Pumpkin Point at Governors Island 2023

Saturdays and Sundays
October 21 – October 29, 2023
10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Taking place on the Nolan Park Lawn within Governors Island

Folks who show up are welcomed to pick out your own pumpkin on these weekends for free with suggested donation.

Visit as well the official page here… from which the schedule below was borrowed.

Aside from the pumpkin picking, arts & crafts and pumpkin painting taking place each day there’ll also be food offerings available for purchase from vendors on the island. Also, there’s the following events and performances:

Sat­ur­day Octo­ber 21

• Pump­kin pick­ing: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Arrive ear­ly for your pick of the patch!
• Nick or Treat Pho­to Op: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Mini pump­kin paint­ing: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm (as sup­plies last)
• Brook­lyn Book Bode­ga Book Break: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
• Bom­bas­tic Bub­ble Show, pre­sent­ed by Bub­bledad: 11:00 am & 3:00 pm
• Zero Waste Games & Learn­ing with Earth Mat­ter: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Inter­ac­tive mag­ic show with Brook­lyn Mag­ic Shop: 1:00 pm

Sun­day Octo­ber 22

• Pump­kin pick­ing: 10am to 5pm Arrive ear­ly for your pick of the patch!
• Nick or Treat Pho­to Op: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Mini pump­kin paint­ing: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm (as sup­plies last)
• Brook­lyn Book Bode­ga Book Break: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
• Goldilocks & the Three Bears pup­pet show, pre­sent­ed by Won­der­Spark Pup­pets: 11:00 am 
• Zero Waste Games & Learn­ing with Earth Mat­ter: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Inter­ac­tive mag­ic show with Brook­lyn Mag­ic Shop: 1:00 pm
• Musi­cal Per­for­mance by Hopa­long Andrew: 2:30 pm

Sat­ur­day Octo­ber 28

• Pump­kin pick­ing: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Arrive ear­ly for your pick of the patch!
• Nick or Treat Pho­to Op: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Give­aways with Tony’s Cho­colone­ly: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Pump­kin Carv­ing Hal­loween Par­ty with Amer­i­can Indi­an Com­mu­ni­ty House: 11:00 am‑3:30 pm (as sup­plies last)
• Mini pump­kin paint­ing: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm (as sup­plies last)
• Brook­lyn Book Bode­ga Book Break: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
• Bom­bas­tic Bub­ble Show, pre­sent­ed by Bub­bledad: 11:00 am & 12:30 pm
• Zero Waste Games & Learn­ing with Earth Mat­ter: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Thriller Dance Class, pre­sent­ed by Cum­bé: 2:00 pm

Sun­day Octo­ber 29

• Pump­kin pick­ing: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Arrive ear­ly for your pick of the patch!
• Nick or Treat Pho­to Op: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Mini pump­kin paint­ing: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm (as sup­plies last)
• Book give­aways with Brook­lyn Book Bode­ga: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
• The Not-So-Spooky Ghost pup­pet show, pre­sent­ed by Won­der­Spark Pup­pets: 11:00 am
• H‑OWL-oween Cos­tume Con­test with NYC Audubon, 12:00 pm
• Zero Waste Games & Learn­ing with Earth Mat­ter: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Trick or Treat­ing: 1pm Vis­i­tors are encour­aged to bring their own bags for trick or treating.
• Thriller Dance Class, pre­sent­ed by Cum­bé: 2:00 pm