Ridgefield's Annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off

04/03/2026

Honored to be a favorite Ridgefield tradition! 🩷🎃 InRidgefield

01/06/2026

In the BigPumpkins.com chat room this Friday, the CTGPGC is hosting their annual seed auction. This is the club's biggest fundraiser for the Ridgefield Giant Pumpkin Weighoff prize money held in September. If you're looking for a great seed to grow with awesome genetics for heavy and bright orange, this is the place to get it. Please come and support the club. We've got all the top seeds, two world records, and multiple sets of all the master gardener categories. There's also a huge theme of Orange. Come join us at 8pm est on Friday. You'll need to register ahead of time if you don't already have a login. https://www.bigpumpkins.com/

This site is dedicated to the pursuit of growing extremly large pumpkins and squash.

01/01/2026

Happy New Year! May 2026 be filled with health, happiness, and giant pumpkins!

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11/01/2025

Happy Halloween!

Dear Great Pumpkin,

I am looking forward to your arrival on Halloween Night🎃

10/11/2025

Join me in congratulating Joe Jutras on his new world record!
World record squash at 2,200 pounds! (Previous world record was 2,164 pounds)

Joe has been a long time supporter of and previous winner at our weigh off. Congratulations Joe from all us in Ridgefield!

10/08/2025

Our friends at Ridgefield Fathers Club (who helped keep everyone safe while we moved the giant pumpkins) are putting on their Paranormal Park Haunted Trail soon! Check it out! (and there's a non-scary kids special time)

Paranormal Park is back! - https://mailchi.mp/d1ac87c173a7/paranormal-park-2025

10/07/2025

A new giant pumpkin movie coming to theaters soon!

Check out the movie Grow. Although it may not follow conventional giant pumpkin growing practices, it is a fun movie for the whole family. In theaters Friday, October 17th. Follow this link for more information and a fun activity book for the kids. https://www.fathomentertainment.com/releases/grow/

10/06/2025

Tony Scott!! This is awesome! Friends, watch this video to see Tony explaining growing a giant pumpkin!

- with The “Great Scott” Giant Pumpkins by Tony Scott

- with The “Great Scott” Giant Pumpkins by Tony Scott

The “Great Scott” Giant Pumpkins by Tony Scott

10/06/2025

This live leaderboard for 2025 updates as each weigh off enters their results. See the heaviest pumpkins weighed this year....the top TWO from Ridgefield are in the top 25 heavies pumpkins weighed so far in 2025!

The GPC Launches an Exciting New Leader Board!

Explore the Leader Board here:
www.gpc1.org/gpc-leaderboards

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the brand-new GPC Leader Board, now live on the GPC website! This dynamic new feature updates in near real time as weigh-off results are added to the Big Pumpkins' website —so you can watch the competition unfold as it happens.

See who’s earned the coveted GPC Jacket, track standings for the prestigious Master Gardener Award, and follow the top contenders for Grower of the Year across all eight fruit categories.

Note: The page is newly launched and may have a few bugs to work out. If you notice any issues, please let us know at [email protected]

Don’t miss your chance to follow the action—the leaderboard is live, and the competition is growing!

10/05/2025

Congratulations Alex Noel on the new CT state record and your new baby girl!

10/05/2025

Check out this great article in the NY Post today about Tony Scott!

Giant pumpkins can guzzle hundreds of gallons of water in a day and make their own food from sunlight just like regular-sized plants do.