West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta Fall Festival

In 2004 the Pacific Giant Vegetable Growers were looking for a location to do an end-of-season paddle with a handful of giant pumpkins. Today the West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta, held at the Lake at Tualatin Commons, has grown into an event with a national reputation that draws thousands of people each year.

If you have never seen the Pumpkin Regatta then you probably have never seen costumed characters paddling 1,000 pound pumpkins around the Lake of the Commons in a series of wacky races.

West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta
Lake of the Commons, 8325 SW Nyberg St, Tualatin, OR  97062
10am-4pm
Free Admission
Pumpkin races at noon and 2pm, food, entertainment, pumpkin bowling, pumpkin golf, and much more!

5K Regatta Run/Walk
Tualatin Community Park, 8513 SW Tualatin Rd, Tualatin, OR  97062
9am
The Regatta Run is hosted by the Tualatin Rotary Club. Visit their website to register and view race info.
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Schedule of Events:

9:00am: Regatta Run begins at Tualatin Community Park
10:00am: West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta Opens
11:00am: Mz Pearl Variety Show
12:00pm: PUMPKIN RACES
1:00pm: Mz Pearl Variety Show
2:00pm: PUMPKIN RACES
3:00pm: Kids' costume contest - sign up at the Information tent starting at 10am.
Space is limited to 25 per age group.
Age group categories: 3 and under, 4-5, 6-8, 9-11

Activities

Pumpkin Bowling - Knock down bowling pins using a pumpkin in one of four bowling lanes.
Pumpkin Golf - Try to hit floating golf balls into pumpkins in the lake for a prize.
Pumpkin Tic Tac Toe - Look for tic tac toe around the lake and play with mini pumpkins.
Pumpkin Checkers - Stop and play pumpkin checkers at one of the boards set up around the lake
Pumpkin Decorating sponsored by Tualatin Together
Kids’ Costume Contest. Sign up begins at 10:00am at the Information Tent. Limit of 25 kids per age group.
Clown extraordinaire Heather Pearl will be back to entertain the crowd with Mz. Pearl’s Variety Show
Face Painting
Tualatin Library craft tent
Professional Pumpkin Carvers – Watch pro carvers Tom Lindskog and Tim Pate work their magic
Giant Pumpkin Selfie Station- Snap a pic with the top three winners from the Terminator Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off
Regatta Swag - Visit the souvenir tents to pick up Regatta t shirts, posters, stickers, and more!
Giant Coloring Mural