Ludwigsburg's Pumpkin Festival

This is not just for kids, but it is a great family outing. Each year a difference theme. This year it is travel to the stars. 500,000 pumpkin, over 450 varieties, are aligned into planets, stars and UFOs. It runs from September 5th through November 2nd. Enjoy pumpkin soup and curry!
Ludwigsburg´s tourist site (in German)
Here are the folk that put on the show: Reise zu den Sternen
2007 thread

Cool. Another crazy festival. I'm there!

They're milking it a bit it seems though; two whole months of pumpkins?

I hope I can find such a thing up north! Pumpkin patches are a great American tradition. Will there be Halloween/ trick or treating, I wonder? If not, how will the Germans react when my son comes knocking on their door in costume?...

And the pumpkins don´t rot despite being prick all over.
I should note that they all sell pumpkins. The German to English translation on the sign nearly busted my gut last year.

Oh shit I guess I have to finally venture to Ludwigsburg. You up for a pint old man?

You bet ya! Send me a PM!

Oh my goodness...

If it's not Asparagus Season, the Leinfelden-Echterdingen cabbage festival or the Esslingen strawberry festival, then it's the Ludwigsburg pumpkin festival. What's with this part of the country?

westmont97, how about we throw the Lindenstraße Artichoke Festival?

We had a grand time there this past weekend...

i'd like to see you try and milk a pumpkin... reminds me of a brilliant idea me and sera had recently

i think its only right and proper to visit these crazy festivals, im there!

any specific date you guys were thinking of going? i saw something about boat races in pumpkins over the weekend which looked like a good laugh... i'd like to check it out too

On the 21st of September they race pumpkins across a small a lake:

I'd like to go to this. I was impressed last year.

You betcha! We can also have events - like racing Artichokes across our ginormous fountain. We can call it the Lindy 500.

Yeah , i'm coming toooooooooooooo

I'm in.

For the Lindy 500 too! Too cute.

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Wow! This is very interesting festival! I am living in Ludwigsburg! I will try to visit there for a look! Should be fun!