1. Highlights of the

2. For 27 years: The Milford Pumpkin Festival
Begun in 1992, the Milford Pumpkin Festival began as a small fundraiser for the Town Hall Auditorium.
In 2000, the Milford Improvement Team took over the role of coordinating all aspects of the Milford Pumpkin Festival.
It has now grown to become one of the most highly
anticipated festivals in New England each Fall!

3. The Milford Pumpkin Festival is a family friendly, community event
that Celebrated its 27th year in 2016!
Attracting visitors from all over New England,
attendees enjoyed Free live entertainment
all weekend , Spectacular fireworks
& so much more!
In 2016, the Milford Pumpkin Festival had
a record-breaking 45,000 attendees
over the 3 day weekend!

4. Festival details!
Traditionally held over Columbus Day Weekend, the festival takes place in
And around historic Downtown Milford.
Friday night of the Pumpkin Festival includes our opening ceremony, the lighting of town hall, our very popular Beer Tasting Tent, and of course our exciting fireworks display put on by Atlas Pyrotechnics!
Signature Festival events include: the Great Pumpkin Weigh-in, Pumpkin Painting, Pumpkin Sales, The Pumpkin Catapult, top Arts & Crafts vendors , Scarecrow Making, Great Food, The Haunted Trail, Face Painting, two stages of LIVE Music and Entertainment all weekend, Food Vendors galore, the Talent Show ,bounce houses, Carnival rides by Fanelli Amusements, and a scholarship contest.
Truly a community event, The Milford Pumpkin Festival also provides the opportunity for forty+ community groups and non-profit organizations to run events during the weekend in order to raise funds for their programs.

5. The Award- winning Milford Pumpkin Festival
“Best Community Event” by Hippo Readers in , 2016!
Best Local Event at the Souhegan Valley “Best of” Awards in 2014, 2015 & 2016!

6. the Milford Pumpkin Festival as the
Expedia.com just named
the Milford Pumpkin Festival as the
#1 best thing to do in NH!

7. Opening
Night
Of the
Festival

8. Tim Finan
2016 Citizen of the Year
Pumpkin Festival
Scholarship Winners
Carley Holtshouser &
Karen Jorgensen

9. Hundreds
Of kids
Dared!

10. Beer Tasting Tent!

12. Fantastic
Fireworks!
And the
Lighting Of
Town Hall!

13. S A T U R
D A Y
& S U N D A Y
Around the festival…

14. Giant Pumpkins
on the Oval!
2066 pounder!

15. Around the Oval!

18. Busy Middle Street….

19. ….Day &
Night!

20. Pumpkins, pumpkins, everywhere!

22. Milford Historical Society’s
Historic Sites Tour!
And Cemetery Tours!

23. Bands, bands, bands!

25. Community House Lawn
Face Painting
Pumpkin Painting

26. & Scarecrow
Friends!

27. Town Hall

28. Emerson Park

29. Boys and Girls Club & Masonic Lodge

30. Pumpkin Festival Talent Show!

32. We LOVE Kids!

33. …and pets!

34. Free parking at Milford High School and Milford Middle Schools with complimentary shuttle buses running through out the weekend!
Free admission!

35. Festival Promotion!
The Milford Pumpkin Festival produces extensive media exposure & publicity for the Town of Milford on both the state and regional level.
Here are a few examples of where MIT promotes
the Milford Pumpkin Festival….

36. The Milford Pumpkin Festival was covered by State and Regional television stations

37. Nashua Telegraph PF Guide
Print media
Nashua Telegraph PF Guide
Total circulation 31,000 homes
IN New Hampshire 25,000, distributed in New Hampshire to 14 Rest Areas and to 100+ towns region-wide.
Also, Boston Globe, Lowell Sun, Union Leader, The Hippo, Amherst Citizen, Cabinet Press, NH Business Magazine, Yankee Magazine, & many more!

38. Plus Radio, Social Media & many State & Regional Travel
& “Things to Do” websites

39. But where the marketing really adds up
exponentially, is through Earned Media.
What exactly is Earned media and why is it important?
Earned media is the new PR !
It means a 3rd party mentions you, therefore introducing you to a whole new audience!
This can be a mention on a website, a share
or a retweet on Social media, or anything else!

40. Why is this big? Studies show that Earned Media:
…has value. $1 for every time it reaches someone new.
…and, is what is the most likely to move the consumer into action!
Why is this big?
Because Earned Media is worth $6 trillion
annually  according to KellerFay Research!

41. When you Google the Milford Pumpkin Festival,
you get a true sense of how much publicity
the festival gets via “Earned Media.”
There were so many that included info on the Festival that we stopped counting websites after 12 pages of Google!
These websites were from NH, the Northeast Region, the US and Canada, and several International travel sites!

42. Many thanks to our prestigious corporate sponsors for their generous support f our events and projects in 2016!

43. Oct. 6th-8th, 2017 www.milfordpumpkinfestival.org
For sponsorship opportunities
And vendor information for the
2017 Milford Pumpkin Festival:
Wendy Hunt, Executive Director
Milford Improvement Team/Milford Pumpkin Festival
One Union Square
Milford, New Hampshire 03055
Ph: F: