Great Glass Pumpkin Patch 2025
We’re firing up the furnaces and welcoming you into the heart of our hot shop! Join us for live glassblowing demonstrations, free pumpkin mini-classes and our annual pumpkin sale. These handblown beauties are only available once a year and while supplies last.
This FREE event is part of our on-going efforts to fundraise for our studio and keep glassblowing alive in Ottawa.
THE DETAILS
📅 September 27, 2025 from 10am - 4pm
📍 Ottawa Glassblowing Co-op: 957C Gladstone Ave.
✨ Live glassblowing demos all day
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- Anyone can drop in and watch the classes in the morning.
- Demonstrations from 1pm - 4pm.
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🎟️ Free Pumpkin Mini-Classes from 10 AM - 1 PM
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- 15-minute mini-classes (condensed version of the pumpkin class)
- One person per class
- Registration is same-day and in-person.
- Spots are first-come, first-served.
- Kids ages 7+ are welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult (no charge for the adult).
- FREE, unless: you'd like to keep the pumpkin, then standard class fee will apply at the time of registration ($85 + tax).
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🎁 Mystery Boxes will be back by popular demand.
🎃 Limited supply of handblown pumpkins for sale; only sold annually at this event while supplies last.
🔥 Enter our raffle on the day-of to win a spot in a group beginner class.
🅿️ Street parking is limited. Please plan ahead!
🚶♀️🚲🚌 We recommend walking, biking, or taking public transit.
NEW THIS YEAR
FIND THE GORDS - a city-wide scavenger hunt!

This googly-eyed pumpkin is Gord, the mascot of the Ottawa Glassblowing Co-op’s annual Glass Pumpkin Patch!
HOW TO ENTER THE CONTEST:
📍Look for Gord at any of these businesses
📸 Take a photo (or reel) of yourself there
🧡 Share on your Instagram Story
🏷️ Tag @ottawaglassblowing & the business
#️⃣ Use the hashtag #FindTheGords
🔍 Hint: Gord likes to play tricks on us and is not always orange!
YOU COULD WIN:
🎁 A FREE handblown pumpkin
🔥 A FREE glassblowing class
…or other local prizes!
✅ Bonus entries if you visit 3, 5, or more locations!
Disclaimer: Scavenger Hunt runs September 1 – 25, 2025. Winner will be contacted within 60 days of contest closing.