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Græskarfestival Skælskør: Denmark's Largest Pumpkin Festival
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- All ages
- Price
- From 15 kr
Upcoming: Græskarfestival Skælskør: Denmark's Largest Pumpkin Festival
Græskarfestival Skælskør: Denmark's Largest Pumpkin Festival
Held every October — 2027 dates not announced yet
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Where
Det Røde Pakhus, Græskarfestival pick-your-own pumpkin field and Stationsvej 5, Skælskør
Ages
All ages
Setting
Mostly outdoors
What you need to know
- A toddler area and straw to play in, so under-3s get their own corner of the harbor square
- Pay as you go: Græskarland is free, and each pumpkin lab activity costs one coin (20 kr, or 3 for 50 kr) from the bar
- Food on site: a pumpkin bar in the big tent and a food truck for lunch, so you can stay through midday
About
Each autumn the harbor town of Skælskør decks its streets in orange for a week-long pumpkin festival. The hub is Græskarland on the harbor square: straw to play in, a toddler area, pumpkin mini golf, pumpkin bowling and a pumpkin lab where kids make a pumpkin volcano. Around town there are pony rides, a candy workshop, a pick-your-own pumpkin field and a vintage bus out to Denmark's largest pumpkin grower.
Schedule
From the 2026 edition — 2027 dates not announced yet.
Mon, Oct 12
- 12pm–1pmOpening party and pumpkin contestJudges pick the most beautiful, oddest and heaviest home-grown pumpkin, with music from local band Ruggræs. Bring your pumpkin by 11:45am.
Tue, Oct 13
- 11am–12:30pmVintage bus to the pumpkin farmA ride out to Thorsbjerggaard, Denmark's largest pumpkin grower, from the bus stop by the harbor square. 60 kr plus a 10 kr fee; under-2s ride free on a lap.
Wed, Oct 14
- 11am–2pmPony ridesGentle led rides for little ones on the lawn by the old station building, 25 kr per ride.
Thu, Oct 15
- 11am–12:30pmVintage bus to the pumpkin farmA ride out to Thorsbjerggaard, Denmark's largest pumpkin grower, from the bus stop by the harbor square. 60 kr plus a 10 kr fee; under-2s ride free on a lap.
Fri, Oct 16
- 11am–2pmPony ridesGentle led rides for little ones on the lawn by the old station building, 25 kr per ride.
- 2pm–3pmKids' Friday barA free kids' disco on the harbor square with popcorn and squash soda.
Sat, Oct 17
- 11am–2pmPony ridesGentle led rides for little ones on the lawn by the old station building, 25 kr per ride.
Where it is
- Directions ↗Det Røde PakhusHavnevej 10, 4230 Skælskør, Denmark
- Directions ↗Græskarfestival pick-your-own pumpkin fieldBybjergvej 3, 4230 Skælskør, Denmark
- Directions ↗Stationsvej 5, Skælskør4230 Skælskør, Denmark
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