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Mad Season

the M

 Ends Oct 31 · 21+

Get the template. Carve the M. Light it up and post it on Instagram. Best carve wins.

Enter the maze
01The pact
Sign in blood. Or ink.

Join to enter

Leave your name and take the template. We’ll email the winner.

You’re in

The template is downloading. If it didn’t start, grab it below.

Two sizes in one PDF: Large for 10 in+ pumpkins, Medium for 7–9 in. Print at actual size.

Tell them you’re in.Your own story card, with your name carved in. Post it and tag @madlabs.
02Four turns
01

Print

Print at actual size and check the 1 in square. Trim close.

02

Transfer

Tape it to the pumpkin. Poke along every line with a pin, about ¼ in apart.

03

Carve

Connect the dots. Cut the V first, then the drops. Or trace it and paint.

04

Post

Light it, shoot it in the dark and post it. Tag @madlabs and #MadSeason.

03The offering
How you enter

Post it on Instagram

Tag @madlabs and add #MadSeason. A post or a story both count.

Post

Share it to your feed

Tag @madlabs on the photo and put #MadSeason in the caption.

Story

Add it to your story

Use the mention sticker for @madlabs and the #MadSeason sticker.

Open @madlabs
04The altar
No Instagram?

Leave it at the altar

Upload one photo of your lit pumpkin here. It counts the same.

You’re in

Your carve is entered. Post it with #MadSeason and tag @madlabs so everyone can see it.

05The hall
Lit so far

Hall of pumpkins

Every carve that makes it through the maze gets a niche here.

06The rules
Read before you carve

The rules

  1. IOpen to everyone 21 and older.
  2. IIEnter by posting on Instagram, as a post or a story, tagging @madlabs with #MadSeason. No Instagram? Upload it on this page.
  3. IIIYour account needs to be public so we can see your entry.
  4. IVOne winner, picked by Mad Labs for the best carve.
  5. VEntries close October 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM.

You found the way out

For adults 21 and older.