{
  "id": 14888295,
  "title": "Where to buy Halloween pumpkins in the UAE this year: No patch, no problem",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/where-to-buy-halloween-pumpkins-in-the-uae-this-year-no-patch-no",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T06:28:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/lifestyle/where-to-buy-halloween-pumpkins-in-the-uae-this-year-no-patch-no-problem-1.500712709"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Halloween is just around the corner in the UAE, but finding a pumpkin patch can be a challenge. Fear not, as supermarkets and online grocers have a variety of pumpkins available for purchase. Here are four places to find your perfect pumpkin:\n\n1. Spinneys offers locally grown Halloween pumpkins from Elite Agro, a UAE agricultural producer. These large, ribbed orange varieties are perfect for carving. Check the website or your local store for prices and availability. Other seasonal items include pumpkin-shaped goodies and sweets.\n2. Waitrose offers traditional Halloween pumpkins, including white pumpkins, for around Dh97.75. They also have a variety of pumpkin decorations, such as buckets, piñata sets, and even pumpkin headbands.\n3. Fresh Leaf allows you to order a pumpkin directly to your door. Their prices range from Dh32 for a 1kg pumpkin to Dh320 for a 10kg pumpkin. They also sell other pumpkins for cooking, including locally grown options.\n4. Kibsons offers a wide range of pumpkins and characters to decorate your doorstep. They have tiny white pumpkins, striped Sparkler pumpkins, and even painted face pumpkins that look ready to judge your costume. They also have Halloween bundles at varying prices.",
  "summary": "The heat is breaking, the evenings are cooling, and Halloween is just over two weeks away. In the UAE, that can only mean one thing: the great pumpkin hunt is on. Pumpkin patches may be hard to come by, but you don't need one. UAE supermarkets and online grocers stock pumpkins in every size, shape and shade, from big orange carvers to striped, warty and pint-sized ones that are better on the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Spinneys offers locally grown Halloween pumpkins from Elite Agro",
    "Waitrose provides traditional pumpkins and decorations at Dh97.75",
    "Fresh Leaf delivers pumpkins from Dh32 to Dh320 for various sizes"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The shift toward supermarket and online availability replaces traditional pumpkin patches, offering residents diverse decorative and culinary options through local agricultural producers and specialized grocery delivery services.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}