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Behind the scenes of pumpkin carving at the Minnesota Zoo

Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Friday, October 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM · 1 min read
Behind the scenes of pumpkin carving at the Minnesota Zoo — KSTP 5, Maple Grove Arts news
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Behind the scenes of pumpkin carving at the Minnesota Zoo By KSTP Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo If you think one carved pumpkin is impressive, just wait until you see what Passion for Pumpkins is pulling off at the Minnesota Zoo this October.The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular runs for 38 days, and since a carved pumpkin isn’t exactly aging gracefully by day 10, their team of artists is constantly carving thousands of fresh ones to keep the show going.Reporter Kelli Hanson goes behind the scenes to see exactly how they do it.

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