LAURELVILLE, Ohio – Named one of the best fall festivals in the nation by USA Today, the Jack Pine Glass Pumpkin Festival will take place Sept. 19-21 in the Hocking Hills region.
The festival, now in its seventh year, is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
More than 10,000 art lovers from around the country are expected to visit the festival, which takes place at the studio of renowned glass artist Jack Pine.
Visitors can purchase fall décor, holiday gifts and more. Festivalgoers are encouraged to carpool and reserve VIP advance discount parking for $5 at GlassPumpkinFestival.com. Guests who reserve parking receive a $5 coupon toward a purchase. Plenty of day-of parking is available for $10 per car.
Just 200 tickets are available, but everyone is invited to experience the One Wicked Night Glass Pumpkin Festival preview night. The party features a soft opening at 5 p.m., with a gourmet dinner at 6 p.m., live music, a silent auction, drawings and door prizes and first dibs on the Pumpkin of the Year. Ideal for groups of friends and couples, the evening benefits the Laurelville Food Pantry. VIP Preview Party Tickets are $75 each and available at GlassPumpkinFestival.com.
Throughout the Jack Pine Glass Pumpkin Festival, thousands of spectacular hand-blown glass pumpkins in a rainbow of colors and finishes will fill the Glass Pumpkin Patch, each featuring Pine’s signature color saturation and gleaming finish.
The 11-acre grounds will be filled with three dozen fine artists from around the region showing and selling their work in a lively outdoor artists market.
Gourmet food trucks will serve up everything from pumpkin ice cream and mini donuts to smoked lasagna, Louisiana bourbon chicken, Schmidt’s famous brats and Bahama Mamas, fully loaded baked potatoes and more. Live music will fill the air.
Glass Pumpkin Festival attendees love watching the talented team of artists blow glass into exquisite works of art. World-famous carver Gus Smithister will be back again live-carving a monstrous 600-pound pumpkin into an eyepopping design.
Pictured at top: The unique works of glass artists are displayed and for sale at the festival.