Put your brand in front of people holding carving knives
PumpkinCarvingIdeas.com is a community gallery of real carved pumpkins: people come here in September and October to find their next carve, then come back to show off what they made. That is a short, intense season of exactly the audience seasonal brands spend all year trying to reach.
We keep sponsorships few, clearly labeled, and genuinely useful to carvers. Here is what we offer.
Contest sponsorship
Our annual October carving contest is the biggest thing we do: $500 in cash across six awards, with every approved upload automatically entered. Present the whole contest, put your name on a single award ("Scariest, presented by ..."), or top up the prize pool with cash or product prizes.
- Logo and credit on the contest page, standings, and winners announcement
- Named award option: your brand on one of the six prizes
- Mentions in contest emails to entrants and subscribers
- Product prizes welcome alongside cash awards
Category sponsorship
The gallery is organized into browsable categories like Scary & Horror, Funny & Cute, and Classics, each with its own landing page that people return to all season. A category sponsorship puts your brand on the page where carvers are actively hunting for their next idea.
- "Presented by" credit on one category landing page for the season
- A short sponsor blurb with a link, written to fit the page
- Credit on that category's award if you pair it with a contest award
Newsletter sponsorship
Our seasonal newsletter goes out during carving season with the best new uploads, ideas worth stealing, and how-tos. One sponsor per issue, clearly labeled, written in the newsletter's own voice rather than a pasted-in ad block.
- One sponsored slot per issue, exclusive to your brand
- A few sentences plus a link, drafted together with you
- Runs during peak season when open rates are highest
Tutorial & content sponsorship
Our step-by-step carving tutorials are where beginners decide what tools to buy. If you make carving kits, saws, LED candles, or anything else that belongs on the workbench, a sponsored tutorial puts your product in the exact moment someone needs it.
- Sponsor credit on a tutorial, with your product used and pictured
- Honest treatment: we show the tool doing real work, no scripts
- Evergreen placement that keeps working every October
Season takeover
The everything package, for one brand per season. The site becomes "PumpkinCarvingIdeas.com, presented by ..." from September through Halloween: your name travels with every page, every contest surface, and every newsletter, without turning the gallery into a billboard. We design the placements together so they fit the site, and there is exactly one of these a year.
- "Presented by" credit site-wide: homepage, gallery pages, and footer
- Presenting sponsor of the contest, on top of every contest placement above
- Sponsor slot in every newsletter issue for the season
- First right of renewal for next year
The 2026 contest runs through October, with winners announced October 31. See this year's contest →
Who sponsorships work for
The best fits are brands a carver would actually thank us for introducing. If your product belongs on a porch, a workbench, or a fall weekend itinerary, you belong here:
- Carving kit and tool makers
- LED candle and lighting brands
- Craft and hobby retailers
- Pumpkin patches and farms
- Haunted attractions and events
- Halloween decor and costume brands
- Seasonal food and drink brands
How we keep it honest
Sponsorships are always labeled
Anything a sponsor paid for says so, plainly, where it appears. No disguised placements, no undisclosed affiliate links.
Sponsors never touch judging or moderation
Contest winners are picked by community hearts and independent judges. Gallery submissions are approved on quality alone. A sponsorship buys visibility, not outcomes.
The gallery stays a gallery
We don't wallpaper the site with banner ads. Sponsorships live in a few well-chosen places so they actually get seen, and the carvings stay the star.
Sponsor the season
Tell us who you are and what you make, and we'll send over current rates and what's still available for this season. Product-prize and local partnerships welcome.
[email protected]We read everything. Small brands and local businesses are very welcome.