Participants pick out floating pumpkins at a previous Dunkin for Pumpkins event at the Lompoc Aquatic Center.

Participants pick out floating pumpkins at a previous Dunkin for Pumpkins event at the Lompoc Aquatic Center. (Courtesy photo)

The Lompoc Aquatic Center will host a Dunkin for Pumpkins event Sunday, Oct. 23, Lompoc Parks & Recreation has announced.

Dunkin for Pumpkins will transform the Lompoc Aquatic Center’s activity pool into a floating pumpkin patch, where the public is invited to swim and pick a floating pumpkin starting at 10 a.m. Once pumpkins are picked, participants can decorate them on the patio from 11 a.m.-noon at one of the decorating stations.

Pre-registration for the event is required and can be completed online at https://apm.activecommunities.com/LompocRecreation.

The cost of general admission including a pumpkin is $14, and general admission with no pumpkin is $6 per person. Children under age six must be within an arm’s reach of an adult at all times.

Lompoc Parks and Recreation can be reached online at www.cityoflompoc.com/recreation, or by calling 805-875-8100.