Pumpkin-Spaced Halloween: Skylands Stadium Jack-O-Lantern Experience Offers Family Fun While Social Distancing

New Jersey’s Largest Fall Event Features a 5,000+ Jack-O-Lantern Drive-through Festival Including Carnival Rides, Pumpkin Carving, and Games, as well as Craft Beer and Delicious Food

It’s time to celebrate the changing of the seasons in style! Skylands Stadium will host one of the biggest Halloween and Fall season events in New Jersey called the Skylands Stadium Jack-O-Lantern Experience, a premier experience that encourages families to get out and enjoy the season while being socially responsible.

The Jack-O-Lantern Experience runs for six weeks, beginning September 25 through November 1. Tickets to reserve a time slot, rain or shine, start at $25 per carload for the 5,000+ jack-o-lantern drive-through, and admission and parking to the fall festival will be free. Advance tickets for the drive-through can be purchased at a discount online through September 24.

“We’re excited to celebrate the start of the fall season by launching our Jack-O-Lantern event, which is sure to be fun for the whole family and has something for everybody,” said Mike Dorso, vice president of Skylands Stadium. “Especially now, people are looking to spend some quality time outside of the house and we believe Jack-O-Lantern provides a great opportunity to build fun and lasting memories with those around you while still honoring the social distancing measures.”

Boo! The 5,000+ Jack-O-Lantern Drive-through
Jack-O-Lantern visitors have the option to take part in a unique drive-through experience, where there will be more than 5,000 decorated jack-o-lanterns all around the stadium, property, and surrounding corn fields – as far as the eye can see! Visually fun and engaging, attendees will not want to look away. Over the course of the one-mile path, the journey will bring guests through a variety of spooky Halloween themes safari animals, dinosaurs, graveyards, and more – even on to the baseball field.

Fall Festival: Games, Food, and Fun
Along with the 5,000+ jack-o-lantern drive-through experience, Jack-O-Lantern also offers a full fall festival which includes carnival rides, pumpkin painting, and games located outside of Skylands Stadium. Kids will have endless hours of fun on rides like the ferris wheel and merry-go-round, as well as the opportunity to play carnival games to win cool prizes.

Jack-O-Lantern isn’t only fun for the kids. The festival will also have a craft beer section where visitors will be able to try 25+ seasonal beers from local vendors across NY and NJ. Additionally, Jack-O-Lantern will offer delicious, fall-favorite foods, and non-alcoholic beverages to help fill your stomachs, such as apple cinnamon donuts, hot apple cider, and pumpkin-spice coffee.

Event Details:

• When: The Jack-O-Lantern Experience will operate Thursdays – Sundays beginning on Friday, September 25 and running through Sunday, November 1, 2020.  Event begins at sundown.
• Where: Skylands Stadium, 94 Championship Place, Augusta, NJ 07822.
• How:  Tickets can be purchased in advance by clicking here. The event is rain or shine. Please show up 15 minutes prior to your time slot.

• Cost: All tickets are only available for purchase online. Advance ticket prices start at $25 (Thursday and Sunday) or $30 (Friday and Saturday) per carload up until September 24. After September 24, cost per carload will be $34 (Thursday and Sunday) or $39 (Friday and Saturday). For customer service, please call 973-383-7644.

You can learn more about the Jack-O-Lantern Experience by visiting our website, which includes cool pictures, an event map, the option to purchase tickets, and further event information. Additionally, stay up-to-date on news and share your experience by visiting and liking the Skylands Stadium Jack-O-Lantern Experience event Facebook page.

ABOUT SKYLANDS STADIUM
The award-winning Skylands Stadium is one of North Jersey’s premiere sports and entertainment venues, and home to the 2018 Can-Am League Champion Sussex County Miners professional baseball team. It is a year-round, full-service facility where families can spend quality time together. Fans can enjoy exciting baseball games, as well as meet-and-greets with Miners players, coaches and beloved mascot, Herbie the Miner. Skylands Stadium is also a community center where local businesses, charities, high schools and colleges gather for their own events. Skylands Stadium’s newest attraction is the all-new spacious; 17,000-square foot indoor climate controlled Champions Way Sports Academy. Accessible by a picturesque drive, the stadium is conveniently located at the crossroads of Routes 15, 206 and 565, also known as Ross’s Corner. Skylands Stadium’s address is 94 Championship Place, Augusta, NJ 07822.