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Pumpkintown USA Opens Today in East Hampton!

Heading over to the pumpkin-themed village? Why not upload your pictures to East Hampton-Portland Patch!

Today is the first day of autumn, and it’s also the opening day of Pumpkintown USA!

A local fall attraction that has drawn hundreds of visitors every season since 1993, Pumpkintown is a full village of pumpkin characters and attractions held at Sandy’s Too Garden Center in East Hampton.

Families can walk around the village, enjoy some apple cider and expore the unique pumpkin characters that abound this agricultural center.

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Pumpkintown opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m.

So what’s new this year? According to one of the owners, Jill Kelley, the village is now fitted with a new schoolhouse and the 20-minute hayride part of Pumpkintown is being brought back after it’s introduction last year.

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“It truly is a really scenic ride through the fall foliage on our hill,” Kelley said.

Twenty-five percent of all admissions go toward breast cancer research.

To find out more about Pumpkintown, visit the store’s website here.

And while you’re stopping by, snapping your pics and videos of the attractions, upload them to this article! Just click the “Upload Photos and Videos” button at the top and share your photos with the community!


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