It’s a wonderful night out and about, with cute kids all over. The lake has fountains with green lighting. The Stephen King represents Carrie, Christine, The Green Mile, It, and others, and there are sections called Tales of Love, Harry Potter, Comic Books, Children’s Books, and more. Another section honors Stranger Things, there’s a videogames section with Silent Hill and Minecraft pumpkins. There’s a Weird Section including Big Foot and UFOs pumpkins. The images are taken mostly from popular culture, with some for kids and others for adults. The path is divided into sections, with the ‘intricate’ pumpkins showing scenes from that theme. The event really is open every day of the week, unlike most Halloween attractions. That being said, your best bet is to attend on a Monday, to avoid crowds. Thankfully, the paths are wide, so you can stop and admire the pumpkins and take photos without feeling that you’re being herded from behind. ![]() ![]() We happened to see Harry Potter night, which added six actors in costume, and next week they’ll have comic Superhero nights. On some nights this season, the Zoo hosts themed nights. It’s not scary and there are no actors to jump out, but you’ll see a few skeleton dioramas, including a cemetery with a coffin and gravestones, and Komodo dragons. All around are ambient sounds, mainly music. You’ll even see giant pumpkins weighing a ton or more. Dozens of pumpkins hang above you in tree branches, too! They’ve got 5,000 background pumpkins, which are carved into cartoon grimaces, 120 “intricates”, oversized pumpkins that have a detailed black illustrations and white engravings. The event takes place at night, and it’s beautiful to admire the nighttime sky, the lake, and the pumpkins lit from within. Then you walk through the forest, along the shore of a lake, passing pumpkins on your left and right. You’ll find portable toilets and a real bathroom too. We met Lisa Mardenli Cohen, taking donations of clothing and supplies for infants and kids through Project Undercover. Instead you’ll find a carnival atmosphere where you can buy Halloween lights, glow sticks, Devil horns, donuts, popcorn, kettle corn, cotton candy, fried dough, apple cider, water, and other refreshments. (Last year we saw elephants and flamingos, but I don’t know that they’re part of this year’s route.) ![]() It all centers around the zoo, although don’t expect to see animals, as they are sleeping or snuggled away from the cold. You can walk along a nighttime trail with thousands of carved pumpkins, take a short zipline ride, or, under separate management, paddle a swan boat around the pond seeing nighttime displays. Every October, Roger Williams Park hosts three Halloween-themed events.
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