It’s that time of year again, when the streets of Damariscotta are filled with parents, children, and giant decorated pumpkins! It is a crowded, noisy, cheerful celebration of autumn, and I just love it!
Here are a few photos of the pumpkins on Main Street. Note: This is just a cross-section — there were pumpkins on side streets and in far-flung corners of town that I just didn’t have time to get to. But this selection will give you an idea of what everyone in town enjoyed!

Sometimes the art was more about assembly than painting or carving. This is a lobster rendered in pumpkins.

Glen Chadbourne, of Stephen King-bookjacket fame, had a little baby crawling into his pumpkin this year — suitably creepy!
I’m looking forward to next year. I’m hoping to be one of the Volunteer Growers, contributing my own giant pumpkin to the cause, and….possibly working with Husband on crafting our own pumpkin for the festival? Stay tuned!
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