A flatbed trailer adorned with green fringe carries a large collection of giant pumpkins for a parade.
Contestants from the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off ride by during Pumpkinfest in Downtown Ukiah, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 17. Pumpkinfest is Ukiah’s fall festival that has been happening annually for more than 30 years. (Savana Robinson/Bay City News)

UKIAH, CA., 10/18/26 — Ukiah’s 2026 Pumpkinfest kicked off with a parade Saturday morning that featured local first responders, student bands, youth sports teams, giant pumpkins and more. 

The parade started at 10 a.m. from the fairgrounds and made its way south on State Street and through downtown. Several emergency vehicles and personnel were at the beginning of the parade after the grand marshal, the Ukiah Host Lions Club, got it started. Near the front of the parade, giant pumpkins from the annual weigh-off contest were displayed on a trailer. 

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Savana Robinson is a staff writer and photographer based in Ukiah, California.