Went for the Jack O Lantern show on a Saturday evening. Large parking lot with lots of spaces. Doors open promptly at 6pm. You will NOT be let in if you arrive earlier. The walk-through start time was delayed a bit as they wanted to wait for it to get darker before starting...so those who purchased tickets for 6:00, 6:15 and 6:30 had to wait until about 6:40-45 until they began to let people in. The massive crowd gathered at the gate at around 6:35 dwindled down very quickly once they started to let people in. The walk itself took about 25 minutes...this is with stopping to take photos. The crowds were very manageable. It was never a issue where there was a backup or disruption of the flow of traffic throughout the walk...so kudos to them for limiting the reservations for each time slot. I do think the overall price of $24 per person was slightly higher for the walk-through experience. I would think $15ish would have been more appropriate. One thing to keep in mind that their FAQS state that not carvings are real pumpkins...this became pretty clear as you walk throughout the tour and get an idea of which ones were not real. Not a big deal...but does take away from the "wow" factor of the actual carved pumpkins. I do have to say that the surrounding attractions were a nice bonus. There was live music, a large tented seating area and multiple food vendor selling beer, smores, nachos, pizza, hot dogs and other items. These vendors were very reasonably priced in my opinion. Given this "bonus" I didn't mind the price of the walklthrough. Lots of photo ops as expected. All staff we encountered were very nice. read more

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This is in regards to the Halloween jack o lantern show. The advertisement claims "6000 hand carved jackolanterns" what they don't tell you and you'll soon realize is they are fake as in not carved pumpkins. Then they advertise a "beer garden with 30 craft beers". Its a roll out cart and couple of "kegerators" with 5 tap beer and a few canned ones. None are craft beer unless you consider yuengling, coors and Sierra Nevada craft beer, and they're 8 bucks each! The petting zoo was 5 goats and 2 alpacas. This would've been a fun little walk if the pumpkins weren't fake and the price was half of the ridiculous 20 dollars a person. read more

They claim to be a "Rain or Shine" event. Even says it on the ticket! We bought large umbrellas and was excited for our fun night when I get a voicemail (2 hours before) that the event was canceled due to the RAIN! They said to call this # to ask about refunds or redeeming the tickets. I called and of course NO ANSWER! We purposely chose THIS event today for a kids bday celebration because they sold us on the "rain or shine" they had plastered everywhere. read more

Skylands Stadium - "Rain or shine" yet canceled due to the rain... - Stadiums & Arenas Near Me - Augusta, New Jersey

not real pumpkins. not worth your money. not worth 20$. avoid. everything is roped off. complete scam.

This has to be the smallest stadium that I been in. Capacity is only 4200 and it's old. There is a little wear and tear around the concourse level right by our seats. We sat right behind home plate in row 1 @ $17 each. On afternoon games check out the picnic area down the right field. It's covered and you still have a nice view of the field. For what it's worth, this is located in a very rural part of north western NJ surrounded by cornfields. Third ballpark in NJ that I've visited. This is a trek from central Jersey to get here. For us about an hour & 15 minutes. Believe this place has a Halloween & Christmas festival. read more

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To say that I was unimpressed by the Christmas lights show is an understatement! You pay $20 to ride around to see the most boring light display ever created! The road is muddy and bumpy and some of the lights were not even working! I'm sure asking for at least $18 back would've been frowned upon, but I sure felt like asking for it. There's a village to walk through and plenty of photo ops available. The snack stand was open for cold/hot drinks, hot food snacks and marshmallows for roasting. I paid $2.50 for a small hot chocolate that was made with a Swiss miss packet and lukewarm water. They had a few vendors there selling things that nobody really wants, and there was also a huge TRUMP 2020 sign on display, and a table full of MAGA gear, signs and whatnots. I won't be back. Ever. read more

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10/21/21: My friend and I had gone to the walk thru Jack O'Lantern Experience ai Skylands. Timed Tickets were $19.00 pp. before 6:30 pm. I think very young children are free. We had a blast! There's over 6000 carved jack-o'-lanterns. These pumpkins are the real deal. Nothing fake about them. The Jack O'Lantern experience consists of numerous themes. The displays were accompanied with their music themes. Here are just a few of the Themes: -Jurassic Park- Each dinosaur was made up of numerous carved pumpkins. -Solar System- 9 Pumpkin Planets starting with Mercury and finishing with Pluto. The Pluto pumpkin had the Walt Disney Pluto dog carving. - Superheroes- Batman and more! -Famous Couples- Prince Harry & Meghan Markle, Beyoncé & Jay Z and Miss Piggy and Kermit! -Oceanography- Jaws, Jellyfish and more.... Jaws was made up of many pumpkins. -Designer Section- Many high end designer names on pumpkins displayed on an entire seating section. "Vogue" playing as background music! -Sports-Pumpkin Baseball Players in a dugout! It's incredible how talented people are to do pumpkin carvings. In addition, the art work it takes to actually preserve the actual Pumpkin. A lot went into creating the Jack O'Lantern experience. I think it's about a mile walk through. It took maybe close to an hour. It's at a very relaxed pace. You're able to enjoy all the displays. Concessions are available. Overall Customer service is good. A large parking area is available. it's a fun filled evening for all ages! read more

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We had a really great time at the Skylands Stadium for the Halloween show that they out on. The area is great and very kid friendly, and I would love to come back in the warm months for an actual baseball game! One thing to note for the Great Jackolantern experience is that they don't seem to be using real pumpkins. The displays are are plastic molds. It is still grand and impressive, but a little disappointing as an adult when you realize the truth. The carnival was a bit small and food options were limited... but that wasn't a surprise considering the fact that we were there on a chilly midweek night. read more

HALLOWEEN REVIEW: This review is for the October pumpkin walk through. It was $19 a person and we drove about an hour to see the jack o lanterns. They had a set up of some smaller carnival rides, and a few options for food. The website says the walkthrough takes about 45 minutes. We finished in under 20. There just wasn't much to it. All the pumpkins are fake (understandable since this is a month long event and the pumpkins wouldn't last). We had great weather so it was a nice night to walk around but I don't think it was worth it for adults. They had a lot of different themed pumpkin areas (dinosaurs, Disney characters, etc) but I just found it to be lacking. I think if you have small kids and live close by it's not bad for a night out but we did the Blaze pumpkin experience in Sleepy Hallow, NY and found that to be a much better time. The end of the walk through had lots of seating overlooking the stadium with live music (a guy singing) and some options to try fall beers. I would not come back. read more

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We went to the stadium to see the Jack o Lantern Experience and had a nice time. I was impressed with how much work went into setting this thing up. It was a long walk through the park and there were lots of displays all along the route. It was so dark though I think they could have put some more effort into lighting up the path. About mid way through the walk there was a beer stand and I could barely see it until I got right up to it. At the end of the path there was a nice area with multiple fire pits, and they were selling s'mores kits for 5 dollars so you can sit make some s'mores and warm up after a long walk in the cold. There was also beer and other beverages you could enjoy. It was a nice time but I was surprised that not many people were there. There was a nice crowd by the fire pits but the Pumpkin Experience didn't seem to garner as much attention. Perhaps it was the 24 dollar charge which I think was a bit high for what you get. My phone went dead so I couldn't get much pics. read more

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DON'T COME!!! Waste of $35!!!!!!!!We came expecting a 30 minute drive and we blew through in 6 max minutes; we were going 2 mph. Pictures with Santa. STARTING at $15. Hot chocolate. $5 each. 100% scam. Save your money. False advertising ,where's the village? If I could rate it a 0, I most certainly would. read more

Drove over 1.5 to see what they advertised to be NJ largest Christmas lights venue. They oversold and under delivered on what was advertised. The lights were not that bountiful neither was the village store they mentioned. The skating was no more than 3 feet x 3 feet in diameter. It was for kids. The rides are gypsy carnival rides, y If you feel safe leaving your kids to rides alone. Good Luck. Bring cash they only expect for the rides. It was a small locate. Nothing impressive to drive almost to see. If your local them enjoy otherwise don't burn your gas up see lights you can see in your neighborhood. read more

Very disappointed with our Christmas light experience last Friday night. The website clearly says its an all weather event. It was drizzling that night and none of the rides were open, beer garden closed, 3 "craft" tables open in that room, and only 2 food vendors open. Bathrooms weren't even open! Kids disappointed and crying. What a waste of time, gas, and money! Definitely won't be returning. Sent from my iPhone read more

Felt like I got robbed going to Christmas light show. Poorly set up. Cheap displays. Quick unsafe drive through. Not enjoyable. One of those places that you go once and never return. They do not get repeat customers because it's not worth it. Sorry. Just drive through your own neighbor hood. Home Depot or Lowe's has a much better display. Don't believe me, just read the reviews. read more

Gets worse and shorter every year. Never a new decoration added. Staff is so rude. It was only popular in 2020 because it was an outdoor event. Save your money and drive down your street and look at the lights. read more

Skylands Stadium - Same lights 4 years in a row. Line used to be down the road. Obvious why there is zero wait anymore. Trash - Stadiums & Arenas Near Me - Augusta, New Jersey

Do not go to Fall Festival if you're looking for a variety of beers and food. Past years had trucks on the field, this year was a single stand on the upper level with 15 beers you can get at the supermarket. Waste of time. read more

Came here Thursday night and watched the Miners beat the Capitales 7-1 which included a triple play that the umpire miserably missed. On Thursday, it's "Thirsty Thursday" which offers $2 hot dogs, $2 soda, $1 domestic drafts and $3 imports. My son had Cheese fries, a hot dog, 2 sodas (I typically don't let him drink it but we were hanging out at the ballpark) and an ice cream. I had a few "Miner Ales" which were very good and tasted like Rolling Rock. We sat behind home plate and got two tickets for $30. The game was great, place was clean and where can you go catch a ballgame and eat and drink for $50 (I spent around $20 while we were there). It's a shame they don't get more fans as the venue and team are fantastic. read more

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I've only been to Skylands for their Christmas light spectacular. For twenty dollars you can drive the family around a huge maze of cool christmas lights decor. A lot of cool themes are spread through out. While driving around, shut your vehicle lights off and drive with your parking lights. Or no lights at all because you are driving really slow riding the brakes. Helps to enjoy the lights more. The kids always love it. I drive really slow taking pictures and videos, making sure the kids see it all. Ask the guy as you pay, what station to tune the radio and enjoy some Christmas music. After all done with the maze, there is a Christmas village you can visit for your basic Christmas goodies. Nothing special I can say you have to go in for. A couple of cool pictures and a look around. Vendors do have food to offer but really pricey for things better made at home. read more

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This was fun! I visited the pumpkin drive through this halloween and loved it. It was tough to get a genuine halloween experience this year but what they put together was satisfactory. The displays were fun and bright. The lines were long but they moved quickly. At the end of the drive thru you had an option to visit the stadium where you can buy a s'mores kit, buy stadium food, or take photos with a pumpkin field. The stores were good, the pumpkin field was nice, the food however was not great quality. the hot chocolate was water and powder. the highlight was alcohol options. read more

I'm sorry to say but to me this is not worth $20 at all. You drive thru a muddy maze to see some lights. Come on. They hype it up like it's the best thing since sliced bread. It's more like $40 because when your done mud boggin your gonna spend another $20 on a car wash. Never again read more

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Love this place, always a cute set up for Halloween and Christmas and the food truck festival was a hit today! Clean, beautiful stadium with the most friendly employees. Price point is affordable for all, admission to these events are always on Groupon too! read more

I have done some wonderful things here. The Miners games are so much for during the summer, and it makes you feel as though you have journeyed back to simpler times. The stadium is clean and well-kept. Concessions are decent. I have also attended the stadium for their Christmas light show, which was a good deal of fun. My other half and I enjoyed getting into the spirit and doing this. The "Village" afterward was mostly made up of vendors and was a bit small, but it was still fun to walk around. Afterward, we ate at the stadium restaurant, which was excellent. The chili was absolutely out of this world. I would drive all the way back here again just for that chili. We intend to try the Halloween Pumpkin Blaze here next. Overall, recommended. read more

Great Jackolantern trail. So many amazing scenes. I'm so glad it's a walk through event again.

We took my 95 year old mother-in-law and my total care wheelchair bound son to the 4th of July game. We're surprised to discover that there weren't any fold out seats for two of us. I purchased the tickets over the phone since you can't order the tickets for a wheelchair space via the website, which is the norm for any stadium. However, we normally don't have to hunt for someone to provide seats. When the foldout seats arrived, I was extremely disappointed. We were provided we two metal foldout seats without any cushion. One of the seats should have been replaced some time ago, but neither seat was appropriate for the over two hours for the game and fireworks. In addition to the poor seats, another fan decided she didn't like her seat behind us and decided we to sit to the left of my mother-in-law (taking away her easy access out the row when she needed to use the restroom. Most stadium personnel monitor these areas to prevent someone from doing exactly what she did. read more

Not enough concessions. Lines are 100+ people long during home games. Need concession that has quick grab and go like other venues....and the owner operates state fair venue?? Very surprised. read more

Don't lie on your website and say that the pumpkins are real when they are 100 percent fake plastic. There wasn't a single real carved pumpkin to be seen anywhere. I drove over 2 hours expecting a festival and a 45 minute walkthrough of carved pumpkins. Instead I got a 20 minute walkthrough of plastic, two vendors, two "food trucks" and someone playing the guitar. So disappointing. This would be fine for a local night out, but you are misleading entirely what this event is and wasting people's time from far away that could be better spent elsewhere. So disappointing. read more

Jack o lantern experience: Absolute ripoff. +$20 p/p to walk through cheap injection-molded plastic pumpkins. Have. Even to others that were really cool where they had carved real pumpkins. This one... not even close. read more

Christmas Light Show: Don't waste your time or money. Waited in traffic for about an hour just to even get there. Long long lines of traffic . Lights were unimpressive and crappy. Inside was gross with junk food. Overall: Very bad. read more

HOLIDAY LIGHT SHOW: 20$/ car. We came on a Saturday night and it took about 45 minutes to get into the parking lot-and only 10 to drive through the light displays. The "Christmas village" was just ok-had 2-3 tables of soaps,jewelry and such-nothing really spectacular. The woman who works the consession stand for the stadium was AWFUL. We wanted the advertised hot chocolate. The sign said 2$.She charged us 2.50$--and when we questioned it she just nastily said "the sign is wrong " My Dad was buying it, and he really didn't care about the price -but her attitude stunk. Especially at a Christmas Event- your employees need to have a little cheer! No one was overly friendly. The s'mores family pack was 5$-and enough for 4 s'mores. The fire pits were great. Overall-except for that one woman who ripped us off for hot chocolate, it was an ok evening. Don't think it was worth the wait though. read more

The Christmas light show extravaganza was slightly lacking. Although I enjoyed the multiple Christmas dragons, one of which had exuberant tail wagging. I feel like the true meaning of Christmas was lost. I gained some back with the Christmas jack o'latern however the overall feel was subpar at best. For 30 bucks I could have probably gotten roughly the same setup on wish.com which is a bummer since they are generating soo much revenue on this festival. read more

We did the pumpkin blaze last night. All I can say is a huge waste of money! It's honestly sooo bad

I went here for the foodtruck festival. They charged each person $5 to get in. I am not sure what the $5 was for. The bathrooms were atrocious! I doubt that any staff person looked after the bathroom throughout the entire day. There was no toilet paper in any of the stalls. There sanitary trash was overflowing and there were several used sanitary napkins on the floor. There was one roll of paper towels in the restroom and they were in the sink. Horrifying! I am disgusted and embarrassed that with all the "staff" running around no one thought to restock and replenish the restrooms. read more

My review is only for the Frozen In Ice during the winter. It was great for kids! Amazing Work with the ice carvings!!! Maze, house, slide, seating all carved out of ice! We got lucky, perhaps because it was the last day (Feb 28th) and we were able to do everything over and over again especially the slides and maze indoors. Keep in mind that you must dress warmly be as the indoor temps are in the 20s nomatter how warm it may be outdoors. Outdoors they have a hayride, smores station, food, and ice carving demonstrations. It was an hour away for us but it was well worth it. Tips: dress warmly! Bring extra pants or long coat or a big rag to slide or wear snowlike pants because your tush will get WET while going down the slide! Go to Walgreens to get a $5 discount on each ticket! read more

Skylands Stadium is a fantastic venue for any event that you would want to host. My friend held her bridal shower at Skylands and I (as well as the other guests) had a fantastic time. The stadium catered a delicious dinner (including both hot dishes such as chicken and perogies as well as cold dishes such as sandwiches and wraps). They also provided the cutest mimosa bar I've seen. read more

Skylands Stadium - Stadiums & Arenas Near Me - Augusta, New Jersey

This Review is about BASEBALL! I love baseball! I enjoy the excitement! I cherish the drama! And the Sussex County Miners are fantastic! They are good players! They are professional athletes! Unlike the MLB players, these young gentlemen are hungry... hungry to prove themselves and they put out 100%. It is my opinion that MLB Players have a tendency to 'play soft'. They may not dive for a ball. They don't 'sacrifice' their body for a play! I believe that the Miners and their opponents WANT to play! They WANT to play hard! And they show it during the entire game! It is sooo exciting! As a grandfather (my grandsons call me DA) my greatest pride is taking my boys to a game! They enjoy it! They keep up with the action! They cheer and boo... just as you are supposed to at a baseball game! One grandson is Autistic. He yells 'hit' and 'miss' at the appropriate team! And when the batter hits a foul ball, my D falls to the ground and giggles & giggles! HE HAS A WONDERFUL TIME! The stadium is great! Free parking. Good seats at every level! The handicapable seats are great with a wide variety of wheelchair spaces! And this is an inexpensive outing! Seats run about $15 to $20 per adult. I highly recommend a visit to the Sussex County Skylands Stadium in Augusta, NJ and enjoy a Miners game! You will not be disappointed! read more

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This place is awesome roads a bit bumpy but easily driveable plus they had a bunch of maga and Trump stuff definitely a great place to drive by enjoy the lights and love America ! read more

The game was fine, but we had a suite which we paid good money for and had to wait a long time for the food which was barely enough for the 16 people we had. We requested more hot dogs, hamburgers and chicken which took over an hour and a half to get. In the meantime we went to the concession stand downstairs to get food and the lines were terrible. It took an hour to get food down there. Take your party elsewhere. We will never do that again. read more

My family & I went to our 5th Sussex County Miners game last night & once again had a really fun time. This is the inaugural season of the team, so it's a work in progress. However, the current roster really shows a lot of promise, hustles on each play & over the past 30 days has really started to gel together. Next season could be really special. The tickets are $10 or $12, good traditional food/drink, nice HD scoreboard/video board & AMAZING fireworks at every Saturday home game. The restaurant isn't ready yet, but once it is it'll be open all year round. Also, in right field there is a patio area next to the outdoor bar area that has several tables/chairs & a cigar bar. This is a solid place to eat, drink & watch the game. The staff is nice & interacts with the fans & Herbie is a great mascot. The new owner has a great vision for the stadium & the team. Looking to many good years of competitive baseball & fun entertainment at Skylands Park. GO MINERS! read more

Skylands Stadium - My daughter made this sign for R. Mathews & he autographed it, gave her game ball & posted this pic on his Instagram. Class act! - Stadiums & Arenas Near Me - Augusta, New Jersey

this is a review on the hot dogs only.....$3.00 served in a sealed bag indicating hey may have been cooked elsewhere. Anyway.. The dogs are terrible. The only salvation was a double helping of Guldens Mustard. also, Attention Food Manager: The spout on the big jar of Guldens was filthy. How about wiping it down once in a while read more

Great place for a great local game . Sussex County Minors are thee team to watch . Kids will have a blast and so will the adults read more

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