Join The Annual Naked Pumpkin Run

People in Colorado smoke a lot of pot. During the few days I spent outside of Denver, I saw stashes of illicit substances that would’ve made Cheech and Chong blush. It’s no wonder then that some enlightened Boulder resident decided there were not enough staged public events combining nudity and pumpkins.

Enter the Annual Naked Pumpkin Run. The recipe’s simple:

1. Carve out a nice pumpkin helmet for yourself
2. Don said helmet
3. Strip naked
4. Join other like-minded, and presumably stoned, individuals to run through the local, public square (in the name of art)

Among rather cryptic and “artistic” prose describing the run, it’s touted as “Boulder’s largest and longest running community arts project as scores”. The official NPR website also notes the idea has spread to Boulder, Bloomington, Phoenix, and Seattle. Fantastic! It’s running tonight by the way if you happen to be in one of the above towns with either nothing to do or a penchant for running naked with a pumpkin helmet on.

Here’s a taste which, for obvious reasons, is not safe for work (NSFW):

Have a happy (and hopefully clothed) Halloween!