Pittsburgh’s Monster Pumpkins Festival returned this weekend, with a record-breaking show: the giant pumpkin drop.The drop of Saturday featured a pumpkin weighing over 2,100 pounds. Organizers said it was the largest pumpkin to ever be dropped from that height.A crane hoisted the pumpkin hundreds of feet in the air, then let it fall into a kiddie pool. Hundreds of onlookers pressed up against the fences to get a look at the spectacle. Some were even hit with some pumpkin remnants at the drop. There were also food and craft vendors, giant pumpkin carvings, and pumpkin games. The festival continues Sunday with two more pumpkin drops at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Looking for more news in your area | Subscribe to the WTAE YouTube Channel
PITTSBURGH —
Pittsburgh’s Monster Pumpkins Festival returned this weekend, with a record-breaking show: the giant pumpkin drop.
The drop of Saturday featured a pumpkin weighing over 2,100 pounds. Organizers said it was the largest pumpkin to ever be dropped from that height.
A crane hoisted the pumpkin hundreds of feet in the air, then let it fall into a kiddie pool.
Hundreds of onlookers pressed up against the fences to get a look at the spectacle. Some were even hit with some pumpkin remnants at the drop.
There were also food and craft vendors, giant pumpkin carvings, and pumpkin games.
The festival continues Sunday with two more pumpkin drops at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
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