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Kentville’s Pumpkin People Festival

Kentville’s Pumpkin People Festival

October 4 - 26, 2025

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Visit Kentville this October to experience the magic of the Pumpkin People!  Each fall, the Pumpkin People take over Kentville with creativity, laughter, and lots of photo ops. This year’s event runs from October 4th to 26th, 2025.  You never know what kind of silly antics these gourd-headed folks will get up to next—but you do know it’ll be fun! 

We are very excited to announce the theme for 2025.  Please join us (and all of your favourite characters!) for "Haunted Hollywood", a red carpet experience, Pumpkin People style!  Only in Kentville, only in October. 

  • Over 300 Pumpkin People will be pop up all around town in clever and unexpected ways.

  • You’ll want to follow the map and travel West to East along Highway 1, starting at Exit 14 (Coldbrook), heading into Kentville, and continuing through Park Street and Main Street.  This route hits all the best displays with no tricky turns or one-way streets to navigate!

  • Make a day of it! Stop downtown for breakfast, lunch, or a cozy drink. Our local shops and restaurants are so happy to welcome you. Find all the best spots to eat and drink here. 

  • Shop shop shop!  Think the Pumpkin People are unique?  You should meet our shopkeepers!  They are just as fun, quirky, and unique as the businesses they run.  Check them out ahead of time here

  • Stay tuned—we’ll be revealing more details about contests activities and other special surprises soon!

a poster shows the theme for the 2025 pumpkin people festival as "haunted hollywood"

 

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Join Jerome the Gravekeeper and his Ghostly Friends on a
family-friendly, historic production throughout the downtown core of the Devil's Half Acre (Kentville).

Meet at in the outside front parking lot of the Main Street Station (formally the Cornwallis Inn).

Cash-only before the show:
$25 Adult
$20 Student
$45 2-Pack
$120 6-Pack
(Jerome likes it when you tell him in advance that you'll be attending.)

Follow us on social media (Facebook, Instagram) for all updates on the day of the show. Bring walking shoes, and bundle up. In case of bad weather, there will be an indoor option.

HUGE thank you to our main 2025 sponsors, The Town of Kentville & Paddy's Pub.

#ValleyGhostWalks
#YoullDigIt

~ Jerome the Gravekeeper

Cost:
Cash-only before the show: ($25 Adult) ($20 Student) ($45 2-Pack) ($120 6-Pack)
Posted by:
Valley Ghost Walks
This is a third-party event and has not yet been verified by the town.

325 Main Street
Kentville NS B4N1K5
Canada

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A lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family by the spectre of a Woman in Black, engages a sceptical young actor to help him tell his terrifying story and exorcise the fear that grips his soul.

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9 Shows

October 3, 4, 5m 10, 11, 12m 17, 18, 19m

Written By Stephen Mallatratt

Adapted from the Novel by Susan Hill

Cast is: LOGAN MORTON and JONAH HARRIS

Directors: Lilly Ashdown & Lesley Chapman 

Produced By: Elva Kelley, Melissa Wilkinson

Cost:
Adults: $18.00 Students and Seniors: $15.00
Posted by:
Centre Stage Theatre
This is a third-party event and has not yet been verified by the town.

Centre Stage Theatre
61 River St
Kentville NS B4N 1G8
Canada

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 Hmmmmm, bacon!

Come and enjoy a delicious big breakfast on October 4th at the Kentville Lions' Club (78 River Street).  You'll need to fuel up for the kick off to Pumpkin People Festival in Kentville, so let the Lions help with that! 

Eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, hash browns, baked beans, coffee, tea, juice...oh, did I mention the bacon?

$10 for adults, $5 for kids 10 and under. 8AM to 10AM.

Start your weekend right with a Lions' Big Breakfast, then head to the Harvest Festival in Centre Square for a great day of celebrating the arrival of the Pumpkin People! 

HF Breakfast

 

Cost:
FREE
Posted by:
Kentville Lions Club
This is a third-party event and has not yet been verified by the town.

Kentville Lions' Club
78 River Street
Kentville NS b4n1g9
Canada

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Join us in Centre Square on Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 10 am–3 pm for a full day of fall fun at the Kentville Harvest Festival.

This family-friendly event will feature:

  • Vendor Market
  • Food Trucks
  • Climbing Wall
  • Bouncy Castle
  • Play Zone
  • Live Music and Entertainment
  • Pumpkin Carving with Spike

Come celebrate the season with food, fun, and community spirit. Whether you’re shopping local, enjoying live music, or carving pumpkins with Spike, there’s something for everyone at the Harvest Festival.

Harvest Fest 2025

 

Harvest Fest Map

 

Cost:
Free Except Vendors Purchases
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Centre Square

Centre Square
389 Main Street
Kentville NS B4N 3W4
Canada

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Join us in the Town of Kentville right in the heart of Downtown, Centre Square!  Kentville is a great place to spend a Saturday, especially on Market Days.  

It's also Pumpkin People time! (If you don't know what that means, check it out here!) Oct 25-26 is the last weekend to see the world famous gourd headed guys in Kentville this year, and it's worth a trip.  Visit the market and browse our vendor shops, enjoy delicious local treats and a breath of fresh air, and meet new people (pumpkin headed or otherwise, Kentville is a friendly bunch). We'd love to see you!

spook and shop

 

About the Mom Market:  We are Canada's Original Collective Market devoted to showcasing Small Business Owners Canada-Wide in consistent and high quality curated Vendor Markets.  Not a Mom? That's OK!  We're just founded by one!  Everyone is welcome in our Market space!

market stalls

 

Cost:
Free Admission
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Centre Square
Posted by:
The Mom Market Collective - Annapolis Valley
This is a third-party event and has not yet been verified by the town.

The Mom Market Collective - Annapolis Valley
Centre Square
Kentville NS B4N1H7
Canada