The next Pumpkins in the Park will take place October 10, 2009!

On Saturday, October 11, 2008 the Guadalupe River Park & Gardens hosted the 14th annual Pumpkins in the Park, an environmental harvest festival for young families designed to create awareness of the Guadalupe River and celebrate the fall season.  10,000 to 12,000 people attended Pumpkins in the Park to learn about the Guadalupe River, make scarecrows, decorate pumpkins, taste apples and cider, listen to great music, eat great food and  partake in countless other activities.

Jump down the page:
Volunteers
Sponsors
Entertainment
Donation Drawing
Disney on Ice Tickets
Fire Prevention Week
My Own Marathon
Participating Companies & Organizations


Scarecrow Making Contest

 

 

We Needed Volunteers, and we got them!
We had more volunteers than ever.  Lucy Perez and all of the event planners would like to thank the countless volunteers who made this event possible.

 

 

Sponsors

Cortese Brothers
Farms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Campbell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alongi Brothers, Inc.
Courtesy Tow Service
Delta Towing, Inc.
Hardcastle Autothon, Inc.
Matos Auto Towing
Motor Body Co., Inc.
Spencer3Ways

 

 

The Entertainment Was Great!
Emcee: Nicholas E. Adams

10:15-10:45 Joi Ying Dragon & Lion Dance Group
10:45-11:15 Grupo Folklorico Valencia 
11:15-11:45 Andy Z
11:45-12:30 Banana Slugs
12:30-1:15 Andy Z
1:15-2:00 Zun Zun
2:00-2:45 Banana Slugs
2:45-3:30 Zun Zun
3:45 - 4:00 Raffle/Closing

All Day
Motion Maker Puppeteers
Shark Engine
Fire Engine
Twistn' Shout Balloon Twisters
Bounce Houses
Pumpkin Decorating
Air Systems' Messenger II Spaceship

 

 

Thanks to all of the donors of the Donation Drawing
 Proceeds benefit the nonprofit Friends of GRP&G

AJ's Auto Detailing
Ballet San Jose
California's Great America
Camera Cinemas
Children's Discovery Museum
Classic Car Wash
E&O Trading Company
Emerald Hills Golfland
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
Hawg's Seafood Bar
Hotel De Anza
Logitech/Sharks Ice
Olive Garden
Raging Waters
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum & Planetarium
San Jose Arena Authority
San Jose Repertory Theatre
San Jose Sabercats
Sonoma Chicken Coop
The Tech Museum of Innovation
Tomato Thyme

More coming soon!

 

$35 Gift Card
4 Orchestra Tickets to Ballet by Day
One Day Admission Free for Two
Multiple Sets
4 Free Admissions
2 Complimentary Car Washes (2 Sets of These!!)
$50 Gift Card
4 Complementary Mini-Golf Passes
4 Free Admission Tickets
$25 Gift Certificate
One Night Stay for Two
2 Complementary Admissions & Skate Rental
$25 Gift Card
2 Complimentary Tickets
2 Free Admission Tickets
4 Tickets to Disney on Ice
Gift Certificate for 2 Tickets
4 Upper Sideline Tickets
$25 Gift Card
4 Free Admission Tickets
$30 Gift Certificate
Enter amount you would like to donate...

Tickets are $1/ticket or $10/12 tickets. We can fill the tickets out for you and place them in the drawing or you can swing by and handle that yourself. We can also mail you tickets and you can mail them back all filled out.

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@grpg.org or 408-298-7657.

 

 

 

Disney on Ice Tickets!
100 Years of Magic

Thanks to our friends at NBC 11 we have Disney on Ice tickets again! There are two ways you can take advantage of this great deal:

--Come to Pumpkins in the Park and put your name in the hat for a free drawing. Ticket vouchers will be given out throughout the day. Stop by the information booth.

--Purchase a minimum $35 new membership with Friends of GRPG and we’ll give you two (2) ticket vouchers for free (while supplies last). If you’re already a member, you can upgrade your membership or purchase a gift membership for friends or family.

You will be required to take your vouchers to the HP Pavilion ticket office to exchange them for the actual tickets. The sooner you take your vouchers to the box office, the better seats you'll get. These vouchers are only good for the following shows:

Wednesday, October 22, 7:30 PM
Thursday, October 23, 7:30 PM
Friday, October 24, 10:30 AM

To purchase a membership now, please use the secure form below!

Enter the membership level you would like to contribute...our membership levels are $35, $50, $100, $250, and beyond!


Contact Program Manager Phil Cornish at phil@grpg.org or 408-298-7657 for more information.

 

 

 

Help us celebrate Fire Prevention Week

SJFD Shark Engine

San Jose Fire Department

 

 

My Own Marathon is a progressive “go at your own pace” marathon. Participants will have the opportunity to walk or run a full 26.2 mile marathon. You will track your distance with a personal daily log book. Participants will walk their last 1/2 mile together at the Pumpkins in the Park Festival held on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. at Guadalupe River Park and Gardens. Successful participants will receive a t-shirt upon completion of the 26.2 miles. This is a great opportunity to take social walking groups to the next level and Get Active!

Click here to view the registration form, 581 KB, .pdf file

 

 

Thanks to these Participating Companies & Organizations

A Better Way Foster-Adoption Program
Air Systems Foundation
Bill Wilson Center

Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST)
Rebekah Children's Services
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
San Jose Conservation Corps
San Jose Credit Union
San Jose Go Green
San Jose Kiwanis Club
San Jose Public Library
Sand Art/Candle Art
Santa Clara County Reading Council
SCC Household Hazardous Waste Program
SCC Registrar of Voters
Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society
Score! Educational Centers
Silica Valley Glass Studio
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition
South Bay Water Recycling
Walden West Center/SCC Office of Education
Watershed Watch

Food & Beverage Vendors
Buchser Middler School Booster Assn.
GRPG Pizza Booth
Hawaiian Shave Ice
Pache Espresso Pod
Road Dog Cafe
T's Mini Donuts

If you would like to be a vendor, sponsor, contributor or volunteer, please Contact Us

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