Teal Pumpkin Project
Raising food allergy awareness and offering the option of non-food trinkets and toys in a separate bowl makes Halloween safer and more fun for all trick-or-treaters.
Bringing the ✨MAGIC✨ to Halloween
What If You Couldn’t?
What if you had a food allergy, and your body’s immune system reacts to what should be a harmless food protein? A reaction can be as bad as life-threatening anaphylaxis. This means that some kids and their families don’t feel comfortable trick-or-treating, because the risk of being exposed to an allergen is just too high.
What If You ✨Could✨?
What if we could make it so kids with food allergy can enjoy Halloween with their friends, including going door-to-door for treats? When you offer non-food treats, more children get to enjoy Halloween without fear!
How to spread the ✨MAGIC✨
THE 2026 TEAL PUMPKIN PROJECT MAP IS COMING SOON
- Add your address or event to the Teal Pumpkin Project Map, so kids looking for non-food treats can plan their routes.
- Show your participation with a teal pumpkin or one of FARE’s free printable signs, and invite others to participate with our flyer.
- On Halloween, be sure to have non-food treats ready for trick-or-treaters!
Summer Closing
Get Your House Halloween Ready!
Teal Beacon
FARE's Teal Pumpkin Project
Teal Pumpkin Project
Halloween Tips & Tricks
Teal Holidays with Heather
Food Allergy Minute with Shannon Miller
Paint my Pumpkin Teal
Information and Resources for All
“No child should ever be excluded from a celebration because of a disease. The Teal Pumpkin Project represents inclusion for the millions living with food allergies.” - Sung Poblete, PhD, RN, CEO of FARE
—People Magazine, October 2024
How did the Teal Pumpkin Project start?
The Teal Pumpkin Project began with one East Tennessee family looking for a better Halloween experience. Becky Basalone, whose son has a severe food allergy, wanted him to enjoy trick-or-treating without having to refuse candy or disclose his disease at every doorway. Her family offered non-food treats and placed a teal-painted pumpkin outside as a visible signal that those treats were available. Basalone shared the idea through the Food Allergy Community of East Tennessee, and the project quickly spread. FARE adopted the initiative nationally in 2014, helping bring the Teal Pumpkin Project to communities across the country.
Silver HALO Award Recipient
In May 2024, the Teal Pumpkin Project was selected as a Silver HALO Award recipient in the category of Best Disability Initiative, an award received by FARE together with CVS Pharmacy, part of the Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness division of CVS Health, and the exclusive retail partner of the Teal Pumpkin Project since 2022.
The HALO Awards annually honor corporate and nonprofit partnerships, and the category recognizes initiatives that “increase access to resources, raise visibility for challenges the community faces, change policies and systems to serve people with disabilities better.”
Thank you to FARE's Platinum Partner
