A 22m inflatable pumpkin lantern was set up in Kaohsiung's Aozihdi Forest Park (凹子底森林公園) yesterday, as the city prepares to launch a series of Halloween-themed events later this week.
At a promotional event, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) said that at 22m, the pumpkin lantern is even taller than the 18m inflatable duck that became an icon in the city's Love River Bay.
Photo: Hsu Li-chuan, Taipei Times
Following a test-lighting tomorrow, the pumpkin lantern is to make its official debut on Friday, as part of a larger schedule of Halloween-related events being held at Aozihdi Forest Park until Nov. 3, city officials said.
In addition to the pumpkin lantern, the Halloween festivities would also include nightly laser light shows starting every half hour between 7pm and 9pm.
A Halloween parade is to be held from 6pm to 8pm on Saturday, while a stage show, presented by the Public Television Service's children's channel, is to take place between 3pm and 6pm on Saturday and Sunday, and Nov. 2 and 3, the city government said.
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