Giant Four-Meter Sculptures at the Saxon Pumpkin Festival

Pumpkin Festival Transforms Lichtenwalde Palace Park into a Colorful Circus Spectacle

The Pumpkin Festival in Lichtenwalde Palace Park near Chemnitz kicked off today under a clear blue sky, offering a delightful autumn experience for visitors of all ages. This year's festival, themed "Circus", boasts a variety of new additions, including a walk-through pumpkin maze, an educational trail about pumpkins, and a straw playground for children.

Organized by artists, gardeners, and numerous volunteers, the festival emphasizes tradition, creativity, and family friendliness. Most pumpkins used are sourced from local farmers in Saxony, ensuring sustainability and regionality. For weeks, the organizers have been building sculptures using wooden frames, and this year's display features figures of a horse, an acrobat, a tiger, and a four-meter-tall white rabbit, among others. The festival will run until November 2nd.

Meanwhile, in Hamm, the School Start offers support for families, but further details about this event were not provided. Additionally, an Open Doors event is taking place at HSHL and Hamm erFahren 2025, though specifics about these events were not disclosed either.

A new postal voting document has been issued for the election of the Integration Council in Hamm, but this news is unrelated to the Pumpkin Festival in Lichtenwalde.

The Pumpkin Festival, with its 18 sculptures made from thousands of decorative and edible pumpkins, promises to be a vibrant and family-friendly event, offering a unique and entertaining way to celebrate the autumn season.