THE GREAT PUMPKIN FESTIVAL
September 19-November 1, 2009 at the Dallas
Arboretum
Presented by COMERICA BANK
DALLAS,
TX - With the days of summer
fading away the Dallas Arboretum transforms itself, with wonderful fall colors,
into Autumn at the Arboretum, THE GREAT PUMPKIN FESTIVAL; presented by Comerica
Bank and supported by Texas Instruments. This fall festival, which runs
September 19th through November 1st, boasts more than 150,000 fall blooming
flowers including chrysanthemums, salvia, coleus, ornamental grasses and
impatiens.
Always a favorite spot for the family photo, Over
25,000 decorative pumpkins and gourds fill the Tom Thumb pumpkin patch and the
gardens. Also in the Pecan Grove is the walk-through 15' pumpkin house
constructed out of the finest pumpkins in the patch and a 10' pumpkin topiary
decorated with orange Marigolds.
Ralph Babb, Chairman and CEO of Comerica
Incorporated and Comerica Bank, commented: "This event, which has grown
significantly over the years, has become quite a memory making destination for
families in North Texas and throughout the five-state area. This year the event
will be more exciting than ever."
Highlights featured:
The Tom Thumb Pumpkin Patch
15' Pumpkin House
10'' Pumpkin Topiary
Hay Bale Maze
Weekday Activities:
Hay Bale Maze
Storybook Playhouses
Music on the Loggia, 11am-2pm
For information about Dallas Arboretum's Autumn
at the Arboretum: The Great Pumpkin Festival, and other upcoming events,
please visit www.dallasarboretum.org
or call (214) 515-6500.
Dallas
Arboretum and Botanical Garden is located on the Southeastern shore of White
Rock at 8525 Garland Road, Dallas, TX, 75218. The Arboretum is open daily from
9am until 5pm. General Admission is $9.50 for adults, $8 for seniors 65 and
older, $6 for children 3-12, and free for Arboretum members and children two
and under. AT&T sponsors Senior Citizen Thursdays, 9am-5pm ($6.50
admission, 65 & older). On-site
parking is $5. The Arboretum is wheelchair accessible and tram service is
available for the mobility impaired. Group discounts are available with advance
registration.
Comerica
Bank is a subsidiary of Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA), a financial services
Company
headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
