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Pumpkin Festival
Saturday, October 29, 2011
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Central Park Bandshell
Enter at 72nd Street
FREE EVENT
Join NYC Parks for Pumpkin Festival, New York City's annual celebration of the fall harvest season in leafy Central Park!
Taking place on Saturday, October 29, Pumpkin Festival takes the very best traditions of the autumn season and offers them all for FREE! Activities will include:
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Fright Night at the Movies Haunted House–our spooktacular haunted house is back again this year and scarier than ever!
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Catch a sneak peek of the Haunted House
on Friday, October 28th from 5-7pm!
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Catch a sneak peek of the Haunted House
- Pumpkin Patch – kids take home a free pumpkin!
- Arts & Crafts – including pumpkin decorating!
- Marionette Performances by Puppets in the Park
- Walkabout Characters
- Pumpkin Decorating
- NY Rangers Road Tour & Slapshot Booth
- Obstacle Course by the New York Road Runners
- Live Entertainment
- Pride of NY Farmers’ Market
- NY Giant Pumpkin (1,436 lbs)!
All events are free! Event is rain or shine!
Please note that the lines for the Haunted House and Pumpkin Patch may close early. While supplies last!
Highlights from previous years
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Event Sponsors
Sponsorship
Interested in becoming a sponsor of Pumpkin Festival? In addition to being featured in the one of the largest public events in Central Park, your brand will gain exposure through a comprehensive marketing plan that includes, but is not limited to:
- Subway Posters
- Printed flyers and posters distributed to various schools, businesses, and organizations
- Radio Advertisements
- Newspaper Advertisements
- Parks website (350,000 unique visitors/month)
- E-blasts to Parks’ lists
- Aggressive public relations campaign to over 200 media outlets
Please contact Graham Fisk at Graham.Fisk@parks.nyc.gov for more information.
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