Dome Glow: The Fourth Annual Jon Davey Memorial Celebration

Dome Glow returns for its fourth year, lighting up the historic Buckminster Fuller Dome Home with an extraordinary display of carved pumpkins, old movies, a fire, candy, and the glowing Dome itself.

Inspired by the late SIU architecture professor Jon Davey and his tradition of challenging students to transform pumpkins into remarkable architectural creations, Dome Glow takes pumpkin carving well beyond the traditional jack-o’-lantern.

This year’s celebration features three carving categories: Memory Pumpkins, created in honor of someone who has passed; Pumpkins of Place, inspired by a building, landmark, landscape, or meaningful place; and Extra Pumpkins, where carvers are encouraged to take the traditional pumpkin a little further. Prizes will be awarded in each category.

Join us Halloween night for trick-or-treating and an evening around the glow, then return on Día de los Muertos as special emphasis is placed on pumpkins created in memory of those who have passed.

Saturday, October 31 & Sunday, November 1
6–9 p.m. both nights
Buckminster Fuller Dome Home, Carbondale, Illinois

Free and open to everyone. Donations benefiting the Fuller Dome Home NFP are welcomed and appreciated, but never required.

For updates and announcements, follow the Buckminster Fuller Dome Home Facebook pageor contact Elizabeth Donoghue at elizabeth.donoghue@siu.edu