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A Thousand Pumpkins Light Up Wednesday Night
The Chicago Botanic Garden relights its Halloween trail Wednesday with elaborate carved pumpkins, live artists, costumed performers, and 75 enormous gourds weighing about 150 pounds apiece.
Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns
Where: Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe
When: October 14–18 and 21–25; 6:30–10:30 p.m.
Cost: Adults $24 nonmember or $20 member; nonmember parking $15
Tickets: Choose a timed entry
This year’s trail includes tributes to Halloween movies, Illinois wildlife, Día de los Muertos, Cubs history, fungi, and bioluminescent creatures. Reduced pricing for food-assistance recipients is available October 14, with parking included.
