Sycamore Pumpkin Festival in Downtown Sycamore, Illinois

Go to our Theme Contest Page for information on the 2025 theme contest

64th Annual
Sycamore Pumpkin Festival

The 2025 Theme is “Pumpkins at the Movies”

Beautiful downtown Sycamore during the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival parade

The Sycamore Pumpkin Festival takes place in downtown Sycamore, Illinois, near the corners of Main & State Street, with much of the festivities happening on the courthouse lawn and surrounding town square.

A community celebration, showcasing our local noT-for-profit organizations!

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Sycamore Pumpkin Fest pumpkin display in downtown Sycamore, IL

Lions’ Pumpkin Display

On the Courthouse Lawn

Carnival

Fri – Sat – Sun

Parade

Sunday

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A community celebration, showcasing our local not-for-profits

2025 Sycamore Pumpkin Festival Parade and Non Profit Vendor Applications are NOW OPEN!! 🎃

All applications are due on Monday, September 1.

https://sycamorepumpkinfestival.com/parade-application/

https://sycamorepumpkinfestival.com/vendors/

#SycamorePumpkinFestival #PumpkinsAtTheMovies

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Congratulations to the 2025 Sycamore High School Graduating Seniors who were awarded a Bart Desch Memorial Scholarship! 🎃

• Anya Berry
• Justin Forsberg
• Julia Hatar
• Anamaria Juarez
• Alyssa Stacy

We wish you all the best in your future endeavors! 🎓

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Congratulations to the 2025 Sycamore Pumpkin Festival Theme Winners 🎃 🎉

L to R:
• Honorable Mention, Lucas Faivre ~ “Pumpkins on Vacation”
• Theme Winner, Rayven Rosas ~ “Pumpkins at the Movies”
• Honorable Mention, Annabelle Hochstatter ~ “Pumpkins in Paradise”

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Join us for the announcement of the 2025 SycamorePumpkin Festival Theme Contest Winners! 🎃

Wednesday, May 21
6:00 PM
DeKalb County Courthouse
Front steps

In the event of rain, we will meet in the lobby of the Sycamore City Hall building on the corner of Somonauk and State. Please enter through the Somonauk entrance.

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🎃DEADLINE EXTENDED for the 2025 Pumpkin Festival Theme Contest submissions!!

➡️➡️Entries due by April 14, 2025.

Open to all Sycamore grade school students Kindergarten-5th grade.
This includes Sycamore CUSD 427, St. Mary’s School in Sycamore, ACS Cornerstone and home schooled students residing in Sycamore.

Visit https://sycamorepumpkinfestival.com/theme/

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📣 Applications are due April 15, 2025 for the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival Bart Desch Scholarships. 🎃 We will be giving a $1,000 scholarship for a senior within Sycamore High School that currently participates as a member in a school or community organization that’s mission involves serving the Sycamore community and surrounding areas.

Applications can be submitted through the Naviance program or via the link below.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLllkU-jI6Sb7HqNkzRbECNnvDgvVCnOy4A3Px_t6JReDu8Q/viewform

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📣 Hey Sycamore students…while you’re on spring break, get your 🎃2025 Pumpkin Festival Theme Contest submissions written!!

Entries due by April 12, 2025.

Open to all Sycamore grade school students Kindergarten-5th grade.
This includes Sycamore CUSD 427, St. Mary’s School in Sycamore, ACS Cornerstone and home schooled students residing in Sycamore.

Visit https://sycamorepumpkinfestival.com/theme/

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2025 Sycamore HS Graduating Seniors! The Sycamore Pumpkin Festival Committee will be giving a $1,000 scholarship for a senior within Sycamore High School that currently participates as a member in a school or community organization that’s mission involves serving the Sycamore community and surrounding areas.

Applications are due April 15, 2025.

Applications can be submitted through the Naviance program or via the link below.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLllkU-jI6Sb7HqNkzRbECNnvDgvVCnOy4A3Px_t6JReDu8Q/viewform

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Sycamore Pumpkin Festival
Theme Contest

The Sycamore Pumpkin Festival committee wants YOU to
choose the theme for the 2025 Sycamore Pumpkin
Festival. The Sycamore Pumpkin Festival Theme for 2025
is open to all Sycamore grade school students in kindergarten through 5th grade. This includes students in
Sycamore Community School District 427, St. Mary`s School in Sycamore, ACS Cornerstone, as well as
home-schooled students residing in Sycamore.

You may submit an entry by completing the Google
document via this link:

https://sycamorepumpkinfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-Sycamore-Pumpkin-Festival-Theme-Contest-1.pdf

All submissions are due by April 12th, 2025!
Good Luck! 🎃

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2025 𝙎𝙮𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙋𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙠𝙞𝙣 𝙁𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩 is open to all K-5 Sycamore grade school students including students in Sycamore Public School District, St. Mary`s School in Sycamore, ACS Cornerstone, as well as home schooled students residing in Sycamore.

All entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM on Saturday, April 12, 2025.

Use the link below to enter online.
https://tinyurl.com/Theme-Contest-2025

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💰 2024 Sycamore Lions Club Pumpkin Festival Raffle Winners

• $3000 Cash -Janis Cafferkey-Maple Park IL
• $500 Meijer gift card-Chuck Rose-Sycamore IL
• $100 Paulsen Appliance gift card-Joan Bickner-Sycamore IL
• 1 round of golf for 4, Sycamore golf club-Jill Carter-Sycamore IL
• $100 Headon’s Meat Market gift card-Mike Kasperski•Plainfield IL
• $50 Los Rancheros-Jay Ruby-Sycamore IL
• $100 Resource Bank gift card-Joe McGuire-Morris IL
• $50 Sorrento’s gift card-Bret DeGood-Geneva IL
• $50 Tom and Jerry’s-Dan Marcinkowski-Sycamore IL
• 2 Full Service Car Washes, Ralph’s-Randy Holley-Lee IL
• $30 Rise and Shine and $30 Syc. Café-Kelly Graham-Sycamore IL

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🏆2024 Sycamore Pumpkin Parade Marching Band Winners🎶

Class 1 HS Bands
• West Aurora Blackhawk Band – 1st Place
• Central HS Marching Rockets – 2nd Place

Class 2 HS Bands
• Plano HS Marching Band – 1st Place
• Forreston HS Redbird Regiment – 2nd Place

Class 3 HS Bands
• Marching Cogs – 1st Place
• Somonauk Marching Bobcats – 2nd Place

Best Auxiliary Units – West Aurora Blackhawk Band

Best Drum Major – Plano HS Marching Band

Beat Percussion – West Aurora Blackhawk Band

MS Bands
• Huntley/Clinton Rosette Middle School – 1st Place
• Kaneland Harter Middle School – 2nd Place

Many thanks to the bands who marched exhibition only:
Sycamore Marching Spartans
Huskie Band
DeKalb Marching Barbs
Indian Creek HS Marching Band

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