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Saturday, October 18th, 2025 WORKSHOP: Take your carving skills to the next level with creative style and fresh design ideas as a local artist walks you through various techniques to carve your pumpkin. Pumpkins and tools will be provided. Once you create your pumpkin masterpiece, it is automatically entered into the Pumpkin Carving Contest and pumpkin walk later that evening! Session 1: 10:00am-11:30am Session 2: 12:00pm-1:30pm Session 3: 2:00pm-3:30pm Instructor: Local artist Tracy Beals will be returning as the carving instructor to show you techniques and tips to make your pumpkin vision come to life! Drop Off Entry: If you can't make it to the workshop, you can still enter the contest. Carve your pumpkin at home and drop it off to enter the Pumpkin Carving Contest and a chance to win the grand prize! If you carve at home, just drop off your pumpkin at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center anytime between 11am-5pm, Saturday Oct. 18th. It is $5 per entry to enter the contest. Pay your entry fee here ahead of time or in cash at drop off. All pumpkins must be picked up between 8:30-9:00pm on Saturday, Oct. 18th after the Festival. ALL Remaining pumpkins will be composted! *NO REFUNDS ON WORKSHOP OR DROP OFF ENTRIES*