{"id":742,"date":"2020-10-01T09:29:19","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T13:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/?page_id=742"},"modified":"2026-03-03T16:07:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T21:07:33","slug":"pumpkinmania","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/pumpkinmania","title":{"rendered":"PumpkinMania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover page-head\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);min-height:460px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"600\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-743\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/pumpkins_1600x600.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/pumpkins_1600x600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/pumpkins_1600x600-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/pumpkins_1600x600-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/pumpkins_1600x600-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/pumpkins_1600x600-1536x576.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-very-dark-gray-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"pumpkinManiaTitle\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:.9\">PumpkinMania<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;min-height:100px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-white-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-crimson-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-1599e92488f4a6067ec7af811244ccd0\" id=\"h-a-lexington-tradition-with-national-recognition\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">A Lexington Tradition With National Recognition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its start in 2011, PumpkinMania has grown from a small campus celebration into one of Lexington\u2019s most popular fall events, attracting thousands each year. The dazzling pumpkin display has earned national attention, including a spotlight on <em>Good Morning America<\/em>, and has become a seasonal highlight for families across the region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-6 is-cropped is-style-rectangular wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-696x696\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/transylvania_pumpkinmania_pumpkin-patch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" data-id=\"17308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/transylvania_pumpkinmania_pumpkin-patch-696x696.jpg\" alt=\"pumpkins lined up to be carved\" class=\"wp-image-17308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/transylvania_pumpkinmania_pumpkin-patch-696x696.jpg 696w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/transylvania_pumpkinmania_child-pumpkin-carving-696x696.jpg\" alt=\"a child carving a pumpkin\" class=\"wp-image-17313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/transylvania_pumpkinmania_child-pumpkin-carving-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/transylvania_pumpkinmania_child-pumpkin-carving-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/transylvania_pumpkinmania_child-pumpkin-carving-466x466.jpg 466w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/transylvania_pumpkinmania_child-pumpkin-carving-348x348.jpg 348w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/01\/transylvania_pumpkinmania_child-pumpkin-carving-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/pumpkinmania_logo.png 864w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/pumpkinmania_logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/pumpkinmania_logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/pumpkinmania_logo-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/10\/pumpkinmania_logo-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PumpkinMania 2025 Sponsors Join us Oct. 27 for the PumpkinMania Festival! Transylvania University\u2019s PumpkinMania presented by University of Kentucky Federal Credit Union returns to downtown Lexington with a family-friendly pumpkin carving event Sunday, Oct. 27, and a jack-o\u2019-lantern display each night from Oct. 27\u201131. The return of PumpkinMania is made possible this year by the generous support of our sponsors. 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