Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular 2026 at Roger Williams Park Zoo (Tickets, Hours, Parking)

The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo runs nightly through November 1, 2026, from 6 to 10:30 PM (last entry 10 PM). More than 5,000 carved pumpkins line a trail through the zoo; this year’s theme is “The Great Pun-Kin Trail.” Tickets are timed, sold online only and must be bought in advance. Details below are from the zoo’s own page, checked October 19, 2026.

Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular tickets and prices

• All tickets are timed, online only and must be bought ahead. No refunds, and no switching dates.
• It runs rain or shine.
• Zoo members pay $14 per ticket.
• Sunday, November 1 is Adults Only Night (21+, no kids or strollers), the last night of the season.

Where it is and parking

Roger Williams Park Zoo, 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence. You can enter Roger Williams Park from Broad Street, Park Avenue or Elmwood Avenue and follow the signs to the zoo. Parking is free on a first-come, first-served basis, with optional paid premium parking. The zoo asks visitors to bring patience: busy nights mean lines.

Extras on the trail

• Soaring Eagle zip ride: $15 ($13 members), nightly 6 to 9:30 PM, weather permitting, 40 tickets an hour. Riders must be at least 42 inches tall.
• Evening VR experience: about 5 minutes, nightly 6 to 10 PM, weather permitting.
• Illuminated swan paddleboats on Polo Lake, next to the zoo entrance, nightly 6 to 11 PM, weather permitting; paid on arrival.
• A sensory-friendly hour before the trail opens is offered for visitors with autism or sensory processing differences and their families; those tickets are sold in person only at the zoo’s admissions booth that evening.

Make a night of it

More Halloween parties, haunted shows and costume nights are on our Providence Halloween page, and daytime zoo hours and prices are in our things to do in Providence guide.

Source: Roger Williams Park Zoo, Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular.