Pumpkin Point 2025

Pump­kin Point, Gov­er­nors Island’s annu­al pump­kin patch and fall fes­ti­val, returns to Nolan Park for 2025! Vis­i­tors are invit­ed to pick out their own pump­kins Octo­ber 25 & 26, 2025, from 10am to 5pm. Please lim­it pump­kins to one per per­son per house­hold, and plan to bring your own tote bag/​reusable bag to hold your pumpkins.

Cos­tumes are high­ly encour­aged, with trick-or-treat­ing at Nolan Park’s his­toric hous­es on both days (as sup­plies last). Gov­er­nors Island food ven­dors will be on-site with fall-themed food and drink avail­able for pur­chase from Deploy Cof­fee, Grey’s Donuts, Taco Vista, Lit­tle Eva’s, Pizze­ria Fan­tas­ti­ca, Brig’s Sweet Shop, Rosie’s Empanadas, Tokyo Drum­stick, and more. 

Pump­kin Point is rain or shine. Please be advised, a large num­ber of vis­i­tors is expect­ed for Pump­kin Point, so please leave extra time to board and ride the fer­ry. We rec­om­mend arriv­ing at least 20 min­utes before your sched­uled depar­ture. The Trust for Gov­er­nors Island will oper­ate spe­cial event fer­ries from Red Hook/​Atlantic Basin and Brook­lyn Bridge Park/​Pier 6 on Pump­kin Point event days to accom­mo­date antic­i­pat­ed heavy vis­i­tor­ship. These will oper­ate in addi­tion to reg­u­lar­ly sched­uled fer­ries from 10 South Street in Low­er Man­hat­tan and reg­u­lar NYC Fer­ry ser­vice via the South Brook­lyn route.

Event Sched­ule

Sat­ur­day, Octo­ber 25

• ALL DAY: Pump­kin Pick­ing (as sup­plies last)
• ALL DAY: Trick-or-Treat­ing (as sup­plies last)
  
• ALL DAY: Com­post learn­ing activ­i­ties with Earth Mat­ter NY
  
• 10AM-4PM: Spooky Shells Fall Fest with Bil­lion Oys­ter Project
• 11AM-4PM: Brook­lyn Book Bode­ga Book Break
• 11AM-4PM: Tabling & tours with NYC Bird Alliance
  
• 11:45AM-12:45PM: Fall Foliage Walk­ing Tour with Gov­er­nors Island Nature (reg­is­ter here)
• 12 – 12:45PM: Per­for­mance by Cara’s Caterpillars 
• 12 – 4PM: Clay Crit­ters Seed­bomb Work­shop with Swale
• 12:45 – 1:30PM: Thriller Dance Work­shop with DuYe Moves
• 1 – 2:30PM: Per­for­mance by West­side Cow­boys & The Old Grimes, pre­sent­ed by Porch Stomp
  
• 2:15 – 3:45PM: NYC Bird Alliance Guid­ed Bird Outing
• 3 – 3:45PM: Music and dance with Hopa­long Andrew

Sun­day, Octo­ber 26

• ALL DAY: Pump­kin Pick­ing (as sup­plies last)
• ALL DAY: Trick-or-Treat­ing (as sup­plies last)
  
• ALL DAY: Com­post learn­ing activ­i­ties with Earth Mat­ter NY
  
• 10AM-4PM: Spooky Shells Fall Fest with Bil­lion Oys­ter Project
• 11AM-4PM: Brook­lyn Book Bode­ga Book Break
• 11AM-4PM: Tabling & tours with NYC Bird Alliance
  
• 11:45AM-12:45PM: Fall Foliage Walk­ing Tour with Gov­er­nors Island Nature (reg­is­ter here)
• 12 – 12:45PM: Per­for­mance by Cara’s Caterpillars
• 12 – 4PM: Clay Crit­ters Seed­bomb Work­shop with Swale
• 1 – 2:30PM: Per­for­mance by West­side Cow­boys & The Old Grimes, pre­sent­ed by Porch Stomp
• 3 – 3:45PM: Music and dance with Hopa­long Andrew

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