[1] Runs have been held in Boulder, Colorado, Seattle, Washington, Portland, Oregon, and Arcata, California.
[2] The event can be traced to an unsuccessful 1974 Guinness World Record attempt by University of Colorado at Boulder students.
[3] 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] The few people who subsequently participated in the run wore enough clothing to avoid being arrested.
[2] Runners in Hamilton, Ontario had their first Naked Pumpkin run on October 30, 2015.