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On Sunday October 26th, the 16th edition of the Pumpkin Regatta in Kasterlee (domain Ark Van Noë) was organized. 114 teams concoured the cold water and tried to get a clumsy pumpkin moving using paddles.
Prizes awarded were for the top three time, but also the best-dressed team was honored.
You can find many photos of this successful edition over here (also check the ones of Paul Van Pelt):
They did it again, Herman Boonen and Luc Vanheuckelom! They claimed the top 4 with following weights:
– Herman Boonen: 1014,7kg
– Herman Boonen: 996,7kg
– Luc Vanheuckelom: 850,8kg
– Luc Vanheuckelom: 814,1kg
Jan De Roye secured the fifth place.
For us it couldn’t be better, as the photos show: Read more
On Saturday October 4th the GPC Belgian Pumpkin Weighing Championship 2025 was organized again. Not only giant pumpkins were weighted, also squashes, marrows, bushel gourds, field pumpkins, tomatoes, and even watermelons. Finally, the longest long gourds in Belgium were also measured.
Members of the Pompoenengenootschap Kasterlee won in following categories:
All results can be found over here: Result Belgian weigh-off 2025
Some pictures of the weigh-off:
Yearly on the last Saturday of August you’ll see pumpkin growers from Kasterlee riding their bikes, traveling from pumpkin to pumpkin. In 2025, a few growers from Lommel and Jan Van Rompaey joined them.
In addition to the many beautiful gardens, large tomatoes, gourds, peppers, etc., the main goal of the day was, of course, the giant pumpkins. Will 2025 be the year of truth and will we set a world record? We will find out at the beginning of October.
In the meantime, you can enjoy our photos:
92 teams were ready for the 15th edition of the Pumpkin Regatta in Kasterlee on October 27, 2024. They braved the cold water to sail in a pumpkin.
Goal of the day: get the fastest time or be the one best dressed up.
A lot of visitors managed to find their way to the Ark Van Noë, where the sun provided beautiful images and extra warmth.
More pictures giving you a glimpse of the atmosphere can be found here (click further). Also check out the pictures taken by Stef De Boeck
Early in the morning the first visitors of the Pumpkin Market in Kasterlee arrived. It was the start of a very successful Pumpkin Market, with a lot of visitors.
Besides pumpkins, pumpkin beer, pumpkin fries and much more pumpkin stuff, also some craftman were present. And of course, some local associations could not be missing.
Around 5pm, the party really started, when Mario Vangeel, Herman Boonen and Luc Vanheuckelom made sure the 3 heaviest pumpkins were pumpkins grown in Kasterlee. Their pumpkins weighed 1150kg, 932.5kg and 822kg respectively.
And that it was good, check out the photos:
After the GPC Belgian Weigh-off, the European Weigh-off in Ludwigsburg is organized. Mario Vangeel also took his Giant to Ludwigsburg and took the 1st place with a pumpkin of 1152kg.
Counting down to the pumpkin market in Kasterlee now.
Some photos from the Weigh-off in Ludwigsburg:
Growers of East Flanders, West Flanders, Flemish Brabant, Limburg and Antwerp came to Kasterlee on Saturday October 5th 2024. Their goal: have their Giant Pumpkin, Squash, Marrow, Long Gourd, Field Pumpkin or Tomato weighed and take the honor of the heaviest.
Looking at the Squashes, Jens Segaert managed to leave the competition behind with a weight of 826kg, followed by Pieter Vrijs with 482kg and Johan De Wever with 391.5kg.
In the giant pumpkins there was more excitement: Mario Vangeel already informed the press with his throw for the world record, while Paul Boonen also managed to deliver quite a big one. Unfortunately, Paul’s 1035.5kg pumpkin turned out to be Damaged and did not count in the rankings.
The scales stopped for Mario’s pumpkin at 1160kg, again a personal record. Herman Boonen and Jan Biermans ended 2nd and 3rd, with 942.5kg and 901kg respectively.
Take a look at the pictures, as Marrows, Long Gourds and Field Pumpkins were also measured and weighed.
Our pumpkins are ready for the Belgian Weigh off on Saturday October 5th 2024. As you can see, some growers were able to deliver a huge one.
Hope to see you tomorrow at Ruiterslokaal (LRV), Boekweitbaan 43 in Kasterlee.
For those who cannot be there, you can also follow the livestream and weights live at https://gpc.pompoenengenootschap.be.
For those who just can’t get enough, Paul Van Pelt also provided us with additional photos from the “Big Show” weekend in Kasterlee. See pictures or click one of the links below: