Pumpkin Nights

Skip it!!! It took ONLY 30 min to walk through. This was an expensive night. For minimal sights and sounds. Impressed with the styrofoam carvings yes. Lots of details but expected a lot more. Maybe more themed areas. Maybe more interactions. I don't know, but I'm bummed and all of my friends I convinced to go and buy tickets for the family are pissed about "wasting money" too. Gee thanks for the coupon code Pumpkin Nights. Family of four still costed $55 Looks like all the pics and videos advertised are from out of state Pumpkin Nights.

I was excited with the thought of going to the Pumpkin Nights, i was visualizing all types of pumpkins carved and looking amazing. Boy was i wrong!!!! The "pumpkins" they had were fake styrofoam cut outs, they looked nice but they were fake so that was a big disappointment for my self. The food vendors they had were kinda whack. The funnel cake vendor was really backed up they started giving back people their money. It sucked because even tho their fryer was broke they still kept selling cakes and telling people 10 minutes. They could of kept it real and closed down earlier. The teriyaki vendor was pretty good but most of their food was sold out. Over all the the experience was so so the display of the "pumpkins" was alright the lighting was decent. I wouldn't come back ever again tho it really didn't wow me.

had seen the instagram worthy pics from a few of my friends from Pumpkin Nights so I knew that I needed to check out the pumpkin trail myself. We went on a weekday night because by the time we had decided we wanted to go on the weekend, it has already sold out. That said, on a weekday it wasn't too crowded and we didn't feel like we were squeezed for space. Pumpkin nights was a super interesting experience. I loved all of the hand carved pumpkins and the trail you could walk along to experience each pumpkin scene. I loved how they were all different so you got to experience each one. That said, I wasn't a huge fan of the price and I think it may have been a little over hyped. I imagine it would feel HUGE if you had small kids, but for adults it was a little small. We walked around the whole thing in about 30 minutes. I can't say for sure if I'll come back next year, but it was a fun experience to do at least once!

instagram worthy photos, but prob last time going. it was great seeing the pumpkin lights but i have to admit i was disappoint learning all of them were fake pumpkins. im a sucker for lights so i did get great photos but i doubt i will drive an hour there and then an hour back home for it.they needed more lights around the kids play area. there was one main food vender. the other food truck was a dessert one so you literally have twi choices for food: corn dog or teriyaki chicken/rice. the food was decent but what if that wasnt someone preference. auburn is a small city. so the sign directing you to the event and parking needs to be bigger.

Don't let the sleek website fool you - Pumpkin Nights has much less appeal once you step through the (admittedly cool) gate. Instead of a "festival with food and activities," you are immediately met by booths of local shops trying to sell you something. There are five or six local food trucks in the area with (thankfully) alcohol for adults and beverages for kids. I didn't try any of them other than to get beer, so I can't speak to that experience.The Pumpkin Nights experience consists largely of walking along a path illuminated by hand-carved (synthetic) pumpkins that conform to a variety of themes. Within two minutes of walking around, a middle-aged woman faceplanted from tripping over a raised garden liner, taking a small child out with her and sending him running and crying. The most exciting part of the night.There are never quite enough pumpkins for you to ever feel like you're not at the Auburn Fairgrounds; much of the walkway is very open and very empty. While walking from themed area to themed area, you can catch glimpses of adjacent buildings just outside the grounds and the open expanse back to the entrance. It's just too little magic to justify the price tag.Given all the space between these areas, it's funny that two of the loudest - the pumpkin galaxy (a dance area for kids that was pretty empty), and the movie screening area - are right next to each other, vying for your attention. Between the two is a children's hay bales maze, a literal maze of knee-high hay bales, and a "car wash" sponsored by Quick Quack Car Wash. It's about ten feet long, decked out with a black light, and bubbles that glow in the dark when they land on you. It's okay.Dracula's Graveyard (why does Dracula have a graveyard?) Is nearby, and it's filled with punny tombstones with names like "Digg Here" and "Waldo." It's on a hillside that you can't access. You'll pass it as you enter the Pumpkin Passage, a small building filled with eye-stinging amounts of smoke a gag-inducing amount of pumpkin spice scents.Somehow, the entire event ends up being too short when you want it to end the entire time because it's just SO BAD. This isn't a knock against any of the employees who worked there. I'm sure they had nothing to do with how much the event cost. But Pumpkin Nights doesn't come close to being the event their website portrays itself to be. Where exactly was the "much, MUCH more" the website purports the event will have? It certainly wasn't in free candy or a single cup of hot apple cider. There's no added benefit to coming to Pumpkin Nights. You could end up staying home renting movies on Amazon and eating Halloween candy all day and probably have a better time. In fact, that's my suggestion to you. Happy Halloween!

Great first event! I found out that this year was a trial run so it was on a smalller scale. That was my only disappointment. I thought it would be bigger. But it was pretty amazing and there is nothing I'vewe seen ive ever experienced like it. The potential for next year is going to be off the charts. Bigger better with music n dancing and for the adults a more party atmosphere. It's beautiful and amazing craftsmanship. Don't miss out next year!

This place is amazing so many different decorations lands and different things we got to walk through everything andI am having a amazing time they even play Coco and can get a free pumpkin if you find the wizard also there's a free prize if you follow the scavenger hunt I left some pictures so I want if you want to have the easy way out and do not hesitate to do the buddy system thank you for an amazing time Punkin night it was great for my age group my daughters 4 years old and amazing time greeeat great place family event and they serve alcohol priceless!

It was a fun experience, but seems a bit more of an instagram photo-op than a full event. The scavenger hunt was my kid's favorite part; but lots of people were unaware of it as it was just one person in front of the first venue explaining how to do it.We went at 6 which was a good time to go since it fills up fast and the parking lot gets chaotic. The vendors in the pumpkin "market" were varied: some snacks, some glow sticks, a couple serving actual food, the Tahoe timeshare tent, and someone selling gutter covers. I think it there were more food options and some live music, it would really make for a more entertaining event.

We have taken our kids to pumpkin nights the last two years and we had a lot of fun! There were lots of neat vendors selling delicious kettle corn and treats. All the displays were really impressive. This year in 2018 they added some things but overall the display seemed a bit on the short side. I liked it better when there was a longer walk around the fairgrounds. Check out our video from last year. https://youtu.be/a6Q8zQxrXf4

Its is something to see! Pretty cool how they make big scenes out of 1000's of carved pumpkins stacked on top of each other! I've only seen this once before in Sleepy Hallow, NY. (Name says it all) So for us, our small town here in Auburn to do this is pretty amazing and its a fun thing to do and see with your family and or friends! Its not so much for little kids bc they may not understand or appreciate the amount of work involved to make a display let alone several displays, also that there is not much interaction for the little ones other than walking and looking at each display. Some shopping for us older people. This review is based on the two prior (before covid hit 2017 and 18)