0.7 min readBy Published On: October 8th, 2019Categories: See and Do0 Comments on 18th Annual Neponset Pumpkin Float

Did you know pumpkins float?

It’s the 18th Annual Neponset Pumpkin Float is coming up!  Bring a pumpkin to Pope John Paul II Park on Tuesday, October 22nd at 5:30pm for an evening of family fun!  This wildly popular family event encourages you to bring a 6-8 inch hollow & carved pumpkin to the event. Each jack-o-lantern will have a candle inserted and lit before being launched en-mass in the water at 6pm.  Floats and candles will be provided.

Registration starts at 5:30pm. Free hot chocolate and candy treats will also be provided. The event is free and open to the public.  This is the 18th year of this Dorchester tradition when hundreds of kids in costumes and their families participate in the floating parade of pumpkins! 

This is event is presented by the DCR and the Neponset River Greenway Council!

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