Oct. 21—The origin of the practice of carving scary faces in pumpkins and lighting them from within got its start in Ireland in the early 1600s, when the legend of a shadowy figure began to arise ...

There's no denying it: Every season, picking pumpkins is *the thing* to do. And while the pumpkin patches across the U.S. are a fall must, what's next? Brainstorming jack-o'-lantern ideas, of course!

The Jack O'Lantern Spectacular returns for its 13th year at Iroquois Park in Louisville. This year's theme is "Jack's Pun-King Trail – A Trailway of Wordplay," featuring dad jokes. The event showcases ...

FARMINGTON, Utah — From Taylor Swift to Harry Potter, the Minions to the Munsters, Disney princesses to Snoopy, Farmington resident Ken Klinker has carved hundreds of designs into pumpkins. Each ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Starting Friday, guests will be able to enjoy the thousands of intricately carved pumpkins at the Roger Williams Park Zoo’s Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular. This year’s ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. What’s more classic than carving a ...