Central Park Halloween Parade and Pumpkin Flotilla is October 28 from 4pm to 7pm. Enjoy spooky music, nocturnal animal mask arts and crafts, live pumpkin carving demonstrations, and of course our signature pumpkin flotilla, which sets sail across the Harlem Meer at twilight!
110th Street between Fifth and Lenox – Charles Dana Discovery Center.
Schedule of Events
4 pm – 5:45 pm
Pumpkin Flotilla Drop Off*
Pumpkin Carving Demonstrations with Hugh McMahon
Halloween Crafts
Spooky Stories
6pm – 6:30 pm –Halloween Costume 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 a designated drop-off area near the Dana Discovery Center between 4:00 pm and 5:45 pm. Space in the flotilla is limited to 50 pumpkins and is first come, first served. Please 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. Questions- call 212-860-1370
