That’s part of the attraction at the Smoky Lake Pumpkin Festival.
The festival’s finale entails dropping pumpkins from a very tall crane. At this year’s festival, three pumpkins were dropped. Two “smaller” pumpkins were dropped first (and by smaller I mean bigger than the wheel on a Hummer). Then a gigantic pumpkin was dropped onto a car. I must admit, the destructive side of my personality was cheering. Oh who am I kidding, you don’t even have to like destruction to enjoy the complete demolition of a car by a giant, falling pumpkin. It’s something you likely won’t see anywhere else in Alberta.
These photos are not of the car being destroyed but show the before and after photos of one of the pumpkin drops.
Before
After
In addition to the smashing finale, an important component of the festival is the competition for the largest pumpkin. This year, the winner weighed in at 987 pounds. Yes, that’s correct. It was enormous.
The festival offers plenty of activities for kids such as a midway and crafts as well as activities for adults like the beer gardens, farmers’ market and classic car show and shine.
The Smoky Lake Pumpkin Festival is a fun day trip out in the country, but…if you go, beware of falling vegetables.
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