FOUR uniquely designed pumpkin towers with carved jack-o-lanterns on display through Halloween located along Main St and in Veterans Square. Our community-hosted event relies on schools, community organizations, businesses & residents to carve pumpkins!​

FRIDAY:

• 3:30pm Stop by the Laconia Library for Glow Hand & Face Painting 

• 4:30pm Special 2-hour Turkey Dinner Train departing from the historic train station 

• 5:30-8:30pm Live Music by Chris Torrey at Defiant Records & Craft Beer

• ​7pm SPOOK N/ GROOVE DJ Dance Party! at The CAKE Theatre, costumes encouraged

• 7pm GoodNatured presents Murder Mystery Drag Trivia...if you love trivia, drag or both 

• Let's Sing Taylor-A Live Band Experience Celebrating Taylor Swift Colonial Theatre Laconia​

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SATURDAY:

• 7am-NOON Enjoy a Pumpkinfest Pancake Breakfast at The Flip Side on Main St (across from Mill Plaza)

• 9am The Runaway Pumpkin 10k & 5k Run/Walk steps off Opechee Park 

• 10am Stop by the Laconia Library to paint Pumpkin Suncatchers

• 10am-11am Yoga at Hideaway IV & Aesthetics on Canal St, B12 & tri immune shots from 11am-1pm

• 10am-1pm Halloween Crafts at the Belknap Mill Museum - cheesecloth ghosts, sock pumpkins & more

• 11am-9pm Explore the Great New England Craft & Artisan Show featuring 70+ exhibitors 

• 11am-3pm Ice Cream Sundaes, games, crafts, raffles at Laconia Senior Center on Main St

• 11am-1:30pm Lakes Region Community College's annual Pie Eating Contest​ near Laconia Village Bakery contests every 1/2 hour, Local Celebrity Round at 1:30, prizes & bragging rights at all rounds!!

• 11am-5pm Train Rides aboard the Pumpkin Express with Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad 

• 11am-4pm Discover a Nonprofit Patch between Pleasant & Main

• 11am-4pm Find & Visit the Planters Mr. Peanut NUTmobile at the beginning of Main St near Fit Focus

• 11am-9pm Food Trucks & Pumpkin Fun for all ages along Main St, Pleasant St, Canal St & Hanover St

• 11am-9pm Kids Zone featuring Vertical Entertainment in Veterans Square hosted by Service Credit Union

• 11am-4pm Face Painting at The Potting Shop on Pleasant

• 11am-11pm Giant Outdoor 405 Beer Garden between Main & Pleasant

• Check in 11am - Bags Fly @ Noon Pumpkin Cornhole Tournament

• 11:30am-9pm Costume Party & Monster Mash at Defiant Records & Craft Beer on Main 

• 1pm-10pm NSL Pumpkinfest Live Stage between Pleasant & Main

  • 1pm Catch a fun & whimsical show by the Wicked Witches of the Lakes Region ​

  • 1:30pm 603 United Talent Show

  • 3:00pm Children's Costume Parade put on your costume & gather in front of the stage sponsored by with Concord Hospital

  • 3:30pm Clandestine jazz fusion trio

  • 4:30pm Line Dancing - bring your boots & kick up your heals

  • 5:55 pm Sunset Official PUMPKIN TOWER LIGHTING - Come Catch the Glow!

  • 6:00pm Stages Dance Academy Zombie Walk with the Downtown Gym dress up, drag your feet as Zombies emerge and take over Downtown Laconia

  • 7:00pm Tara Little Dance performing a Spooky Dance Spectacular!! a mixture of irish dance, contemporary, modern & acro

  • 8PM DJ SPIEZIO & LASER SHOW sponsored by The Putnum Fund back by popular demand the Lakes Region's premier laser light show and dancy party!!!

• 2PM New PET Costume Parade led by Canine Connections at the bright yellow Four Paws Inn Dog Bus🐾 

• 4:30pm The Return of "The Defiant One" unveiing at Opechee Park Keewakwa Abenaki Keenahbeh

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