13th Annual Pumpkin Trail Event Information

Parks and Recreation will host the 13th Annual Pumpkin Trail presented by Michael Postar’s Affordable Storage from October 21-24, 2021, in the Lubbock Memorial Arboretum in Clapp Park. In addition to the carved jack-o-lanterns along the trail, there will be displays hosted by local businesses and civic groups that will lead participants around the trail. This is a free event, and the Arboretum walking trail is both stroller and wheelchair-friendly. Occupancy will be limited and monitored at Trail entrances that 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 the Citibus trolley. 

Pumpkin lighting begins at 5:30 p.m. each night. Evening hours are 6:00-9:00 p.m. on Thursday and Sunday and 6:00-10:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Daylight hours are from 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Friday-Sunday, October 22-24, 2021. 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 806-767-3706.

The Pumpkin Trail is hosted by Parks and Recreation, the Lubbock Memorial Arboretum, and the Lubbock Municipal Garden and Arts Center and presented by Michael Postar’s Affordable Storage. Many thanks to our sponsors to date: Michael Postar’s Affordable Storage, H-E-B, Latino Lubbock Magazine, Betenbough Homes, BPL Plasma, Big Plate Restaurant Supply, Easy Backyard Storage, Hart Heating and Air, UMC Children’s Hospital, United Supermarkets, Classical Conversations of Lubbock, Grassano Properties – Sagewood Apartments, and Lubbock Family Medicine.