Oct 18 – Oct 31
spooky season,
Pumpkin Passport
Ten hand-painted pumpkins are hiding around the District. Find them, snap a photo with each one, and you could win one of 5 Van Aken gift cards.
Scan your first pumpkin to start.
10 pumpkins to find
Free to play
5 gift cards to win
How it works
Five steps.
Come to Van Aken
The pumpkins are out Oct 18 – Oct 31, outside shops all around the District.
Scan the QR sign
Every pumpkin has its own sign. Point your phone camera at it. No app to download.
Snap you + the pumpkin
Take one photo of you with the pumpkin, check it, and stamp it.
Fill all 10
Find every pumpkin. Each photo saves to your passport as you go.
You're in the drawing
Submit your full passport and you're entered to win one of 5 gift cards.
Use one email for the whole hunt. After your first photo you'll save your passport with it, so your photos are safe and you can open them on any phone.
Scan your first pumpkin and your passport opens.
Scan any pumpkin, in any order. Its spot opens on its own.
You + the pumpkin, one photo. Stamp it.
Every photo is saved the moment you add it.
Ten of ten? You're in the drawing.
Come to Van Aken
The pumpkins are out Oct 18 – Oct 31, outside shops all around the District.
Scan the QR sign
Every pumpkin has its own sign. Point your phone camera at it. No app to download.
Snap you + the pumpkin
Take one photo of you with the pumpkin, check it, and stamp it.
Fill all 10
Find every pumpkin. Each photo saves to your passport as you go.
You're in the drawing
Submit your full passport and you're entered to win one of 5 gift cards.
5
Van Aken District gift cards
$50 each
The prize
Find all 10 for a chance to win.
Every completed passport is one entry to win one of 5 Van Aken District gift cards.
Winners drawn at random on Nov 2
Winners are contacted by email
One entry per person
The rules
Plain and simple.
Everything you need to know. No fine print hiding anywhere else.
01
How to play
Find the 10 pumpkins around Van Aken District between Oct 18 and Oct 31. Scan the QR sign at each one and add a photo of you with that pumpkin.
02
How to enter
Use one email for the whole hunt and confirm it. Once all 10 photos are in, submit your passport. A completed passport is one entry.
03
Who can enter
Anyone 18 or older. Kids are welcome in the photos, but the passport and email must belong to an adult.
Questions
Good to know.
Do I need to download an app?
No. Scanning a pumpkin's QR sign opens your passport in your phone's browser.
Is it free?
Yes. No purchase necessary to play or to win.
Can kids play?
Absolutely, kids are welcome in the photos. The passport and email just need to belong to an adult (18+).
Do I have to find them all in one day?
No. Each photo saves as you go, so you can come back any day until Oct 31.
What if a QR code won't scan?
Each sign also shows a short web address you can type in instead.
I changed phones. Are my photos gone?
No. Open the link we emailed you, or tap "Get my passport link" in the passport, and everything is there.
Can I bring my pet?
Pets are welcome around the District. There is even a Pup Parade on Oct 25.
How are winners picked?
5 winners are drawn at random on Nov 2. Each winner's photos are checked before the prize is confirmed.
Make a day of it
Stay tuned.
The pumpkins are the excuse. October at Van Aken is the reason to stay a while.
October at the District
Oct 2
First Annual VAD Oktoberfest
Oct 17
Fall Fest
Oct 25
Treat Street
Oct 25
Pup Parade
See you in the District.
Where
3401 Tuttle Road
Shaker Heights, OH 44122
When
Pumpkins are out Oct 18 – Oct 31
Hours
Mon – Thu
7 AM – 9 PM
Fri – Sat
7 AM – 10 PM
Sunday
7 AM – 8 PM
Contact
Tap the map for directions in Google Maps.
Ten pumpkins are waiting.
Already at the District? Scan any pumpkin's QR sign and your passport opens.