Pumpkin Illumination Morristown is Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Vail Mansion Plaza, 110 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960. Morris Arts hosts the free family evening from a 5:00 p.m. story block through a 6:45 p.m. illumination (Tourism lists about 5:00–7:00 p.m.); bring a carved pumpkin — tea lights provided. Rain date is Sunday, October 25.
Updated: September 29, 2026. Schedule, venue and free-admission details below were checked against the Morris Arts Pumpkin Illumination page and the Morris County Tourism event listing. This page covers the Morristown / Vail Mansion Plaza event only — not any similarly named festival in another Morris County town.
When: Saturday, October 24, 2026. Morris Arts lists activities from 5:00 p.m. (story) through the 6:45 p.m. Pumpkin Illumination. Morris County Tourism lists the evening as 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Rain date: Sunday, October 25. Confirm the rain-date call on the Morris Arts page.
Where: Vail Mansion Plaza, 110 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960. Attendees place carved pumpkins around the reflecting pool; Morris Arts provides electric tea lights for the jack-o’-lanterns.
Cost: Pumpkin Illumination Morristown is free and family-friendly. Bring your own carved pumpkin. Tea lights are provided. Optional party registration on the Morris Arts page is for weather and activity updates, not a paid ticket gate.
Morris Arts invites costumes and carved pumpkins around the Vail Mansion Plaza reflecting pool; electric tea lights are provided for the 6:45 p.m. illumination. Storytelling, a short art workshop, a luminary mask parade and the light-up give families a clear timeline without a ticket line.
