🎃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 Happenings

Pumpkin Displays around Main Street including FOUR new uniquely designed towers
The Runaway Pumpkin 10k & 5k Run/Walk REGISTER HERE
Great New England Craft & Artisan Show featuring 70+ exhibitors all in costume
Special 2-hour Turkey Dinner Train Fri, 10/25 BUY TICKETS
Train Rides aboard the Pumpkin Express Sat 10/26 with Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad LEARN MORE
New PET Costume Parade led by Canine Connections
Children's Costume Parade
New Donut Eating Contest at Laconia Village Bakery
Lakes Region Community College's annual Pie Eating Contest
New Make your Own Monster Plant at Catchpenny with a Little Shop of Horrors Photo Booth Experience
Discover a Nonprofit Patch on Pleasant St
Food Trucks, Pumpkin Carving & Pumpkin Decorating
Kids Zone featuring Vertical Entertainment in Veterans Square
Face Painting at The Potting Shop on Pleasant St
Giant Outdoor 405 Beer Garden between Main St & Pleasant St
Pumpkin Cornhole Tournament - Bags fly at Noon 10/26
Pancake Breakfast at The Flip Side
Costume Party & Oktoberfest at Defiant Records & Craft Beer
Discover NH Vintage Vinyl at the corner of PumpCANALly, costumes encouraged!
Catch a fun & whimsical show by the Wicked Witches of the Lakes Region
Special Halloween Shows at The CAKE Theatre 10/19 & 20 LEARN MORE
Spook n/ Groove Dance Party! at The CAKE Theatre, costumes encouraged LEARN MORE
Let's Sing Taylor - A Live Band Experience Celebrating Taylor Swift Colonial Theatre Laconia Fri, 10/25 LEARN MORE
Stop by the Laconia Library Fri @3:30pm Glow Hand & Face Paining or Sat @10am for paint Pumpkin Suncatchers
10,000 Maniacs Colonial Theatre Laconia Sun, 10/27 LEARN MORE

Lakeport, Weirs Beach & Beyond

Explore 603 Sweets, Meats & more, the Winni Rum Shack and The Looney Bin Bar & Grill on Endicott St N across from Funspot
Half Moon Amusement Arcades
Ivy's Ice Cream on Lakeside Ave
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 Zombie SKaraoke Sat, 10/26 Big Stage Karaoke Afroman at The Big House
Experience Pumpkin Mixology Nights at 70 North Kitchen & Market reservations req'd LEARN MORE
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!