Kit Wiberg
Carved Jack-o’-Lanterns sit scattered along the path of the Chicago Botanic Garden on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. This is the eighth year of the event and consists of 1,000 small carved pumpkins and 75 large, artfully carved ones.
To conjure up a spooky autumn mood, the Chicago Botanic Garden invites visitors to experience Night of 1000 Jack-o-Lanterns. Attendees can walk a trail filled with 1000 jack-o-lanterns that accompany 75 professionally-carved pumpkins. With nine different carving categories that range from Spooky Cartoons to Haunted Chicago, there is a little something for every ghost and ghoulfriend to enjoy.