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Keene is a city in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA. The population was 22,955 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cheshire County.

Keene is is home to Keene State College, Antioch University New England, and the annual Pumpkin Fest.

Keene is often considered a minor college town due to Keene State College, whose 6,400 students make up over 1/4 of the city's population, and Antioch University New England. Keene also hosts a branch of the New Hampshire Community Technical Colleges and a satellite campus of Franklin Pierce College. However, Keene is not solely identified by its colleges.

Sites of interest:
Historical Society of Cheshire County
Horatio Colony House Museum & Nature Preserve
Wyman Tavern

Pumpkin Festival:
Each year in October, Keene hosts an annual Pumpkin Festival. This event has set world records for the largest simultaneous number of jack-o'-lanterns on display several times , and the tally from the 2003 festival stood as the record until Boston took the lead in 2006. Guiness . Besides the pumpkins stacked on massive towers set in the streets (see photo at right), thousands of additional pumpkins line the streets of the city. Face painting, fireworks, music, and other entertainments are also provided.

Keene Music Festival:
In late August or early September the city hosts the Keene Music Festival. Several stages are located throughout the downtown area during the day's events, which are free to the public and sponsored by locally-owned businesses. Visitors, mostly from the local community, roam the city's sidewalks listening to the dozens upon dozens of bands.

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