The Minnesota Zoo’s artist-crafted Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular returns this month

The Minnesota Zoo is bringing back its pumpkin-filled Halloween trail for an eighth installment.

The annual Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular starts on Sept. 25, putting more than 5,000 illuminated pumpkins on a path through the zoo.

It’s not just triangle-eyed gourds that dot the trail, though. Many feature intricate designs by a team of artists — we went behind-the-scenes with those artists previously — who adorn the jack-o’-lanterns with intricate designs of landscapes, landmarks, and pop culture nods.

This year’s theme is trivia, which is both vague and enticing…

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