2026 Pumpkin Carving Contest Poster!

by John | Oct 6, 2026 | Uncategorized

2026 Pumpkin Carving Contest

by John | Oct 1, 2026 | Uncategorized

Thanks to our Generous Sponsors!

by John | Nov 6, 2025 | Uncategorized

The Bridgehampton Lions Club would like to offer special thanks to our sponsors for once again making the 27th Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest a great success! So many of you pitched in to help us provide vital support for charities, including The Guide Dog Foundation, East End Hospice, and our local food pantries, to name but a few. As we enter the holiday season, it’s comforting to know we can continue to count on the best of our community to lend a hand.

2025 Pumpkin Carving Contest… with a few Twists!

by John | Oct 7, 2025 | Uncategorized

NEW DAY: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26th.

After 26 years of holding the event on the Monday before Halloween, we have decided to hold it on the Sunday before Halloween.

NEW WAY: We now have more categories with higher award amounts and will no longer have separate categories or age groups for freestyle. Master Blade winners ( best in show ) will be chosen from the 14 categories. If a carving wins a Best Blade prize, different carvings will be selected as the winners of the category.

NEWBIES: No carving is permitted at the event. Carve for a category at home, and bring it to the show – and maybe win some cash! Seriously, follow the categories on the poster; creative and simple connections to the category are usually the winners!

Poster and details below…

The 27th Bridgehampton Lions Carving Contest will be held at the Bridgehampton Museum / Corwith House ( across from the Community House ) on Sunday, October 26th, starting @ 5pm. It’s open to ALL AGES, FREE to enter, and FREE to see, but you can’t win unless you bring a carved pumpkin or squash-like life form to enter in the contest –  be part of the spectacle!

Don’t forget the categories! If you carve to fit a category, you will be way more likely to win. Pick your favorite, or if you can’t decide, carve 3! You can enter in up to 3 categories. Sometimes, a category has just a few entries, so there may be a guaranteed win in your future if you make the effort.

EVENT SCHEDULE:

– 4 pm: Early drop-off and set up if needed.

– 5-6 pm: Entry set up with snacks and cider by Milk Pail and others.

– 5:30 pm: Music by The Marimbas Club from the Bridgehampton High School.

– 5:45 pm: Puppet show by Liz Joyce and Goat on a Boat.

– 6:15-6:45 pm: Judging starts, please set up by 6 pm.

– 7:30 pm:  Announcement of the winners / prizes awarded.

Spectators are welcome any time, but dont miss the music, puppet show, or pumpkins as it gets dark.

All entries should be brought home after the event.

SUGGESTIONS:

– If you carved for Master Blade only and your carving doesn’t fit a category or in the category area, you may set up in the general area and be considered for the Master Blade Awards. Please just look for someone from the event to help you find a spot.

– Any carving entered on site will be considered for the Master Blade Awards. If you were looking for a “freestyle” category to enter in, we suggest one of the two Odd Lot categories.

– If anyone entered inside a category wins a Master Blade award, the category award will need to go to someone else in the category. So, don’t let an over-the-top carving deter you from entering the category you carved for.

– We have seen really simple solutions win over more extravagantly carved ones. A creative and clever connection to a category is usually a good contender!

– The judging happens when it’s dark, so it’s important to be sure your entry glows and your candles are lit before the judges come by. Natural candlelight seems to be the way to go, but other safe lighting sources are acceptable. Please DO NOT rely on an electrical source.

Be safe and have fun, can’t wait to see what you bring!

If you are a sponsor looking to pay online or would like to make a general donation, click the link to the left or CLICK HERE.

We are a 501c3 organization.

Thanks to our Generous Sponsors!

by Bridgehampton Lions | Nov 21, 2024 | Uncategorized

The Bridgehampton Lions Club wishes to offer a special thanks to our sponsors for once again making the 26th Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest a great success! So many of you pitched in to help us provide vital support for charities, including The Guide Dog Foundation, East End Hospice, and our local food pantries, to name but a few. As we enter the holiday season, it gives us comfort to know that we can continue to count on the best of our community to lend a hand.

2024 SPONSORS:

Allison Babcock Design
Barylski Land Surveying
Battle Iron & Bronze LLC
Bill Miller and Associates
Beacon Pointe Advisors
Black Swan Antiques
Bob and Janet Postma
Blue Light Energy LLC
BMA Architects
Bobby Van’s
Brennan’s Bit and Bridle
Bridgehampton Candy Kitchen
Bridgehampton Community House
Bridgehampton Fire Department
Bridgehampton Inn & Restaurant
Bridgehampton Steel & Welding
Broadview Gardens
Buckskill Tennis
Buckskill Winter Club
Butter Lane Barn
Chaleff Rogers Architects PC
Churchill Wines and Spirits
Comerford Collection
Corwith Autobody
Dayton Ritz & Osborne Insurance
Deborah Kooperstein
Delamere Building Corp
Dermot Dolan HRM Insurance
Edmund Hollander Landscape Arch.
English Country Home
Estia’s Little Kitchen
Fairview Farm at Mecox LLC
Foster Farm
Fowlers Garden Center Inc
Goat On A Boat Theater
Golden Pear Corporation
Graphic Image Group
Greg Peterson Construction
Gregor Well Digging
Grenning Gallery
Halsey Farm & Nursery Inc
Hampton Ballet Theater School
Hampton Coffee Company
Hampton Library
Hampton Pool Company
Hampton Tank Gas Service Inc
Hampton Tennis
Harmonia Inc Landscapes
Hayground Properties LLC
Integrated Exercise Therapy
Java Nation
Jeffrey and Silvia Vogel
John L. Nealon
Joseph W Tyree, Landscape Design
Judy Musnicki
Kate and Anne Quimby
Kathrine McCoy Architect LLC
Kathryn Fee Architects
Kolb Heating & Cooling
Koral Bros. Inc
Laguardia Design Group
Landscape Details
Liberty Iron
Loaves and Fishes
Marder’s
McCoy Oil
Mecox Bay Dairy
Metzger Heavy Industries
Mia Fonssagrives Solow
Napa Auto Parts Bridgehampton
One Ocean Yoga Center
Personal Best
Peter Creegan LTD Construction
Pike Farms
Proper P H Pools
Provisions Natural Foods Market
Robert E Otto Inc
Rogers Farm
Round Swamp Farm
Sag Harbor Veterinary Clinic
Saskas Surveying Company PC
Saybrook Capital
Shine Design + Distribution
SperryTents
Stelle, Lomont, Rouhani Architects
Thayers Hardware and Patio
The Bridgehampton Florist
The Drawing Room
The Milk Pail
The Seafood Shop
Triangle Tennis
TRM Enterprises, Inc.
Twin Forks Moving & Storage
Vital Habitats
W.C. ESP Inc.
Wesnofske Farms
Witty and Gazda Construction
Wolffer Estate Vineyard, Inc.
Wright and Co. Construction

2024 Good Night for a Carving Contest!

by Bridgehampton Lions | Oct 28, 2024 | Uncategorized

We’re looking forward to the contest tonight. It’s not too late to carve something and bring it over. We will take entries from 4:30 until it gets dark enough to judge… judging will probably start around 6:30.

Please remember; follow the categories; you can enter up to 3 carvings in separate categories; switching categories is not allowed after judging begins ( about 6:30 ); and it’s all FREE thanks to our wonderful sponsors!

See the poster below and see you tonight!

John

2024 – Time to Carve!

by Bridgehampton Lions | Oct 24, 2024 | Uncategorized

The 25th Bridgehampton Lions Carving Contest will be held at the Bridgehampton Community House this  Monday, October 28th starting @5pm. If you’re not coming for the puppet show then definitely get there well before it’s dark. If your not familiar with the event, there’s no actual carving going on at the event, you have to spend this weekend doing that at home.

Host a carving party the weekend before – bring more entries!

The poster featuring this year’s themes is below.

IMPORTANT CHANGES: We changed things a little again this year… we are going back to a dedicated, all-ages freestyle category called Master Blade. It will be where it used to be, on the left side of the front stairs… or near them. We also decided to only award the Master Blade prizes to people in the category… NOT in other categories. For a couple of years, we were considering Master Blade a “Best In Show” and including all carvings at the event for Master Blade prizes, but now we are going back to it being its own category. So, even if you carved something spectacular with “Terrified Pets” or “13 and Under Freestyle ” in mind, you may want to consider going for the big bucks up on the stage – you have to be in it to win it!

Our spotters will be around to help determine if you qualify for the Master Blade stage. As an extra incentive, and to fill the stage, we will have a special randomly awarded cash prize for all qualifying Master Blade non-winners who braved it to be on stage. So if your pumpkin qualifies to be on stage, you could still win after the top 3 prizes are awarded! Our judges will ultimately decide who qualifies for the special price but if our spotters determine you do, you are in!

Remember, it’s FREE to enter and FREE to see but you can’t win unless you bring a carved pumpkin or squash-like life form. Also, many tend to forget about the categories… if you carve to fit a category you will be way more likely to win… pick your favorite or if you can’t decide carve 3, you can enter one time in up to 3 categories! Sometimes a category has just a few entries so there may be a guaranteed win in your future if you make the effort.

If you are a sponsor looking to pay online or would like to make a general donation, see the link to the left or CLICK HERE. 

We are a 501c3 organization.

2024 Pumpkin Carving Contest !

by Bridgehampton Lions | Sep 24, 2024 | Uncategorized

The 26th Bridgehampton Lions Carving Contest will be held  at the Bridgehampton Community House on  Monday, October 28th starting @5pm. If you’re not coming for the puppet show then definitely get there well before it’s dark. If you’re not familiar with the event, there’s no actual carving at the event, you have to spend the weekend doing that at home.

Host a carving party the weekend before – bring more entries! 

The poster featuring this year’s themes will be posted here in the beginning of October.

If you are a sponsor looking to pay online or would like to make a general donation, see the link to the left or CLICK HERE. 

We are a 501c3 organization.

For the 25th time – Thank You!

by Bridgehampton Lions | Nov 9, 2023 | Uncategorized

Thank you to all our great carvers and local sponsors!

CLICK HERE or on the gallery links to the right to see the photos.

Also, thank you to the judges and our seeing-eye-dog-trainer-friends.

2023 Sponsor List:

CLASSIC JACK & CATEGORY SPONSORS
Allison Babcock Design
Barylski Land Surveying
Battle Strategic LLC
Black Swan Antiques
Blue Light Energy
BMA Architects
Bobby Van’s
Brennan’s Bit And Bridle
Bridgehampton Candy Kitchen
Bridgehampton Community House
Bridgehampton Fire Department
Bridgehampton Inn & Restaurant
Bridgehampton Steel & Welding
Broadview Gardens
Buckskill Tennis
Buckskill Winter Club
Butter Lane Barn
C.D.Talmage Inc.
Chaleff & Rogers Architects PC
Churchill Wines and Spirits
Comerford Collection
Complete Fabrications
Corwith’s Auto Body Inc.
Craig and Anne Battle
Darr & Michael Reilly
Dayton Ritz & Osborne Insurance
Deborah Kooperstein
Delamere Building Corp.
Dermot Dolan HRM Insurance
Dortronics Systems Inc.
English Country Home
Estia’  Little Kitchen
Fairview Farm at Mecox LLC
Fairway Restaurant
Farrell Building Company
Fowler’s Garden Center Inc.
Gardeneering
Goat On A Boat Theater
Golden Pear Cafe
Graphic Image Group
Greg Petersen Construction
Groundworks
Grenning Gallery
Hackers Hockey Club
Halsey Farm And Nursery Inc.
Hampton Ballet Theatre School
Hampton Coffee Company
Hampton Library
Hampton Pool Company
Hampton Tank Gas Service Inc.
Hamptons Tennis Company
Harmonia Inc.
Hayground Properties LLC
Hither Hills Racquet Club
Integrated Exercise Therapy
Java Nation
Jeffrey and Silvia Vogel
John Barylski PE LS
Jim Grubb Custom Painting
John L. Nealon
Joseph W. Tyree
Judy Musnicki
Kate and Ann Quimby
Kathrine McCoy Architect LLC
Kathryn Fee Architect
Kiwi Construction Inc.
Kolb Mechanical Corp.
Landscape Details Inc.
L & W Market
Liberty Iron
Lilee Fell Flowers
Marder’s
Marilee’s Farm Stand
Mecox Bay Dairy
Milk Pail
Napa Auto Parts, Bridgehampton
NYS Assemblyman Fred Thiele
O’Connell Family
One Ocean Yoga
Personal Best
Peter Creegan LTD Construction
Pierres Restaurant
Pike Farms
Proper Ph Pools
Provisions Natural Foods Market
Relax
Richard Hand Micro Earth Moving
Robert E. Otto Inc.
Rodgers Farm
Roger Ferris + Partners LLC
Sabrosa Mexican Grill-Water Mill
Sag Harbor Veterinary Clinic
Saskas Surveying Co. PC
Saybrook Capital
Shine Design + Distribution
SKOLNICK Architecture + Design
SperryTents
Stelle, Lamont, Rouhani Architects
Strong Oil Company
Summerhill Landscape Inc.
Tamara Magel Studio
Tapovana Lunch Box
Thayer’s Hardware and Patio
The Bridgehampton Florist
The Drawing Room
The Pike Food Truck
The Seafood Shop
The Suffield Battles
Third Way Construction
Triangle Tennis Club
TRM Enterprises Inc.
Vital Habitats
W.C. ESP Inc.
Wesnofske Farm
Witty and Gazda
Wolffer Estate Stables

MASTER BLADE SPONSORS
Beacon Pointe Advisors
Bocchino Theisen Builders
Dime Community Bank
Geekhampton
Round Swamp Farm
Sotheby’s International Realty

TRADE SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP SPONSORS
Battle Iron & Bronze
Edmund Hollander Landscape
Janet and Robert W. Postma Foundation
Koral Bros.
LaGuardia Design Group
Twin Forks Moving And Storage
Wright & Co. Construction Inc.

Happy Halloween!

by Bridgehampton Lions | Oct 31, 2023 | Uncategorized

Thank you to all the carvers and spectators for taking a chance on the elements last night, it started to sprinkle right after the last prize was handed out!

We already posted the photos – Click Here – >  2023 GALLERY

See you tonight!

by Bridgehampton Lions | Oct 30, 2023 | Uncategorized

We’re looking forward to our 25h contest tonight. It’s not too lat to carve something and bring it over. We will take entries from 4:30 until it gets dark enough to judge… judging will probably start around 6:30.

See the poster below and see you tonight!

John

The 25th Poster – Sneak Preview.

by Bridgehampton Lions | Oct 15, 2023 | Uncategorized

Here’s a first look a the poster that will hit the streets later next week – featuring 7 new categories to celebrate our 25th event!