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The fun continues at night with a pumpkin express light show, bring-your-own-flashlight corn maze, bonfires on Saturday night only and firework shows.
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Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Complete the autumnal theme with scents that transport you to the pumpkin patch, the forest, and even a backyard bonfire with oakwood and spiced notes like allspice and chestnut.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
The images of that bonfire appeared in newsreels across the country.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Our guides make a towering bonfire as Arctic terns waltz above the cold, blue ocean.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
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Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Complete the autumnal theme with scents that transport you to the pumpkin patch, the forest, and even a backyard bonfire with oakwood and spiced notes like allspice and chestnut.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
The images of that bonfire appeared in newsreels across the country.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Our guides make a towering bonfire as Arctic terns waltz above the cold, blue ocean.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Bonfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bonfire. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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bonfire
noun
bon·fire
ˈbän-ˌfī(ə)r 
: a large outdoor fire
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