Friday, October 30, 2009

Halloween 2009 Pumpkin House

One of the smaller towns just west of Huntington has a fantasic display each October around Halloween. The mayor of the town, Kenova, provides space for over 3000 pumpkins to be on display. Although this one picture of the front of the house has been adjusted for you to see it well, all photos were taken around 10pm on Thursday, October 29.

The display was not quite complete and there were many areas with lights without the carved pumpkins just yet. Even so, there were probably 100 people there, enjoying the artwork, the music, and the effort that went into it all.

Themes of all kinds are on display: sports, religions, Presidents, states, famous people and many more.











Both the place where Graham works, Marshall University (the Thundering Herd) and the school where Sam goes, Huntington High, were also represented





One section had ghost and ghoulies and other Halloween themed carvings.










A huge wall of pumpkins, each carved to illustrate an instrument in the orchestra with lights sequenced with the music. As you listen to this segment of the 1812 Overture notice how the violins are lit as they play, with others flashing as they enter the musical theme. (I sure hope this video works!!)