The Collector Village Pumpkin Festival is an annual event held on the first Sunday in May each year.
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- First held in the autumn of 2003 and has grown to be one of the largest community events in the region.
- It is a colourful festival that celebrates rural life and the harvest season using a unique pumpkin theme.
- Community based, ran by volunteers with profits returned to local community.
- Features over 100 stall holders and activities with the flavour of a traditional country fair full of simple fun, lots of colour and imagination.
- Show cases local produce and the arts/craft community.
- Positively promotes the region as a family friendly tourist destination
The historic village of Collector:
- Established as a farming community in the 1820’s.
- Has a population of approximately 250 residents.
- Is just 40km to the north-east of Canberra and is an easy 30 minute drive down the Federal Highway.
- The regional city of Goulburn is a further 35km along the highway towards Sydney.
- Has a small but vibrant hospitality industry that includes the historic Bushranger Hotel and nearby cellar door/restaurants at Fedra Olive Grove, Lerida Estate Wines and Lake George Wines.