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Pumpkin Walk and Fall Festival

October 19 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Get ready for the annual Pumpkin Walk held on Saturday, October 19, 2024, on the grounds of the historic John Jay French Museum from 6 pm – 9 pm!

Use your creativity to decorate or carve a pumpkin and enter it into our contest. (Entry form at the bottom of this page). The fan-favorite pumpkin in several categories will be selected by ballot and prizes will be awarded, so gather your friends and family to come vote on your favorites! Prizes include, but are not limited to: Beaumont Children’s Museum passes, tickets to the Jefferson Theater, Star Bowling vouchers, and more! Float through a haunted tour of the 1845 French home featuring departed French family members, a haunted hayride of the grounds, and a Halloween craft for the kids (while supplies last). Walk through a vendor fair to check out local booths with Halloween goodies, and stop to get your face painted!

Admission is $5 at the gate for all non-members ages 4 and up, with kids 3 and under attending free. Beaumont Heritage Society members attend free, check your membership card for details.

Want to be a vendor at this year’s Pumpkin Walk? Click here to complete your booth registration form and payment. Please note: we will not be allowing vendors to sell food at this event.

This event is part of the greater Beaumont area’s annual “Museum Madness Weekend,” held October 17-20, 2024. The Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont Children’s Museum, John Jay French Museum, Edison Museum, Dishman Art Museum, Fire Museum of Texas, McFaddin-Ward House Museum, Museum of the Gulf Coast, Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum, and Texas Energy Museum are each hosting events for a fun-filled weekend in Jefferson County. Book a hotel room with the Museum Madness Discount Rate! Visit the Beaumont CVB’s website here.

Our Pumpkin Carving and Decorating Contest is FREE to enter!