Editing Jack-o'-lantern (section)

==World records==
For a long time, [[Keene, New Hampshire]], held the [[Pumpkin Fest|world record]] for most jack-o'-lanterns carved and lit in one place. The [[Life is Good Company]] teamed up with Camp Sunshine,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.campsunshine.org/|title=Home &#124; Camp Sunshine|website=www.campsunshine.org}}</ref> a camp for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families, to break the record. A record was set on October 21, 2006, when 30,128 jack-o'-lanterns were simultaneously lit on [[Boston Common (park)|Boston Common]] in downtown [[Boston, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite news|author1=Levenson, Michael |author2=McCabe, Kathy |url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/10/22/a_love_in_common_for_pumpkins |title=A Love in Common for Pumpkins|work=The Boston Globe| date=October 22, 2006|page= B6}}</ref> [[Highwood, Illinois]], tried to set the record on October 31, 2011, with an unofficial count of 30,919 but did not follow the [[Guinness World Book of Records|Guinness]] regulations, so the achievement did not count.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://highlandpark.suntimes.com/news/8307610-418/story.html |title=Highwood sets pumpkin-carving record |publisher=Highland Park News |access-date=2012-10-30 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224015309/http://highlandpark.suntimes.com/news/8307610-418/story.html |archive-date=2013-02-24 }}</ref>

On October 19, 2013, Keene broke the Boston record and reclaimed the [[Pumpkin Fest|world record]] for most lit jack-o'-lanterns on display (30,581). The town has broken the record eight times since the original attempt.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most Lit Jack-o'-lanterns Displayed |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-lit-jack-o-lanterns-displayed |access-date=September 24, 2024 |website=Guinness World Records}}</ref>