Note: This page is dedicated for St. Charles Parish 4-H members and families. If you are a member of 4-H in a different parish, please contact your parish 4-H Agent as information and deadlines may differ.

St. Charles Parish 4-H members (K-12th grade) have the opportunity to compete in 2 pumpkin decorating contests: (1) The St. Charles Parish 4-H Pumpkin Decorating Contest and (2) the River Region Master Gardeners' Pumpkin Decorating Contest at the German Coast Farmers’ Market!

Contest Rules:

• Youth must be an official St. Charles Parish 4-H member (K-12th grade) in order to participate and receive credit for the 4-H Pumpkin Decorating Contest.
• One entry per person.
• No artificial pumpkins.
• Pumpkin display must not exceed 25 lbs.
• Do not write or display your name on your entry.
• Please do not carve your pumpkin, as they may rot before the contest! Draw, paint, and/or use objects, materials, and/or paper to decorate your pumpkin. Materials may be glued or pinned to the pumpkin.
• Pumpkins must be appropriate and child friendly.
• All pumpkins will be entered into the 4-H Contest and the German Coast Farmers’ Market Contest. If you would like to keep your pumpkin, you will need to pick it up at the German Coast Farmers’ Market (held outside the East Bank Regional Library) on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. following the announcement of Award Winners at the River Region Master Gardener Booth. Any pumpkins not picked up by the designated time at the Farmers’ Market will be donated to the community.

To enter the contest, you must submit your entry (pumpkin) at the St. Charles Parish East Regional Library on Thursday, October 22, 2026, between 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

The St. Charles Parish East Regional Library is located at 160 West Campus Drive in Destrehan, La.

No late submissions will be accepted for the 4-H contest. Do not submit pumpkins to our LSU AgCenter Office. They must be submitted at the location, date, and time listed above. Entries not following the rules will be disqualified for the 4-H Contest.

For Additional Information:

For questions or for more information, contact your

St. Charles Parish LSU AgCenter