Anyone who knows me, knows I have an immense love for all things fall. This includes, but is not limited to: colored leaves, cold crisp mornings, sunshine on the skyline and frost on the grass, apples, halloween, and of course PUMPKINS! The moment I see pumpkins I turn into a 6 yr old child seeing Santa at the mall.
All that said, I didn’t expect to see many fall themed activities in Germany. The locals here don’t really celebrate Halloween, they don’t really have pumpkin patches like we do in the states, and corn mazes? Forget it. Then I heard about a pumpkin festival north of me in Ludwigsburg, that claimed to be the largest pumpkin festival…in the world!
This festival has a theme each year, and this years theme was fairy tales. There are creations made out of pumpkins littered all around the grounds of Ludwigsburg Palace, which is a sight all on its own. The location is beautiful, and the pumpkin art was jaw dropping. After visiting the tower above the trees in the Black Forest, my friend and I drove about an hour to get to Ludwigsburg.
We arrived just in time for lunch.
The pumpkin festival also has all things pumpkin like: pumpkin prosseco, pumpkin spaetzle, pumpkin soup, pumpkin bread, pumpkin pasta, fried pumpkin balls, pumpkin burgers, pumpkin seeds, and pumpkin strudel. I had my heart set on the strudel, and although it tasted more like apple than pumpkin, it was delicious!
Here I was thinking Germans don’t get down with the pumpkin trends like we do in the states, but I was wrong. They just have a more isolated event. I can appreciate this, it makes it that much more special. Instead of pumpkin patches, a lot of farm areas here in Bavaria will have pumpkins for sale on the side of the road. Like most things here, they use the honor system when selling pumpkins.
After enjoying a treat, we wandered around the festival admiring the many creations.
I will never look at an acorn squash the same. We spent about three hours at the pumpkin festival, enough to get our pumpkin fix both visually and gastronomically. I didn’t buy any pumpkins, but I felt complete in my fall adventure. This pumpkin festival even had a corn maze, albeit quite small.
The first snow has fallen where I live in Germany, and my bike rides have officially begun to freeze my fingers and toes. I was thankful to have this experience in order to savor fall before it is quickly taken over by winter. Fall in Germany is so grand I almost considered staying for another one…almost.
Q: What’s your favorite season, and why?
Blissfulbritt 
15 thoughts on “The Worlds Largest Pumpkin Festival”
Hettie D.
Ahhh!!!I am speechless! That’s my haven as well!!!
Brittany
Yay!
Hettie D.
Reblogged this on Hettie's Reflections and commented:
I just can’t NOT reblog that! With all my love to pumpkins:)
Hettie D.
Oh, and I actually love something about any season, even about winter in Chicago 🙂
Brittany
Beautifully said!
rootchopper
Spring in DC is amazing. And it comes a month earlier than New England’s
Brittany
I need to visit DC again, I’ve only been once in the winter!
Meghan@CleanEatsFastFeets
Wow. The pumpkin art/sculptures are amazing!!
Brittany
They were SO cool!!
Pam
Yes Yes Everything Fall …..🌿🍃🍂🍁🌾🍂🌱🍁☘️
Fall favorite for sure then Spring followed by Winter
Could do without Summer but it’s there so I’ll deal with it
Spring one comes out of ones hibernation fall is savoring the year behind and winter time to reflect rest and renew
And no you can’t stay…..🦁KiKi says So ❤️😻
Brittany
I don’t mind summer as much as I used to, I suppose I’ve found beauty with all seasons, but summer and winter last too long. I’d like them each for maybe a month. Winter specifically! Too cold. 🤪
P
ahhhhh so many pumpkins! lol
Brittany
So much fun!
rootchopper
I am grateful for all your entertaining posts. Happy Thanksgiving.
Brittany
You are too kind. I am grateful for your continued readership!