A fun-packed week of events include the a pumpkin paddle boat relay and pumpkin motor boat regatta, the GPC-sanction giant pumpkin weigh-off, pumpkin derby, pumpkin catapulting, pumpkin hurling by a record holder, a giant pumpkin parade, dozens of giant three-hundred-plus pound, decorated pumpkins lining Damariscotta's main street, children's activities, a pumpkin cooking contest, pie eating competition, a giant pumpkin drop, and more.