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Giant Pumpkin Regatta 2025: Costumed Racers Compete in ‘Obscenely Large’ Hollowed Gourds

On Sunday, the West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta returned to Tualatin, Oregon, with racers competing in hollowed pumpkins on the Lake of the Commons, attracting hundreds of spectators.
As an annual, hobby-focused festival, the Pacific Giant Vegetable Growers frame the regatta as a fun, competitive hobby where growers cultivate pumpkins over six months and use heavy machinery to prepare them.
Gary Kristensen, a longtime competitor, earlier this year claimed a Guinness World Record for a 58-mile pumpkin journey and won the first race dressed as Buddy from Elf in a 936-pound pumpkin.
Volunteers and contestants noted the regatta offered food trucks, art vendors and pumpkin-themed activities that catered to families and a broad audience.
Removing innards for speed, competitors gain competitive advantage, while veteran Brad Bahns entered his fourth regatta with a pumpkin weighing over 1,300 pounds.

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Giant Pumpkin Regatta 2025: Costumed racers compete in ‘obscenely large’ hollowed gourds

Hoisting his kayak paddle in the air triumphantly, Gary Kristensen celebrated as he crossed the finish line, victorious in his giant, floating pumpkin.

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