Upcoming
UpcomingFestival24 families interested
Fiesta de la Calabaza at El Retiro: Pumpkin Contest and Crafts
- When
- Dates to be announced
- Ages
- All ages, workshop 8-12
- Price
- Free
Upcoming: Fiesta de la Calabaza at El Retiro: Pumpkin Contest and Crafts
Fiesta de la Calabaza at El Retiro: Pumpkin Contest and Crafts
Held every October — 2027 dates not announced yet
FestivalRetiro24 families interested
Where
Retiro, Centro de Educación Ambiental El Retiro
Ages
All ages, workshop 8-12
Setting
Outdoors
Plan for
2-3 hours
Music
Live singer
Workshop registration
Booking needed, limited places
Contest categories
Biggest, rarest, biggest from an urban garden
What you need to know
- The workshop is for ages 8 to 12, but younger kids can still enjoy the fair, the music and the contest
- Bring old clothes for the workshop: denim, corduroy or sweaters to wrap, and cotton T-shirts for stuffing
- A free plant for every visitor, from the Retiro municipal nursery, while stocks last
About
The yearly pumpkin party at El Huerto del Retiro, the city's environmental education center and garden inside Retiro Park. Local growers sell food from their stalls, a singer plays a short set, and the municipal nursery hands out free plants. Older kids can join a booked workshop making decorative pumpkins from old fabric, and a contest crowns the biggest and rarest pumpkins of the year.
Schedule
From the 2026 edition — 2027 dates not announced yet.
Sat, Oct 17
- 10am–3pmProducers fairLocal, organic and craft food stalls.
- 10am–3pmFree plantsThe Retiro municipal nursery gives each visitor a seasonal plant while stocks last.
- 10am–11:30amFamily workshop, first sessionDecorative pumpkins from old fabric. Ages 8 to 12, booking needed.
- 12pm–1:30pmFamily workshop, second sessionDecorative pumpkins from old fabric. Ages 8 to 12, booking needed.
- 12pm–1:30pmLive musicSinger Daniella Torres with Jorge and Pablo Huete.
- 1:30pmXIII Pumpkin ContestPrizes for the biggest, the rarest and the biggest from a Madrid urban garden.
Where it is
Centro de Educación Ambiental El Retiro
Paseo de Fernán Núñez, 2, 28009 Madrid
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