SLIDE SHOW: The annual Pumpkin Alley welcomes trick-or-treaters
Published 8:11 pm Friday, October 31, 2025
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Garry Taylor, homeowner along Moorehead Avenue for over 15 years, hands out candy as Bob Ross during the annual Pumpkin Alley in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday, October 31, 2025. Gabi Broekema for The Daily News
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Charlie Napier, 19, walks on drywall stilts in his homemade robot costume during the annual Pumpkin Alley in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday, October 31, 2025. The costume only took a few days to construct. Gabi Broekema for The Daily News
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Through the face of a carved pumpkin children trick-or-treat at the annual Pumpkin Alley in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday, October 31, 2025. Gabi Broekema for The Daily News
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Lauren Hilliard passes out candy for the first time during the annual Pumpkin Alley in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday, October 31, 2025. Hillard found the house for sale last year as she was trick-or-treating with her family and they were sold. “We knew what the territory was moving here,” Hillard said. “We love halloween so this is a treat.”Gabi Broekema for The Daily News
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Brooklynn Upchurch, 15, dons a homemade jellyfish costume as she trick or treats with her family during the annual Pumpkin Alley in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday, October 31, 2025. Gabi Broekema for The Daily News
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Kiley Soloman, 19, pets her dog Leonard, 1, during the annual Pumpkin Alley in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday, October 31, 2025. She has trick-or-treated alongside her old, faithful family golden retriever, but wanted to give her new addition the experience of Pumpkin Alley. Gabi Broekema for The Daily News
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The Morrison House holds a full family party in their garage as hordes of costumed kids run for their big bowl of candy during the annual Pumpkin Alley in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday, October 31, 2025. Gabi Broekema for The Daily News
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Marley Graham, 1, looks back to her family as her father drives the tractor she is riding remotely during the annual Pumpkin Alley in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday, October 31, 2025. Gabi Broekema for The Daily News
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Diane Butt hands out candy during the annual Pumpkin Alley in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday, October 31, 2025. Homeowner along Mooreland Avenue for over 13 years, she has enjoyed handing out candy. “I love it, as I get older… …it’s hard to do alone,” Butt said. Her husband who helped at the start of the event, had gone in for the night, and her grandchildren are, ‘all grown up’. Gabi Broekema for The Daily News
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The treasured annual Pumpkin Alley takes over Mooreland Avenue, with children from young to old swarming the houses for treats on Halloween in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday, October 31, 2025. Gabi Broekema for The Daily News
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Eloise Beard, 2, looks from her magic carpet stroller to Marley Graham, 1, on her remote control tractor during the annual Pumpkin Alley in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday, October 31, 2025. Gabi Broekema for The Daily News
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Easton Fisher, 18 months, dressed asa Woody from Toy Story walks to get some candy during the annual Pumpkin Alley in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday, October 31, 2025. Gabi Broekema for The Daily News
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The treasured annual Pumpkin Alley takes over Mooreland Avenue, with children from young to old swarming the houses for treats on Halloween in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday, October 31, 2025. Gabi Broekema for The Daily News
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Emerson Thatcher grips to father Tyler Thatcher’s sunglasses during the annual Pumpkin Alley in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday, October 31, 2025. Gabi Broekema for The Daily News
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Stacey Reiser brings out a fresh bowl of candy from her friends home during the annual Pumpkin Alley in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday, October 31, 2025. The homeowner and Reiser’s children went to kindergarten together, and Reiser has been helping hand out candy ever since, over 20 years. Gabi Broekema for The Daily News
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Tiffany Nevedo plays with Aliana Wordsworth, 21 months, as she’s fascinated by Nevedo’s costume during the annual Pumpkin Alley in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday, October 31, 2025. Gabi Broekema for The Daily News
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Myranda Arnold carries son Mateo Arnold, 2 months, nearing the end of their trick-or-treating adventures during the annual Pumpkin Alley in Bowling Green, Ky., on Friday, October 31, 2025. Gabi Broekema for The Daily News
A warm sun fades through the trees as children giggle and cheer for their tricks and treats. The glow of the carved pumpkins illuminate the creative costumes as hundreds of trick-or-treaters wander by. It’s October 31st, and Pumpkin Alley is in full swing.
The area set off along Mooreland Avenue in the Briarwood neighborhood has been a popular trick-or-treat spot for years. Homeowners adore the tradition, and many see it as essentially a block party of sorts. The tradition of placing carved pumpkins in the median of the avenue blossomed over the past twenty-so years and now has turned the road into the place for trick-or-treating.
