Oxfordshire Pumpkin Festival
The Oxfordshire Pumpkin Festival is a celebration of food: creatively encouraging people to think about the food they throw away.
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The Oxfordshire Pumpkin Festival is a celebration of food: creatively encouraging people to think about the food they throw away.
LEARN MOREThis year marks the eleventh consecutive year of the Oxfordshire Pumpkin Festival, which will take place from Monday 21st of October until Sunday 3rd of November 2024.
Each year a terrifying 18,000 tonnes of perfectly edible pumpkins end up being thrown away in the UK. That amounts to approximately 1,500 double-decker buses. At Good Food Oxfordshire, we think that’s scary and each year, we do what we can to help reduce Oxfordshire’s wasted squashes. Whether it’s painting instead of carving them or using up every scrap in a soup recipe, we’ve got you covered.
And, if you are a local community group with an event idea to squash food waste, please share your event with us by filling out this form and we'll share information about it below! This year, we gave the first 10 community groups that signed up with their event £100 each to spend on hosting an event specifically about reducing pumpkin waste.
- Ideas for pumpkin-rescue events
- Your favourite pumpkin or squash recipes
- Sharing our social media posts about pumpkin waste and events near you (using #EatYourPumpkin and #PumpkinRescue)
- Donations to ‘top up’ our mini grants of £100 to local organisations to run events on reducing pumpkin waste
25th October
The Berin Centre - Community Garden Celebration
27th - 31st October
Earth Trust - Pumpkin Patch
31st October
Botley Community Larder - Pumpkin Festival
31st October
Pumpkin Carving - Cherwell Collective
1st November
Pumpkin Rescue - Witney Food Revolution
2nd November
Sustainable Didcot - Eco Fair
2nd November
Hendreds Environmental Group - Great Pumpkin Curry
3rd November
Barracks Lane - Festival of Fire and Light
7th November
Oxford City Council - Leys Halloween Party
Check out our free pumpkin recipes below to help give ideas of what to cook, and help reduce your food waste.
Information and enquiries: mail@gfo.org.uk
Organisers: Oxfordshire Pumpkin Festival is organised by Good Food Oxfordshire with thanks to Oxfordshire County Council.
