Year 5 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:
2018
2017
2016
2015
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September 2019
September 21-22
Punkin Chunkin Colorado
Location : Aurora, CO
Website : https://www.auroragov.org/things_to_do/ ... n_colorado
September 28
Burlington Pumpkin Pitch
Location : Burlington, WA
Website : https://www.burlington-chamber.com/even ... ival-14507
September 29
Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival
Location : Stowe, VT
Website : http://vtpumpkinchuckin.blogspot.com/
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October 2019
October 6
Chamberlain-Oacoma Pumpkin Chunkin
Location : Chamberlain-Oacoma, SD
Website : https://www.chamberlainsd.com/events-chamberlain-oacoma
October 12
Howard County Punkin Chunkin Fall Festival
Location : Howard, PA
Website : http://www.howardfire.com/punkin--chunk ... tival.html
October 18
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 19
1000 Islands Punkin Chunkin
Location : Clayton, NY
Website : http://www.1000islands-clayton.com/punk ... inclayton/
October 19
La Jara Smash Fest
Location : La Jara, CO
Website : https://www.facebook.com/La-Jara-Smash- ... 161319293/
October 19
Great Pumpkin Fest
Location : Union Grove, WI
Website : https://www.uniongrovechamber.org/great ... uckin-fest
October 19
Punkin Launchin FEBC
Location : Valparaiso, IN
Website : https://www.facebook.com/Punkin-Launchi ... 993653392/ (sorry, heard about this one the day after it happened)
October 19-20
Clay County Punkin Chunkin
Location : Brasstown, NC
Website: https://www.claychambernc.com/alpha-pag ... nkin-2018/
October 25 (yes, a Friday)
Pumpkin Chuck Dayton
Location : Riverside, OH (National Museum of the USAF)
Website : https://www.facebook.com/PumpkinChuckDayton/
October 26
Route 66 Punkin Chunkin
Location : Vinita, OK
Website : https://vinitaareachamberofcommerce.wil ... nt-2892515 (site has not yet been updated with the 2019 date)
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November 2019
November 2-3
World Championships of Punkin Chunkin
Location : Rantoul, IL
Website : https://www.punkinchunkin.com/
November 2
Pumpkin Blast
Location : Meridianville, AL
Website : http://www.pumpkinblast.com/
November 2
Discovery Cube Pumpkin Launch
Location : Fullerton, CA (Cal State Fullerton campus)
Website : https://oc.discoverycube.org/event/pumpkinlaunch/ - site not updated yet, but Thomas has confirmation on the date.
2019 Chunkin Events
Re: 2019 Chunkin Events
Burlington Pumpkin Pitch, September 28.
Re: 2019 Chunkin Events
Thanks Bob, added!BobP wrote:Burlington Pumpkin Pitch, September 28.
Re: 2019 Chunkin Events
The Burlington event went off as planned, with 4 teams. The Gourdinator, Bob Peterson and his onager, which now is called Bad Wolf, Robert the Bruce with a nice new Modred, and the Girl Scout team for their 3rd year with a trebuchet. All did reasonably well but I don't have the stats, because I did not write much down, and had to leave early, and thought someone else would immortalize them. There were no spectacular mishaps while I was there.
The Gourdinator, which has been on one scene or another for quite a while, was augmented with what some would consider cheating--a compressional spring in a cylinder which when released pulled cords that added extra downward impetus at the start of the weights' descent. I am not sure it added any to the distance, which was impressive as usual. I would be concerned about damage to the machine's frame and weight hangers with a setup like that.
Once again grateful for being privileged to be on Bob's team, and I will provide such details as I scrape up, unless someone else does it first.
The Gourdinator, which has been on one scene or another for quite a while, was augmented with what some would consider cheating--a compressional spring in a cylinder which when released pulled cords that added extra downward impetus at the start of the weights' descent. I am not sure it added any to the distance, which was impressive as usual. I would be concerned about damage to the machine's frame and weight hangers with a setup like that.
Once again grateful for being privileged to be on Bob's team, and I will provide such details as I scrape up, unless someone else does it first.