- Dates
- Oct 1–4, 2026
- Next date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Location
- Milton, WV
About the event
Applications are now open for the 2026 WV Pumpkin Festival Queen and Children’s Pageants , and we are excited to welcome both returning contestants and first-time participants to the stage. This year, we are also thrilled to introduce our new Pre-Teen Division , giving even more contestants the opportunity to be part of the Pumpkin Festival Pageant tradition. The pageants are about more than crowns and titles. They are about confidence, community, friendships, memories, and celebrating something special in the heart of Milton, West Virginia. The WV Pumpkin Festival will be held October 1–4, 2026 . For questions, please contact Andrea Gray or Erin O’Dell . Since 1986 West Virginia Pumpkin Park in Milton has celebrated the glory of autumn and the harvest with the West Virginia Pumpkin Festival, which has turned into one of the state’s largest fests. The festival was designed to help far...
Dates & schedule
- Oct 1, 2026
- Venue
- Milton, WV
- 1 Pumpkin Way, Milton, WV 25541
- Good fit for
- festival
- On-site amenities
- live music family friendly