Ohio’s Circleville Pumpkin Show Returns October 21–24 With Giant Pumpkins, Parades and More Than 100,000 Pounds of Fall Produce—Why This Free Festival Draws Hundreds of Thousands of Visitors

Every October, a small Ohio community transforms its downtown streets into one of the country’s largest celebrations of pumpkins, harvest traditions and fall family fun.

For four days, enormous pumpkins compete for attention, marching bands fill the streets, bakeries turn out thousands of seasonal treats and visitors gather around displays of squash and gourds that collectively weigh more than 100,000 pounds…