For my final act of Halloween defiance this season, I was able to get my pumpkins out for the tenth year in a row for my annual Pumpkin Dump!
Starting back in 2017, I decided that I wanted to do something more than simply toss my post-Halloween pumpkins into the trash, and ended up covertly setting them up in a local metropark to much surprise and joy... and it has become an annual tradition ever since.
Every year I look for a new, creepy location to set up my jack-o-lanterns and extend the Halloween season for a bit longer. An Easter egg of sorts to anyone who happens to see them, and food for the local wildlife at the very least.
This year, I paid homage to the Dump locations from 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025. We have a long, ever-expanding main road through town filled with commercial and industrial parkways, continually springing new buildings into any remaining available space. And while these buildings and warehouses continue to pop up, the original, now abandoned and quickly deteriorating homes sit rotting, waiting to be leveled to make way for the next new construction project.
Lucky for me, these forgotten and ignored homes serve as the perfect location for my annual pumpkin dump. Rotten and decayed, overgrown and just a bit intimidating. I set up my pumpkin display to complete the autumn image of fright!
Last weekend, I loaded up all 15 remaining pumpkins from this year's display and headed out. I calmly parked in what was once a driveway to the house and went to work in the unusually sunny and pleasant morning.
Hilariously, the location I picked for this year's Dump was right next door to last year's! The abandoned house was completely surrounded by overgrowth and provided no access to a front or side door. But the wide open garage filled with old construction debris provided the perfect backdrop for another pumpkin setup, still plainly visible from the busy road (if you knew where to look!). I quickly got some photos and videos of the setup, then slipped away completely unnoticed.
Another perfect Pumpkin Dump to end another really great Halloween season!
Please enjoy my annual submission to the Great Pumpkin Project, the 2026 Highbury Cemetery Pumpkin Dump...
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