The Annual Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival

Name: The Annual Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival
Start: 2025-10-03T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-05T22:00:00-05:00
Location: 17 Highwood Ave, Highwood, IL, United States, Illinois 60040

Schedule

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025 at 05:00 pm to Sun, 05 Oct, 2025 at 10:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

17 Highwood Ave, Highwood, IL, United States, Illinois 60040 | Highwood, IL

Celebrate the season at the 15th Annual Great Highwood Pumpkin Fest! This fall favorite features three days of live music from three stages, pumpkin walls, community carving stations, seasonal displays, a carnival, costume contests, artisan & food vendors, and so much more!
Enjoy the iconic Pumpkin Fest skeletons throughout town starting Sept 27, plus new fall-themed interactive installations all month long.
Festival Highlights:
Pumpkin carving & giant pumpkin walls
Pet & kids costume contests
Trick-or-treating
Pumpkin pie eating contest
Carnival rides & games
Local food & drinks
Hours:
Thu Oct 2 – Community Prelude Night: 4–9 PM
Fri Oct 3: 4–10 PM
Sat Oct 4: 12–10 PM
Sun Oct 5: 12–9 PM
This year’s fest benefits SaLT (Service and Learning Together), a volunteer-led nonprofit helping food-insecure families and communities in crisis.
Full schedule & lineup: https://www.celebratehighwood.org/pumpkin-fest/