PHOTO GALLERY: Thousands enjoy Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival

October 14, 2012 | 7:32 p.m. CDT

More than 20,000 people were estimated to have attended the Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival this weekend.

A customer picks out dog cookies at the Yappy Hour Dog Treats booth in Hartsburg. Yappy Hour Dog Treats is owned by Nichole Duval, who also owns a pet resort in Gladstone. | Rachel English

Nick Miller supports his 3-year-old daughter Sydney Miller as she plays at the Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival on Sunday. The festival included a pumpkin patch, food and craft vendors, and live music.
| Rachel English

Pumpkins sit next to the pumpkin patch at the Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival on Sunday. | Rachel English

Olin Hatfield carves wood into toy mushrooms with a lathe turner at the Pumpkin Festival in Hartsburg on Sunday. Hatfield is a member of the Midwest Woodworker's Association, a non-for-profit organization promoting quality wood working. | Rachel English

Hannah Snitker, left, helps her daughter Jillian, age 2, hammer the wheels into a toy car at the Midwest Woodworker's Association booth at the Pumpkin Festival in Hartsburg on Sunday. The extra toys are donated to charities during the holidays. | Rachel English