Pumpkin Fest

When: Saturday, October 26, 2013
Time: 11am – 3pm
Where: Central Park Bandshell
72nd Street
Manhattan, NY
Cost: Free

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!

Please note that the lines for the Haunted House and Pumpkin Patch may close early. While supplies last!

Iams PUP-kin Zone

For the first time at Pumpkin Fest, NYC Parks will host a venue designed specifically for four-legged New Yorkers!

  • Doggie Costume Contest
    Top three winners to receive special prizes provided by Iams
    Just show up at 1:00 p.m. to the free-play area to be judged. Winners announced at 1:30 p.m.
  • “Fall into Autumn” Free-Play Area
    An enclosed, off-leash area for dogs to run and play!
  • Agility Course
    Equipment and staffing provided by Biscuits and Bath
  • Express Spa for Dogs by Dog Fashion Spa
    Including complimentary applications of signature Dog Fashion Spa lotions, dog nose moisturizer, and cleaning around dog’s eyes with Dog Fashion Spa gentle eye pads
  • Photo Booth…and more!

Entertainment

Pumpkin Fest will feature amusement for all ages with performances by:

  • Beetleguy and other Jestmaster walkabout characters
  • The Kidrockers
  • The Big Apple Circus

About Diana

Diana joined Livingfreenyc as a social foodie fluttering about the city until she learned of the place to party for FREE! An analyst by day, she volunteers for the South Street Seaport Museum in her spare time and enjoys anything and everything to do with live music, food events and the great outdoors.