Montrealers can bring their jack-o’-lanterns to the pumpkin parade in Outremont [Video]

Don’t know what to do with the pumpkin you spent hours painstakingly carving into a goofy face or terrifying monster after Halloween? The Outremont pumpkin parade is there to give them a second life on Friday.

Every year for the last 12 years, Outremont en famille takes over Pratt Parc after dark on Nov. 1 and turns it into a candlelit graveyard for jack-o’-lanterns that would otherwise have been thrown in the trash or left on the porch to rot or become a squirrel’s dinner.

It’s a chance for families to walk around, appreciate original creations by their neighbours and even win prizes for the best-decorated pumpkin.

“It’s a fun event. It makes Halloween last a day longer,” said Claire-Isabelle Mauffette, president of Outremont en famille.

“Some people put a lot of energy in carving these pumpkins. Some are like piece of art. It’s actually stunning to see that.”

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