The Illinois Fall Festival With The World’s Largest Display Of Jack-O-Lanterns You Simply Have To See
You have to see this amazing Illinois fall festival to believe it. Boasting more jack-o-lanterns than you’ve ever seen at once, this celebration of all things pumpkin will leave you mesmerized.
This is the event of the season for those who adore autumn. Keep scrolling for dates and other details about this fantastic fall fest.
The Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival is an important weekend to locals around the area. Each year, it attempts to break the Guinness World Record for most pumpkins carved and lit at once while raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
The event is held October 6-8, 2017. The main spectacle is the ever-growing rows of carved pumpkins. As the largest display in the world, they must be stacked on top of each other.
The day before the event, volunteers come to carve pumpkins to help meet the goal. It is free to come and enjoy carnival rides, live music, and food before the official kick-off.
Guests are encouraged to donate their own jack-o-lanterns to help meet the goal too. Donate a pre-carved pumpkin and candle, and you'll receive free admission.
In order to qualify for the record, Highwood must reach its goal by the end of the final day (Sunday, October 8). Come be part of this epic celebration and experience fall like never before.
An Illinois transplant who grew up and went to school in Indiana for 22 years, Elizabeth holds a BFA in creative writing and has enjoyed traveling across the country and parts of Europe. She has visited half of the states, as well as parts of Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and regularly travels home to the Hoosier State to see friends and family. With more than five years of writing experience, Elizabeth’s articles have been featured on several websites, and her poetry and short stories have been published in multiple literary journals.
