Naked Pumpkin Run

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The Naked Pumpkin Run is an annual event in the United States where participants run a course through a town whilst nude save for shoes and a carved pumpkin on their heads.[1] Runs have been held in Boulder, Colorado; Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon; and Arcata, California.[2]

History[]

The event can be traced to 1974 when hundreds of University of Colorado at Boulder students ran across the campus in the nude in a failed attempt to set a Guinness World Record.[1]

Starting in 2001, scores of people took part in a Halloween run through Boulder's streets wearing only shoes and a hollowed-out pumpkin on their heads.[1]

In 2008, 150 people ran naked for the 10th official annual Naked Pumpkin Run.[2] In 2009, local police threatened participants with charges of indecent exposure and registration as a sex offender if they were arrested during the run.[1][2] In 2010 Boulder city council passed a local ordinance prohibiting public nudity. Boulder's mayor said the city had ended the pumpkin run after it had attracted increasing numbers of participants. The American Civil Liberties Union argued in favour of the event.[3]

Boulder also hosts an annual clothing-optional bike ride that protests the use of fossil fuels.[1]

Runners in Hamilton, Ontario Canada had their first Naked Pumpkin run on October 30, 2015.[3] Ten runners participated in the inaugural event, without arrest or incident.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Simon, Stephanie (October 31, 2009). "Boulder's Naked Halloween Streak May Be Coming to an End". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2009-11-03. This city has always taken pride in its liberal-to-the-point-of-loony reputation. But this Halloween, one of its wackiest traditions is under siege: the Naked Pumpkin Run.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Police squash nude pumpkin run". BBC. November 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-03. Each year, dozens have run down the city's streets wearing only shoes and a hollowed-out pumpkin on their heads. Police said "full" participants this year faced indecent exposure charges.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Craggs, Samantha (29 October 2015). "People will run naked in Westdale with pumpkins on their heads". CBC.

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