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Ludwigsburg Pumpkin Festival

The world's largest pumpkin exhibition at Blühendes Barock (Baroque in Bloom) takes place in Ludwigsburg.

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Oct 19 2024

Oct 19 2024

The world's largest pumpkin exhibition at Blühendes Barock (Baroque in Bloom) has been delighting visitors for over 15 years with varying themes. Marvel at artistically designed pumpkin sculptures and enjoy the atmosphere created by over 450,000 pumpkins.

The exhibition presents over 600 varieties: aromatic edible pumpkins, colorful ornamental pumpkins, glowing carved pumpkins and bottle gourds. See for yourself just how delicious pumpkin can be! Try pumpkin soup, pan-fried pumpkin or pasta pockets, hash browns, tartes flambées, burgers, spaghetti or strudel made from pumpkin, freshly roasted pumpkin seeds and pumpkin pie. And you can wash it all down with some pumpkin secco or spritzer.

Shop for fresh baked pumpkin-seed bread from the pumpkin bakery as well as:

  • Home-made jams
  • Pesto
  • Pumpkin-seed oil and pasta
  • Autumn décor items
  • Books
  • Packets of seeds

Price: 

  • Adults: $69 per person
  • Children under 12: $59 per person

Trip Includes:

  • Round trip transportation
  • Your choice of pickup locations

What to bring:

  • Comfortable, weather appropriate shoes and clothing
  • Credit/Debit card or Euro
  • Military ID

Departure:

  • 8 a.m. from Wagon Wheel Theater, Smith Barracks
  • 9:30 a.m. from Kaiserslautern Outdoor Recreation, Pulaski Barracks, bldg. 2905

Return: 

  • Around 5:30 p.m. to Kaiserslautern Outdoor Recreation, Pulaski Barracks, bldg. 2905
  • Around 7 p.m. to Wagon Wheel Theater, Smith Barracks
 
Registration Information

All reservations must be made through Army Outdoor Recreation or Webtrac. Sign up today by contacting either :

Army Outdoor Recreation, Kaiserslautern Community
Pulaski Barracks, Bldg. 2905

Army Outdoor Recreation, Baumholder Community
Smith Barracks, Bldg. 8167

Cancellation Policy:

  • Cancellations requested 48 hours prior to trip departure will receive a 90% refund.
  • Cancellations made less than 48 hours prior to departure will receive a 50% refund.
  • There is no refund for no-shows or cancellations made less than 12 hours prior to departure.
     
  • In the event that a customer cancellation results in a fee charged to Outdoor Recreation, regardless of the date of or reason for that cancellation, the total sum of those fees will be passed along to the customer.
Program
Kaiserslautern Outdoor Recreation