Pumpkin Night in the Park

Help carve more than 1,000 pumpkins for the Pumpkin Night in the Park event

Sunday October 13 - Thursday October 17

Bring the family, your scout group, the entire neighborhood to help carve pumpkins. You bring the creativity and person power, we provide the rest (gutted pumpkins, carving tools and patterns).

Carving will take place at the Picnic Shelter (outdoors) at Springbrook. Please make sure to dress for the weather conditions.

Registration for your timeslot is required. Please use the links below to sign up your group (please sign up for the number of pumpkins you will carve). Questions? Please call the nature center main line at 763-572-3588.

• Sunday Carving - October 13, noon - 4 p.m.
• Monday Carving - October 14, 4-8 p.m.
• Tuesday Carving - October 15, 4-8 p.m.
• Wednesday Carving - October 16, 4-8 p.m.
• Thursday Carving - October 17, 4-8 p.m.

Onsite event parking occurs across 85th Avenue in the RMS/Cretex parking lot. See below for map or download the map(PDF, 504KB)

Note: Onsite parking is limited. Please utilize shuttle parking if possible.

Join us at Pumpkin Night in the Park without the hassle of finding a parking spot by taking the FREE shuttle from Spring Lake Park High School. You will be dropped off at the front gate of Springbrook Nature Center.

Shuttles run continuously from 4:45 - 9:15 p.m.

Download Map(PDF, 180KB) or see map below.

It takes many people to make Pumpkin Night in the Park a success. There are many kinds of jobs on many different days. If you like to help with pumpkins - we have a job for you. If you like to lift up things and move them to other places - we have a job for you. If you like to be a part of the event when all the folks are here - we have many jobs for you.

Read more below about each volunteer job - if it's interesting to you, click the link to use the Sign Up Genius. If you'd like to talk with a staff person about how to get involved, please reach out via phone at 763-572-3588 or via email cody.rossetti@fridleymn.gov.

Pumpkin Gutter

How does gutting pumpkins with a power tool sound? Awesome, right? If you're hoping to be a member of this crew, you will want to dress to be outdoors and in clothing that is okay to be covered with pumpkin guts. Please make sure you are at least 14 at the time of the volunteer opportunity (if you're running the power tools). Dates run October 13-17, 2024. Pumpkin Gutter Sign Up

Pumpkin Carving Assistant

Help guide the public through the process of carving pumpkins for this year's event. You could be checking people in during each time slot, loading pumpkins onto tables, moving pumpkins into vehicles, passing out patterns, washing tools, and interacting with the delightful folks who are helping carve more than 1,000 pumpkins. Dress for the weather (you will be outside), wear layers, bring something warm to drink, and good supportive shoes. Dates run October 13-17, 2024. Carving Assistant Sign Up

Pumpkin Night in the Park Set Up - Friday

Help the staff move benches, picnic tables, hang pumpkin seats, place pumpkin stands, and anything else we can do before the event gets started. Dress for the weather, wear supportive shoes, bring a snack or some lunch, and be ready to move! Date for this opportunity is Friday, October 18, 2024. Park Set-up Sign Up

Parking Attendants

Help guide guests into the parking lots across the street from the nature center. Members of this crew have an important job in greeting guests and being the first interaction they have to this year's event. We'd like to ask for adults only on this volunteer opportunity. Parking Attendant Sign Up

Pumpkin Placers and Pumpkin Lighters

Join the staff on Saturday morning to place the beautifully carved pumpkins along the trails. Dress for the weather in clothing that can be covered with pumpkin goo. Date for this opportunity is October 19, 2024. Pumpkin Placer Sign Up

Maybe you'd like to help light the 1,000 pumpkins along the trail just before the event begins. Date for this opportunity is October 19, 2024. Click on the link to sign up!

Pumpkin Night Event Clean Up - SUNDAY

Help is needed to pile up the pumpkins so that the deer and squirrels can eat them. Dress for the weather, with layers and be sure to wear supportive footwear. Most work will take place outdoors. Date for this opportunity is October 20, 2024. Clean-up Sign Up

Tasty treats abound at this year's Pumpkin Night in the Park. Plan to sample some delectable treats from these sellers:

Rustic Chef

Foods from Dry Rub Chicken Wings and Shrimp Po-Boys to Fried Brussel Sprouts and Philly Cheesesteaks! The Rustic Chef has it all! Chef Gregory Austin is a classically trained Chef who creates restaurant quality food on wheels. Fresh, original, delicious food that makes you want to come back for some more. Browse our menu at our website.

Gray Duck Concessions

We are a 100% Gluten Free truck!

Gourmet Mini Doughnuts with specialty topping made from scratch including Maple Bacon, S’More, Birthday Cake, Peanut Butter Cup, Turtle and Cinnamon Roll. Pigs in a Blanket: Breakfast sausage dipped in the sweet doughnut batter creates a memorable flavor combination! Cold beverages include cold press coffee (with optional flavor shot), iced chai and bottled water. Hot beverages include fresh brewed coffee, caramel apple cider and hot cocoa.

KCM Eggrolls

Jumbo egg rolls on a stick, foot long egg rolls on a stick, cream cheese wontons, chicken dumplings, teriyaki chicken meatball skewers, spicy garlic wings, Gluten Free spring rolls, Vietnamese Egg Roll Salad.

T-Rex Cookies

For nearly a decade we’ve been putting our ideas into action and perfecting each one of our recipes to create a quality, consistent outsized cookie with only real non artificial ingredients. Which means a Vegan or a Gluten Free Warrior might find us disappointing. That’s just the way we are. Share a cookie or, keep it all to yourself. We won’t judge.

Up North Kettle Korn

Enjoy delicious, freshly popped kettle korn!

Mr. Taco

Serving up delicious tacos and burritos!