Looking Back: Kürbisfest Hamminkeln 2026 – Hof Schäfer: Date, Admission & Autumn Excursion

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Updated: September 28, 2026. The pumpkin festival at Hof Schäfer in Hamminkeln took place on September 19 and 20, 2026. Both event days ran from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.. This post remains online as a look back and a guide for similar autumn dates.

Important: SteinKunstWerk was not the organizer of this pumpkin festival. For upcoming dates, please check the current information directly with the organizer.

The 2026 Hamminkeln Pumpkin Festival at a Glance

• Date: Saturday, September 19, and Sunday, September 20, 2026
• Time: 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. each day
• Location: Hof Schäfer, Borkener Str. 12, 46499 Hamminkeln
• Admission: €5 per person; free for children up to 14 years old
• Organizer: Hof Schäfer

A WDR report from September 10 showed the scale that pumpkin cultivation has now reached there: the Schäfer family grows more than 100,000 pumpkins annually and offers over 100 varieties for direct sale. The range extends from small ornamental pumpkins to very large specimens.

Why the date was interesting for autumn and Halloween fans

Pumpkin festivals lie exactly at the intersection of a classic autumn outing and the start of the Halloween season. Those who take pumpkins, colors, and shapes as inspiration can develop a decoration at home that does not have to look like Halloween right away: natural tones, warm light, and individual pumpkin shapes work already in September and can be gradually complemented with darker or more playful elements later.

From a pumpkin outing to a gift idea

A beautiful small pumpkin can also become part of a gift. HE shows three possibilities: give a pumpkin as a gift, use it as packaging, or decorate gifts with it.

Continue the autumn mood at home

Those who want to continue decorating after the pumpkin festival will find suitable lighting, pumpkin, and decoration ideas in the 2026 autumn collection. This keeps the path from the outing to a concrete idea in the shop short and without detour through a free product.

Even more Halloween dates in the Ruhr area and NRW

The pumpkin festival was before the major Halloween weeks in October. We are continuously collecting further confirmed dates – from family events to horror events – in our overview Halloween in the Ruhr area 2026 – Dates, horror events & family festivals.

Sources and organizer information

For this entry, the information from the organizer and regional sources was cross-checked. You can find information about upcoming dates directly at Hof Schäfer. In addition, the WDR reported on September 10, 2026, about the pumpkin harvest and the pumpkin festival.