The Greatest Growth on Earth… happens at the 3 Crossings Campus between 28th and 29th streets…Oct. 17 and 18, 2026!

Breaking News: Pittsburgh’s Signature Fall Festival Becomes Only Display Destination for the Heaviest Pumpkin Ever…a World Record, 3,156-Pounder!

See It, Snap It, Marvel at This Massive Miracle of Mother Nature!

The largest pumpkin ever grown, and the first to ever break 3,000 pounds in weight, will be on display at the 2026 Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival.

This incredible agricultural feat was achieved by Ron Wallace of Rhode Island, a multi-champion grower and owner of Wallace Organic Wonder, a Rhode Island company specializing in organic fertilizers and mycorrhizal fungi soil inoculants to produce extreme plant growth.

A two-time Guinness World Record holder, Wallace annihilated the existing heaviest pumpkin record by over 300 pounds…and becomes the first grower in the history of competitive giant pumpkin growing to hit the 3,000 pound mark. Spectators can witness this historical accomplishment both days of the festival…or even better—take a selfi with it and become part of a once-in-a-lifetime moment in history.

Scenes From 2025

Mother nature’s most Vivacious, Outrageous, Humongous fruits…in one Stupendous Sea of Orange.

**A seat At The Top:** with the help of her mom behind the scenes, three-month old Francesca sits atop a hefty one ton giant pumpkin along with [l to r] her cousin Alaina, sister Natalina, cousin Anthony and sister Daniella at the 2025 festival.

The City’s most spellbindingspectacle of colorfully colossal cucurbits, and signature “family fall festival” happens Oct. 17–18, 2026 at the City’s newest pumpkin patch place: 3 Crossings campus between 28th and 29th streets!

We promise one memorable and magical moment in time, made possible by the the world-famous ATLANTIC GIANTS—the most prodigious breed of pumpkins on the planet—with record weights well over 2,500 pounds! Stay tuned, stay in touch right here.

Watch the Latest Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival Highlights Video

Two Minute Take: the Monster Pumpkins Festival is Pittsburgh’s signature Fall event, drawing tens of thousands of spectators over two days of GIANT pumpkin fun.

Mark your calendar now, Saturday Oct. 17—18, 2026 for the “Greatest Growth on Earth” pumpkins so big, so heavy and so fascinating to behold you’ll be doing double takes all day long.

Unbelievable Giant drops

The Most Stupendous Splash on the Planet—the Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival Pumpkin Drop has become a world-famous spectacle for its drama, excitement and incredible showmanship!

GOING DOWN—From the 2022 Monster Pumpkins Festival…a real time look at a one-ton pumpkin hitting the pavement from over 200-feet high.