Giant pumpkin surrounded by smaller pumpkins (VJ Matthew)

Gartenschau Kaiserslautern Pumpkin Exhibition | Sept. 1–Oct. 31, 2025

The Gartenschau in Kaiserslautern is a cool place in general for the whole family. You can stroll through the beautiful park and spot dinosaurs or admire the Lego® exhibition “All Bricks.” In the fall, the park celebrates pumpkins!

This year, 2025, the Pumpkin Exhibition will have the theme of “Fire.” There will be over 450,000 pumpkins of various kinds and colors to create unique works of sculpture art. Previous themes include “Jungle” and “Underwater.” This is a fun, easy family outing and you can buy tickets once there or online. On September 21st, the 17th Open-Rhineland-Palatinate Pumpkin Weighing Championships will occur. The goal for this year is to beat a pumpkin weighing 834.9 kgs, that’s nearly 1,839 lbs.! Pumpkin farmers and amateur gardeners can participate in the competition. Participants compete not only for the title of the heaviest pumpkin but also the “most beautiful.”