Participation is free; Tickets are not required; RSVP to let us know you’re coming.
Open to all ages. In case of inclement weather, please check our website or call 212.860.1370 for updates.
On-site registration only on day of event - Sunday, October
25: 3:30pm
Schedule of Events
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Pumpkin Flotilla Drop Off
Pumpkin Carving Demonstrations
Halloween Crafts
Live Music
Pumpkin Carving Demonstrations
Halloween Crafts
Live Music
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm
Spooky Stories
4:45 pm – 5:30 pm
Spooky Stories
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Halloween Parade
6:30 pm
Pumpkin Flotilla Launch
Pumpkin Flotilla Guidelines:
Get a pumpkin: Bring a pumpkin that weighs about 8 pounds after it’s carved; that’s approximately the size of a soccer ball. Mini or extra-large pumpkins cannot be accepted for the flotilla.
Get creative: All pumpkins must come with tops and be gutted and carved at home. Jack-o’-lanterns with artificial decorations, such as paint, glitter, marker, food dye, paper, plastic, light bulbs, candles, or floats cannot be accepted for the flotilla. A light and floating device will be provided when you register your jack-o’-lantern at the event.
Drop off your pumpkin: We will have two designated drop-off areas near the Dana Discovery Center between 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm. Space in the flotilla is limited to 50 pumpkins, so make sure your creation meets all the requirements.
Watch the Harlem Meer get spooky! Once the activities are finished at twilight (about 6:30 pm), find a spot along the edge of the Harlem Meer and watch as the jack-o’-lanterns float by in New York’s largest pumpkin flotilla!
Please note: Pumpkins in our flotilla cannot be returned. Thank you for your contribution to our event.
For more information about the Halloween Parade and Pumpkin Flotilla, please call the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center at 212.860.1370
Get a pumpkin: Bring a pumpkin that weighs about 8 pounds after it’s carved; that’s approximately the size of a soccer ball. Mini or extra-large pumpkins cannot be accepted for the flotilla.
Get creative: All pumpkins must come with tops and be gutted and carved at home. Jack-o’-lanterns with artificial decorations, such as paint, glitter, marker, food dye, paper, plastic, light bulbs, candles, or floats cannot be accepted for the flotilla. A light and floating device will be provided when you register your jack-o’-lantern at the event.
Drop off your pumpkin: We will have two designated drop-off areas near the Dana Discovery Center between 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm. Space in the flotilla is limited to 50 pumpkins, so make sure your creation meets all the requirements.
Watch the Harlem Meer get spooky! Once the activities are finished at twilight (about 6:30 pm), find a spot along the edge of the Harlem Meer and watch as the jack-o’-lanterns float by in New York’s largest pumpkin flotilla!
Please note: Pumpkins in our flotilla cannot be returned. Thank you for your contribution to our event.
For more information about the Halloween Parade and Pumpkin Flotilla, please call the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center at 212.860.1370
Where: Charles A. Dana Discovery Center in Central Park, Manhattan (inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues)