Beverly's Halloween On The Hill Returns For Second Year

Information for this article was provided by Jan Berte:

BEVERLY, MA — Long Hill in Beverly transforms into a Halloween wonderland for the second year in a row this month as part of Halloween on the Hill.

The Long Hill Trustees of Reservations will include some amazing sights and sounds of the season throughout October.

"It takes about one year to design the many displays with more than 1,200 carved pumpkins, thousands of lights and other Halloween festivities on the 114-acre estate," Trustees Director Jared Bowers said.

Snacks are cider will be available.

Tickets are available here with those attending encouraged to dress up.

This year's event will include a seasonal-themed trail that will feature more than 1,000 jack-o-lanterns, hundreds of mums, elaborate Halloween decorations, light displays, music and more.

It is designed as a family event.

Tickets will not be sold on-site. Advanced purchase is required here. Children's tickets are available for those ages 3 to 13. Kids under 2 are free.

The ticket time represents the arrival window and those attending are asked to limit their stay to one hour.

Halloween on the Hill runs Wednesdays through Sundays through Oct. 31 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. (last entry). The event will be held rain or shine with the exemption of heavy rain or extreme weather. The make-up date for all cancellations is the Monday immediately following the canceled date.

Parking is available off Essex Street in the fields in front of the yellow farmhouse. For GPS purposes, set it to the address of 576 Essex Street.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)