Canal-O-Ween Lights Nearly 500 Jack-o'-Lanterns Along Yardley's Canal Oct. 25-31
Bucks Co. & Beyond Daily
Bucks Co. & Beyond Daily
Yardley's canal is about to glow. Canal-O-Ween returns with nearly 500 jack-o'-lanterns lit along the Delaware Canal each night from sundown Sunday, Oct. 25, through Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, according to Experience Yardley. The display runs along North Edgewater Avenue between Fuld Road and East Afton Avenue, and it's free.
Every pumpkin on the canal is carved by the community first, which is what makes this one special.
It starts with the Carve-O-Thon on Sunday, Oct. 25, from noon to 3 p.m. at the open lot at the corner of Fuld Road and Morgan Avenue, per Experience Yardley. Volunteers pre-gut the pumpkins, carving tools are available in limited numbers, and families are limited to one provided pumpkin, handed out periodically through the afternoon. You're welcome to bring your own pumpkin, too. Finished jack-o'-lanterns go out on the canal, so you can look for your own creation on the walk later that week, per Experience Yardley.
Both events are rain or shine, and parking near the canal is limited, so check Yardley Borough's free parking map before you go.
On the same Sunday, a Delaware Canal State Park naturalist leads a free Full Moon Canal-o-ween Walk from 6 to 8 p.m., starting at the Yardley Park & Ride, 1140 Woodside Road, according to the DCNR events calendar. It's a roughly 2-mile round trip on the towpath into downtown Yardley under the nearly full Hunter's Moon, with some local history along the way. Pre-registration is required, and the park suggests comfortable shoes and a flashlight or headlamp.
When is Canal-O-Ween in Yardley?
Nightly from sundown Sunday, Oct. 25, through Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, along the Delaware Canal on North Edgewater Avenue, according to Experience Yardley.
Can I carve a pumpkin for the display?
Yes. The free Carve-O-Thon is Sunday, Oct. 25, from noon to 3 p.m. at Fuld Road and Morgan Avenue. Pumpkins are pre-gutted, with one per family, per Experience Yardley.
Is there a guided walk?
Yes. Delaware Canal State Park's Full Moon Canal-o-ween Walk is Oct. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. from the Yardley Park & Ride, and pre-registration is required, according to DCNR.
Thinking about living along the canal in Yardley? My Yardley neighborhood guide covers it, and you can browse the rest of Bucks County from there.
Nearly 500 neighbor-carved pumpkins glowing on the canal is about as Yardley as it gets. I'm Nick Rau, President of Sales with the Rarity Real Estate Team, ranked in the Top 1% of agents nationally (RealTrends 2025, individual), with more than 135 Google reviews, and I live right here in Bucks County.
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The Delaware Canal at Lock 5 in Yardley (July 2025), not the exact Canal-O-Ween stretch. Photo (cropped): Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: Experience Yardley: Canal-O-Ween; PhillyVoice: Canal-O-Ween 2026 brings nearly 500 jack-o'-lanterns to Yardley, Oct. 7, 2026; DCNR: Full Moon Canal-o-ween Walk, Oct. 25, 2026
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