Naked Pumpkin Run

The Naked Pumpkin Run is an annual event in certain United States municipalities where otherwise naked participants run a course through a town, their heads adorned with carved pumpkins.[1] Runs have been held in Boulder, Colorado, Seattle, Washington, Portland, Oregon, and Arcata, California.[2]

Naked Pumpkin Run 2010

History

The event can be traced to an unsuccessful 1974 Guinness World Record attempt by University of Colorado at Boulder students.[1]

12 out of 150[2] participants were arrested and charged with indecent exposure at the event in 2008.[3] In 2009, local police threatened participants with charges of indecent exposure and registration as a sex offender if they were arrested during the run.[1] The few people who subsequently participated in the run wore enough clothing to avoid being arrested.[2]

Runners in Hamilton, Ontario had their first Naked Pumpkin run on October 30, 2015.[4]

See also

References
  1. Simon, Stephanie (October 31, 2009). "Boulder's Naked Halloween Streak May Be Coming to an End". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
  2. "Police squash nude pumpkin run". BBC. November 1, 2009. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
  3. Bounds, Amy (14 August 2009). "Scientists, students among those cited for nudity". Daily Camera. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  4. Craggs, Samantha (29 October 2015). "People will run naked in Westdale with pumpkins on their heads". CBC. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021.
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