Keene Pumpkin Festival

Month : October
Place : Keene, New Hampshire, United States
Famous For : Pumpkin Festival
Attractions : Jack-o-lanterns, Fireworks, Music, and Food .

The Pumpkin Festival is a yearly celebration held in Keene, New Hampshire, United States around Halloween. Each year, Keene residents and other citizens from around the area attempt to amass the largest number of lit jack-o'-lanterns in one place, trying to meet or beat the world record of the same. Also famous by the name of . Pumpkin Fest or P-Fest amongst teens, the Keene Pumpkin festival is an event loaded with fun & frolic.

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The Keene Pumpkin festival is held every year during the month of October. The organizers attempt yearly to beat the record of Boston, Massachusetts - which collected 30,128 on October 21, 2006. The aspirants record by encouraging businesses and individuals to create and donate jack-o'-lanterns which are displayed on many enormous banks of shelves and all available surfaces around the center of town. The festivities also include fireworks, music, food, and draw in people from all over New Hampshire and adjoining states. Almost immediately after the pumpkin festival is over, the jack-o-lanterns are hauled away by volunteer work crews and given to pig farmers, to use as food.