Oct. 21—The origin of the practice of carving scary faces in pumpkins and lighting them from within got its start in Ireland in the early 1600s, when the legend of a shadowy figure began to arise ...

There's no denying it: Every season, picking pumpkins is *the thing* to do. And while the pumpkin patches across the U.S. are a fall must, what's next? Brainstorming jack-o'-lantern ideas, of course!

FARMINGTON, Utah — From Taylor Swift to Harry Potter, the Minions to the Munsters, Disney princesses to Snoopy, Farmington resident Ken Klinker has carved hundreds of designs into pumpkins. Each ...

Some of the thousands of hand-carved pumpkins along the trail at the Jack O’Lantern Spectacular at Iroquois Park on Sunday, October 12, 2025. The Jack O'Lantern Spectacular 2025 theme is "Jack's ...

Carved pumpkins are Halloween standards, but how did the jack-o'-lantern tradition get started? Learn about the history of Halloween and pumpkin carving. For many of us, carving pumpkins is a must-do ...

For many, Halloween isn’t complete without jack-o’-lanterns. Although the tradition of carving pumpkins has been around for centuries, it wasn’t always pumpkins that were being carved. The carving's ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. What’s more classic than carving a ...

WLKY NEWS, A POPULAR HALLOWEEN EVENT RETURNS TO THE HIGHLANDS TONIGHT. THE JACK O LANTERN STROLL FEATURES MORE THAN 1200 CARVED PUMPKINS, ALONG WITH TRICK OR TREATING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. AS SAM ...

A giant pumpkin weighing nearly 2,000 pounds was carved into Denmark’s largest jack-o’-lantern. It’s on display alongside eight other carved pumpkins in Tivoli Gardens. A local artist spent several ...

The Jack O'Lantern Spectacular is back for its 13th year this month at Iroquois Park — transforming a pathway into a glowing art exhibit that displays thousands of hand-carved pumpkins. From villains ...