2025 Event Dates
September 12 – November 16
- Blaze is open select evenings by timed admission only
- Hours and entry time slots vary by date. Check our calendar for details
- Parking is FREE, safe and secure!
Ticketing
Advance tickets required. No tickets sold on site.
Ticket Options
- Blaze Timed Entry (from $24)
- Blaze + Headless Horseman’s Hideaway Timed Entry (from $44)
- Blaze + The Gourd and Goblet Tavern Timed Entry (from $64)
- FLEX and FLEX PLUS Entry, good any time/any date even if sold out (from $129)
- FREE tickets for Members of Historic Hudson Valley. Learn more
- Children 2 and under enter FREE and do not need a ticket
Policies and Exchanges
- You can exchange your tickets up to 5 pm the day before your visit. Learn more
- Blaze is an outdoor experience held rain or shine. Tickets for past dates are neither refundable nor exchangeable. Learn more about our weatherpolicy
Hours and Visiting
The Blaze Pumpkin Trail is an outdoor path about 1/2 mile long. Please dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes.
Length of Visit
- Blaze is a self-paced, outdoor walk-through experience along the Pumpkin Trail
- Most Blaze visitors spend about 45 minutes in the experience
- The Gourd & Goblet Tavern or Headless Horseman’s Hideaway ticket holders should plan on spending 75 minutes to 2 hours in the experience
Opening Times
- Vary by evening. Check our calendar
- Parking is only available 30 minutes before your entry time. Learn more
Closing Times
- Parking Lot > Entry closes 30 minutes after the last entry time slot
- Courtyard Concessions > Food and beverage sales close 30 minutes after the last entry time slot.
- Blaze Boo-tique > The gift shop is open until 90 minutes after the last entry time slot
- Pumpkin Trail > Pedestrian access closes 45 minutes after the last entry time slot
Visitor Basics
Getting Here
Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor
The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze: Hudson Valley
Directions
Parking
FREE, Safe, & Secure.
- Parking is available 30 minutes before your ticketed entry time, NO earlier.
If you arrive early you will be turned away, no exceptions! - Entry to parking lot closes 30 minutes after the last time slot
- Accessible/handicapped parking is available for visitors with a valid state-issued disability placard or license plate
Hotels & Dining
Our Hotel Partners
- Extend your Blaze adventure with a stay at Windrose on Hudson, Tarrytown House Estate, or The Abbey Inn & Spa.
- Special Blaze hotel and ticket packages available
Nearby Restaurants
- Enjoy the wide array of dining options in Croton-on-Hudson before or after your visit.
Halloween Events
Make a day or weekend of it with seasonal events and activities throughout the Sleepy Hollow area.
What’s Nearby
Getting Around
Accessibility
Blaze Pumpkin Trail
- The event trail is wheelchair accessible, and there are no stairs, but it is unpaved and about 1/2 mile in length. It is an uneven soft-surface terrain, which may feature grass, gravel, or woodchips. There are some narrow and sloped areas.
Gourd & Goblet Tavern
- The Tavern is a historic building and is NOT wheelchair accessible.
Headless Horseman’s Hideaway
- The Hideaway is wheelchair accessible and has accessible seating.
Accessible Parking
- Accessible parking is available for visitors with a valid state-issued disability placard or license plate.
Visitor Guidelines
Photography Policy
- Photography is permitted for personal use ONLY.
- Tripods, monopods, and drones are not permitted and you will not be able to enter with these items. No exceptions!
