Front YardNo. 8576 · The 2026 edition
DIY Halloween Driveway Arches (Easy PVC & Pumpkin Bucket Tutorial)
Turn your driveway into a glowing Halloween path with these easy PVC arches covered in pumpkin buckets.
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This tutorial shows how to create festive driveway arches using PVC pipes, rebar, and 46 pumpkin buckets with lights. Drill holes in the buckets, thread them onto a light string, and guide the arch over rebar supports. For the ends, placing a few buckets on the rebar first makes it simpler to insert the PVC pipe.
You'll need
Directions
- Use a 2.5-inch hole saw to cut a hole in the bottom of each of the 46 pumpkin buckets, then carefully slide them over the string of 300 multicolor lights, arranging them along the arch.
- Hammer three 3-foot lengths of rebar about 1 foot into the ground at each end of your driveway to form the arch base. Slide the empty pumpkin buckets over the rebar to hold the arch in place.
- For the final section, first place 4 or 5 pumpkin buckets over the rebar, then feed the PVC pipe through those buckets—it's easier to see and align the buckets this way before securing the rest.
