![]() ![]() Originally started as a local celebration in 2005, the pumpkin blaze has swelled in popularity over the years, topping more than 160,000 visitors in recent years, and adding a Long Island iteration at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration Site in 2020.Įach Blaze features intricate light sculptures and landscapes built entirely from lit, ornately carved pumpkins. The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze - often just called “the Pumpkin Blaze” or “the Blaze” by locals in the know - is an annual event held at Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson by Historic Hudson Valley, a local not-for-profit historical preservation society, which also holds several other Halloween events in Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, and throughout Westchester County. Here’s everything you need to know about the spectacle, including its history, how it works, where to get tickets, and - of course - some truly epic shots to get you primed for your next visit. Locals, celebrities, and visitors alike come out year after year to see the massive light sculptures constructed from thousands of carved pumpkins. ![]() If you ask anyone from the Hudson Valley to Manhattan, the annual Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze in Croton-on-Hudson is one of the largest must-hit cultural events of the season. Photo courtesy of Historic Hudson Valley The popular pumpkin spectacular is back in Westchester County this fall, with more glowing gourds and fun than ever before. ![]()
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