Come on down to the Beacon Sloop Club fall Pumpkin Festival on October 16, 2011 — 12 noon - 5pm at the Beacon Waterfront. Admission is free.

The annual Pumpkin Festival helps raise funds for the upkeep of the club's flagship, The Woody Guthrie, and for their sailing and educational programs. During the festival, volunteer Captains and crews will be organizing free public sails aboard the Woody, a wooden replica of a gaff-rigged Hudson River ferry sloop. Guests may sign up at Beacon Sloop Club Booth during the festival.

The afternoon will have an abundance of fresh-picked local grown Hudson Valley pumpkins of all sizes and shapes. Enjoy fresh-baked pumpkin pies, hot and cold apple cider, delicious pumpkin soup, chili and other fall treats. The Beacon Farmers' Market will have local vegetables, breads, eggs, cheeses, wine, flowers, and apples for sale and a wide variety of food and crafts from local vendors will be available. Come to enjoy the food and live music as well as educational and environmental booths.

October 16th, 12 noon - 5pm (rain or shine) at the Beacon Waterfront

The Pumpkin Festival is the final of three Beacon Sloop Club waterfront festivals each year — the first and largest is the Strawberry Festival in June, followed by the Corn Festival in August.

The Beacon Sloop Club is a non-profit, all-volunteer environmental action/education and sailing organization dedicated to cleaning up the Hudson River and its environs. The BSC festivals raise money for the public sailing program on the Woody Guthrie and other environmental education programs. For more information on the BSC and their mission please visit www.beaconsloop.org