Saturday, October 26, 2013, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Central Park, New York, NY 10019 (Enter at 72nd Street)
Join NYC Parks for Pumpkin Fest, New York City’s annual celebration of the fall harvest season in leafy Central Park!
Taking place on Saturday, October 26, Pumpkin Fest takes the very best traditions of the autumn season and offers them all for FREE! Activities will include:
– NY”Z” Scream Haunted House
– Our spooktacular haunted house at Bethesda Fountain is back again and this year it’s filled with zombies!
– Catch a sneak peek of the Haunted House on Friday, October 25 from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.!
– Pumpkin Patch
– Kids take home a free sugar pumpkin!
– The Care.com Pumpkin Decorating Zone
– Live Quidditch Matches
– Transport yourself to Hogwarts to witness this fast action sport!
– Marionette Performances by CityParksPuppetMobile
– JestMaster Walkabout Characters
– Pumpkin Carving
– Create a Creepy Creature
– Make your own ghost, ghoul or pumpkin puppet with The New Victory Theater!
– Get Crafty with Scribble Town
– Have fun making pumpkin puppets, tissue paper pumpkins, and even pumpkins with accordion legs!
– Live Entertainment
– Pride of NY Farmers’ Market
All events are free! Event is rain or shine!
For more information, please visit:
http://www.nycgovparks.org/highlights/festivals/pumpkin-festival