If there's such a thing as too many pumpkins, this may well be the place to find it. Every year, just a few days prior to Hallowe'en, Keene welcomes a congregation of at least 24 thousand pumpkins, if not more. The organisers have been trying to generate a flock of thirty thousand for some years now, in order to win the accolade of the largest ever number of lit, carved pumpkins in one place, so if you go, be sure to bring one and register it at one of the booths set up specially for the purpose of counting the swarm of grinning creations.

If you forget yours, there's even a stash kept specifically for those who commit the faux-pas of turning up pumpkinless – so you'll have chance to carve one at the last minute and maybe save the day! If the record isn't broken, you'll hardly leave feeling short-changed in terms of gourd-related experience. As well as hoards of jack-o-lanterns, there will be pumpkin-seed-spitting contests (if that's your sort of thing), craft stalls, live music, a firework display, carved gourd exhibitions, Hallowe'en games, a costume parade and of course, a great deal of pumpkin pie!

Written by  larapiegeler.

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