Join us for this year’s 9th Annual Crete’s Great Pumpkin Festival in Crete

Schedule:

October 7, 2023

7:45 am - Check in for Community Fun Run
Staging: The Pavilion at the Hospital

8:00 am - Community Fun Run
Crete Carrier Trail at Crete Area Medical Center
Register/Start at the pavilion north of the main building
Enter from Betten Drive to parking lot

10:00 am - Check in for Kids Pet Parade
Staging: 10th Street between Linden Ave and Main Ave

10:30 am - Kids Pet Parade Starts
Parade starts on 10th and Main Ave
Route: North on Main to 12th Street, right on 12th to City Park, 12th and Linden Ave

October 8, 2023

Festival Activities

Law Enforcement Vehicles

Car Show & Shine (Heath Sports)

Scarecrow Competition (Money Smarts)

Pumpkin Growing Competition (Pinnacle Bank)

Petting Zoo (Korbelik Decks)

Children’s Games (Waste Connections)

Pumpkin Carving (Edward Jones)

Zipline (Crete Ace Hardware)

Crete Volunteer Fire Department

Inflatables (Vero’s Tax Services & Bunge)

Craft Show (Henning’s Crete Floral)

Hayrack Rides (UBT) to Old Mill Pumpkin Patch ( Farmer’s Cooperative)

Pony Rides (Tax Services by Virginia maceo)

Live Entertainment at 12th & Main (Nestle Purina)

Live Entertainment at City Park (Saline Medical Specialties)

12th & Main Entertainment/Activities

12:30 pm - Studio C Dance

12:45 pm - Doane Cheer & Dance Teams

1:00 pm - Crete’s Dance Company

1:15 pm - Gold Star ATA Martial Arts

1:30 pm - Bouncy Ball Drop (Dent Busters)

2:00 pm - Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest (Crete Foodmart)

2:30 pm - Pumpkin Drops (State Farm INsurance)

3:00 pm - Festival Awards

3:45 pm - Crete Cardinal Cheerleaders

4:00 pm - POYDS

4:15 pm - Wilber Czech Dancers

5:00 pm - Activities & Vendors Close

Food Court on 12th Street

12 - 5 pm (Scooter’s & Smithfield)

Back Alley BBQ

Boom Eatery

Crete Booster Club

Foster Fun Foods

Frozen 4U, Inc.

Happy Kernel

J&S Vending

Kona Ice

Pizza Hut

Refacciones Nely

The Root Beer Guy

Tacos El Padrino

Date: October 7 - 8, 2023

Location: Various Venues in Crete, NE 68333

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