CRETE’S GREAT PUMPKIN FESTIVAL
SUNDAY, October 6th MOVED TO RAIN LOCATION
DOANE UNIVERSITY - FUHRER FIELD HOUSE
12:00PM – 5:00PM
The Crete’s Great Pumpkin Festival Steering Committee meet today, Wednesday, October 3rd to review the weather and rain forecast for Sunday, October 7thmain festival activities. After much consideration, the Crete’s Great Pumpkin Festival Steering Committee has officially decided to move Sunday, October 7th - 12:00pm – 5:00pm main festival and its downtown activities to its indoor rain location at Doane University’s Fuhrer Field House. Directions to Fuhrer Field House are below. Only Sunday’s main festival events from 12:00pm – 5:00pm will be moved to Doane University’s Fuhrer Field House. All kick-off and pre-festival activities on Friday, October 5th and Saturday, October 6th will continue as planned at their set times and locations.
Sunday, October 7th Main Festival Attractions and Events will include: Live Entertainment, Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest, Carnival Games, Craft Show & Farmers Market, Food Court, the Great Pumpkin Giveaway, Bounces Houses, the Great Pumpkin Growing Contest, Horn T Zoo Exotic Petting Zoo, Pumpkin Silent Auction and more. Please note that some Sunday festival activities may vary from the original printed schedule due to the rain relocation.
Directions to Doane University’s Fuhrer Field House:
FROM I-80: Take exit 388 South 14 miles (Hwy. 103) to Hwy. 33. Right 2 miles to Boswell Avenue. Follow Boswell Avenue south to 13th St.
FROM LINCOLN: Take Hwy. 77 south approx. 12 miles to Hwy. 33. Take Hwy. 33 west 14 miles to Boswell Avenue. Turn left on Boswell to 13 St.
FROM THE WEST: Hwy 6 and Hwy. 34 to Hwy. 33 (junction between Friend and Dorchester). Follow Hwy. 33 through Crete (13th St.), up the hill to Boswell Avenue. To get to Fuhrer Field House turn left at 13th Street and watch for signs on the right.
Festival Rain Location updates are available at the Chamber Facebook Page, Crete’s Great Pumpkin Festival Event Page and at the following websites: www.cretepumpkinfest.com and www.cretechamber.org.
For additional questions, please contact the Crete Chamber of Commerce at 402-826-2136, email at office.cretechamber@gmail.com or stop by between the hours of M – F from 9am – 3pm.
Sunday, October 7th Main Festival Attractions and Events will include: Live Entertainment, Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest, Carnival Games, Craft Show & Farmers Market, Food Court, the Great Pumpkin Giveaway, Bounces Houses, the Great Pumpkin Growing Contest, Horn T Zoo Exotic Petting Zoo, Pumpkin Silent Auction and more. Please note that some Sunday festival activities may vary from the original printed schedule due to the rain relocation.
Directions to Doane University’s Fuhrer Field House:
FROM I-80: Take exit 388 South 14 miles (Hwy. 103) to Hwy. 33. Right 2 miles to Boswell Avenue. Follow Boswell Avenue south to 13th St.
FROM LINCOLN: Take Hwy. 77 south approx. 12 miles to Hwy. 33. Take Hwy. 33 west 14 miles to Boswell Avenue. Turn left on Boswell to 13 St.
FROM THE WEST: Hwy 6 and Hwy. 34 to Hwy. 33 (junction between Friend and Dorchester). Follow Hwy. 33 through Crete (13th St.), up the hill to Boswell Avenue. To get to Fuhrer Field House turn left at 13th Street and watch for signs on the right.
Festival Rain Location updates are available at the Chamber Facebook Page, Crete’s Great Pumpkin Festival Event Page and at the following websites: www.cretepumpkinfest.com and www.cretechamber.org.
For additional questions, please contact the Crete Chamber of Commerce at 402-826-2136, email at office.cretechamber@gmail.com or stop by between the hours of M – F from 9am – 3pm.
Contact UsTo learn more about being a volunteer for Crete's Great Pumpkin Festival or to adopt a pumpkin for the planting event, please email us your questions or concerns or you can follow us via Facebook to see what's happening with the local pumpkin patch.
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