Pack Your Pumpkin For The Illumination At Vail Mansion

MORRISTOWN, NJ - After a forlorn fall of darkness in 2020, the annual Pumpkin Illumination is back in the heart of Morristown and set to spark up spooky season at the Vail Mansion.

Presented by Morris County Arts, the event will take place from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 24 on the lawn of the Vail Mansion, 110 South Street. According to organizers, guests are encouraged to bring their carved pumpkin to light at dusk.

The schedule:

• 5 p.m. Bring your carved pumpkin to the reflecting pond in front of the Vail Mansion in Morristown. Enjoy live jazz by Alex Lazzari Quartet.
• 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Art Workshop with artist Dan Fenelon followed by a luminary parade led by Morristown Mayor Tim Dougherty.
• 6:15 p.m. Pumpkin Illumination! Lighting of the pumpkins.

The rain date for the event is Oct. 25.

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