Above, members of the Whitewater Home School Group were among many to feature their custom pumpkins in downtown Fayetteville for Halloween. The girls are, from left, Lincoln Lane, Kennedy Lane and Natalie Lane. Pumpkin contest winning groups included Whitewater Home School Group, the Joseph Sams School, Fayetteville Christian Church, Fayetteville Elementary School, Fayetteville First United Methodist Church Preschool and Mother’s Morning Out and Inman Elementary School. Photos/City of Fayetteville.

Below, pumpkins of all descriptions were put in place along the grounds of the old courthouse in Fayetteville for the Great Pumpkin Festival held Oct. 29. The colorful pumpkins were just one of the treats dotting the downtown landscape during the weekend. Photo/Ben Nelms.