Wisconsin, US, October 29, 2026 – Twice in one week this October, the world record for the heaviest pumpkin was broken. A British grower set a new mark at a weigh-off in Berkshire, and a week later a Rhode Island grower topped it with a gourd heavier than a midsize car, the first pumpkin ever to clear the 3,000-pound mark, according to Guinness World Records.
The giant pumpkin is the star of a much bigger trend. Across the world, festivals are turning the humble pumpkin into a full-scale spectacle: weigh-offs where forklifts lift giants onto scales, regattas where people paddle across lakes in hollowed-out pumpkins, and walk-through trails lit by thousands of carved jack-o’-lanterns after dark. In England, Europe’s largest pumpkin festival reported its biggest opening day yet this season, with evening events built around illuminated woodland walks and photo spots.
What draws people is less the pumpkin than the shared moment: the crowd gasping as the scale settles, the family walking a glowing trail together, the photo taken in front of something far too big to be real. And plenty of people, at some point in the day, take out a phone and send a picture to someone who isn’t there.
That is where 123Greetings (https://www.123greetings.com/) comes in. Its Halloween and fall e-cards let people send the pumpkin-fest feeling to someone who couldn’t make it: the friend who would have loved the glow, the grandchild who wanted to see the giant one, the neighbor who always carves the best face on the street.
“A pumpkin festival is really a day out with the people you love. When someone can’t be there, a card is the next best seat,” said Arvind Kajaria, Founder, 123Greetings.

Ways to celebrate with 123Greetings
• Send a Halloween or fall e-card to someone who missed the festival
• Tell them in your card which pumpkin was your favorite, and what they would have loved
• Send a card to the friend or relative who always carves the best jack-o’-lantern
123Greetings members can send cards on the website and app, and GoPro subscribers send and receive them ad-free.
The pumpkins keep getting bigger. The part worth sharing hasn’t changed: who was there with you.

About 123 Greetings
https://www.123greetings.com/ offers a large variety of free e-cards for birthdays, weddings, festivals and everyday occasions, available on the web and through its app. Since its beginning, the site has helped millions of people worldwide maintain relationships with the people they care about through e-cards.

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