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PHOTOS: Thousands walk among the pumpkins at Pacana Park

By Elias Weiss
Oct 30, 2025

Maricopa’s annual Pacana Park Pumpkin Walk once again drew an impressive crowd in its seventh year, with organizers estimating attendance “in the few thousands” throughout the night.

The event continues to be one of the city’s most treasured traditions, offering an evening filled with family fun and local pride. Guests enjoyed trick-or-treating at dozens of booths representing businesses around the city. InMaricopa handed out 40 Halloween-sized bags of candy. There were food trucks, a jack-o’-lantern contest, spooky photo ops and live music via Maricopa High School marching band and a DJ.

Organizers expressed gratitude to sponsor Christ Church of the Valley for helping make the event possible once again this year. The church supplied overflow parking after the Leading Edge Academy and Saddleback Elementary School parking lots spilled over.

“This year was a great success,” organizers told InMaricopa today. “Given the turnout, it’s clear this remains a beloved event for our community.”

Photo gallery by Elias Weiss:

Scenes from the Pacana Park Pumpkin Walk held on Oct. 29, 2025. [Elias Weiss]

Elias Weiss

Elias Weiss earned his journalism degree from the University of Arkansas and began reporting for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He later led the Chatham Star-Tribune to a 2019 Best Weekly Newspaper award before working as an investigative reporter for Phoenix New Times and The Daily Beast. In 2023, he became managing editor at InMaricopa, winning top state awards for investigative and narrative reporting. In 2024, he took over as Editorial Director. Elias often discusses politics on KFNX. He currently works with Fox News