MADISON, Wis. — A handful of Madison residents gathered at Sheridan Triangle Park on Sunday for the Sheridan Triangle Halloween Parade and Pumpkin Derby.
“The rules are, you make a pumpkin racer out of a pumpkin, two axles, four wheels, and they can be any size. You decorate them and we bracket race them,” said Jessica Brooks, creator of the Pumpkin Derby.
Brooks said during the COVID-19 pandemic, she and her neighbors were sick of sitting inside so she came up with a fun way that everyone could get outside, have fun and stay safe.
“Well, it started in 2020 with COVID and we needed to get outside, so we started a parade and we gave a bunch of candy away and then this is the pumpkin derby,” Brooks said.
Eight different pumpkins took part in this year’s derby and Brooks said everyone is welcome to join in on the fun next year.
“It is a neighborhood thing, but anyone who is in the area who wants to come, the more the merrier,” said Brooks.