The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze
Croton-on-Hudson, NY · Holiday
- When
- September 18 – November 8, 2026
- Where
- Van Cortlandt Manor, 525 S Riverside Ave · Croton-on-Hudson · NY
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
Historic Hudson Valley's illuminated trail of more than 7,000 hand-carved pumpkins winding through the grounds of the 18th-century Van Cortlandt Manor. Running since 2005, it has become one of the Hudson Valley's signature fall attractions and requires advance tickets.
The history within reach
- The Great Jack O'Lantern Blazesame spot
Historic Hudson Valley's illuminated trail of more than 7,000 hand-carved pumpkins winding through the grounds of the 18th-century Van Cortlandt Manor.
The Van Cortlandt family built this stone and brick manor house where the Croton River meets the Hudson, at the centre of a colonial land grant that ran for tens of thousands of acres.
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A Halloween attraction at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor estate in the Hudson Valley, featuring more than 7,000 hand carved illuminated jack-o'-lanterns arranged into themed scenes along a walking trail.
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