World's Biggest Pumpkin Now at NIGHTS OF THE JACK - Live Carving This Weekend!

Courtesy Nights of the Jack

LA’s leading immersive Halloween experience, Nights Of The Jack, is back for the 7th year with all the fun features celebrities and families have grown to love and expect each year for the annual 30+ night event.

For the first time, Nights Of The Jack is partnering with Raising Cane’s to bring the biggest pumpkin in the world, at 2,471lb, for live carving events for 2 nights, October 27 and October 29, 2024. Then, on October 30, Raising Cane’s owner and founder will be in-person to help unveil the 360-degree, fully 3D carving and speak with media and fans.

The world’s biggest pumpkin will be carved live for all ticketholders to experience, by notable carvers and Food Network stars:

·        Eric Jones - Food Network Halloween Wars finalist and Outrageous Pumpkins champion, and Guinness World Record Holder for carving the World's Heaviest Jack-O'-Lantern and World's Largest Jack-O'-Lantern

·        Monique Hawk - Food Network Halloween Wars and Outrageous Pumpkins finalist

·        William E. Wilson - Food Network Halloween Wars and Outrageous Pumpkins and Outrageous Pumpkins All-Stars (Premiering September 29th on the Food Network)

About the pumpkin:

·        2024 World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off Winner

·        Pumpkin Weight: 2,471 LBS

·        Name: Rudy, due to small initial size

·        The pumpkin seed was planted April 20, 2024

·        Grew up to 400 pounds a week

·        Pumpkins are 96% water

·        Owned by Todd Graves, Founder of Raising Cane’s

About the grower:

·        Travis Gienger from Anoka, MN

·        4-Time Half Moon Bay “World Championship Pumpkin” Winner

·        7-Time Guinness World Record Holder

·        Won the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in California for the second year in a row

·        30 years of pumpkin growing experience        

Welcoming over 100,000 people every year, greater LA area residents, families and celebrity fans have returned once again to King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas for the annual event. The ultimate family-friendly event and celebrity jam-packed destination is back with mile-long walking trail with 20+ immersive scenes, pumpkin carvers, hundreds of photo moments, merch shop, face painting, psychic, AR photo moments and digital carnival games.

This year, guests will experience new light technology by Govee, an unforgettable 20-foot animatronic skeleton by Blue Diamond Almond Breeze, bar activation by Beam Suntory, AR selfie moments, and digital carnival games for prizes alongside unparalleled lantern art activations, and tons of new photo moments.

Tickets are on sale now at NightsOfTheJack.com through November 2, 2024.