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PUMPKIN DROP-OFF:
4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Bring your carved pumpkins (with a tea light or LED candle) to Lent Lane between 4:00pm & 5:30pm on Sunday, November 1st.
Our volunteers will help place your Jack O’ Lanterns along the lane, with social distancing measures in place, so all can gaze at the gallery of gorgeous gourds!
PUMPKIN PARADE / VIEWING:
6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
The viewing of the lit pumpkins runs from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
To manage a safe distance for all community members, viewing of the pumpkins will be facilitated in one-direction only, starting at the Little Station in Lent Lane and working your way north to Walton Street.
Port Hope’s 2nd Annual Pumpkin Parade
In one last Halloween Hurrah, residents are invited to bring their jack-o-lanterns and other pumpkin-based-art down to Lent Lane on November 1st.
Participants are given a chance to show off their creative creations or just take in the town’s carving skills as the pumpkins are lit up in Lent Lane when the sun goes down.
Halloween might look different this year, but you can still give your Jack O’ Lantern the opportunity to scare, shine and delight one last time, at Port Hope’s 2nd Annual Pumpkin Parade!
The Port Hope Pumpkin Parade is a free community event hosted by Critical Mass and managed by a team of volunteers, to give the community an opportunity to display their jack-o-lanterns for one last night – the night ‘after’ Halloween. It is an outdoor gallery of community creativity.
At the end of the evening, pumpkins will be gathered up by local farmers for feed and all remaining pumpkins will be taken away and composted courtesy of Harnden Haulage – facilitated by the Municipality of Port Hope.
COVID PROTOCOLS:
To adhere to COVID health & safety rules, we are asking members of the public to please wear a mask and be mindful of keeping a 2-meter distance at all times. Volunteers and signage will be onsite to help guide you.
The event is suitable for all ages and is stroller and wheelchair accessible.
For more information contact:
Debbie Beattie
Critical Mass: A Centre for Contemporary Art
p. 905-269-2120
e. info@criticalmassart.com
Health & Safety Plan for Infection Control
Pumpkin Drop-Off (4pm to 6pm) | Location, Lent Lane
• Volunteers on site to monitor pumpkin drop-off (4pm to 6pm)
• one-way pedestrian traffic enforced to ensure social distancing
Plan for PPE & high touch surfaces
• Community will be required to wear a mask to attend and maintain social distance (2 meters) while dropping off and viewing pumpkins
• Volunteers will wear masks
• Hand sanitizer will be available on site
• There are not many high touch surfaces: there are railings at the steps up to the lane, and the pumpkins themselves during drop off or end of night toss. Gloves will be provided to volunteers handling pumpkins.
• Hand sanitizer will be available to individuals at top of stairs before viewing pumpkins in lane (and especially if touched railings)
Pedestrian Flow
• Volunteers will mark 2-meter socially-distant drop-off locations along the lane (with stakes and reflective tape) – these will remain in place during the event as visual cues for people to social distance themselves while viewing the pumpkins on display
• Pedestrians will walk (in one direction) down the lane to view the pumpkins and take photos.
• Volunteers will politely encourage viewers to keep moving along, so there is no temptation to congregate and talk for long periods of time.
Event Staff/Volunteers on site
• 6 to 8 volunteers will be on site at all times to be stationed at key traffic flow areas to maintain the correct flow for pedestrians; to monitor the drop off of pumpkins between 4 p.m. & 6 p.m; to light the candles before viewing; and to clean up/put out candles and toss unlit pumpkins into bin after the event
Pumpkin viewing & Physical Distancing | 6:00pm to 8:30pm
• Volunteers will wear masks, reflective safety vests and LED lights
• Volunteers will light candles in pumpkins
• Lead volunteer(s) will be in charge of Fire Extinguishers
• First Aid Kit will be on event site at Volunteer station
• Volunteers will monitor pedestrian flow (1-way south to north traffic in the lane)
Disposing of Pumpkins | 8:30pm
• Pumpkins will be tossed into the provided bin (Harnden Haulage) by designated volunteers
• Gloves will be provided to volunteers tossing pumpkins
• Social distancing measures will remain in place as volunteers approach bin one at a time
Egress/Flow
The public will be guided to drop off and view pumpkins from one direction (south to north). Starting at the Little Station building in Lent Lane (accessible from Augusta Street and Elias Street parking lot, and pedestrians will be guided to walk down the lane to Walton Street.
Volunteers will direct the flow of pedestrian traffic. Signage and arrows will be placed at both ends of the lane and near the stairs of the Elias Street parking lot up to the lane, to inform pedestrians. Same directions will be in place for pumpkin drop off between 4pm and 6pm.