The 20 best jack-o’-lanterns from last night’s pumpkin parades

For those of us too old to go trick-or-treating, the best thing about Halloween is actually the night after All Hallows’ Eve. That’s when Toronto’s best squash artists haul their dazzling jack-o’-lanterns down to their local parks for a pumpkin parade. Here, our 20 favourite carved creations.

20. The obligatory Treehouse of Horror pumpkin:

19. “North Over Everything” evidently hasn’t caught on quite yet:

18. Just a classic, well-executed jack-o’-lantern:

17. An Italian plumber of some sort:

16. Some imaginative design work here:

15 and 14. It’s a tie between two equally impressive raccoons:

13. The first (but not last) Trumpkin:

12. A pair of attractive albinos:

11 and 10. Is it too soon to make a “Gourd Downie” joke? Either way, another tie:

9. Prepare for the invasion:

8. A clever Stranger Things–inspired jack-o’-lantern:

7 and 6. Masterful takes on a couple of horror icons:

5. The E.T. pumpkin was a fan favourite:

4. Hellraiser‘s Pinhead:

3. An amazing entry all the way from Peterborough:

2. The most terrifying pumpkin of the year:

1. We know how this artist spent the entire month of October: