Halloween on the Harlem Meer

Celebrate Halloween in Central Park with a family-friendly event full of magic, entertainment, and music, featuring our signature great pumpkin flotilla. Drop off your carved pumpkin with us and head to the picnic area by the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, 110th Street (Central Park North) between Lenox Avenue and Fifth Avenue, to listen to not-so-spooky stories, enjoy a hair-raising magic show, and adorn your own trick-or-treating bag with Central Park–themed decorations.

Then, find a spot along the edge of the Harlem Meer, dance to some festive tunes (courtesy of our DJ), and watch the jack-o’-lanterns float by. It’s New York’s largest pumpkin flotilla—and it’s not to be missed! These events are FREE and open to all ages.

Schedule of Events
4:00 pm—5:30 pm Pumpkin drop-off
Make your own trick-or-treat bag, crafts, and more
4:30 pm—5:00 pm Not-so-spooky story time, hosted by our friends at the New York Public Library
5:15 pm—5:45 pm Hair-raising juggling and magic show with Magic Ned
5:45 pm—7:00 pm Halloween dance party with DJ Dao
6:00 pm—7:00 pm Pumpkin flotilla
7:00 pm Pumpkin pick up

Pumpkin owners may retrieve their carved pumpkins at the conclusion of the flotilla from the Harlem Meer beach near Fifth Avenue and East 108th Street.

There are no tickets, but please RSVP to let us know you’re coming. Please visit Central Park’s Halloween on the Harlem Meer page to RSVP and for more information about dropping off your pumpkin.

Location:

Charles A. Dana Discovery Center in Central Park
110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues
Manhattan