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Pump­kin Point is Back on Gov­er­nors Island!

Oct 1, 2025 10:31 am

The Trust for Gov­er­nors Island announced today the return of Pump­kin Point, the wild­ly pop­u­lar annu­al pump­kin patch and fall fes­ti­val on Gov­er­nors Island. This year the event will bring thou­sands of pump­kins to the Island’s his­toric Nolan Park, trans­form­ing the space into one of New York City’s most unique pump­kin patch­es. Vis­i­tors are invit­ed to pick out their own pump­kins on Sat­ur­day, Octo­ber 25, or Sun­day, Octo­ber 26, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

In addi­tion to the pump­kin patch, this year’s event will also include trick-or-treat­ing, music and crafts, a Fall Foliage Tree Tour for all ages, fall-themed food and drink from Island ven­dors, and more free fun for the whole fam­i­ly. Per­for­mances will include tra­di­tion­al and con­tem­po­rary folk music curat­ed by long-time Gov­er­nors Island event part­ner Porch Stomp, dai­ly per­for­mances by Hopa­long Andrew, and pup­pet the­ater by Cara’s Caterpillars. 

“Pump­kin Point is back on Gov­er­nors Island, and we invite all New York­ers to explore his­toric Nolan Park as it trans­forms into a stun­ning autumn des­ti­na­tion,” said Clare New­man, Pres­i­dent and CEO of the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island. ​“Come explore our pump­kin patch, fea­tur­ing thou­sands of beau­ti­ful pump­kins per­fect for pick­ing, tak­ing pho­tos and enjoy­ing the crisp air just min­utes from Manhattan.”

For more infor­ma­tion and for a full sched­ule of events, please vis­it www​.gov​is​land​.org/​p​u​m​p​k​i​n​-​point. Any pump­kins left over from Pump­kin Point will be com­post­ed on Gov­er­nors Island by Earth Mat­ter, which runs a Com­post Learn­ing Cen­ter at the Urban Farm on Gov­er­nors Island.

Pump­kin Point is pre­sent­ed by the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island. Gen­er­ous sup­port for the event is pro­vid­ed by Bloomberg Phil­an­thropies. Addi­tion­al can­dy sup­port is pro­vid­ed by Econ­o­my Candy.

Gov­er­nors Island is open dai­ly year-round and is acces­si­ble by fer­ry from Man­hat­tan and Brook­lyn. For fer­ry sched­ules, oper­at­ing hours, and oth­er vis­i­tor infor­ma­tion, vis­it www​.gov​is​land​.org/​p​l​a​n​-​y​o​u​r​-​visit.