The Collector Village Pumpkin Festival is about food, family, friends and fun!
Each year, the festival continues to attract thousands of people to the tiny village of Collector to participate in this charming community-run family festival. With good old-fashioned fun - pumpkin growing competitions, pumpkin soup, pumpkin scones, regional produce, stalls, activities, performances and displays - the festival is steadily building a reputation as one of the region's not-to-be-missed annual events.
Collector is not renowned for growing pumpkins, but rather for fine wool, fat lambs, prime beef and of course, Bushrangers. But the residents of this historic village have taken passionately to the quirky pumpkin festival. Each year, the community elects a team of volunteers to stage the festival with the focus on constantly improving the event. Funds raised go towards improving local facilities.