Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays but this year the famous Pumpkin BLAZE (which I just went to for the first time last night!) made Halloween 2014 already top the charts and its not even 10/31 yet. An unexpected and well orchestrated parking situation made this event even more of a delight. Not overly packed and a steady pace thru the pumpkin trail the incredible detail of each of the THOUSANDS of pumpkins literally brought tears to my eyes. Seeing such intricate detail and thinking of the time it took to make each pumpkin was awe inducing to say the least. Aside from the marvels of art this pumpkin fest has an amazing gift and bake shop for yourself and the little ones. (the pumpkin pie is insane!)
Read more below and scoop up a ticket for November before it’s too late!
The tri-state area’s biggest, most exciting, most electrifying Halloween event returns for a delightful 28 nights in 2014!
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Tickets
Adults, $20; Children 3-17, $16 (Saturdays $25, $20)
FREE for children under 3 + members
See more than 5,000 individually hand-carved, illuminated jack o’ lanterns in this elaborate walkthrough experience. Meander through an historic, 18th-century riverside landscape and discover a breathtaking display — all made of jack o’ lanterns!
Walk through a covered bridge adorned with jack o’lanterns on all sides — even the ceiling! — and emerge to the sight of Sleepy Hollow Country’s most iconic inhabitant, the Headless Horseman! Oooh and ahh at intricate pumpkin portraits of characters from Washington Irving’s famous tale, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Tumbling acrobats and circus characters will put a smile on your face, and a special 10th anniversary pumpkin cake will whet your appetite for…more pumpkins!
Witness the incredible sight of gourd-filled Jack-in-the-Boxes springing up and bouncing around. See slithering ground snakes, a giant spider web, and go gaga over a collection of shrunken Little Monsters. Gaze in amazement at a working doomsday grandfather clock.
A giant sea serpent adds some hiss to the Undersea Aquarium while comical, squash-eating Venus pumpkin traps sprout in the garden. Blaze’s perennially popular Jurassic Park includes a triceratops, a pterodactyl, a brontosaurus, and a T-Rex!
Come gawk at more jack o’lanterns than ever before. Tens of thousands of visitors experienced last year’s Blaze®, which was sold out EVERY NIGHT! Complete with sound effects, elaborate synchronized lighting and the second volume of an all-original soundtrack by recording artist Richard Christy, this not-to-be-missed spectacle is the area’s most innovative Halloween happening.
Recommended for all ages.
Accessibility
Blaze is handicapped accessible, as there are no stairs to negotiate through the installation. However, there are some narrow and slightly sloped brick paths and it is a walk-through experience along uneven, unpaved, soft-surface terrain. Handicapped parking is available, but your car must display a handicapped placard or plate.