"The Hometown Feel" is what you can except at the 5th Annual Sarasota Pumpkin Festival, Sarasota's Very Own Halloween Festival.  

A Festival designed for children, teens and adults is beating to the same name at a new venue, Ed Smith Stadium and is ready to bring back to the Sarasota Scene a Three Day Family Fun Halloween Extravaganza Weekend.  The Most Family Friendly Pumpkin Festival of All Time Will be Held the Last Weekend of October on Friday, Saturday and Sunday Providing Family Fun Matched by Brand New Shows and Attractions for 2013.

This year's grand event will be bigger and better than ever. With a location more welcoming, accommodating and inviting to all and a layout that will surpass all previous years.

The dynamic combination of all things pumpkin, over 100 FREE live shows for the community to see, live entertainment, food and craft vendors, pumpkin patch, pumpkin maze, an interactive family fun kids zone complete with amusement rides, carnival games and a inflatable zone, safe trick or treating, pie eating contests, hay rides and everything else Pumpkin are just some of the activities you can look forward to that will add to the festival atmosphere.

Enjoy All Things Pumpkin!