Season Finale: Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest
The club’s season finale: carve a pumpkin underwater and compete for prizes.
Bring your own pumpkin and a blunt-tipped knife to Mansfield Dam Park for the Austin Aquanauts’ most-loved event of the year. Compete for Best, Spookiest, and the fan-favorite Oh, Good Try award. 5:30 to 10:30 PM. $15 for members, $20 for non-members, plus park entry.
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What’s Included and What to Plan For
Included
- ● Entry into the underwater pumpkin carving contest
- ● Drinks and snacks
- ● A shot at Best, Spookiest, or “Oh, Good Try”
- ● The club’s biggest social night of the year
Not Included
- ○ Park entry fee (paid separately on site)
- ○ Your own pumpkin (bring one)
- ○ A carving knife with a sharp point (blunt-tipped knives only, for safety)
Sign up before spots fill
Season Finale: Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest
A liability waiver is required, and there are no refunds within 4 days of the event, so register early.
Register HereEvery Diver Who Wants a Genuinely Fun Night.
No special skill required, just a sense of humor
This isn’t a technical dive. It’s a social night in the water with an odd, memorable theme.
The club’s unofficial reunion night
If you’ve made it to a few Bubble Hours or a day trip this year, this is where everyone shows up.
A memorable way to meet the club
Odd, welcoming, and genuinely one of the more fun ways to be introduced to Austin’s dive community.
An Evening Dive With a Very Specific Objective.
The event runs late afternoon into the evening at Mansfield Dam Park, so bring a dive light. Each contestant brings their own pumpkin and carves it underwater using a blunt-tipped knife (required for safety, no exceptions). Judging happens after everyone surfaces, with prizes for Best, Spookiest, and the good-natured “Oh, Good Try” category for the entries that, well, tried. Drinks and snacks are provided, and the evening tends to run long since nobody’s in a hurry to leave.
A completed liability waiver is required to participate, and the no-refund window (4 days before the event) is enforced, so register with enough lead time.
The Night That Sums Up Why People Stick Around.
This is the event longtime Aquanauts talk about most. Tom’s and the club have been building this kind of community, dive skill plus genuine fun, since 2013.
No membership required to compete
Members pay a lower price, but any certified diver can enter the contest.
The club’s season finale, every year
Closes out the dive calendar on the highest note the club has.
Nobody actually cares who wins
The prizes are fun, but the point is the night itself.
Since 1982
The Austin Aquanauts operate out of Tom’s Dive & Swim, so gear and questions have somewhere to go.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Non-members are welcome at the non-member price.
A blunt-tipped knife only, for safety underwater. Sharp-tipped carving knives are not permitted.
Yes, each contestant brings their own pumpkin to carve.
No refunds within 4 days of the event, so register early if you want to guarantee your spot.
This is a social dive rather than a technical one, but a valid Open Water certification and comfort diving in low evening light are expected. Bring a dive light.
Ready to go?
Season Finale: Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest
Register early. A waiver is required and refunds close 4 days out.
Call (512) 451-3425 → Register Here