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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Oxfordshire Pumpkin Festival 2023

The TENTH annual Oxfordshire Pumpkin Festival will take place from Friday 20th October to Sunday 12th November 2023.

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Make a donation to enable us to give more mini-grants of up to £50 to local organisations to run events on reducing pumpkin waste. We need your support and every bit counts!

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What’s scarier than witches, ghosts and ghouls at Halloween? How about the 18,000 tonnes of edible pumpkin that end up in the bin each year. That’s the same weight as 1,500 double decker buses!

October is the time of year when we celebrate the humble pumpkin and “squash food waste” by encouraging people to eat rather than discard their Halloween pumpkin’s flesh. The message is simple:

Carve it, Cook it, Eat it – Don’t bin it!

The Oxfordshire Pumpkin Festival is a celebration of food: creatively encouraging people to think about the food they throw away, challenging preconceptions and teaching new skills. 

2023 Programme of Events in Oxfordshire

7th October 10am - 3pm

Sandy Lane Farm's Pumpkin and Squash Celebration
Sandy Lane Farm

21st - 29th October

Earth Trust's Pumpkin Patch
Earth Trust

25th October

Northway Together/ Marston Community Garden's Pumpkin Party
Northway Community Centre

25th October

Oxfordshire Recycles and GFO at Reuses Festival
Bridge Street Community Garden

26th / 27th October

Cherwell Collective's Autumn Holiday
Exeter Hall, Kidlington

29th October

Cutteslowe Greenhouse's Pumpkin Party at the Pavilion
Cutteslowe Park

31st October

Rose Hill Community Larder's Let's Get Cooking
Rose Hill Community Centre

 

Check out our free pumpkin recipes and tips to help you reduce your food waste.

About the Oxfordshire Pumpkin Festival

Information and enquiries:
mail@goodfoodoxford.org

Twitter:
Use hashtag #EatYourPumpkin and #PumpkinRescue

Organisers:
Oxford Pumpkin Festival is organised by Good Food Oxfordshire with thanks to Oxfordshire County Council.

 

Pumpkin Recipes

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Iraqi Women Art and War Oxford’s Pumpkin Soup

Heat the oven to 180°C/Gas Mark 4. If stuffing a whole squash, cut it in half, scoop out the seeds and pulp, and bake in the oven for about 40 mins t…

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Cherwell Collective’s Pumpkin Hummus

Heat the oven to 180°C/Gas Mark 4. If stuffing a whole squash, cut it in half, scoop out the seeds and pulp, and bake in the oven for about 40 mins t…

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Riverford’s Squash and Black Bean Chilli

Heat the oven to 180°C/Gas Mark 4. If stuffing a whole squash, cut it in half, scoop out the seeds and pulp, and bake in the oven for about 40 mins t…

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