Brooklyn Bridge Park’s annual fall Harvest Festival returns to close out the season, taking over Pier 6!
Join for day of autumnal fun for the whole family, with live music, arts and crafts, a stiltwalker, and educational activities from Brooklyn Bridge Park’s education and horticulture teams. Stop by to watch professional pumpkin carver Lenny Calvin – and enter to win our giveaway for a chance to take home one of his masterpieces! We’ve got some especially fun activities for kids, including face-painting, a mini pumpkin patch to pick and decorate your own mini pumpkin, and more. Best of all – it’s free. Scroll down for more details and schedule below.
Thank you to our presenting sponsor In The Raw®
LIVE MUSIC & PERFORMANCES (Pier 6 Plaza Stage)
- 12:00 PM Hopalong Andrew – With clever and whimsical cowboy songs and energetic theatrics, NYC’s Hopalong Andrew’s high-spirited music is something all people can enjoy. Combining folk and western music influences, he performs original and traditional songs.
- 2:00 PM Doll Parts – Don’t miss one of the highlights of the day, with a a stellar performance by Dolly Parton cover band, Doll Parts! They deliver foot-stomping, rhinestone-infused fun with a unique blend of harmonies, glamour, and rock and roll, covering a wide range of Parton hits.
ACTIVITIES (All Day, 11am-3pm)
- Visit our mini pumpkin patch to select and decorate your own mini pumpkin! We kindly ask one pumpkin per child. Supplies are first-come, first served.
- In addition to the pumpkin decorating station, stop by an additional five arts & crafts stations, led by Private Picassos!
- Stop by our autumn-themed education stations! Learn about pumpkins and gourds with sectional cuts of different varieties, and make your own gourd prints, led by Brooklyn Bridge Park educators. Our horticulture team will be available for “Ask A Gardener” booth, sharing their knowledge of native plants and local ecology.
- 11:30, 12:30, 1:30 PM – Imagination Adventure with Treasure Trunk Theatre! Join for creative and immersive 30-minute imagination adventures, into lands beyond your wildest dreams!
- Watch professional pumpkin carver Lenny Calvin Creations at work, as he intricately carves two pumpkins over the course of the day! Visit our info carts to take our park programs survey and enter our free raffle for a change to win the completed carvings.
- Thank you to our presenting sponsor In The Raw®! In The Raw has teamed up with Brooklyn Roasting Company to serve up complimentary coffee. Stop by their booth to enjoy a variety of hot coffee, ready-to-drink cold brew and oat milk lattes, plus all your favorite In The Raw® sweeteners to make your cup just the way you like it.
- Be awed as Park Slope Parents bring their famous giant bubbles to the lawn! They will also have face stamps, and special Halloween crafts!
- Enjoy a variety of family-friendly classic lawn games – giant jenga, hula loops, connect-four, ring toss, and cornhole!
- Enjoy free facepainting, with a selection of autumn, Halloween, and kid-favorite options.
- Watch them tower above and get photos with our scarecrow stiltwalker.
- Enjoy photo opportunities throughout the Pier, with fun autumnal face cut-out props, as well as the scenic natural beauty of our Flower Field or the New York harbor as your backdrop.
- Enjoy food and beverages available for sale by Fornino.
Get in the spirit and show off your Halloween costume early – costumes encouraged but not required. This is a free walk-up event.
