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Marty Walsh’s Fall Pumpkin Float will take over Frog Pond on October 23

On October 21, 2006, Boston broke the World Record for most jack-o’-lanterns simultaneously lit in one place. Bostonians on the Common lit 30,128 pumpkins at once. The previous Guinness World Record was held by Keene, New Hampshire, where 28,952 pumpkins were lit in 2003. Leszek Szymanski / EPAI

By Catherine Lindsay

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Here’s your chance to get a glimpse of a sea of floating jack-o’-lanterns.Mayor Marty Walsh’s Fall Pumpkin Float will once again take over Boston Common’s Frog Pond on Sunday, October 23, the mayor’s office said in a statement Tuesday.

From 4:30-6:30 p.m., attendees will be able to see hundreds of lit up jack-o’-lanterns floating on the water and participate in “spooky” activities.

Participants should bring 8-inch or smaller carved pumpkins that will then be illuminated and floated on the pond for a “dramatic early evening display,” according to the mayor’s office. Various carved jack-o’-lanterns from sports teams and organizations will also be on display.

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The free event will feature various family-friendly activities, including a haunted zombie maze, a magician, the L.L. Bean Bootmobile, arts and crafts, an IKEA selfie booth with costumes to try on, games and giveaways by Magic 106.7, science activities, and “scarily delicious” snacks and refreshments, the mayor’s office said.

The mayor’s office encouraged eventgoers to wear Halloween costumes and said children will be able to decorate luminary bags, which will be exhibited along the edge of the pond.

After the event, all pumpkins will be donated to The Trustees of Reservations to be composted.

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