Don’t miss the area’s biggest Halloween event! The wildly popular Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze returns in 2024, including Halloween night! It features over 7,000 hand-carved, illuminated pumpkins set against the mysterious backdrop of Van Cortlandt Manor’s 18th-century buildings and riverside landscape.

Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

More than 1,000 volunteers help scoop, carve, and light the pumpkins and every single jack o’lantern is hand-carved on site by a team of professional artists.

Admission is by timed ticket or FLEX anytime ticket sold ONLY in advance. NO tickets available on site.

2024 dates: Blaze usually runs mid September through the 3rd week in November. The organizer has announced tickets go on sale over the summer.

Cost: varies by date and time.

For reservations: buy tickets online, 914-366-6900 (ticket surcharge may apply for phone orders). Advance tickets only, no tickets sold on site.

Where: Van Cortlandt Manor, 525 South Riverside Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520, 914-366-6900