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The most amazing carved pumpkins ever

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A Jack-O'-Lantern glows orange with the words 'Louisville Jack-O'-Lantern spectacular' carved into its side.Image source, Louisville Jack O' Lantern Spectacular, KY
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Welcome to the Louisville Jack-O'-Lantern Spectacular, set in a park in Louisville, Kentucky.

Dozens of pumpkins sit on platforms at different heights with spooky faces carved. One big pumpkin sits at the back with large teeth and a scary face.Image source, Louisville Jack O' Lantern Spectacular, KY
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5,000 beautifully carved pumpkins are carefully lined along a woodland path in Iroquois Park. Visitors come to see these incredible Jack-O'-Lanterns as soon as night falls, and the pumpkins are lit up with an eerie glow.

A detailed illustration of a lion is carved into a glowing pumpkin.Image source, Louisville Jack O' Lantern Spectacular, KY
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The pumpkins are carved with lots of different designs, they train professional artists and illustrators to carve their amazing drawings on the pumpkins.

A pirate ship covered with lots of different pumpkins.Image source, Louisville Jack O' Lantern Spectacular, KY
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Themes are chosen each year - here pirate-themed pumpkins are placed around a wooden ship.

Two peacocks sitting on a branch adorned with flowers carved into an orange pumpkin.Image source, Louisville Jack O' Lantern Spectacular, KY
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Here is what the pumpkins look like in the daytime. Just as beautiful.... but a bit less scary

A glowing pumpkin shows a lady opening a decorated box.Image source, Louisville Jack O' Lantern Spectacular, KY
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There are loads of different designs, from animated characters, religious figures, movie stars and animals. This pumpkin shows Pandora, a character found in Greek myths.

Spotted pumpkins in different sizes are positions along a long, curved tree trunk with a very large pumpkin decorated with a dragon's head at the end.Image source, Louisville Jack O' Lantern Spectacular, KY
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These pumpkins have been arranged in the style of a Chinese dragon.

Hundreds of pumpkins with ghoulish faces glow orange and blue in a dark forest.Image source, Louisville Jack O' Lantern Spectacular, KY
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This 'spooktacular' event is on for only a few weeks, but thousands of people come see these amazing pumpkins every year and we can totally see why!