It’s the time of year when mornings start with crisp air and pumpkin-spiced everything, and evenings slip into flickering jack-o’-lanterns, haunted trails, and the kind of thrills that only October nights can bring.
For some, the season is all about the cozy rituals: hayrides, pumpkin patches, apple cider, and the quest to find the perfect gourd for your porch. For others, it’s the eerie side of autumn that makes this month shine — haunted houses, ghost stories, and a good old-fashioned scare under the harvest moon.
No matter which side of pumpkin season you lean into — the warm and welcoming or the creepy and chilling — this is the time to savor it all. Autumn is fleeting, but the memories you’ll make crunching through leaves by day and chasing goosebumps by night? Those last long after the season ends.