53rd Pumpkin Pie Days Antique Show, Oct. 14 & 15

 Pumpkin Pie Days, one of the area’s  longest-running and best-loved antique shows, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14th, and Sunday, Oct. 15th, in the Exhibit Building at the Boulder County Fairgrounds at 9595 Nelson Road in Longmont. Hours for the event are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the antique show and sale is $10 (children under 12 free), and parking is free. Proceeds will be used by the St. Vrain Historical Society for local historic preservation and education projects.

More than 80 antique dealers from Colorado and seven other states will display and sell a wide assortment of antique and collectible furniture, silver, glassware, china, pottery, quilts, vintage clothing, linens, jewelry, tools, postcards, books, dolls and toys. There will also be a glass grinder who repairs chipped china and glassware.

 The St. Vrain Historical Society will have a table featuring a variety of publications about the history of Longmont and nearby areas and displays about current preservation projects at Hoverhome and the Hover Farmstead. In the Society’s cafe area, volunteers will serve their legendary bean soup and French rolls, homemade pumpkin pie with freshly whipped cream, and an assortment of beverages.

On Sunday, Oct. 15th, between 1 and 3 p.m., visitors to the antique show will also have the opportunity to enjoy tours of Historic Hoverhome, the beautifully furnished Tudor Revival mansion built in 1913 by Charles and Katherine Hover. Hoverhome is located approximately 1-1/2 miles north of the Fairgrounds at 1309 Hover Road. Tours led by costumed docents begin on the hour and half hour with the first tour starting at 1 p.m. and the final tour starting at 3 p.m.

 Longmont’s original Pumpkin Pie Days were community celebrations held between 1899 and 1914. Thousands of visitors came to Longmont to enjoy the horse races, parades and free food. Pictures, postcards and other memorabilia from these early festivals will be featured in a special display at the show. In 1969, the St. Vrain Historical Society chose to commemorate this early community celebration in the name of its fall antique show. In the last 53 years the event has become a modern community tradition drawing more than 10,000 people to browse, buy and enjoy the pumpkin pie.

 For more information, call the St. Vrain Historical Society at (303) 776-1870.