How much are tickets to the Jack O'Lantern Spectacular? "Because we have about 65,000 people who come to visit from out of town, I recommend that locals come out Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday because those are the slowest nights as far as crowds are concerned, Pardue said." Thursday, Friday and Sunday are the next busiest and Saturday night is when we get most of the out-of-town visitors." That means appropriate footwear and a jacket when the nighttime temperatures drop. Pardue suggests visitors dress for a casual hike and the weather. 4, and will remain open through Monday, Oct. This year the display opens to the public Tuesday, Oct. With a music soundtrack playing in the background, guests stroll along the forest path where thousands of glowing, carved pumpkins are perched on posts, hang from tree branches and line the soft gravel trail. Last year, because the weather was unseasonably warm, we went through four and a half rounds of jack-o'-lanterns."įor the uninitiated, Jack O 'Lantern Spectacular takes place after the sunsets in the woods not far from Iroquois Amphitheater. It's a massive project that doesn't end until the last day of the show. "When one starts to 'fall' (disintegrate), we have a back up ready to take its place.
"Once a pumpkin is gutted it starts to rot so we have to keep a close eye on the displays on the trail," Day said.
As opening day of Jack O'Lantern Spectacular draws near, the painted pumpkins are gutted and the painted scenes are carved into the flesh of the gourd. Pumpkins are decorated in everything from sci-fi characters to nursery rhymes, celebrities, holiday themes, pets and more. "We're bringing that section back, its animals playing instruments and to me that is really funny."ĭay and Smith oversee 30 local artists who spend months behind the scenes of the show carving intricate scenes on the heavy orange organic canvases. "My favorite from the past was 'Animal Orchestra,' Smith said. "The more whimsical the better," said Alene Day, who manages the event's carving studio with Lisa Smith. For 2022 the theme is "Fan Favorites - Ten Years of Jack O’Lantern Spectacular.” The community was asked to provide input with suggestions for the retrospective of the best of the best from years past.
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In the spirit of the theme, professional local artists get to work carving pumpkins grown by area farmers. "Last year we had at least one visitor from each of the 50 states," said Brooke Pardue, president of Parks Alliance of Louisville, "If you haven't seen it and you live in Louisville you are really missing out this experience is truly indescribable."Įach year Passion for Pumpkins, the company that organizes the annual event, picks a theme. Now celebrating its tenth anniversary, Jack O'Lantern Spectacular draws 96,000 visitors per year with a large number traveling from outside of Louisville to attend this popular event. With 5,000 jack-o'-lanterns illuminated in the nighttime forest, this feast for the eye has become an annual holiday tradition at Iroquois Park. Halloween is creeping up, which means the return of the annual jaw-dropping Jack O'Lantern Spectacular. Watch Video: Behind the scenes of Jack O 'Lantern Spectacular in Louisville
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