Orange County Pumpkin Festival

09/27/2026

BAJA Entertainment has a surprise for the 2026 Orange County Pumpkin Festival! Check this out!

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09/26/2026

🎃 Who’s ready for some BINGO?! 🎃

BINGO is back at the Orange County Pumpkin Festival, and it’s just $1 to participate! 🙌

Check the flyer for BINGO hours, grab your friends, and come have some fun with us under the BINGO tent!

🟠 Must be 18 or older to participate
🟠 Valid ID required when purchasing tickets
🟠 Don’t have a dauber? No worries—we’ll have them available to purchase on site!

👀 And a little birdie told us the Class of 1980 will be stopping by Friday night to play...

Sooooo that got us thinking. 🤔

🎓 ALUMNI CHALLENGE! 🎓
Which graduating class can bring out the MOST people for BINGO?!
Tag your classmates, get the group chat going, and come represent your class! 🎃

Class of ’80 is already calling you out…who’s going to show up and give them some competition?!

09/26/2026

🎃💰 THE 50/50 JACKPOT STARTS AT $1,000! 💰🎃

Thanks to a generous donation, our 50/50 Jackpot is starting at $1,000 for the 58th Annual Orange County Pumpkin Festival, September 30–October 4 in downtown French Lick!

🎟️ Tickets are just $1 each and can be purchased during festival hours at the BINGO Tent or from Friends of Orange County Festivals Board Members (during festival hours).
IGC License #017580, Reference #165443 & #165444

Never played a 50/50? It’s simple—the jackpot grows as tickets are sold, and one lucky winner takes home half the pot! The other half helps Friends of Orange County Festivals continue supporting the festival and our community.

🎃 Drawing: Sunday, October 4 at 4:00 PM
🎃 You do NOT have to be present to win
🎃 Winner has 24 hours to respond or a new winner will be drawn
🎃 Must be 18 or older to participate (valid ID required)

With a $1,000 starting jackpot, somebody is already guaranteed a pretty nice payday…and it only takes a $1 ticket for your chance! 🎟️💵

Who’s feeling lucky?! 🍀🎃

09/25/2026

09/21/2026

Baby Contest info. Contact Elizabeth Dalton for more details.

09/21/2026

🎤🎃 PUMPKIN FESTIVAL KARAOKE CONTEST! 🎃🎤

Think you’ve got what it takes to take the stage? Come SING your heart out at the 58th Annual Orange County Pumpkin Festival Karaoke Contest! 🎶

And yes — this is a SINGING competition, not lip sync! 🎤

🏆 CASH PRIZES will be awarded for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place in BOTH categories!

🎃 Children: Ages 5–16
🎃 Adults: Ages 17+

⚠️ SPOTS ARE LIMITED!
We are accepting only:
🎤 10 Children
🎤 10 Adults

The best way to guarantee your spot is to fill out the online application in advance. Registration will close as soon as all 20 spots are filled.

If spots are still available at 12:00 PM on October 3, we will open a ONE-HOUR in-person registration window for the remaining spots.

Don't wait and hope there's room — apply online and claim your spot!

🎶 Pick your song. Bring your voice. Take the stage.
💰 Cash prizes are waiting for our top singers!

👇 Fill out the Karaoke Contest form to enter!

https://forms.gle/bpHsTwAsraum1kDdA

09/16/2026

🎃 Help Make the 58th Annual Orange County Pumpkin Festival Bigger Than Ever! 🎃

We’re inviting businesses, organizations, churches, schools, clubs, nonprofits, and individuals to host an event during the festival, September 30–October 4, 2026!

Already planning something? Send us the details, and we’ll help promote it! Need an idea? Consider a pumpkin contest, chili cook-off, bake-off, co****le tournament, family activity—or something completely your own.

Events may be held at the festival grounds (with permission) or another Orange County location. You can also partner with other groups to create something even bigger!

Interested? Message our page with your event name, date, time, location, description, and contact information. Flyers are even better!

Let’s fill festival week with fun throughout Orange County! 🎃🍂

09/15/2026

Want to know how to plan dinner during the Orange County Pumpkin Festival? 🎃🍽️

Here’s the delicious lineup of food vendors joining us this year:

🌭 The We**ie Wagon
🍔Blues Cafe
🔥 812 BBQ
🐟 Springs Valley Optimist
🧀The 250 Grill
☕ Milly’s Groovy Coffee
🧋 Far Out Boba
🍦 Double Dipped
🚂 BBQ Train

Come hungry and enjoy five days of festival food, September 30–October 4, on the French Lick Town Green! Which vendor are you visiting first? 👇