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🎃Get ready for an electrifying extravaganza! Hold onto your hats and carve out some time because the NH Pumpkin Festival is back and bigger than ever! It's time to circle the date, secure your accommodations, and rally your squad-whether they're ghostly ghouls, ace cornhole players, enthusiastic shoppers, foodie connoisseurs, or pumpkin admirers. This year, the festival is bursting with new surprises, promising an unforgettable experience for all who dare to join. From leisurely strolls to scenic drives or even a boat ride adventure, there's no wrong way to immerse yourself in the magic of autumn in NH's Lakes Region. So, come one, come all, and bask in the mesmerizing glow as we unveil the ultimate celebration of fall across Laconia!🍁

Downtown Laconia Happenings

"The Pumpkins are Coming"....October 22-25, 2024

FOUR uniquely designed pumpkin towers will be on display through Halloween located along Main St and in Veterans Square. Towers will be set up on Monday, October 21st.

Calling all schools, community organizations, businesses & residents!! Our community-hosted event needs your help collecting carved pumpkins! Plan a pumpkin carving party. Rally your friends and co-workers. Check with your school or community center. We invite you to bring your carved pumpkins to place on the towers Tue, Wed, Thu & Fri, October 22-25. CLICK HERE to tell us how many pumpkins you will be bringing. We will direct you where to bring your pumpkins and have volunteers to help unload your amazing jack-o-lanterns.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25th:

  • 3:30pm Stop by the Laconia Library for Glow Hand & Face Paining 

  • 4:30pm Special 2-hour Turkey Dinner Train departing from the historic train station BUY TICKETS NOW

  • ​7pm SPOOK N/ GROOVE DJ Dance Party! at The CAKE Theatre, costumes encouraged LEARN MORE

  • Let's Sing Taylor-A Live Band Experience Celebrating Taylor Swift Colonial Theatre Laconia  LEARN MORE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26th:

  • 9am The Runaway Pumpkin 10k & 5k Run/Walk steps off Opechee Park REGISTER HERE

  • 7am-2pm Enjoy a Pancake Breakfast at The Flip Side on Main St

  • 10am Stop by the Laconia Library to paint Pumpkin Suncatchers

  • 11am-11pm Live Stage Performances CHECK BACK SOON FOR A LIST OF PERFORMING ARTISTS

  • 11am-7pm Explore the Great New England Craft & Artisan Show featuring 70+ exhibitors all in costume

  • 11am-5pm Train Rides aboard the Pumpkin Express with Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad LEARN MORE

  • 2PM New PET Costume Parade led by Canine Connections near Pleasant St & Veterans Sq

  • Children's Costume Parade

  • Lakes Region Community College's annual Pie Eating Contest​

  • 11am-4pm Discover a Nonprofit Patch on Pleasant St

  • 11am-4pm Find & Visit the Planters Mr. Peanut NUTmobile

  • 11am-9pm Food Trucks, Pumpkin Carving & Pumpkin Decorating

  • 11am-9pm Kids Zone featuring Vertical Entertainment in Veterans Square

  • 11am-4pm Face Painting at The Potting Shop on Pleasant St

  • 11am-11pm Giant Outdoor 405 Beer Garden between Main St & Pleasant St

  • Check in 11am - Bags Fly @ Noon Pumpkin Cornhole Tournament - REGISTRATION NOW - LEARN MORE

  • New Donut Eating Contest at Laconia Village Bakery

  • New Make your Own Monster Plant at Catchpenny with a Little Shop of Horrors Photo Booth Experience

  • 11:30am-9pm Costume Party & Monster Mash at Defiant Records & Craft Beer

  • Discover NH Vintage Vinyl at the corner of PumpCANALly, costumes encouraged!

  • 1pm & 3pm Catch a fun & whimsical show by the Wicked Witches of the Lakes Region

  • 5:46pm Sunset JOIN US FOR THE OFFICIAL PUMPKIN TOWER LIGHTING

  • 7PM LASER SHOW - Pinnacle Lasers & DJ Spiezio 

Lakeport, Weirs Beach & Beyond

  • Halloween Costume Party at 603 Sweets, Meats & more

  • Explore the Winni Rum Shack and The Looney Bin Bar & Grill on Endicott St N across from Funspot 

  • Discover more fun at Half Moon Amusement Arcades and Ivy's Ice Cream on Lakeside Ave & at 70 North Kitchen & MarketI

  • Masquerade Ball aboard the M/S Mountain Washington Sat, 10/26 LEARN MORE

  • Haunted Winnipesaukee Narrated Scenic Tours aboard The Spirit LEARN MORE

  • Bring your spirit for Sat, 10/26 Big Stage Karaoke Contest Guest Judge Afroman at The Big House

  • Sweet Treats at Kellerhaus

  • Experience the bier garden at Craft Beer Xchange home of the Witches Brew Pub

  • Visit Funspot, the largest arcade in the world!

  • Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides at Mill Falls at the Lake Activity Center in Meredith LEARN MORE

  • Explore the Corn Maze at Moulton Farm in Meredith, pumpkins, food truck & farm bakery LEARN MORE

  • Do you dare? Haunted Maze & Fear Farm at Beans & Greens in Gilford LEARN MORE

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