There's no denying it: Every season, picking pumpkins is *the thing* to do. And while the pumpkin patches across the U.S. are a fall must, what's next? Brainstorming jack-o'-lantern ideas, of course!

Carved pumpkins are Halloween standards, but how did the jack-o'-lantern tradition get started? Learn about the history of Halloween and pumpkin carving. For many of us, carving pumpkins is a must-do ...

FARMINGTON, Utah — From Taylor Swift to Harry Potter, the Minions to the Munsters, Disney princesses to Snoopy, Farmington resident Ken Klinker has carved hundreds of designs into pumpkins. Each ...

The exact origin of the long-standing tradition of carving pumpkins on Halloween is murky, but like the genesis of the holiday itself, it may stem from the evolution of centuries-old traditions that ...

Long before Linus was summarily chastised by Lucy for his involvement in the Great Pumpkin debable of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," the venerable pumpkin had a long and varied history. The ...

For many, Halloween isn’t complete without jack-o’-lanterns. Although the tradition of carving pumpkins has been around for centuries, it wasn’t always pumpkins that were being carved. The carving's ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. What’s more classic than carving a ...

HOUSTON – Halloween is officially over! If you have decorative pumpkins and jack-o’-lanterns that you need to get rid of, the city of Houston wants you to drop them off at one of its three composting ...