Thanksgiving Weekend Opens at Kejimkujik National Park with Pumpkin-Carving Contest
Parks Canada's calendar of events shows that Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, Canada, is holding its Thanksgiving weekend on October 10 and 11, 2026, one of the park's most popular weekends of the year.
On Saturday, October 10, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the park hosts the viewing and judging of its annual pumpkin-carving contest at the Jeremy's Bay Campground, with official judges out scoring the campsites.
The weekend continues on Sunday, October 11, at 11 a.m. at Merrymakedge Beach with the annual Cold Turkey Swim and the awards ceremony for the pumpkin-carving contest.
Kejimkujik is a national park and national historic site administered by Parks Canada. The park invites visitors to spend the Thanksgiving weekend with friends and family and soak up the fall colours. Canadian Thanksgiving in 2026 falls on Monday, October 12.
Source: Parks Canada
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Photo: 图：新斯科舍省 Annapolis River，Kejimkujik 国家公园位于该省（图片来源：Wikimedia Commons，开放授权） / Photo: The Annapolis River in Nova Scotia, the province where Kejimkujik National Park is located (Source: Wikimedia Commons, open license)
