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In the Strip: The Stacks at 3 Crossings Campus

Railroad Street, between 28th and 29th Streets

Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival is situated in the all new, 3 Crossings Campus on Railroad Street, between 28th and 29th Streets in Pittsburgh’s lively Strip District Neighborhood!

The Greatest Growth on Earth…at Pittsburgh’s Most Engaging Neighborhood—The Strip District!

The Skinny:

When: Saturday, Oct. 15 through Sunday Oct. 16
Where: The Stacks at 3 Crossings in the City’s fabulous Strip District…for your GPS, use the following address: 2875 Railroad Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Time: Festival starts and ends same times each day—10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Cost: admission is FREE and so is almost everything else at the event [except food concessions, carriage rides]
Parking: best options…try The Hub, a 590-space parking facility just a few streets from the event. For your GPS, use: 114 27th St Pittsburgh, PA 15222… or even closer, The Hive, a 600-space parking garage recently opened. For your GPS, use:  115 28th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

The Schedule:

Both Days…Oct. 15 & 16:

  • All Day—Misty Lane Farms Horse Drawn Carriage Rides...the folks at Misty Lane Farms return to take you on an enchanting carriage ride…pulled by a team of magnificent Percheron horses. Come early, ride early as the rides are one of most popular attractions at the event!
  • All Day—Champions Row at Hopper Park…these are the “fat boys” of the festival folks…the stars of our show, our 3 largest pumpkins of the festival basking in glory awaiting your gasps…each weighing over a ton!…including a massive 2,400+ pound Goliath of a gourd that will leave you speechless.
  • All Day—Carvers Court at Stacks Courtyard…see the nearly 30-foot long continual scene of prehistoric artistry carefully and completely carved out of pumpkins by our master sculptors, plus painted pumpkins by our extremely talented graffiti muralists.
  • All Day—Vessel Studio Glass at Stacks Courtyard…hand-blown glass demos and featured products by the artisans of Vessel Studio Glass as they showcase the timeless “free-blowing” technique and bring with them lots of colorful, handmade products to sell.
  • All Day—Fall Festival Fantasia along Hopper Place behind Stacks Courtyard…all types of food, craft and charismatic festival vendors to fill your day and your appetite for Fall-like treats and eats.
  • All Day—Pumpkin Pedal Pull…NEW! Test your pumpkin mettle as you attempt to pedal a bike hitched to a 300-500 pound pumpkin…winner takes home nice prizes!
  • All Day—Kids Pedal Tractor Pull at Hopper Park…fun for tykes as they pedal a replica farm tractor with a weighted sled…and get a tasty candy treat after they’re done.

Saturday Oct. 15 [times subject to change]:

  • 11:30am-12:30pm , 1:00pm-1:55pm, 3:00pm-4:00pm, 4:30pm-4:50pm.—Punkin’ Pic Photo Spotsuniquely configured and staffed with “authentic-looking” characters. Featured on Saturday are Snow White and Spider-Hero
  • Noon to 6pm—Color With Chrissy…the talented and tastefully creative Christine Patton brings her palette of incredible designs to add joy and surprise to the faces of everyone
  • 2 p.m.—Pumpkin Pool Drop 1…just look for the tall and large LOMMA Crane as we drop the first pumpkin in the pool for the day!
  • 3:30 p.m.—Pie-Eating Plunge at Hopper Place behind Stacks Courtyard10 brave eaters take a shot at devouring a 9-inch pie the fastest…earning a nice prize for the one who does.
  • 5 p.m.—WTAE Project Bundle Up Pumpkin Drop…our most anticipated drop and highlight of the festival, and rightfully so, as we help support this standout charity. Still don’t have your ping-pong ball entered? That’s ok, you can get one right up to when we pull the cord on a nearly 2,000 pound behemoth in one mighty splash to raise some cash.

Sunday Oct. 16 [times subject to change]:

  • 11:30am-12:30pm , 1:00pm-1:55pm, 3:00pm-4:00pm, 4:30pm-4:50pm.—Punkin’ Pic Photo Spotsuniquely configured and staffed with “authentic-looking” characters. Featured on Sunday are Cinderella and Space Ranger
  • Noon to 6pm—Color With Chrissy…the talented and tastefully creative Christine Patton brings her palette of incredible designs to add joy and surprise to the faces of everyone
  • 2 p.m.—Pumpkin Pool Drop 2…again, just look for the tall and large LOMMA Crane as we drop the first pumpkin in the pool for the day!
  • 3:30 p.m.—Pie-Eating Plunge at Hopper Place behind Stacks Courtyardround two of brave eaters take their shot at devouring a 9-inch pie the fastest…earning a nice prize for the one who does.
  • 5 p.m.—PGPGA Splash…Pumpkin drop for the Pennsylvania Giant Pumpkin Growers Association, our partners in performance and growers of most of the giants used at the festival.


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