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Swiss farms offer pumpkin displays, markets and seasonal events
Farms across Switzerland are hosting pumpkin displays and autumn activities.
The attractions listed are in several cantons, including Zurich, St. Gallen, Bern, Freiburg and Aargau.
Visitors can see pumpkin sculptures and large collections of varieties, and some farms also offer mazes, markets, restaurants or farm shops.
Some displays are free, while others charge an entrance fee.
Several events and displays are scheduled to run through October 31, though dates and opening arrangements differ by farm.
In Wildegg, Aargau, a pumpkin-throwing event is planned for November 1.
These farm attractions give people a way to explore seasonal produce and autumn events around Switzerland.
Swiss farms are hosting pumpkin displays, markets, mazes and seasonal events this autumn.
The roundup covers attractions in nine cantons, including Zürich, Bern and Aargau.
Displays range from hundreds of pumpkin varieties to sculptures, decorated paths and farm markets.
Several attractions are open through 31 October or 1 November, while some offer events on specific dates.
- Who
- Swiss farms and agricultural attractions are hosting the displays and events.
- What
- Pumpkin exhibitions, markets, mazes, farm sales and seasonal activities are taking place.
- When
- During autumn 2026; some displays run through 31 October or 1 November.
- Where
- Farms in nine Swiss cantons, including Zürich, St. Gallen, Schwyz, Luzern, Bern, Freiburg, Solothurn, Basel-Landschaft and Aargau.
- Why
- The attractions offer visitors a chance to see pumpkin varieties, sculptures and seasonal farm activities.
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Of course you can also shop at around 3 a.m., but then the lights are switched off
The Bächlihof pumpkin display in Jona began.
Maurer’s Hofladen in Schwadernau held its annual pumpkin festival and marked its 20-year anniversary.
Several displays, including those at Stöckweid and Hof Bürlimoos, are scheduled to end.
The Bächlihof display and the Kürbishof Rohner display are scheduled to end; a pumpkin-throwing event is planned in Wildegg.
- Cantons covered
- 9
- Kürbishof Rohner
- Around 160 pumpkin varieties, free to view, in Gossau SG
- Selfpick Schiffenen
- More than 630 pumpkin varieties in Düdingen FR
- Erlebnishof Lüterkofen
- More than 150 edible and ornamental pumpkin varieties
- Wildegg event
- Pumpkin throwing planned for Sunday, 1 November
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