Seasonal & Holidays
'Largest' Jack O' Lantern Festival Returns To Chicago Area
Tickets are now on sale for Jack O'Lantern World in Lake Zurich.
LAKE ZURICH, IL — Tickets are now up for grabs for Jack O'Lantern World in Lake Zurich.
The event, which claims to be one of the largest, "if not THE largest," in the United States will be back in late September and tickets went on sale this past week, according to a news release from Jack O'Lantern World.
The event at Paulus Park, 215 S. Rand Road, opens on Sept. 27 and will run through Oct. 27 on every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, according to the news release.
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The fest will include 5,000 hand-carved pumpkins, including pumpkins weighing more than 1,000 pounds that will take part in the event's pumpkin weigh-off U.S. National Championship.
The event will also showcase the world's largest friendly ghost, a 5K run/walk, a fun zone with giant inflatable and glowing mini golf and a pirate ship light show.
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For more information, or to buy tickets, you can visit the Jack O'Lantern World website.
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