Die weltgrößte Kürbisausstellung im Blühenden Barock

In the organizer's words:

From 23.08. to 03.11.2024, Ludwigsburg will once again become the pumpkin capital!

For the 25th time, the world's largest pumpkin exhibition will transform the Blühende Barock Ludwigsburg into a stage for incomparable pumpkin art. From 23.08. to 03.11.2024, pumpkins of every size, shape and color will characterize the scenery of the palace garden.
This year, famous personalities will be in the spotlight at the pumpkin show - from historical figures to modern icons who have achieved great things or provided profound inspiration. The repertoire is broad: Childhood heroine Pippi Longstocking makes an appearance, as do the world-famous painter Frida Kahlo and the courageous resistance fighter Sophie Scholl.

A special exhibition to mark the anniversary explains more about the origin and variety of the pumpkins on display. There are also traditional pumpkin culinary delights, such as Germany's largest pumpkin soup, as well as popular program highlights such as the pumpkin slaughter festival.

Pumpkin delicacies for all gourmets
As you stroll through the exhibition, there are more than 600 varieties of the popular autumn fruit to discover, such as colorful ornamental pumpkins or brightly carved pumpkins. If you work up an appetite, there is a large selection of specialties: pumpkin soup, pumpkin rice pan, pumpkin maultaschen, pumpkin cheese spaetzle, pumpkin spaghetti, pumpkin waffles, tasty pumpkin fries and pumpkin secco or spritzer as a refreshment, as well as jams, pesto, pumpkin seed oil, spices, Swiss pumpkin specialties, seeds and autumnal decoration ideas round off the offer.

The popular entertainment program starts with the fun world of the pumpkin gnomes. This year, the daring canoeists will once again plunge into the waters of the Südgarten lake in hollowed-out giant pumpkins. Germany's largest pumpkin soup will also be prepared again for a good cause. The German pumpkin weighing championships and the European championships will be exciting. Will the world record weight possibly be beaten again? At the giant pumpkin carving festival, international stars will take up the knife. You can buy seeds and become a grower yourself at the traditional slaughtering festival of giant winning pumpkins.