10 Patriotic Pumpkin Templates

10 printable patriotic pumpkin templates — ready to download, trace, and light up the porch.

1. Vermont Pumpkin Stencil
Vermont's narrow, elongated state outline is pierced as a single open shape on this easy pumpkin stencil, showing the slightly irregular wavy eastern border, the smoother western edge along Lake Champlain, and the small northern bump where the Northeast Kingdom juts upward. Lit, it glows as a tall vertical window of light. Because Vermont's outline runs close to the top of a typical pumpkin curve, tape the stencil with the northern bump positioned at least an inch below the stem base to leave enough wall thickness.
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2. God Bless the USA Pumpkin Stencil
Bold block lettering spells out "GOD BLESS THE U.S.A." across two lines, with small five-pointed stars separating the letters in the lower line. The upper row uses chunky serif-style caps and the lower row uses even larger, slightly decorative capitals. Every letter interior is pierced through so the full phrase blazes when the pumpkin is lit. Keep the thin straps of orange between adjacent tall letters intact as you carve, since they carry the structural load of the entire upper row.
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3. USA Map Pumpkin Stencil
The contiguous silhouette of the contiguous United States is carved as a single open pierce-through in this expert pumpkin stencil. The intricate coastline, Great Lakes inlets, and Florida peninsula are all retained in the cut edge, requiring precise control all the way around the outline. Lit from inside, the pumpkin glows entirely through the mapped shape. Work clockwise around the perimeter without lifting your tool from the cut line, since re-entering the groove at a sharp angle like the Gulf Coast bays is the most common place where the wall cracks.
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4. USA Text Pumpkin Stencil
Bold block letters spelling "USA" are carved as open pierce-throughs in this easy pumpkin stencil, with a five-pointed star replacing the crossbar of the letter A. The rounded, wide letters are generously sized and leave thick orange walls between them. On the lit pumpkin the three letters glow brightly and the star cutout inside the A shines as a distinct shape. Score the star outline inside the A before cutting the surrounding letter body, since the star's tight inner points are easiest to navigate when the pumpkin wall around them is still rigid.
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5. Trump 2024 Pumpkin Stencil
Bold military stencil-style lettering spells "TRUMP" on the top row and "2024" flanked by two five-pointed stars on the bottom row of this hard pumpkin stencil. Each letter and numeral is a thick open outline with interior counters preserved as solid pumpkin islands. The two stars at the sides of "2024" are each pierced through as open silhouettes. Cut the enclosed counters of rounded letters and numerals first (the interior of the P, the U loops, and the 0 counter in 2024), then cut each letter and numeral outline, saving the two star shapes for last.
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6. Police Badge Pumpkin Stencil
A five-pointed star with a horizontal banner across its center spelling out POLICE in block capital letters makes up this pumpkin stencil, styled after a classic law-enforcement badge. The interior of the star points and the letter counters are cut through, while the banner background and star outline remain as solid skin. The enclosed center of the letter O is the trickiest piece: slice around it last and press a toothpick through the back of the pumpkin wall to pin the small oval disc in place.
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7. New Mexico Pumpkin Stencil
New Mexico's silhouette is a nearly perfect square with one small rectangular notch cut into the upper-left corner where the Colorado border steps slightly northward. This beginner-friendly pumpkin stencil carves as a single large open shape, glowing as a bold square of light on the finished jack-o-lantern. The one detail that differentiates it from a plain square is that upper-left step: score the corner notch cleanly before removing the bulk of the shape so the step stays sharp rather than rounding off.
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8. I Love USA Pumpkin Stencil
The text "I" stacked above a heart filled with an American flag pattern, then "USA" below it, makes up this patriotic pumpkin stencil: the flag-heart shows a grid of small stars on the left and horizontal stripe bars on the right, while the bold block letters are cut as open shapes. The letters and star shapes pierce through so the pumpkin glows with text and a star-field simultaneously. Cut the individual stars inside the flag-heart before removing the surrounding letter openings so the fine star shapes stay supported by the neighboring skin as long as possible.
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9. Nevada Pumpkin Stencil
Nevada's distinctive silhouette gives this beginner pumpkin stencil its character: a wide flat top, a long diagonal slash running from the upper-right corner down to the lower-left, and a small rectangular notch cut into the southern tip where the Colorado River forms the state line. The whole shape is carved as one open cutout so the jack-o-lantern's candle light illuminates the full state outline. The diagonal left edge is the identifying feature; carve it as a single long confident stroke rather than short segments so the line stays true.
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10. American Flag Heart Pumpkin Stencil
A heart-shaped American flag fills this hard-level pumpkin stencil, with the left half showing rows of five-pointed stars arranged in a grid and the right half showing horizontal stripe bars tapering as the heart curves toward the bottom point. Every star and every stripe bar is cut away as an open shape so the lit jack-o-lantern shows the heart glowing in a dense pattern of small lights. Cut each individual star point carefully before opening the stripe sections to the right, since the star grid is the most intricate area and needs surrounding skin intact for support.
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