The 25th Bridgehampton Lions Carving Contest will be held at the Bridgehampton Community House this Monday, October 28th starting @5pm. If you’re not coming for the puppet show then definitely get there well before it’s dark. If your not familiar with the event, there’s no actual carving going on at the event, you have to spend this weekend doing that at home.
Host a carving party the weekend before – bring more entries!
The poster featuring this year’s themes is below.
IMPORTANT CHANGES: We changed things a little again this year… we are going back to a dedicated, all-ages freestyle category called Master Blade. It will be where it used to be, on the left side of the front stairs… or near them. We also decided to only award the Master Blade prizes to people in the category… NOT in other categories. For a couple of years, we were considering Master Blade a “Best In Show” and including all carvings at the event for Master Blade prizes, but now we are going back to it being its own category. So, even if you carved something spectacular with “Terrified Pets” or “13 and Under Freestyle ” in mind, you may want to consider going for the big bucks up on the stage – you have to be in it to win it!
Our spotters will be around to help determine if you qualify for the Master Blade stage. As an extra incentive, and to fill the stage, we will have a special randomly awarded cash prize for all qualifying Master Blade non-winners who braved it to be on stage. So if your pumpkin qualifies to be on stage, you could still win after the top 3 prizes are awarded! Our judges will ultimately decide who qualifies for the special price but if our spotters determine you do, you are in!
Remember, it’s FREE to enter and FREE to see but you can’t win unless you bring a carved pumpkin or squash-like life form. Also, many tend to forget about the categories… if you carve to fit a category you will be way more likely to win… pick your favorite or if you can’t decide carve 3, you can enter one time in up to 3 categories! Sometimes a category has just a few entries so there may be a guaranteed win in your future if you make the effort.
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