New Location for 2020
We have a new location for the 2020 Carnival, The Governors Green. Find out more about this new location.
Jamie Frost – Yates 2019 Budding Young Gardener
Jamie Frost takes out the national title for the 2019 Yates budding gardener competition.
Seedlings Are Available Now
Poppy is excited that the giant and miniature seedlings are now ready for people to purchase.
Jamie Frost Wins Central North Island Budding Young Gardener Title
Local competitor and friend of the Carnival Jamie Frost takes out Central North Island Budding Young Gardener award.
Seedlings Have Been Planted
We have planted the giant and miniature pumpkin seeds for the 2020 Carnival, have a read to find out where you can get yours from when they are ready.
2019 AGM Notice
It’s almost time for our AGM, find all the details about it in this post.
Last Meeting for End of 2019 Season
The 2019 season has come to and end with our last meeting of the year.
Best School Winner is….
We had a special prize this year and Frankton School took out the award for Best School 2019.
2019 Raffle Winner
The winner of our 2019 raffle was Caitlin, well done.
What Now Kid Cam Reporter Wanted
We are after a What Now Kids Cam Reporter for the Carnival, find out what is involved and needed in this post.
Road Closure Notice
There is a planned road closure on part of Cobham Drive on the weekend of the Carnival. There are diversions in place, please read this for more info.
Free Packet of Seeds for Every Entrant
We are giving everyone* that enters the 2019 Carnival a free packet of Yates seeds.
Kiwi Gardener Article
We had a great write up in the Kiwi Gardener’s March edition of the magazine.
Trees at the Meteor 2018
We made a tree for Trees at the Meteor this year. We had lots of fun putting it together.
Scarecrow Festival 2018
We had a great time talking pumpkins and seeing amazing scarecrows this weekend.
2017 Southern Hemisphere Champion Award
Tim Harris has been recognised as the 2017 Southern Hemisphere Champion.
Planted Lots of Seeds
Today we planted 150 giant and 50 miniature pumpkin seeds in preparation for the pumpkin growing season.
FOHG AGM
The Great Pumpkin Carnival presented The Friends of Hamilton Gardens a donation to say thanks for the help with the sale of seedlings.
2018 AGM
A notice for our upcoming AGM for The Great Pumpkin Carnival.
Yates Pumpkin Racers 2018 Results
We cover all the action on the Yates Pumpkin Racer Ramp at the 2018 Carnival, find out who came out champion with out Celebrities, Open Class and Schools.