Pumpkin Regatta Romance Cast, Filming Locations and Where to Watch

Hallmark has found a way to make its fall romance lineup even more autumnal: put the leads in giant, hollowed-out pumpkins and send them onto the water. Pumpkin Regatta Romance, starring Mishael Morgan and Corey Sevier, pairs a family feud with a town tradition that needs saving. The premise sounds delightfully improbable, but pumpkin-boat racing is a real seasonal spectacle. Here’s what to know about the story, its cast, where it was reportedly filmed, and how to watch.

What Is Pumpkin Regatta Romance About?

Morgan plays Nadine, the daughter of a boat shop owner, while Sevier plays Ethan, a pumpkin farmer. Their fathers are stuck in a disagreement and refuse to move past it. Rather than let the rift define their families or community, Nadine and Ethan join forces to mend the feud and revive the town’s Pumpkin Regatta.

It’s a setup tailor-made for a Hallmark fall movie: two people with a shared goal, an event that brings the whole town together, and a conflict close enough to home to complicate their partnership. The regatta gives Nadine and Ethan something tangible to work toward as they try to bring their fathers around.

A Fall Festival With More Than Romance at Stake

The pumpkin boats may be the attention-grabbing hook, but the story centers on whether Nadine and Ethan can help their families move forward. A boat shop owner’s daughter and a pumpkin farmer make a fitting team for this mission. Between them, they have ties to both sides of the town’s unusual race.

Hallmark’s official description keeps the reason for the fathers’ disagreement under wraps. That leaves room for the movie to reveal why the feud has lasted and what it’ll take to repair it. But reviving the regatta clearly means more than getting a few oversized pumpkins afloat.

Meet the Stars Leading the Pumpkin-Boat Adventure

Mishael Morgan stars as Nadine, bringing an impressive television résumé to the role. She’s best known for playing Hilary Curtis and Amanda Sinclair on The Young and the Restless. Morgan made Daytime Emmy history as the first Black woman to win in the Lead Actress category. It was a landmark achievement in a career that’s also taken her well beyond daytime television.

Her credits include Chicago Med, Supernatural, and Most Dangerous Game. Hallmark viewers may recognize her from Hearts Around the Table and Christmas with a Kiss. In Pumpkin Regatta Romance, she steps into a story where family loyalty and the hope of restoring a community tradition go hand in hand.

Corey Sevier Plays Ethan

Corey Sevier stars opposite Morgan as Ethan, the pumpkin farmer who teams up with Nadine. The Canadian actor appeared in the 1990s series Lassie and Little Men, then starred in North Shore and Black Sash. He’s also made guest appearances on Supernatural, Smallville, Psych, CSI: Miami, and Murdoch Mysteries.

Sevier is familiar to Hallmark audiences, too, through projects including Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove, Northern Lights of Christmas, Road Trip Romance, and Pumpkin Everything. With that last title already on his résumé, this isn’t even his first Hallmark project with pumpkins in the mix. This time, though, they’re big enough to serve as boats.

The supporting cast includes Jenny Raven, Sharron Matthews, Eugene Clark, Jake Epstein, Jordan Hayes, Catherine McGregor, and Paula Boudreau. Together, the ensemble fills out the community around Nadine and Ethan’s effort to bring the regatta back.

Yes, Racing in Giant Pumpkins Is a Real Thing

If the film’s central event sounds invented for television, there’s a real-world counterpart. Oregon has hosted the West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta since 2004. The event draws participants from around the country for races featuring boats made from giant pumpkins. Spectators and competitors often get into the seasonal spirit by dressing in costume, too.

The event takes place at the Lake of the Commons and has grown into a nationally known attraction that draws thousands of people each year, according to its official website. A pumpkin big enough to carry someone across the water is quite a sight. Watching several of them race makes it easy to see why the tradition attracts a crowd.

Where Was Pumpkin Regatta Romance Filmed?

Although the real-life regatta highlighted in coverage of the movie takes place in Oregon, Pumpkin Regatta Romance was reportedly filmed in Ontario, Canada, with Toronto serving as the production base. So, despite the Oregon connection, the cast didn’t reportedly travel to the site of the West Coast event.

The water scenes reportedly had a practical element. Filming used a real marina, with experienced boaters on hand to help. FilmiFeed reported that Morgan and Sevier went out on the water in practical pumpkin boats built for the production. For a movie built around such an unusual activity, seeing real boats on the water gives its big event a welcome sense of reality.

How to Watch Pumpkin Regatta Romance

Pumpkin Regatta Romance premiered on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at 8/7c on Hallmark Channel. It began streaming the following day, Sunday, September 27, on Hallmark+. If you missed the premiere, you can catch up with Nadine and Ethan’s bid to save the town tradition.

Hallmark also scheduled several encore broadcasts on its channel. The September 27 showing aired at 6/5c, followed by a September 30 showing at 8/7c. Another opportunity to watch on television is listed for October.

One More Encore Is on the Schedule

The remaining scheduled encore is Saturday, October 10, at 10/9c on Hallmark Channel. As with any TV schedule, check your local listings for changes before you settle in.

Whether you’re here for Morgan and Sevier, the family-reconciliation story, or the sight of people navigating a marina in giant pumpkins, Pumpkin Regatta Romance has a fall-movie premise that’s hard to confuse with anything else. Its most surprising ingredient may also be its most charming: somewhere beyond the screen, pumpkin regattas really do bring people together.