The Prattville Parade of Pumpkins 2026 continues in Historic Downtown Prattville from Sunday, Oct. 25, through Saturday, Oct. 31. The city lists nightly hours of 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
This is a walk-through seasonal display, not a parade with a single start time. Decorated pumpkins, storefront displays, food trucks and games are spread through the downtown area. That distinction matters for families deciding when to arrive.
Prattville Parade of Pumpkins 2026 schedule
The City of Prattville event page publishes a daily food-truck lineup for Spillway Park and The Lyric. The Daily Quill organized the remaining dates into a shorter planning table.
| Date | Listed hours | Planning note |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, Oct. 25 | 5-9 p.m. | Seven food vendors are listed at Spillway Park and two at The Lyric |
| Monday, Oct. 26 | 5-9 p.m. | Seven vendors are listed at Spillway Park and two at The Lyric |
| Tuesday, Oct. 27 | 5-9 p.m. | Five vendors are listed at Spillway Park and one at The Lyric |
| Wednesday, Oct. 28 | 5-9 p.m. | Six vendors are listed at Spillway Park and two at The Lyric |
| Thursday, Oct. 29 | 5-9 p.m. | Six vendors are listed at Spillway Park and two at The Lyric |
| Friday, Oct. 30 | 5-10 p.m. | The city also lists Spooky Movie Night from 6 to 9 p.m. |
| Saturday, Oct. 31 | 5-10 p.m. | Final night of the listed downtown display |
Vendor plans can change. Use the city page on the day of a visit if a particular food truck is the reason for going.
What families should know before leaving
The official listing places the event in Historic Downtown Prattville, centered around the Main Street and Spillway Park area. Because it is a multi-block walking event, comfortable shoes and a plan for younger children are more useful than arriving for a supposed parade time.
The city does not advertise a ticket requirement on the event page. Food and other purchases remain separate. Visitors should not assume every activity or vendor item is free simply because admission is not listed.
For Friday, the city’s special-events directory lists Spooky Movie Night from 6 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 30. Families combining the movie with the pumpkin displays should check that event’s current details before choosing an arrival time.
A practical route for a shorter visit
For a one-hour visit, start near the downtown displays, walk toward Spillway Park, and decide whether to add The Lyric based on the food-vendor list. The two food areas do not have identical lineups.
For a longer Friday or Saturday visit, arriving before the busiest evening period may make parking and food lines easier, but the city does not publish a crowd forecast. Leave extra time rather than relying on an exact wait estimate.
The event page lists food trucks individually by date. That makes the daily page more useful than a general social-media post because it shows which vendors are expected at which location.
The Prattville Parade of Pumpkins 2026 schedule is most useful when visitors match a date to its official vendor list instead of expecting the same lineup every night.
Weather and schedule checks
Outdoor plans can change. Check the city event page and the National Weather Service forecast before driving. The city page is the authority for event changes; the weather service is the authority for watches and warnings.
Do not use an old shared graphic as the final word. The main city homepage currently describes the event as running Oct. 16-31, while one search excerpt on the event page also shows an earlier Oct. 16-24 block. The detailed page then separately lists Oct. 25-31. This guide uses the dated daily schedule displayed by the city for the remaining week.
The bottom line
The Prattville Parade of Pumpkins 2026 offers seven remaining evenings, with longer hours on Friday and Saturday. Choose the date by the food-truck lineup, confirm Friday’s movie details if it is part of the plan, and recheck the city page before leaving.
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