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SUMMARY:17TH ANNUAL PUNKIN CHUNKIN
DESCRIPTION:Punkin Chunkin Festival October 17 and 18\, 2026\nChili & Anything Pumpkin Cook-off October 16\, 2026 *SEE ON EVENT CALENDAR*If you have never seen a pumpkin fly\, Punkin Chunkin is your chance. Catapults\, air cannons\, trebuchets and other powerful machines toss pumpkins up to several thousand feet in a battle between champion Pumpkin Chunkers. Thousands of people come every year to see this hugely popular harvest festival in Western North Carolina near Hayesville that is sponsored by the Clay County Chamber of Commerce.In addition to the pumpkin throwing\, there will be pie-eating contests\, live entertainment\, food and craft vendors. The Kidzone is always a popular place with lots of kids' activities.Punkin Chunkin weekend kicks off on Friday evening with the "Anything Pumpkin" and Chili Cook-off competition on the Historic Hayesville Square starting at 6 pm. Tickets will be sold on a first-come first-serve basis at the event. Please come and enjoy the music and dine out at our many restaurants located on the historic downtown.The main festival is held at 811 Settawig Road in Brasstown. No pets or firearms allowed. Bring your lawn chair. The festival runs from 9am 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. Parking is $5\, admission is $5\, children under 5 are free. On both days\, the machines are scheduled to launch pumpkins from 10am 12:30pm and 1:30pm 4pm. The machines will take practice throws before then and you can take a close up look at the machines.You can contact us via our Contact Us page or call us at 828-389-3704.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Punkin Chunkin Festival October 17 and 18\, 2026
Chili &\; Anything Pumpkin Cook-off October 16\, 2026 \; *SEE ON EVENT CALENDAR*
If you have never seen a pumpkin fly\, Punkin Chunkin is your chance. Catapults\, air cannons\, trebuchets and other powerful machines toss pumpkins up to several thousand feet in a battle between champion Pumpkin Chunkers. Thousands of people come every year to see this hugely popular harvest festival in Western North Carolina near Hayesville that is sponsored by the Clay County Chamber of Commerce.
In addition to the pumpkin throwing\, there will be pie-eating contests\, live entertainment\, food and craft vendors. The Kidzone is always a popular place with lots of kids&rsquo\; activities.
Punkin Chunkin weekend kicks off on Friday evening with the &ldquo\;Anything Pumpkin&rdquo\; and Chili Cook-off competition on the Historic Hayesville Square starting at 6 pm. Tickets will be sold on a first-come first-serve basis at the event. Please come and enjoy the music and dine out at our many restaurants located on the historic downtown.
The main festival is held at 811 Settawig Road in Brasstown. No pets or firearms allowed. Bring your lawn chair. \;
The festival runs from 9am &ndash\; 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. Parking is $5\, admission is $5\, children under 5 are free. \;
On both days\, the machines are scheduled to launch pumpkins from 10am &ndash\; 12:30pm and 1:30pm &ndash\; 4pm. The machines will take practice throws before then and you can take a close up look at the machines.
You can contact us via our Contact Us page or call us at 828-389-3704.
LOCATION:Hayesville NC 28904
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DTSTAMP:20260807T170846Z
URL:https://business.claychambernc.com/calendar/Details/17th-annual-punkin-chunkin-1879186?sourceTypeId=Hub
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