Many people can carve a pumpkin, but some people make it into art.
Auburn's chapter of the American Institute of Architecture Students is holding their 26th Annual Pumpkin Carve on Oct. 31 from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. at Dudley Hall.
The day is full of activities for anyone from the community who wants to be involved.
The event will begin with pumpkin carving at 9 a.m.
At that time, T-shirts for the event will also be sold for $20.
Later there will be a costume parade, and hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and drinks will be served.
The group has also organized a dessert cook-off.
"Different members of our organization are just going to be bringing in different desserts, and we're going to be voting on them to see which one is going to be the best," said Sarah Wahlgren, senior in architecture. "We're going to probably involve a cake walk as well."
Aubie will also be at the pumpkin carve.
For participants who want to come to the later half of the event, food will be served again at 5 p.m. followed by another dessert cook-off.
The pumpkin carving will end at approximately 6 p.m., when the pumpkins will be lit.
"We'll illuminate all of the pumpkins," said Saxon Gibbs, senior in architecture. "In years past the designs have been amazing. Some of the pumpkins are actually breathtakingly designed."
The pumpkins will be judged by a few of the professors at the event. The winning pumpkins will be auctioned off, and the other carved pumpkins will go on sale for a minimum $5 donation. The proceeds will go to the American Institute of Architecture Students.
"Hands down, the coolest pumpkin I ever saw was someone made a pumpkin carriage like the one from Cinderella and carved horses out of another pumpkin," Wahlgren said. "They made four individual horses that were carrying or dragging this pumpkin carriage behind it. It was really beautiful."
Anyone can dress up, and there will be a kids' costume competition after the pumpkins are lit.
Also included at the pumpkin carve will be a silent auction and carnival games.
Halloween movies will be playing throughout the day.
For anyone who's ever wanted to throw something at a professor, there is a pie-a-professor challenge, where participants try to hit a professor in the face with their pie.
Ellise Gallagher, senior in architecture, said her favorite part of the event in the past was the chili cook-off.
"A bunch of different people bring all these different types of chili," Gallagher said. "We choose a winner and they get a little award. It's really nice to have all the different flavors of chili there."
Wahlgren said that last year they raised more money than they ever have before.
"I think we made upwards of about $2,000," Wahlgren said.
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