Pumpkin Trail Cancelled for Thursday Night Only

Due to the rain and the condition of the trail, the Pumpkin Trail for Thursday, October 18, has been cancelled. We will be open for our regular hours Friday-Sunday, October 19-21, 2018, in the Lubbock Memorial Arboretum in Clapp Park. For those wishing to still bring pumpkins, we will be accepting them on Friday morning from 8:00 a.m. to 12 Noon.

Pumpkin lighting begins at 5:30 p.m. each night. Evening hours 6:00-10:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 6:00-9:00 p.m. on Sunday. Daylight hours are from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Friday-Sunday, October 19-21, 2018. For weather updates regarding the Pumpkin Trail, visit www.playlubbock.com or follow Lubbock Parks and Recreation on Facebook. For more information, call Hodges Community Center at 767-3706.

This is a free event, and the Arboretum walking trail is both stroller and wheelchair friendly. Trail entrances are located at the Lubbock Memorial Arboretum at 4111 University and the Lubbock Municipal Garden and Arts Center at 4215 University. Limited parking is available behind Hodges Community Center and at the Garden and Arts Center. Park and Ride will be available from Safety City located on the east side of Clapp Park at 46th Street and Avenue U - just look for our white Parks and Recreation vans.

The Pumpkin Trail is hosted by Parks and Recreation, the Lubbock Memorial Arboretum, and the Lubbock Municipal Garden and Arts Center. Many thanks to our sponsors to date: Affordable Storage, Advanced Dermatology and Skin Cancer Institute, Favor Delivery, Whataburger, United Supermarkets, Alderson Auto Group, American Advertising Federation Lubbock, Betenbough Homes, BPL Plasma, Hart Heating and Air, Latino Lubbock Magazine, Lubbock for Kids, and Star Jasmine Landscape.