Pumpkin Point on Governors Island (10/25) (Free)

10/25/2025 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM ET

Admission

  • Free

Description

Ruddy Turnstones and Black-bellied Plovers in Jamaica Bay. Photo: Don Riepe

Join us on Saturday at Pump­kin Point, Gov­er­nors Island’s annu­al pump­kin patch and fall fes­ti­val. Pumpkin point inivites vis­i­tors to pick out their own pump­kins Octo­ber 25 & 26, 2025, from 10am to 5pm.

 

NYC Bird Alliance will be tabling on Saturday, October 25 alongside other community partners. We'll also be leading our final Governors Island outing of the season from 2:15pm - 3:45pm. You can see the full schedule here. 

 

Directions: This event is free but attendees will need to purchase tickets for the Governors Island Ferry with ferry options provided by the Trust for Governors Island and NYC Ferry. The ferry leaving from the Battery Maritime Building Lower Manhattan (10 South Street) is an eight-minute ferry ride. Participants should take the 2:00 PM ferry at the latest to make the start of the event. You can view the schedule here. 

 

Note on Accessibility: Governors Island contains a variety of terrain, from hilly, grassy areas to paved and cobblestone paths. The latter can be difficult to walk on with strollers, for example. Public restrooms are located throughout the park.

 

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