Keene Pumpkin Festival (CANCELLED for 2022)
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Dates: | Sunday, October 24, 2021 |
Hours: | noon - 8:30pm |
In/Outdoor: | Outdoor |
Cost: | Free |
Category: | Fairs & Festivals |

Each autumn, The Keene Pumpkin Festival brings together thousands of people and families from near and far to share an unforgettable celebration of community.
At the heart of the festival’s popularity is its emphasis on participation. Thousands contribute to the spectacle by bringing their own hand-carved pumpkins. Everyone who carves a pumpkin with their own special face or design adds to the fun.
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Event Highlights
FRIDAY 19th at dusk PUMPKIN PYRAMID LIGHTING at the Bleachers near the centre of it all!
Anyone wishing to contribute a carved (or painted) pumpkin for display,
please drop it off at the bleachers by Friday at 2:00 p.m.
SATURDAY 20th
10:30 a.m. Parade participants to start arriving at North Shore Public School
11:00 a.m. Final registration for the FARMERS’ OLYMPICS Join in the fun and sign up!
All kinds of wacky activities planned! Sign up for one or sign up for all! Visit our web site for the Registration Form.
11:30 a.m. FESTIVAL KICK-OFF WITH KIDS AND PETS COSTUME PARADE
beginning at North Shore School and finishing at the Arena
12:00 noon FARMERS’ OLYMPICS GAMES BEGIN behind the township Municipal Offices
12:00 noon GIANT PUMPKIN WEIGH-OFF at the centre of it all!
(See web site for details)
1:00 p.m. BEST PUMPKIN PIE OF THE YEAR CONTEST! Prizes will be awarded! Judging will
take place at the Pumpkin Tent. Bring out your best pumpkin pie! Please
cover your pie and put your name on the bottom of the plate and deliver it
to the tent by 12:30.
In addition to the pure spectacle of seeing thousands of lit jack-o-lanterns all around you, there are endless activities all day. The Keene Pumpkin Festival is a non-stop sensory overload extravaganza from morning until night, when the fireworks explode high above all those pumpkins!
All Day Activities
ANTIQUE CAR & TRACTOR SHOW On Heritage Line and throughout the Village, too!
QUILT RAFFLE & 50/50
KID’S ZONE ($2.00 per person admission fee) Bouncy Castle, Papier machê Pumpkins,
Face Painting, Pumpkin Playdough, Pumpkin Bowling and lots of other
surprises in store for everyone!
“PUMPKIN PIC” PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES for the kids with a huge pumpkin!
CORN MAZE at the
NELSON BERRY FARM 3392 County Road 2, RR#1 Keene
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Join us at the Lion’s Den for live entertainment all day long!
We have Rick and Gailee & Co. as our emcees for the day,
The Otonabee Valley Old Time Fiddlers & Square Dancing,
Celebrity Pumpkin Pie Auction, and lots more for everyone!
FARMER’S MARKET & CRAFT FAIR under the Big Top.
ROSEVALLEY MUSEUM Antique farm equipment collection will be on display.
PONY RIDES & PETTING ZOO At the Ball Diamond
PUMPKIN PYRAMID We are so pleased to showcase the efforts of our young local students!
Their handiwork will be featured front and centre of it all to welcome you!
BEER GARDEN Pause for a cold one with the other Pumpkin Bumpkins at the Lion’s Den.
The Keene Pumpkin Festival has become famous for its status as the holder of the world record for most jack-o-lanterns lit at the same time in one place. But the Keene Pumpkin Festival isn't just about setting records…it’s about bringing people together in a spirit of community and participation.
Registering your Jack o Lantern
Help us create the magic by bringing your own jack-o-lanterns…the more, the merrier! Please follow these easy instructions for registering your pumpkin:
Bring a carved pumpkin and a 3-inch votive candle to Railroad Square in downtown Keene the day before the event (Friday) between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and log it in at the Log-in Tent…or bring your creation the day of the festival and log it in at one of the seven Official Log-in Tents located at every intersection on Main Street.
Find more pumpkin festivals and jack-o-lantern displays near you in our helpful guide to fall family fun.
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