Giant Pumpkin Carving with Adam Bierton
October 23 through 26
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Visitor Center
Adam Bierton returns for the pumpkin-carving season finale to carve one of the largest pumpkins in the world, sourced by the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth, into an organic masterpiece. Witness Bierton and his team chisel, carve, and detail a fantastical new design.
Meet the Team
Lenny Calvin
Lenny describes himself as a “self-taught artist”. He discovered his love for art at a young age while spending time with his uncle who made his living as a graphic artist and illustrator. Len’s passion for the arts not only includes carving and sculpting in different mediums but sketching as well. His artistic eye found its way into his designing, carpentry and furniture making. Lenny has competed on seasons six and eight of Food Network’s Halloween Wars and season 2 of Food Network’s Outrageous Pumpkins. He’s also been featured on many local and national news stations. Lenny’s fans can see his work on Instagram, FaceBook and YouTube. He claims his favorite time of the year is when there are an abundance of pumpkins to carve. He calls it “temporary art.” So many pumpkins – so little time!
Julia Jankowski
Meet Julia, a nerdy native New Yorker who spends most of their days working as a Veterinary Hospital Manager at a zoo but their real passion lies in pumpkin carving. They grew up watching Food Network’s Halloween Wars and was thrilled to be on season 12 of the show. Every year they aim to have fun, push carving boundaries, creating something unique every time.
