Fall-O-Ween
September 16, 2023, 10:00 am –October 26, 2023, 6:00 pm
Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
Celebrate the spookiest holiday with plentiful pumpkins and hordes of gourds around the 250-acre New York Botanical Garden and gorgeous fall foliage.
Take a spooky stroll through the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden and meet hundreds of pumpkin-headed scarecrows.
Weekdays 1:30–5:30 pm & weekends 10 am–5:30 pm, join guided activities with teen explainers. Peek inside a pumpkin, read an autumn tale, join story time at 2:30pm, pot up a festive fall plant to take home and create a mini self portrait tapestry inspired by the work of multidimensional artist Ebony G Patterson
Weekends 11 am–2 pm, Artist Adam Bierton tackles some of the largest pumpkins in the world, carving them into stunning and frightful sculptures.
Join special weekends of pumpkin parades and pumpkin carving face-offs.
🎟 Half-price to outdoor grounds only availabe for NYC residents. If you’re planning on the Holiday Train Show, consider an annual membership, starting at $145 for families (tax-deductible).
See our complete guide to the New York Botanical Garden.
Tue-Sun (+ Oct 9) 10 am-6 pm
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