Floydada’s 36 annual signature event a smashing success
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION Floydada Chamber of Commerce manager Isaac Martinez (center) helped kick off Punkin’ Days Saturday 2023 with a preview on Lubbock’s KCBD-TV. | RYAN CROWE, FLOYDADA EDC
BATTER UP Punkin’ Days traditionally begins with the golden goodness of the Lions Club pancake breakfast. | RYAN CROWE, FLOYDADA EDC
BRING IT ON Floydada, Texas, has long been locked in a struggle for pumpkin supremacy with another city that claims it’s the Pumpkin Capital of the World. Why not go one better? T-shirts around town proclaimed this slogan all week. Maybe it’s only half in jest! | FLOYDADA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PETTING ZOO While most of the Punkin’ Days attractions are situated on Floydada’s courthouse square, there’s also lots of fun all month long at the Assiter Punkin’ Ranch on Highway 62 South. | BARBARA ANDERSON, FCHB
PUNKIN’ OUT From pancakes to pies, from cupcakes to cake walks, from cornhole to roasted corn, from car shows to carnival games—there’s always lots to do at Punkin’ Days. And this year, the weather was nearperfect. Today’s issue brings you contest winners, thankyous, and LOTS of colorful photos. SEE SPOTLIGHT, PAGE 10 | PHOTOS BY BARBARA ANDERSON, FRED CERVANTES, AND RYAN CROWE
