5th Annual Downtown Pumpkin Festival

Celebrate the fall season in downtown Loveland with a full day of Halloween fun as the Loveland Downtown District presents its signature event, the 5th Annual Downtown Pumpkin Festival, on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. The Pumpkin Festival will run from 12-5 p.m. in front of the Loveland Museum.

Highlights include live pumpkin sculpting, a pumpkin ring toss, a pumpkin smash room and a chance to guess the weight of a giant pumpkin for a prize. In addition, the event will offer pumpkin decorating and carving stations. For $12, participants can select one of six artist kits and receive guidance from a local artist to make their pumpkins truly unique, or they can choose to carve their pumpkin with the help of an expert to learn the tips and tricks of the trade. Tickets for decorating kits can be purchased in advance at downtownloveland.org/pumpkinfestival.

This family-friendly event will also feature pumpkins for sale from a local farm, a farmers’ market and a wide variety of food vendors. Attendees can shop at vendor booths, enjoy live music by DJ Brian Howe and take part in numerous fall-themed activities. The costume contest at 1 p.m. invites families and groups to show off their Halloween costumes for a chance to win prizes.

Make a full day of it by starting with the Trunk-or-Treat event, hosted by Alternatives for Violence and the Loveland Police Department, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. in the Loveland Police Department parking lot on 10th Street. Families are invited to enjoy a safe and fun environment for trick-or-treating from creatively decorated car trunks. To wrap up the Halloween-filled day, Find Your Light will host its Annual Harrington’s Find Your Fright! Haunted House, starting at 6 p.m. at 133 West 4th Street.

Following the Pumpkin Festival is the Scarecrow Scavenger Hunt, running from Oct. 18-31. Local artists will showcase creative scarecrow installations throughout Loveland, with participating businesses sponsoring these displays. Participants can explore these locations, gathering clues to solve a puzzle for a chance to win prizes, including a Nintendo Switch. This event is free and open to the public. For more details, visit visitlovelandco.org/scarecrow.

For more information on the full day of Halloween fun and additional events happening throughout October, visit downtownloveland.org.