This year’s festival features more than 100,000 pumpkins in 500 varieties from around the world, alongside fifteen towering pumpkin sculptures and an array of pumpkin-based foods — from sweet treats to savoury dishes.
Now in its 22nd year, the Klaistow Pumpkin Festival has become one of the largest in Europe, attracting up to 12,000 visitors on weekends and more than 5,000 during weekdays. The event began in 2004, around the same time that Halloween traditions such as pumpkin carving and trick-or-treating began gaining popularity in Germany. Each year, organisers select a different theme, bringing creativity and storytelling to the sprawling farm.
