How far is Elstal from Berlin?

It's about 40 kilometers west of central Berlin, roughly a 45-minute drive.

Can we carve a pumpkin there?

Yes. Pick a pumpkin at €4 for a small one or €6.50 for a large one, and borrow a carving set for free. Karls also offers a printable carving template as a PDF.

Can we bring our own snacks?

Karls asks you to leave food and drinks at home. A 0.5 L water bottle, baby food and bottles, and cookies or rice waffles for toddlers are allowed.

The village is mostly outdoors, so dress for October weather and pack rain jackets. Karls closes some outdoor rides when the weather turns bad.

Upcoming

UpcomingFestival

Giant Pumpkin Figures and Harvest Market Until November

When: Dates to be announced
Ages: All ages
Price: Free entry

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Held every October–November — 2027 dates not announced yet

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Where

Wustermark, Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Elstal

Ages

All ages

Setting

Outdoors

Plan for

Half-day (3-4 hours)

Pumpkin carving

€4 small, €6.50 large, carving set free to borrow

Photo Spots

Giant pumpkin figures of Karlchen & Karla

What you need to know

Karla and Karlchen as pumpkin figures, a photo stop kids spot right away from the Karls mascots
New pumpkin pyramid, built this year at every Karls village, next to giant pumpkins grown on site
Bring water, not a picnic: Karls asks you to leave food at home, but a 0.5 L water bottle, baby food and toddler snacks are allowed

About

Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Elstal dresses up for autumn with hundreds of pumpkins, chrysanthemums and straw bales. Kids can pose with the mascots Karlchen and Karla rebuilt as giant pumpkin figures, look up at a new pumpkin pyramid and spot the oversized pumpkins grown on site. You can also carve your own pumpkin. Pumpkin dishes, waffles and pumpkin spice lattes are on the menu.

Free entry

2027 dates to be announced

2026 edition

Oct 8 – Nov 1, 2026

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