

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Hunua's Giant Pumpkin Contest
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 am (+13:00)
- **Event Description**: Join Hūnua's Giant Pumpkin Growing Contest! The growing season begins this September/October 2025, and runs through until the Hunua School Country Fair on Saturday 28 March 2026.

We welcome participants of all ages and communities who want to be part of a fun, competitive, and distinctively country event!

Official seeds and seedlings are available for purchase on our website here: https://hunuas-giant-pumpkin-contest.raiselysite.com/

With over 12 prize categories, there will be options for the whole family. Prize categories will include: heaviest pumpkin (students, and open age); oddest grown pumpkin; best decorated (cutest, scariest); and tastiest pumpkin treats for our baking and cooking afficionados!

Weigh in will take place as part of the Hunua School Country Fair &amp; 150th Anniversary Celebrations, at Hunua School, with food, entertainment, ﻿and fun for the whole family.

The best bit? All proceeds from ticket sales go to Hunua School, which is celebrating its 150th Anniversary in 2026.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wanganui/hunuas-giant-pumpkin-contest/200029057273421
- **Event Categories**: contests, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 26

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://hunuas-giant-pumpkin-contest.raiselysite.com/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=wanganui-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Wanganui
- **state**: MW
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Hunua School
- **lat**: -39.36827914916
- **long**: 175.078125
- **full address**: Hunua School, 43 Lockwood Road Hunua,Kakatahi, New Zealand, Wanganui

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Hunua School (https://allevents.in/org/hunua-school/24110771)

## Event gallery

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/d240997d8c078e6432caa657ab05c4034d6295117fb79cae6175a44181b5d2d6-rimg-w300-h300-dcfef5e0-gmir?v=1760585001

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 am (+13:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Hunua School, 43 Lockwood Road Hunua,Kakatahi, New Zealand, Wanganui
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Hunua School
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** contests, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Hunua's Giant Pumpkin Contest ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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