A pumpkin festival is a type of annual festival celebrating the autumn harvest of pumpkins. They are typically celebrated around October in the Northern Hemisphere. "Pumpkin festival" may refer to: Republic of Ireland Virginia Pumpkin Festival at Virginia, County Caven United States Barnesville Pumpkin Festival at Barnesville, Ohio Circleville Pumpkin Show at Circleville, Ohio Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival at Half Moon Bay, California New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival at Laconia, New Hampshire (previously the Keene Pumpkin Festival at Keene, New Hampshire)