The Great Highwood Pumpkin festival

Celebrate Highwood is excited to announce its 14th annual Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival, October 4-6, 2024, will go for two World Records: the longest line of pumpkin pies (2,209 set in 2021) and the most jack-o'-lanterns on display (30,581 held by Keene, NH from 2013). This family friendly, fan favorite annual event will offer all-you-can-carve pumpkin stations throughout the festival grounds, three days of live music from three stages, children’s and pet costume and pumpkin pie eating contests, a variety of food and artisan vendors, full bars, a carnival, hayrides and more! And, to kick it all off, Pumpkin Town USA and Superhero Skeleton Displays will be going up througout Highwood beginning the weekend of September 28 to get the community in the Fall spirit. The Skeletons and Pumpkin Town will be up all month long.

The Great Highwood Pumpkin Fest grounds will be spread throughout Highwood at Highwood City Hall (17 Highwood Avenue), Everts Park (111 North Avenue), Painters Park (420-424 Sheridan Road) and the Highwood Metra Station Parking Lot, where a full carnival will be located. Street closures of Green Bay Road from North Avenue to Highwood Avenue, and Highwood Avenue from Green Bay Road to Waukegan Avenue, will welcome food, drink and activity vendors as well as Great Pumpkin Walls that will be lit up nightly.