Pumpkin Illumination

View highlights from last year’s event!

14th Annual Pumpkin Illumination is on Sunday, October 22nd!

A Family-Friendly Event with Live Music, a Luminary Parade, Art Workshop and an Illuminating Pumpkin Display!

Join us Sunday, October 22 | 4:00 PM | FREE
Vail Mansion Reflecting Pool 
10 South St, Morristown, NJ

We encourage you to register your party in order to stay connected about event details including weather, activities, etc.

Rain Date: October 29

An evening of fun for all ages including:

  • Art workshop with artist Dan Fenelon
    Dan Fenelon works with communities to create one of a kind original art projects. In keeping with the “Halloween” theme, there will be creatures and masks to decorate culminating in a parade before the Pumpkins are illuminated.
  • Live jazz music
  • Luminary parade led by Morristown Mayor Tim Dougherty
  • The lighting of the pumpkins – Pumpkin Illumination! (Bring your carved pumpkin to the reflecting pond in front of the Vail Mansion)
  • PLUS! New this year:The Sleepy Hollow Halloween Story
    by Kit’s Interactive TheatreJoin us on the lawn at 4pm for The Sleepy Hollow Halloween Show as Kit’s Interactive Theatre weaves the characters from Washington Irving’s classic story into a new and exciting tale. Designed to be spooky (but not scary), the show begins where the original story leaves off and combines storytelling, music, dance, audience participation and a great deal of humor.
Want to volunteer at this year’s Pumpkin Illumination? Contact Debra Broseker at dbroseker@morrisarts.org. 
We are dedicated to ensuring all events and programs are accessible to all. If you need an essential, please email Jenna Castano at jcastano@morrisarts.org. 

14 Annual Iluminación De Calabaza 2023

¡Un evento familiar con música en vivo, taller de arte, desfile de luminarias y exhibición de calabazas iluminadas! 

Domingo 22 de octubre | 5:00 PM

Piscina reflectante de la mansión Vail | GRATIS

 

  • Taller de Arte con Dan Fenelon, seguido por un desfile de luminarias
  • Jazz en vivo c
  • Un desfile de luminarias encabezado por el alcalde de Morristown Tim Dougherty
  • ILUMINACIÓN DE LAS CALABAZAS (Trae tu calabaza ya tallada al estanque en frente de la Vail Mansion en Morristown)

Dan Fenelon trabaja con comunidades para crear proyectos de arte originales únicos. De acuerdo con el tema de “Halloween”, habrá criaturas y máscaras para decorar que culminarán en un desfile antes de que se iluminen las calabazas.