Celebrate the night with our pumpkin carving templates

This spooky season, celebrate the beauty of the night with a nocturnal-themed carved pumpkin. We’ve created a special collection of templates featuring some of your favorite nighttime creatures—bats, owls, moths, and more—to help you get started.

Whether you’re crafting a glowing bat for your porch or designing your own dark sky-inspired creation, we hope you’ll share our mission to protect the night with friends and family as you enjoy this time of year when we gather together under the stars.

How to use the carving templates

Our collection is available for download below. Simply download and print your favorite design, grab some scissors and a marker for tracing.

Share your masterpieces with us

We love seeing the wonderful creations that come from the DarkSky Community! Be sure to share your carved pumpkins with us on social media using the hashtag #DarkSkyShare. Whether it’s a beautifully carved moth or an imaginative star pattern, we can’t wait to see all the artistic interpretations!

We hope these templates add some extra fun to the season, and we look forward to seeing your creations! #DarkSkyShare.