Amazing Sculptures at Pumpkins After Dark in Milton

🎃 Jack-O-Lanterns Come Alive 🎃

I have so much to share with you about Pumpkins After Dark

I had a wonderful conversation with Sarah, one of the owners of this family-run nighttime experience. She shared some interesting details that you just won’t find anywhere else. Plus she gave me a promo code just for Going-Places subscribers!

Pumpkins After Dark is located on Tremaine Road in Milton (see map below). Families can go and see several themed displays, including:

Intricately hand-carved pumpkin sculptures

“In the daytime, they don’t look imposing, and some pumpkins, you can’t really see the carving. But, at nighttime, when they are lit up, the Jack-o-Lanterns come alive, and they look incredible,” said Sarah.

Fun themes

As well as the pumpkin tunnel and other pumpkin sculptures, Pumpkins After Dark features some of our favourite classic horror and goth themes (family-friendly – no blood or gore), such as King Kong, Godzilla, and Freddy Krueger. Also, there is a hockey theme for the hockey fans (almost all of us, right?).

🎃 Artists spend hours

Sarah recommends we look closely to check out the incredible detail of the sculptures and displays, “you can see each hand stroke, she said. Artists pour hours into each sculpture.”

I didn’t know that Pumpkins After Dark is never the same from one year to the next! According to Sarah, only 20% of the fan favourites are kept; the rest are all brand new displays. (By the way, these photos are not spoilers! They are from last year so you’re going to see many new things when you go this year.)

How do they keep making new displays? Well, Pumpkins After Dark actually has 5 locations, (with Ottawa being the newest this year). They rotate their shows so every year guests get a new experience!

🎃 Live demonstrations

Onsite, there will be live pumpkin carving demonstrations by artist Kara who is the “Queen of Pumpkin Carving,” or by Master Carver Joe (pictured above), who can create a face on a pumpkin that looks amazingly realistic.

🧙‍♀️ Free Treats

While you’re walking through Pumpkins After Dark keep an eye out for the witch who will be handing out free chocolate courtesy of Nestle Canada!

🦮 New This Year! 🍻

Pet Night Wednesdays! Usually to enjoy Pumpkins After Dark, you need to leave your dogs at home, because of the sounds and special effects. However, this year, you can bring your pets on Wednesdays!
There is a “Spook Easy” with free Partake Brewing samples! (pictures above) There is live carving and great photo ops there as well.
And don’t forget to look for the escaped pumpkin twins! Once you see them, take their photo and submit it to win a weekly prize!

❗️Important details

So as you can see, Pumpkins After Dark is not just a light show but an award-winning Halloween-themed event. More than 100 thousand people go there each year.

Overall, expect to spend 50 mins to one hour to walk through all the displays. Food and snacks are available at the concession and Beaver Tails stand.

It is wheelchair accessible and for all ages.

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