KEENE, N.H. — The city of Keene is calling on Granite Staters to once again break a world record.On Saturday, the city will hold its annual Pumpkin Festival. In past years, as many as 29,000 jack-o'-lanterns have lined Main Street, but this year, Keene has a new challenge of taking on the current record-holder.
The competition between Keene and Highwood, Ill., will be featured on HGTV's "Pumpkin Wars."
"We are going to compete with Highwood, Ill., to see who gets the most lit jack-o'-lanterns and breaks the world record," said festival volunteer Luca Paris.
Pumpkin competitions are a tradition in Keene, but volunteers said they need to step it up this year to reclaim the record.
"To break the world record, you have to have 32,000 pumpkins-plus," Paris said. "To win this thing, we need to do somewhere around 40,000 pumpkins, so we are all carving like crazy."
He said the festival is hoping people from across the state will help the city break the record.
"You do not understand how much we want pumpkins from all over New Hampshire," Paris said. "Without the people from the rest of New Hampshire, we will not win this thing."
There is also an added bonus that could benefit schoolchildren. Discover Card is offering $1 per pumpkin to the winner of the show to help local schools.
Organizers said anyone who wants to help can bring one or two carved pumpkins with candles to Keene before 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
Story Credit: WMUR 9
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