Bessemer Pumpkinfest starts today

By SARAH LAUZON

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BESSEMER — This weekend, the Pumpkin Festival will be celebrated, marking the 44th year of this Bessemer tradition. Events will run from today through Sunday.

A 50/50 raffle and a geocaching contest will begin today. Those looking to enter the geocaching contest can pick up a Bessemer Pumpkin Hunt map from either Bessemer Dairy Queen or the Pumpkinfest Facebook page.

Festival chairman Donna Frello is looking forward to the event. “The weather promises to be excellent,” Frello told The Globe.

The majority of events in the festival are completely free to a...