Halloween Decoration Awards

North Woodside Halloween Awards 2026

/ Anna White

And the 2026 North Woodside Halloween Decoration Award winners are….
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Jolliest Pumpkin-Ghost Duo
Coolest Ghost-Pumpkin Duo
Most Intricately-Carved Story-Telling Pumpkin
Arghh-iest Pirate Pumpkins
Best Pumpkin Imitation of a Canadian Rock Duo
Most Inviting Ghost Dog and Friends
Best Dressed for Trick-or-Treaters
(Findlay the Pig and Porch Chicken)
Most Die Hard Supporters of Federal Workers
Most A-Okay, Peace-Loving Skeletons
Friendliest Pink Skeleton
Friendliest Classic Skeleton
Most Color-Coordinated Skeleton on Horse (and most chill squirrels underfoot)
Web-iest Porch
Web-iest Roof
Most Pleasing Array of Pumpkin Lanterns
Most Spectacular Flower Scarecrow
Spookiest Spider
Most See-in-the-Dark Spider Web
Most Boo-tiful Door
Battiest Door
Most “Enter-at-Your-Own-Risk” Doorway


Most Skeletal Passenger
Most Strength-Training Skeleton
Most Macabre Raised Garden Bed
Pumpkin with the Best Ears
Most Out-of-this-World Trick-or-Treatf Greeters
Scariest Pumpkin-headed Skeleton
Hattiest House
“Most Grateful to be Dead and still Rocking” Skeletons
Most Inflated Pirates
Most Glowing-Headed Trio of Witches
Battiest Witch
Spookiest Wreath
Most Lit Rising from the Dead
Most Fiery-Breathed Three-Headed Bird (and Most CO2 Emissions)
Most Eclectic Front Yard
Spookiest Front Yard
Scariest Front Yard

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Howdy and Happy Halloween!

Below is a gallery of a few of the nominations for the 2026 North Woodside Halloween Decoration Awards. There is still time to submit nominations, but hurry, the deadline is midnight tonight, October 31.

Please submit for each nomination:

1. Photo of Halloween decoration -or- a description of the decoration
2. Street on which can be found
3. Suggested award category (optional) – be creative!

Email to: communications@northwoodside.org