SYCAMORE – The 65th annual Sycamore Pumpkin Festival runs Oct. 21 through 25, bringing five days of pumpkin displays, carnival rides, craft shows, food vendors and family activities to the community. The festival opens Wednesday with pumpkin check in from noon to 9 p.m. on the DeKalb County Courthouse lawn, followed by the opening ceremony and giant cake cutting at 5 p.m. Activities continue Thursday with the Kiwanis Prayer Breakfast and downtown trick or treating from 4 to 6 p.m. The carnival and craft shows open Friday, followed by a full day of entertainment Saturday. Sunday features the Sycamore Chamber 10K Pumpkin Run at 8:30 a.m. and the annual parade at 1 p.m.
Festival Treasurer and Parade Chairman Jerome Perez said, “This is our 65th year doing this. So the community has had a lot of practice and we had over sixteen hundred entries last year.” Perez said the parade will include a variety of entries and bands. “We have about 118 entries so far for the parade. We will have 14 bands, including and including NIU’s participate.”
More information about the schedule and volunteer opportunities are at the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival website, SycamorePumpkinFestival.com
