Giant Pumpkin

The competition offers more than $3,400 in prize money, with a bonus $1,000 up for grabs for any winning entry weighing more than 350kg.

Featuring two classes - Open and Youth - the competition gives growers of all ages the chance to showcase their supersized gourds.

The competition record is held by Downlands College from Toowoomba, whose monster entry in 2024 of 368.5kg smashed the previous record of 261.5kg set in 2015.

Watch the judging in this episode of Ekka TV by clicking here.