
The Annual Marblehead Museum Pumpkin Illumination in collaboration with the Marblehead Family Fund will take place in the Jeremiah Lee Mansion Gardens. All carved, painted and decorated pumpkins welcome. Judging by town “celebrity” judges for categories with prizes. All the town goblins and ghouls will want to stop by to take a peek at these wild creations during the town-wide Trick or Treat. Live music by Karen K and the Jitterbugs
Need help carving/decorating your pumpkin? Kids ages 2-10 are invited to the Marblehead Pumpkin Decorating Workshops on Wednesday! (Registration required).
Pumpkin exhibitors can take home their pumpkins after 7 pm that night or the next morning and still use them for the Halloween weekend.
Pumpkins’ Prizes for the following categories:
- Scariest
- Largest
- Smallest
- Best Carved
- Best School Group
- Best Non School Group
- Best under 5 years
- Best 6-8 years
- Best 9-12 years
- Best 13-18 years
- Best Adult
- Best Painted
- Best Marblehead Business
- Most Current
Proceeds from the Pumpkin Illumination will benefit Marblehead Family Fund’s playground projects and Marblehead Museum’s educational programs.