Sara Turner, children’s librarian at Lewiston Public Library, pours red paint Friday for children making pumpkin sensory bags during Pumpkins in the Park in Lewiston. Lewiston Recreation and the Lewiston Public Library hosted the free event in Kennedy Park. Children could make crafts, play games and decorate pumpkins donated by local orchards, Recreation Director Nicole Welch said. The University of Southern Maine theater production, “The Marvelous Meep Island Adventure,” will be held in the park Saturday at 11 a.m. and in Auburn’s Festival Plaza at 3:30 p.m. Admission is free. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Maeve Kenlan and her mother, June Kenlan, of Lewiston pick a pumpkin Friday during Pumpkins in the Park in Lewiston. Lewiston Recreation and the Lewiston Public Library hosted the free event in Kennedy Park on a day when Lewiston and Auburn public schools had teacher workshops. Children could make crafts, play games and decorate pumpkins donated by local orchards, Recreation Director Nicole Welch said. Lewiston Recreation is planning more pop-up park events that are accessible to families without transportation, she said. The University of Southern Maine theater production, “The Marvelous Meep Island Adventure,” will be held in the park Saturday at 11 a.m. and in Auburn’s Festival Plaza at 3:30 p.m. Admission is free. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Arabella Swan, 8, of Lewiston carries her pumpkin Friday in a reusable bag during Pumpkins in the Park in Lewiston’s Kennedy Park. Swan is a third-grader at Connors Elementary School. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Avery Johnson, 6, of Auburn stands with his decorated pumpkin Friday during Pumpkins in the Park in Lewiston’s Kennedy Park. Johnson, a first-grader at Walton Elementary School, attended the event with his father, Rex Johnson. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Avery Tolefree, 9, of Lewiston decorates his pumpkin Friday during Pumpkins in the Park in Lewiston. Lewiston Recreation and the Lewiston Public Library hosted the free event in Kennedy Park. Children could make crafts, play games and decorate pumpkins donated by local orchards, Recreation Director Nicole Welch said. Tolefree is a fourth-grader at McMahon Elementary School. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Carli Farrington of Lewiston watches Friday as her 5-year-old daughter, Aiyana Smith, decorates her pumpkin during Pumpkins in the Park in Lewiston. Lewiston Recreation and the Lewiston Public Library hosted the free event in Kennedy Park. Children could make crafts, play games and decorate pumpkins donated by local orchards, Recreation Director Nicole Welch said. Lewiston Recreation is planning more pop-up park events that are accessible to families without transportation, she said.

Alexandra Hall, right, watches Friday as her 4-year-old daughter, Teagan Auger, makes a pumpkin sensory bag during Pumpkins in the Park in Lewiston’s Kennedy Park. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal