There’s a big pumpkin carving competition happening in Manchester this Halloween

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A selection of carved pumpkins / Credit: Nick Taylor (via Flickr)

Manchester is hosting its very-own pumpkin carving competitions for crafty crowds this Halloween, and there’s still time to enter.

With the spooky season right around the corner now, plenty of frightfully-themed events have already been announced across Greater Manchester, including the return of Scare City, a Halloween party full of corgis and cockapoos, and even a pop-up indoor pumpkin patch – with something suitable for all the family to get involved with.

But if you’d consider yourself to be a pro pumpkin carver, and reckon you’ve got what it takes to beat the Manchester masses, then you might want to get yourself down to GRUB to put those bold claims to the test.

There’s a big pumpkin carving competition happening in Manchester this Halloween / Credit: GRUB | Concetta Huffa (via Unpslash)

With both adults-only and family-friendly competitions, the popular Manchester venue – which is based down at the Red Bank Project, just outside the city centre – is inviting everyone to pick your pumpkin from the pile, and compete with other carvers across a range of different categories.

Awards will be handed out for the spookiest face, the most original design, best all-rounder, and so much more.

Tickets for both the adults-only event, which is happening on Friday 25 October at 7:30pm, and the family-friendly event on Sunday 27 October at 2pm, are now on sale and will set you back just £5 per person.

A pumpkin, and everything you need for carving is included in the ticket price.

There’s a chance to take home some fantastic prizes if you win too, including cinema tickets, free food and drink at GRUB, Halloween-themed cocktails, and tickets to an event of your choice.

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You can find out more about the Pumpkin Carving Competition and everything else happening at GRUB this Halloween here.

Featured Image – Nick Taylor (via Flickr)