Bridgeville, Delaware -
World Champion Punkin Chunkin
Using homemade launchers, pumpkins are fired nearly a mile at an annual competition.
- Address:
- Chaplin’s Chapel Rd., Bridgeville, DE
- Directions:
- Hwy 13 to Hwy 40/Redden Rd. and turn east. Follow signs to Deer Forrest Rd. Turn right and go to Chaplin’s Chapel Rd., then turn right. The Chunk will be straight ahead.
- Admission:
- $7 per person, $2 parking.
- Hours:
- Early November. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 302-684-8196
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Punkin Chunkin will remain in Delaware this year, to the relief of its home state supporters, and to fans everywhere of thrown pumpkins.
... [10/21/2007] Complete News StoryProliferatin' Punkin' Chunkin' I happened to plan a trip last November to Lewes
Deleware, and was in town for the Punkin' Chunkin, but more important
than the fact that Lewes was hosting a Punkin' Chunkin' was the fact
that the local paper indicated there were about a dozen
similar events across the US. Watch for a Punkin' Chunkin' near you!
[Paul, 03/26/2002]
Punkin' Chunkin' In the Delaware "tips" section, a person mentioned "Pumpkin Chunk." The correct festival title is Punkin' Chunkin' and it takes place near Lewes the first Saturday and Sunday after Halloween. However, they are perhaps changing the location for 1998. We attended for the first time in 1997 and had a blast! Different classes for competition exist for human-powered and machine-powered distance throws and target competition. Some pumpkins are blasted from machines at speeds up to 400 mph, and you can't even see them speed by -- all you see is the orange spat up to a mile away from the firing line. They have a web site at www.punkinchunkin.com. [K Melchi, 02/11/1998]
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