Project Pumpkin 2026

Project Pumpkin is the largest student-led community-building event that began in an effort to bring together both the campus and Winston-Salem communities, started in 1989. This year’s event will take place on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, from 3-6 PM on Hearn Plaza, and is open to the community and suggested for children in K-5th grade.

Since its inception more than 35 years ago, Wake Forest students, faculty and staff have partnered with multiple local schools and agencies to bring children to the Reynolda Campus and create a fall festival that includes trick-or-treating, entertainment, and educational activities, raising money for Wake Forest's Freedom School.

You can submit your volunteer interest here. We'll follow-up with links for specific shifts!