What You ll See on Your Tour PUMPKIN PARK … descriptions... · partners with carved logo pumpkins...
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MEET JACK! Pumpkinferno’s iconic Jack stands tall in a fiery fashion to greet you upon your arrival to Upper Canada Village... keeping an eye on each visitor’s approach. His familiar face will appear again and again throughout the Village to guide you on your tour. PARTNER APPRECIATION Pumpkinferno is made possible in part with many partners in our community and at a provincial level. Our artists pay tribute to these partners with carved logo pumpkins for your viewing pleasure! ENTRANCE WELCOME BRIDGE The numerous jack o’lantern faces that join Jack as totems along the route have taken up a playful position over the canal bridge to welcome you as you walk across the threshold into the world of Pumpkinferno. EXPRESSION PROGRESSION These emotional Jacks will give you mood swings as they guide you through a series of changing expressions. DRAGON’S LANTERN LAIR Dare to pass through a mystical lair where the mother dragon returns with her young hatchling to amaze the Pumpkinferno visitors yet again! RAINBOW MIGRATION Take a moment to reflect upon the stunning effects produced by the colourful array of flocking birds flying over the Village mill pond. WITCHES BREW Though you may be inclined to fear it, we hope this wicked display will put you in the Halloween spirit! DAY OF THE DEAD As you walk through this colourful floral field, bask in the beauty of the intricately carved decorative skulls that are joined this year by brand new characters celebrating “Dia de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead), a Mexican holiday remembering and supporting the spiritual journey of deceased loved ones. JAILHOUSE ROCK Being locked up in a cellblock hasn’t stopped these 1950s icons from dancin’ to the Jailhouse Rock! Put your dancing shoes on and join them in rocking out to some Elvis classics. Can you name all of the celebrities our artists have carved? COINS OF THE WORLD Paying tribute to the diverse groups of visitors that attend Upper Canada Village throughout the year, it made perfect “cents” to create an intricately carved pumpkin display featuring various coins found around the world. THE CREEPING VINEYARD Don’t you love how vines enhance architecture, add colour, and change with the season? Walk through the Doctor’s Lane at Upper Canada Village to see how these fruit- bearing grape vines have elegantly framed the Doctor’s House! PUMPKIN PARK Smiling jack faces greet you as you enter this interactive zone … welcoming you to the delights that wait inside! This double-sided archway has been created with over 500 pumpkins. Here’s your chance to show us your own creative skills on our Pumpkindoodle chalkboard, and BRAND NEW Pumpkindoodle whiteboard! Remember, your art is erasable, so you might want to snap a pic before the next artist comes along. Ever wonder how many Pumpkins Tall you were? It all depends on how you measure up (or which pumpkins you measure up against)! Better yet, get in the picture and capture yourself in our Pumpkin Perfect Portraits as one of our past Pumpkinferno characters! Grab a Halloween prop and strike a pose behind the Shadow Scream! Be sure to snap a photo and post it to your social media account with the hashtag #PUMPKINFERNO. Whether you’re reliving your childhood days, or experiencing it for the first time, everyone can appreciate this playground classic. Jump on our Pumpkin Hopscotch and join in the fun! Bring out the competitor in you with the Pumpkin Toss game. Grab a pumpkin and challenge a friend! Who can reach 20 points first? Put your endurance to the test on the Pumpkin Tower while saving the planet with pedal power! Are you pumped? Give it a go! Explore the aisles of our Painted Pumpkin Art Gallery , a whimsical display of hundreds of individually painted pumpkins, created by area school children between Kindergarten and Grade 8. CAFE INFERNO + WIFI ZONE Come sit for a spell at CAFE-INFERNO, a giant “pumpkin shell-ter” featuring Eerie Entrees, Bewitching Beverages and Deadly Desserts! Connect with us on social media using the hashtag #PUMPKINFERNO in our Wifi zone. Post your Photo Ops, Pumpkin Doodles, and Shadow Scream pictures to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter! BIODIVERSITY BUTTERNUT TREE Biodiversity is in our nature. After touring through the foliage, we hope that it has inspired you to plant some trees and shrubs of your own. The butternut tree is a great example of what you can plant that will support a wide variety of animal species across the country! NIGHT AT THE GALLERY Our Pumpkinferno artists reassert their creative abilities in this mesmerizing display of recreated works of art: famous paintings by some of the greatest painters in history. As part of our specially themed exhibits that pay tribute to our country’s heritage this year, we are celebrating the work of two well-known Canadian artists who were affiliated with the Group of Seven! WINDS OF CHANGE Windmills have been used for centuries to convert the energy of wind into rotational energy for the purpose of milling grain, pumping water, and most recently, to generate electricity. In this exhibit, our Pumpkinferno team has captured the evolution of the windmill in an effort to educate types of green energy! PUMPKIN PLANETARIUM Stargazing takes on a whole new light! Follow the stars hung in trees as they lead the way to a pumpkin carved display of the solar system we live in. An astronaut has made this mini galaxy his home away from home! LEGENDS FROM OUR LANDS Legends are told to children to instill morals and principles to follow as they grew into themselves. Our Pumpkinferno artists have worked with Akwesasne artist Victoria Ransom of the Native North American Traveling College to depict a number of “Legends from our Lands”, including Three Sisters, Celestial Tree, Flying Head and Atotarho. To learn more about the legends behind each of these displays, visit Pumpkinferno.ca. UPPER CANADA “VILLAGE PEOPLE” Recognize any of these familiar faces? Say hello to the Village baker, spinner, blacksmith, teacher, and cheese maker! The artisans represented here, along with countless others, are Making History daily from May through September at Upper Canada Village each year. OUR NATION’S NATURE, COAST TO COAST Paying tribute to the diverse groups of visitors that attend Upper Canada Village throughout the year, it made perfect “cents” to create an intricately carved pumpkin display featuring various coins found around the world. PATRIOTIC PASTIMES Finish off the Pumpkinferno tour in true Canadian style as you witness some of the nation’s most iconic sports in action. Grab your skates, and we’ll see you at the pond! THE FUR TRADE Take a trip back to the early 17 th Century, when the fur trade between French explorers and this land’s Indigenous people took place. THE GREAT WHITE NORTH Try to stay warm as you follow the Northern Lights toward a snowy Canadian arctic night. WAR OF 1812 We are taking you back even further in time to celebrate Canadian history as we pay tribute to the soldiers who fought in the War of 1812. What You ’ ll See on Your Tour … This year’s special Canadian themed exhibits have been created with the support of the Ontario Government.
Transcript of What You ll See on Your Tour PUMPKIN PARK … descriptions... · partners with carved logo pumpkins...
MEET JACK!Pumpkinferno’s iconic Jack stands tall in a fiery fashion to greet you upon your arrival to Upper Canada Village... keeping an eye on each visitor’s approach. His familiar face will appear again and again throughout the Village to guide you on your tour.
PARTNER APPRECIATIONPumpkinferno is made possible in part with many partners in our community and at a provincial level. Our artists pay tribute to these partners with carved logo pumpkins for your viewing pleasure!
ENTRANCE WELCOME BRIDGEThe numerous jack o’lantern faces that join Jack as totems along the route have taken up a playful position over the canal bridge to welcome you as you walk across the threshold into the world of Pumpkinferno.
EXPRESSION PROGRESSION These emotional Jacks will give you mood swings as they guide you through a series of changing expressions.
DRAGON’S LANTERN LAIR Dare to pass through a mystical lair where the mother dragon returns with her young hatchling to amaze the Pumpkinferno visitors yet again!
RAINBOW MIGRATION Take a moment to reflect upon the stunning effects produced by the colourful array of flocking birds flying over the Village mill pond.
WITCHES BREWThough you may be inclined to fear it, we hope this wicked display will put you in the Halloween spirit!
DAY OF THE DEADAs you walk through this colourful floral field, bask in the beauty of the intricately carved decorative skulls that are joined this year by brand new characters celebrating “Dia de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead), a Mexican holiday remembering and supporting the spiritual journey of deceased loved ones.
JAILHOUSE ROCK Being locked up in a cellblock hasn’t stopped these 1950s icons from dancin’ to the Jailhouse Rock! Put your dancing shoes on and join them in rocking out to some Elvis classics. Can you name all of the celebrities our artists have carved?
COINS OF THE WORLD Paying tribute to the diverse groups of visitors that attend Upper Canada Village throughout the year, it made perfect “cents” to create an intricately carved pumpkin display featuring various coins found around the world.
THE CREEPING VINEYARD Don’t you love how vines enhance
architecture, add colour, and change with the season? Walk through the
Doctor’s Lane at Upper Canada Village to see how these fruit-bearing grape vines have elegantly framed the Doctor’s House!
PUMPKIN PARKSmiling jack faces greet you as you enter this interactive zone … welcoming you to the delights that wait inside! This double-sided archway has been created with over 500 pumpkins.Here’s your chance to show us your own creative skills on our Pumpkindoodle chalkboard, and BRAND NEW Pumpkindoodle whiteboard! Remember, your art is erasable, so you might want to snap a pic before the next artist comes along.Ever wonder how many Pumpkins Tall you were? It all depends on how you measure up (or which pumpkins you measure up against)!Better yet, get in the picture and capture yourself in our Pumpkin Perfect Portraits as one of our past Pumpkinferno characters!Grab a Halloween prop and strike a pose behind the Shadow Scream! Be sure to snap a photo and post it to your social media account with the hashtag #PUMPKINFERNO.Whether you’re reliving your childhood days, or experiencing it for the first time, everyone can appreciate this playground classic. Jump on our Pumpkin Hopscotch and join in the fun!Bring out the competitor in you with the Pumpkin Toss game. Grab a pumpkin and challenge a friend! Who can reach 20 points first?Put your endurance to the test on the Pumpkin Tower while saving the planet with pedal power! Are you pumped? Give it a go!Explore the aisles of our Painted Pumpkin Art Gallery, a whimsical display of hundreds of individually painted pumpkins, created by area school children between Kindergarten and Grade 8.
CAFE INFERNO + WIFI ZONE Come sit for a spell at CAFE-INFERNO, a giant “pumpkin shell-ter” featuring Eerie Entrees, Bewitching Beverages and Deadly Desserts! Connect with us on social media using the hashtag #PUMPKINFERNO in our Wifi zone. Post your Photo Ops, Pumpkin Doodles, and Shadow Scream pictures to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!
BIODIVERSITY BUTTERNUT TREEBiodiversity is in our nature. After touring through the foliage, we hope that it has inspired you to plant some trees and shrubs of your own. The butternut tree is a great example of what you can plant that will support a wide variety of animal species across the country!
NIGHT AT THE GALLERYOur Pumpkinferno artists reassert their creative abilities in this mesmerizing display of recreated works of art: famous paintings by some of the greatest painters in history. As part of our specially themed exhibits that pay tribute to our country’s heritage this year, we are celebrating the work of two well-known Canadian artists who were affiliated with the Group of Seven!
WINDS OF CHANGE Windmills have been used for centuries to convert the energy of wind into rotational energy for the purpose of milling grain, pumping water, and most recently, to generate electricity. In this exhibit, our Pumpkinferno team has captured the evolution of the windmill in an effort to educate types of green energy!
PUMPKIN PLANETARIUMStargazing takes on a whole new light! Follow the stars hung in trees as they lead the way to a pumpkin carved display of the solar system we live in. An astronaut has made this mini galaxy his home away from home!
LEGENDS FROM OUR LANDS Legends are told to children to instill morals and principles to follow as they grew into themselves. Our Pumpkinferno artists have worked with Akwesasne artist Victoria Ransom of the Native North American Traveling College to depict a number of “Legends from our Lands”, including Three Sisters, Celestial Tree, Flying Head and Atotarho.To learn more about the legends behind each of these displays, visit Pumpkinferno.ca.
UPPER CANADA “VILLAGE PEOPLE”Recognize any of these familiar faces? Say hello to the Village baker, spinner, blacksmith, teacher, and cheese maker! The artisans represented here, along with countless others, are Making History daily from May through September at Upper Canada Village each year.
OUR NATION’S NATURE, COAST TO COASTPaying tribute to the diverse groups of visitors that attend Upper Canada Village throughout the year, it made perfect “cents” to create an intricately carved pumpkin display featuring various coins found around the world.
PATRIOTIC PASTIMESFinish off the Pumpkinferno tour in true Canadian style as you witness some of the nation’s most iconic sports in action. Grab your skates, and we’ll see you at the pond!
THE FUR TRADETake a trip back to the early 17th Century, when the fur trade between French explorers and this land’s Indigenous people took place.
THE GREAT WHITE NORTH Try to stay warm as you follow the Northern Lights toward a snowy Canadian arctic night.
WAR OF 1812We are taking you back even further in time to celebrate Canadian history as we pay tribute to the soldiers who fought in the War of 1812.
What You’ll See on Your Tour…
This year’s special Canadian themed exhibits have been created with the support of the Ontario Government.
