Community invited to bring carved pumpkins to Conimicut Spooktacular

By JOHN HOWELL
Posted 10/16/18

By JOHN HOWELL -- Susan Hay is looking for all those who will be carving a pumpkin this Halloween season. There's no age or level of expertise requirements, or for that matter, the size of the pumpkin. It can be the classic jack-o-lantern with triangle

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Community invited to bring carved pumpkins to Conimicut Spooktacular

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Susan Hay is looking for all those who will be carving a pumpkin this Halloween season.

There’s no age or level of expertise requirements, or for that matter, the size of the pumpkin. It can be the classic jack-o-lantern with triangle cutouts for the eyes and nose and a wide toothy grin or a creation that has taken hours of painstaking work. Hay and her group of volunteers planning the fourth annual Conimicut Pumpkin Spooktacular purposely are steering away from rules, regulations and a competition. What’s more, there’s no fees or tickets to be a part of the adventure.

The event takes place on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

The intent of the Spooktacular is family fun with everyone having a role in transforming Donovan Park at the center of Conimicut Village into a creative display appropriate for this time of year. The pumpkins will be placed around the park along with other decorations and when it’s all over, those who lent their pumpkins for the event, get to take them home.

Well, there’s more to it than a walk in the park with pumpkins.

Carved pumpkins along with a votive candle should be dropped off at Friends Way so they can be placed on display from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on the 26th.

Hay and her group of about 50 volunteers will transform the Friends Way parking lot across the street from the park into an arcade of games and activities for the kids. There will be a scavenger hunt with prizes as well. The parking lot that is easily roped off from West Shore Road and Beach Avenue makes for a safe environment for the kids who can choose to come in their Halloween costumes or not.

Hay reiterates the Spooktacular isn’t a competition. In fact, it was costumes that got her started on the thought of a village event focused on Halloween. Her initial goal was to come up with a wardrobe of costumes from which kids from less fortunate families could make selections. Hay hasn’t given up on that idea although, for the moment, it’s all about the pumpkin display, games, activities and the scavenger hunt.

The Spooktacular is coordinated by the Woodbury Union Church with the support of the Conimicut Village Association, Morris Farm, Rhode Island Novelty, Sunbelt Rentals, Riverview Association, Boy Scouts Conimicut Troop 1 and Elite Screen Printing and Embroidery.

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