pumpkins
Kasterlee is home to the Pumpkin Porridge Eaters. Every year, pumpkin fever strikes in October. For a whole month, the town is enthralled by this giant orange fruit. There are pumpkins and pumpkin events everywhere.
The pumpkin craze started more than 20 years ago with a single event, i.e. Pumpkin Day on the last Sunday of October. In the meantime, 'October Pumpkin Month' has grown into a large-scale folkloristic festival with many events and activities, resulting in a special culinary offering in our many high-quality hotels, restaurants and pubs.
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history of pumpkin town Kasterlee
In the 1700s pumpkin porridge was the typical fairground food of the inhabitants of Kasterlee. Today, they are still called pumpkin porridge eaters. -
pumpkin statues & ‘pumpkin gluers’
Around October, original pumpkin statues pop up all around Kasterlee and its districts Tielen & Lichtaart. These are the work of the so-called “pumpkin gluers”. -
Pumpkin gastronomy
From September onwards, delicious pumpkin dishes are all around you in Kasterlee. But you can also do some fancy cooking in your own kitchen. -
Pumpkin Society
The Pumpkin Society of Kasterlee grows giant pumpkins. The society informs and supports everyone who does something with pumpkins. -
20/10/24: Pumpkin Day
The Kasterlee marketplace becomes an arts & crafts market where you can taste a cornucopia of pumpkin delicacies. The heaviest pumpkin is also weighed. -
27/10/24: Pumpkin regatta
The pumpkin regatta in Kasterlee is a unique event in Belgian: a kayaking competition in large hollow-out pumpkins. Guaranteed fun for young and old!
