🎃 Where to celebrate pumpkins in Brussels in 2025?
Updated October 6, 2025 by Pierre
Pumpkinmania, pumpkin festivals & fall ideas not to be missed around the capital
Autumn is slowly settling in 🍂, the leaves are turning color and the shop windows are filling up with pumpkins… In Brussels and Walloon Brabant, it’s the perfect season to get out your boots, put on a warm sweater and set off with the family to discover the the most magical pumpkin festivals of Belgium. Every year, the local farms, castles and vegetable gardens compete in creativity: giant sculptures, carving workshops, pumpkin soups, craft markets and breathtaking Halloween decorations. 👻 Whether you are more country walk ou fairy festival, here is our InsideBrussels.be selection of pumpkin events still to come in 2025 — a stone's throw from the capital.
🎃 Pumpkinmania at Grand-Bigard Castle
A magical world of pumpkins just a stone's throw from Brussels
📅 From September 19 to November 2, 2025
📍 Isidoor van Beverenstraat 5, 1702 Groot-Bijgaarden (Dilbeek)
🔗 pumpkimania.be
It's the unmissable autumn event Near Brussels! In the beautiful setting of Grand-Bigard Castle, Pumpkinmania transforms the park into a magical world filled with giant pumpkin sculptures, magical walks, and workshops for young and old.
👉 Not to be missed: the special Halloween night tour (from October 25 to November 2) with light shows and a captivating atmosphere.
???? Prices: €15 adult / €8 child (6–14 years) / free < 6 years.
🧡 Pumpkin Festival at La Potironnerie – Braine-l'Alleud & Haut-Ittre
Countryside atmosphere, tastings and free entertainment
📅 From October 3 to 5, 2025 in Braine-l'Alleud
📅 October 25 & 26, 2025 in Haut-Ittre
📍 Chaussée d'Ophain 136, 1420 Braine-l'Alleud
🔗 cucurbita.be
An atmosphere of farmers and family market Just the way we like them ❤️: colorful stalls, tractor rides, tastings, concerts, and free entertainment. On site, you can discover dozens of varieties of squash, from the most classic to the most surprising, and enjoy pumpkin-based dishes. A real fall outing to do with the kids or friends!
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🍁 Pumpkin Festival at the Edge of the Woods
A Sunday in nature to rediscover the flavors of autumn
📅 October 12, 2025 (11am–18pm)
📍 Edge of the Woods, Belgium
🔗 nourrish-humanite.org
A more discreet but equally charming meeting 🌻, organized by the association Feeding HumanityOn the program: farmers' market, nature activities, seasonal dishes and a friendly atmosphere. The perfect opportunity to spend a Sunday outdoors and rediscover the flavors of autumn.
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🍂 InsideBrussels.be Advice
- 🕓 Check the opening hours before you go (some places close during the week).
- 🚗 Arrive early: parking lots fill up quickly on sunny weekends.
- 👧👦 Cutting workshops and tractor rides are particularly popular with children.
- ☔ Take your coat and an umbrella: even in the rain, the atmosphere remains magical!
- Write down some good recipes so you can buy them. pumpkins and squashes that suit you
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