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Pumpkin Point and Trick-or-Treating return to Nolan Park this October
Peruse a huge pumpkin patch at Pumpkin Point in Nolan Park on the last two weekends of October! Kids can jump into fun Halloween-inspired crafting activities with Children's Museum of the Arts and everyone can enjoy fall fare by Little Eva's and Threes Brewing. Young visitors and families are encouraged to come in costume for free Trick-or-Treating on Saturday 10/26! Read more.
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Governors Island opens its annual call for proposals for indoor programs and exhibitions for the 2020 season
October 16, 2019
The Trust for Governors Island has opened its annual call for proposals for free indoor exhibition space, open to artistic, cultural, environmental and educational organizations for the 2020 public season. Space inside over two dozen historic former officers’ homes will be offered to non-profit organizations proposing free public programs, including art and educational exhibitions, performances, workshops, screenings, talks and more.
“Each season, arts and cultural organizations from across New York bring Governors Island’s historic district to life with groundbreaking and...
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Halloween in the Harbor: Pumpkin Point, Trick or Treating and Night of 1,000 Jack O’Lanterns Return to Governors Island this October
October 1, 2019
October 1, 2019. Governors Island today announced its lineup of fall and Halloween-related programming for October. Just in time for fall, Governors Island’s historic district will transform during the last two weekends of October with Pumpkin Point, a free, family-friendly patch of over 5,000 pumpkins opening October 19 in historic Nolan Park.Lighting up Colonels Row evenings October 17-20 and October 24-27, Night of 1,000 Jack O’Lanterns will bring back a spectacular ticketed nighttime event featuring over a thousand hand-carved and illuminated jack...