Great Pumpkin-Carving Festival

Celebrate the season at the Garden’s Pumpkin Carving Festival, where creatively carved pumpkins take center stage! Enjoy live music, festive entertainment, cocktails and Fall fun, then stroll through Scarecrows in the Garden and take in the larger-than-life creations on display. It’s the perfect way to kick off Halloween weekend with a little Garden magic!

Get Tickets

Premium Admission Includes:

• Dedicated entry line
• Drink ticket for one

complimentary cocktail/mocktail

• Specialty food item
• Garden keepsake

Member Tickets

Premium Admission

Adults: $60 | Children: $23 (ages 3-12)

General Admission

Adults: $30 | Children: $10

BUY Non-member TicketS

Non-Member Tickets

General Admission

Adults: $35 | Children: $15 (ages 3-12)

Premium Admission

Adults: $65 | Children: $28

BUY Member Tickets

Advance purchase recommended. Tickets required for all guests and members.

Available online and at the door while supplies last. Pricing is per person.

About the Event

Pumpkins & Scarecrows

Watch Atlanta’s talented amateur carvers transform pumpkins into works of art, then cast your vote for Fan Favorite. Plus, see this year’s award-winning creations from Scarecrows in the Garden.

Scarecrows in the Garden Awards at 6:30 p.m.

Pumpkin Carving Awards at 8:30 p.m.

Live Music

Clay Duke Trio in Levy Parterre

Enjoy smooth yacht rock under the lights.

Mandi Strachota and her 7-piece band in the Great Lawn Garden

Americana, blues, country and rock take center stage on a hay-lined dance floor

The Surly Trolls in Skyline Robinson Gazebo

Follow the pumpkin-lined Flower Walk to lively bluegrass from this five-piece band.

More Fall Fun

Classic Movie in the Rose Garden

Relax on hay bales for a nostalgic short film under the stars.

Pumpkin Crafts

Get creative with a festive pumpkin-inspired craft for kids and kids at heart.

Food & Drink

Seasonal food and cocktails will be available for purchase throughout the evening. Cash bars are available throughout the Garden; card-only, please.

Know Before You Go

Parking is $15 per vehicle in the Garden’s onsite parking deck; card-only, please.

No chairs, pets, smoking/vaping, or outside food/drinks. Food and beverages available for purchase while supplies last. Tickets are non-refundable; no rain checks. Only guests 21+ may purchase alcohol (ID required). Bars close at 8:30 p.m.