Dalson Eastern Curve Garden hosts a pumpkin lantern festival each year at the end of October and in time for Halloween. The community come together with children and adults carving a pumpkin to display in the garden. The pumpkin jack 'o' lanterns are then lit each evening in the run up to Halloween with "Light Up Nights", bringing visitors into the garden and encouraging donations and money spent in the cafe. I visited the garden last week and was amazed at the number of pumpkins, each uniquely carved and displayed.
Some of the pumpkins were placed inside a small greenhouse and lit, and they looked amazing.
I enjoyed seeing the different carvings and displays.
The garden was filled with pumpkins with plenty of space to sit.
The coffee shop was selling snacks and hot drinks, including mulled wine. I bought a cookie which reminded me of my favourite cookie, the snickerdoodle.
This was a wonderful and picturesque community event, and I encourage others to visit and make a donation.
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