What to Know
- Magic of the Jack O'Lanterns
- Sept. 22 through Oct. 31 (select nights)
- $24.99 and up for adult admission; $19.99 and up for child's admission
Jack o'lanterns aren't yet holding handsome court on the patios and porches of Southern California, and finding a stack of pumpkins gracing the area around a front door is something that usually happens around October.
But there are places beyond our homes where orange-awesomeness is in full ghoulish glow, the spots where a surplus of squashes are delighting nighttime visitors.
Whittier Narrows is one such pumpkin-packed location, and starting on Sept. 22 the destination will be awash in autumnal displays.
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Those displays will be a part of Magic of the Jack O'Lanterns, "a glowing trail of thousands of magnificent, hand-carved pumpkins." The outdoor event debuts on Sept. 22 and will glow on over several select autumn nights through Halloween.
And while you'll see a number of traditional Jacks, the sort of globular icons that have the triangle eyes and super-wide grin, the evening walk-around is also about the creative and quirky pumpkin usage.
So spying a dinosaur made out of several bright pumpkins or a tall flower made from a sizable stack of gourds isn't unlikely. Dragons, too, make colorful cameos, as do some of the timeless symbols of the sea.
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Atmospheric lights and other details enhance that only-in-the-fall feeling of the alfresco event.
Might you find your own inspiration from this moonlit lark? And go big with your porch's pumpkin presentation this year?
Grab a jacket and a fall-obsessed friend and make for Whittier Narrows, where the first Magic-al icons of the season are beginning their illuminated reign.
