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Belgium: Pumpkimania festival takes over Groot-Bijgaarden Castle

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Euronews · collected 2026-10-16 · by Alexis Caraco

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Groot-Bijgaarden Castle near Brussels hosts the annual Pumpkimania festival, which this year features a theme called “The Magic of the Forest.” The event includes large pumpkin sculptures and a giant pumpkin weighing 772 kilograms. Organizers anticipate around 50,000 visitors until November 1st. Activities include carving workshops, Halloween-themed events, and a pumpkin-smashing finale. Admission is €16 for adults and €9 for children aged 5 to 14, with free entry for younger kids.
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The Groot-Bijgaarden Castle near Brussels is hosting the annual Pumpkimania festival, which has transformed its grounds into a colorful autumn wonderland. This year's theme, "The Magic of the Forest," features towering sculptures of foxes, owls, and deer covered in pumpkins sourced from Belgium, Germany, and Portugal. The star attraction is a giant pumpkin weighing 772 kilograms. Organizers expect around 50,000 visitors before the festival closes on 1 November, with admission costing €16 for adults and €9 for children aged 5 to 14, while younger kids get in free. Families can participate in pumpkin-carving workshops at weekends, and the castle will be open daily until 7pm from 24 October.

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This year's theme, “The Magic of the Forest”, features towering sculptures of foxes, owls and deer covered in pumpkins of every shape and size, sourced from Belgium, Germany and Portugal.
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🔮 Families can take part in pumpkin-carving workshops at weekends, while the Halloween programme will see the castle open daily until 7pm from 24 October.
2026-10-16 · Euronews
Belgium: Pumpkimania festival takes over Groot-Bijgaarden Castle · assertive framing

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Thousands of pumpkins have transformed the grounds of Groot-Bijgaarden Castle near Brussels into a colourful autumn wonderland for the annual Pumpkimania festival. asserted
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This year's theme, “The Magic of the Forest”, features towering sculptures of foxes, owls and deer covered in pumpkins of every shape and size, sourced from Belgium, Germany and Portugal. asserted
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The star attraction is a giant pumpkin weighing 772 kilograms, grown for the castle's traditional weigh-off on 26 September. asserted
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Visitors can also watch giant pumpkins being turned into makeshift kayaks for rides across the castle lake. asserted
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Organisers expect around 50,000 visitors before the festival closes on 1 November. asserted
festival → expect → November
Families can take part in pumpkin-carving workshops at weekends, while the Halloween programme will see the castle open daily until 7pm from 24 October. asserted
castle → take → October
The festivities will end with a giant pumpkin-smashing event. asserted
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Despite a difficult growing season following a hot summer, the displays have filled the estate with thousands of pumpkins. asserted
displays → follow → pumpkins
Located in Dilbeek, about 10 kilometres from central Brussels, the festival costs €16 for adults and €9 for children aged 5 to 14, with free entry for younger children. asserted
festival → locate → children
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