chunkin' Events

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2018 2:13 pm
by Thomas
Hmm, looks like they killed the link. It was up a week or so ago. I e-mailed them then but didn't get an answer. Guess we can write them off.

Re: 2018 Chunkin' Events

PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2018 6:15 pm
by madmattd
I'll leave the info up for now. Let me know if you get any new information.

Re: 2018 Chunkin' Events

PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 11:23 pm
by Thor's Hammer
The information for Chamberlain/Oacoma on Sept 29th is correct. Thank you for putting that up. We welcome all competitors to launch a pumpkin into the Missouri River. Find me on Facebook if your interested. Shawn Andera in Chamberlain, SD (https://www.facebook.com/shawn.andera)

Re: 2018 Chunkin' Events

PostPosted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:30 pm
by BobP
Burlington, WA, doesn't have a new Pumpkin Pitch page up yet but should be on Saturday, Sept 29.

ETA: Here is confirmation! https://skagit.kidinsider.com/skagit-ki ... =component

Re: 2018 Chunkin' Events

PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:56 pm
by Thomas
The Discovery Science Center event hosted by Cal State Fullerton is normally the first Saturday in November. It's been around for 10 years, nearly an institution in "The OC". We just don't get confirmation until a couple of months before.

Last year's page: https://oc.discoverycube.org/event/pumpkinlaunch/

Re: 2018 Chunkin' Events

PostPosted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 8:30 pm
by madmattd
Thomas wrote:The Discovery Science Center event hosted by Cal State Fullerton is normally the first Saturday in November. It's been around for 10 years, nearly an institution in "The OC". We just don't get confirmation until a couple of months before.

Last year's page: https://oc.discoverycube.org/event/pumpkinlaunch/


Thanks Thomas. I finally remembered to add this to the list, with a note that folks should reference your comment above.

I need to dig through the old listings again to see who's updated. I've been busy lately, but keep letting me know on anything you hear about that I haven't listed yet!

Re: 2018 Chunkin' Events

PostPosted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 7:54 pm
by BobP
WPCP 2018? Or is it gone forever?