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The Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival 2026
Downtown Highwood (Highwood City Hall, Green Bay Avenue, Everts Park, Highwood Metra Station parking lot) · 17 Highwood Ave, Highwood, IL 60040Deadline passedAbout this event
The Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival
The Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival returns for its 17th year on October 2-4, 2026, preceded by a community night and opening carnival on October 1. Spread through downtown Highwood, the free-admission festival features pumpkin carving and pumpkin walls, live music from two stages, children's and pet costume contests, trick-or-treating, a carnival, and food and artisan vendors.
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Who this market accepts
Non-food vendorsOpen
- artisan
- retail
- craft
- clothing
- specialty
Food vendors, application 2Open
- artisan food
- chocolate confections
- popcorn
- snow cones
- cotton candy
- ice cream
- nuts
- cheese
- baked items
- pickled items
- specialty non-alcoholic beverages
Food vendors, application 3Open
- food
Food vendors, application 4Open
- food truck
- food trailer
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- The official application
- Required documents and form questions
- Organizer email and phone
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