Racing a Giant Pumpkin Boat in Goffstown’s Regatta - Atlas Obscura

Racing a Giant Pumpkin Boat in Goffstown’s Regatta

Every October, the people of Goffstown, New Hampshire, come prepared with supersized squash for the Goffstown Giant Pumpkin Regatta. Here, giant pumpkins are weighed, sliced, scooped, and finally transformed into boats, which participants ride in a race down the river. In this episode of Atlas Obscura Tries, we sent Gastro Obscura foods editor Sam O’Brien to find out how hard it actually is to row a giant pumpkin.

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