Giant Pumpkin Regatta Returns To Tualatin In October

TUALATIN, OR — The 15th annual West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta returns to the Tualatin Lake of the Commons this October.

According to event organizers, the regatta over the past 14 years has become one of Oregon's most popular fall community events, with spectators traveling from far and wide to see people race giant, 1,000-pound pumpkins fashioned into boats at Tualatin Commons Park.

This year's regatta will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 20 at 8325 S.W. Nyberg St. Featuring fun for the whole family, attendees and spectators will be treated to food and drink vendors, a pie eating contest, pumpkin bowling and golf, a kids' costume contest, and of course the main event: costumed characters racing 1,000 pound-plus pumpkins over four heats.

For more information about the Regatta visit TualatinOregon.gov/PumpkinRegatta, or call 503-691-3076.

(Sign up for our free daily newsletters and Breaking News Alerts for the Lake Oswego Patch)

Image via City of Tualatin