{"id":14216,"date":"2018-09-13T13:57:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T20:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/?p=14216"},"modified":"2018-09-13T13:58:58","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T20:58:58","slug":"calabasas-halloween-nights-of-the-jack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/09\/13\/calabasas-halloween-nights-of-the-jack\/","title":{"rendered":"First Annual ‘Nights Of The Jack’ in Calabasas, CA: A Halloween Jack O’Lantern Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"
Halloween gets even bigger this year as Calabasas’ ‘Nights of the Jack’<\/strong> event gets Los Angeles families<\/strong> in a frightfully-fun mood.<\/p>\n Very excited by the team behind the event, television production and event industry veterans\u00a0Ben Biscotti<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0Tony Schubert<\/span><\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Bobby Rossi<\/span><\/b>\u00a0have come together to provide Angelenos with one Halloween experience they won’t want to miss.<\/p>\n Taking place in\u00a0Calabasas<\/span>\u00a0this October, the greater\u00a0Los Angeles<\/span>\u00a0area will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a Halloween wonderland<\/strong> filled with thousands of hand-carved Jack O’ Lanterns.<\/strong><\/p>\n Legend has it that in 1824, at the top of the\u00a0Calabasas<\/span>\u00a0grade on the original El Camino Real, a rancher from\u00a0Oxnard<\/span>\u00a0spilled a wagonload of pumpkins while en route to\u00a0Los Angeles<\/span>. Sometime later, hundreds of pumpkin seeds sprouted alongside the road. As a result of the surprising event, the area was dubbed Las Calabasas\u2014”the place where the pumpkins fell.”<\/strong> Nights of The Jack, a must-see Halloween experience will delight visitors of all ages by bringing thousands of one-of-a-kind hand-carved pumpkins to life at King Gillette Ranch.<\/p>\n Nights Of The Jack<\/b>\u00a0will be more than your traditional Halloween attraction<\/strong>. Vast grounds of intricately hand-carved and illuminated pumpkins will welcome visitors as they make their way through the half-mile trail around the ranch and will be open to enchant\u00a0Los Angeles<\/span>\u00a0residents and tourists<\/strong> alike all month long.<\/p>\n Over 20 themed installations<\/strong> will be showcased thanks to thousands of hand-carving hours; including, a Land of Dinosaurs<\/strong> that will spotlight a massive Brontosaurus<\/strong>, an enormous T-Rex<\/strong>, a Triceratops that you won’t want to miss, and more.<\/p>\n The Under the Sea<\/strong> installation will be complete with sharks, turtles, jellyfish and other sea creatures<\/strong> for everyone to enjoy.<\/p>\n Other theme installations will include fairy tale characters, sports legends, Halloween classics<\/strong> and of course, no\u00a0Los Angeles\u00a0<\/span>celebration would be complete without a treasure trove of celebrity themed jack o’ lanterns<\/strong> spanning the generations. The event will be open for over 20 select nights<\/strong> with various ticketed time slots<\/strong>, attendees are encouraged to visit the site immediately to purchase tickets for the season taking place\u00a0October 11<\/span>th<\/sup>\u00a0through\u00a0November 4<\/span>th<\/sup><\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Master Carver Billy Bywater<\/strong> stated, “I’m very excited to unveil Nights Of The Jack for all of\u00a0Los Angeles<\/span>to enjoy. It has been an amazing show to create and probably our best work yet! I hope visitors enjoy the creations that we have brought to life exclusively for this Halloween season.”<\/p>\n The grounds will also feature additional surprises from live carvers, a pumpkin patch, themed gift shop, seasonal food, beverages and more.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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