DULUTH WORKSHOP FIELD GUIDE
October Designer Experience: Craft a Spooky Pumpkin at Lake Superior Art Glass in Duluth
A hands-on October workshop at Lake Superior Art Glass in Duluth where participants design a medium pumpkin inspired by classic Halloween films; sessions run roughly 15–30 minutes per person and make a lit display-ready decoration.
October Designer Experience: Craft a Spooky Pumpkin at Lake Superior Art Glass in Duluth.
This October, Lake Superior Art Glass opens its gallery in Duluth for an intimate design workshop: bring your imagination and your love of all things fall to create a custom pumpkin inspired by your favorite Halloween films. Participants transform ideas into a painted or decorated medium pumpkin that will be shown on a lit base—an easy way to add a beautiful or spooky centerpiece to the season.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Halloween-film inspiration
Designs are encouraged to riff on favorite Halloween and spooky-film characters, letting pop-culture motifs drive each pumpkin's personality—from sweetly eerie to outright spooky.
A quick, creative gallery workshop
Workshops are run in the gallery setting where participants sketch and apply their ideas to a medium pumpkin; the format is compact and focused to accommodate individual attention.
A lit-base-ready pumpkin
Each finished pumpkin is intended to look its best on a lit base, creating a display piece that captures the season and the character that inspired it.
What the day feels like
What the October Designer Experience Feels Like
The workshop is a lean, hands-on creative session in the gallery: participants arrive ready to brainstorm, pick a film-inspired concept, then paint and decorate a medium pumpkin so it will glow on a lit base—an accessible way to make a memorable fall ornament.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this workshop suits—and who might prefer something else.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
Total session time ranges from 0.5 to 3 hours depending on group size; plan for approximately 15–30 minutes of hands-on time per person.
Bring your imagination, a love of fall, and the film or character ideas you want to reference; the gallery provides the pumpkins and materials.
Pumpkins provided are medium size, about 4.25"–5" in diameter.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How long will the workshop take?
Sessions run between 0.5 and 3 hours depending on group size; plan on approximately 15–30 minutes of active time per person.
Who can participate?
The workshop is open to all ages.
What size pumpkins are used?
Pumpkins are medium, approximately 4.25"–5" in diameter.
What should I bring?
Bring your imagination and any film- or character-based ideas you want to interpret; the gallery supplies the pumpkin and materials.
What is the workshop style or theme?
Designs are inspired by Halloween films—participants are encouraged to create pumpkins ranging from beautiful to spooky and to preview them on a lit base.
Who operates the October Designer Experience?
The experience is operated by Lake Superior Art Glass in Duluth, Minnesota.