Get ready for a pumpkin-tastic good time! The Sharon Audubon Center is hosting a free, fun community Pumpkin Trail. From Tuesday, October 17 through Sunday, November 5, 2023 (sunrise to sunset).

Plus, enjoy extended hours, nighttime glowing, and other fall festivities at our Light the Night event on Friday, October 27 from 7:00 - 8:30 PM! Details and registration information to come.

Guests are welcome to come walk around our main grounds (at 325 Cornwall Bridge Road, Sharon, CT 06069) and view carved and decorated pumpkin entries on exhibit, as well as a pro-caving display, all lit up in the darkness. Bring your own flashlight for the trail and a sense of adventure. Vote for your favorites to win "Viewers' Choice!"

This is a full community participation event. We need YOU in order to make this happen! No pre-registration is required to visit the trail, but if you'd like to submit a pumpkin to display, please see submission guidelines below.

Decorate a Pumpkin for the Pumpkin Trail

Share your pumpkin decorating skills and help make magic on the Pumpkin Trail! Everyone is welcome to submit a pumpkin or two (or four or ten!) to be displayed along the trail. Pumpkins may be carved or decorated (painted, using recycled materials, etc.). Be creative—think funny or spooky faces, nature or animal-themed, etc. No inappropriate or gory entries will be permitted, as this is a family-friendly event. We will also accept gourds that are decorated as animals.

• All children (12 and under) will receive a small "prize" for entering!
• All pumpkin submissions must be accompanied by a completed entry form, coming soon.
• We will have a limited number of carving pumpkins available for those willing to enter.
• Entries may be dropped off at Sharon Audubon Center between October 24 - 27, by noon

Drop-off procedures for pumpkin entries are listed on the entry form, coming soon.

Suggested locations for purchasing pumpkins:

• Paley's Farm Market (Sharon, CT)
• Ellsworth Hill Farm (Sharon, CT)
• Daisey Hill (Millerton, NY)
• Angevine Tree Farm (Warren, CT)

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

• Northwest CT Realty
• Oppenheimer Environmental Fund