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Community Gardens Events
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Beneficial Insects in the Garden
at 61 Franklin Street Garden, Brooklyn
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join researchers from Cornell for a conversation about beneficial insects in community gardens and the bee nesting study happening at 61 Franklin Street Garden.
Free!
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Spooky Storytime on the Farm
at Harlem Grown 131st Street Farm
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Harlem Grows 131st Garden will host a spooky themed storytime partnering with NYPL!
Free!
Kids
Friday, October 16, 2026
Farm Stand
at Powell Street Garden, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come to Powell Street Garden and see what the garden group grew for the community at their farm stand!
Free!
Pumpkin Painting & Fall Festivities
at Fantasy Garden
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Fantasy Garden welcomes all for an afternoon of free fall festivities in this beloved green space. Come enjoy the garden, connect with neighbors, and learn more about getting involved!
Free!
Planning an Event in Your Garden
at Sparrow's Nest Community Garden, Queens
5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Learn how to plan engaging, accessible community garden events—from developing an idea and coordinating volunteers to promoting your event and accessing GreenThumb resources and citywide opportunities.
Free!
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Birding with Ryan
at East Fourth Street Community Garden, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Join local birdwatching author and garden member Ryan Goldberg for a fall birding event.
Free!
Farm Stand
at Powell Street Garden, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come to Powell Street Garden and see what the garden group grew for the community at their farm stand!
Free!
Hops Harvest
at East Fourth Street Community Garden, Brooklyn
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Come to East 4th Street Community Garden to help pitch in with our annual harvesting of the hops while learning about the crop and tips on the brewing process.
Free!
Jesse from Moozika Performance
at The Amazing Garden (in ), Brooklyn 
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Jesse with Moozika will play unamplified music for young children
Free!
Kids
Cuidado de Árboles y Arbustos para Jardineros Comunitarios
at Bruckner Mott Haven Community Garden, Bronx
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
En este taller conocerá prácticas básicas de mantenimiento, así como estrategias para seleccionar y ubicar especies que proporcionen alimento y refugio a polinizadores y otra fauna benéfica.
Free!
Fall Fest
at West 104th Street Garden (in ), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Annual harvest party that brings together the entire neighborhood with a number of educational and family-friendly activities, from a seed swap to big games.
Free!
Hart to Hart Fall Festival
at Hart To Hart Community Garden (in ), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join the garden group for activities in the garden including Pumpkin and plant pot painting, face painting, Día de los Muertos crafts, herb harvesting and drying and more.
Free!
Maggie's Magic Garden 33rd Anniversary Celebration
at Maggies Magic Garden, Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join us to celebrate the 33rd Anniversary of Maggie's Magic Garden!
Free!
Phoenix Community Garden Farm Stand
at Phoenix Community Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Phoenix Community Garden's Farm Stand is open for the season, every Saturday rain or shine until mid-November.
Pumpkin Decorating Festival
at Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden, Bronx
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Pumpkins for children 11 years and younger to decorate in the garden. In addition there will be simple games with prizes and refreshments. This event will be held rain or shine.
Free!
Seeds of Restoration: Collecting Native Seeds for Biodiversity
at West 87th Street Garden (in ), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Led by staff from the NYC Parks Plant Ecology Center and Nursery, participants will learn about the importance of plant habitat to local ecosystems and how seed-based restoration promotes biodiversity.
Free!
Volunteer Day: Building Double Raised Garden Beds at Surfside Multicultural Garden Coalition
at Surfside Community Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Surfside Multicultural Garden Coalition is cared for by members of the community and is looking for volunteers to help build garden beds.
Free!
Volunteer Garden Workdays
at George Washington Carver Community Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join us every third Saturday for our Membership Meeting and Volunteer Workdays! This Fall, we're making exciting progress to redesign the garden so that by spring, we're ready for the new growing season.
Free!
Anniversary Celebration
at Maggies Magic Garden, Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Join the garden group for Maggie's Magic Garden Anniversary Event! Celebrate with Music, Tea, Art and Magic! Look forward to seeing you there!
Free!
OHNY: Conference House Park Historic Houses
at Conference House Park, Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
On OHNY Weekend, in addition to the park’s namesake, the circa-1680 Conference House (Christopher Billop House), two other historic house interiors will be open to visitors.
Free!
Event
Pumpkin Painting at Newport Garden
at Newport Community Garden, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Newport Garden welcomes all for an afternoon activity!
Free!
Sachet making + Community Engagement Tea
at ENY Youth Farm, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Stop by the garden for a tea tasting opportunity and herbal sachet making.
Free!
International Archaeology Day 2026
at Gatehouse Garden, Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
This is a public event where community members of all ages can handle and learn the stories of real artifacts and enjoy archaeology-themed games and activities.
Free!
Fall Celebration at Family Community Garden
at Family Community Garden, Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Fall Celebration with a children's story time, arts & crafts, and the garden group will also be giving out FREE books and bookbags! While supplies last.
Free!
Hey you Quiche Off!
at Red Gate Garden, Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Join us at Red Gate Garden for the 8th annual Quiche Off competition!
Free!
Early Planting for Spring Workshop
at Good Shepherds Community Group, Brooklyn
5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
How to avoid Spring Anxiety by planning and planting ahead.
Free!
Sunday, October 18, 2026
Volunteer Workday: Wanaqua Garden
at Wanaqua Garden (in ), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join Wanaqua Garden and NYC Parks GreenThumb for a volunteer day helping repair garden beds and paint picnic benches!
Free!
Sharing and Gratitude
at Amboy Street Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
A day of Sharing and Gratitude. Gardeners are invited come hear & share stories, bring toiletries & clothing to be sent to Jamaica to support a community greatly affected by a hurricane,
Free!
Volunteer Day: Building Double Raised Garden Beds at Surfside Multicultural Garden Coalition
at Surfside Community Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Surfside Multicultural Garden Coalition is cared for by members of the community and is looking for volunteers to help build garden beds.
Free!
Prospect Farm Fall Harvest Festival
at Prospect Farm, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Prospect Farm will host its annual Fall Harvest Festival with music, bake sale, arts and crafts for all ages, and compost giveaway.
Free!
Halloween Trick or Treat at Powers Street Garden
at Powers St. Community Garden, Brooklyn
12:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Join the garden group at Powers Street Garden for a fun day filled with treats and tricks at the garden.
Free!
Kids
Gatehouse Garden’s Fall Festival
at Gatehouse Garden, Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
A celebration of another good season! Festivities will include Pumpkin Piñata Smash (sweets for kids of any age), Autumn Arts & Crafts, games, and more!
Free!
Kids
The Dark Folklore of Plants
at East Fourth Street Community Garden, Brooklyn
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join BMCC sociology professor Rifat Salam for a talk exploring the folklore, myths, and magic of plants—from the familiar to the infamous. Followed by an herbal garden tour!
Free!
Borscht & Bulbs
at 6th Street and Avenue B Community Garden (in ), Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Help plant daffodil bulbs in 6th Street & Avenue B Garden kids garden and enjoy a warming cup of borscht cooked up by Chef Michael!
Free!
Kids
City Human Rights Law Overview Training
at East Fourth Street Community Garden, Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Reps from the city's Commission on Human Rights present a training session on NYC human rights laws and safeguards at East 4th Street Community Garden.
Free!
Climate Future Film Festival hosted by Growing Good Community Garden
at St Stephens Episcopal Church
4:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Free 'mini' festival of 10 short films in under two hours exploring the 'interior' responses to climate change: visceral, personal, artistic, and emotional.
Free!
Monday, October 19, 2026
Soil Health Field Day with Cornell Cooperative Extension
at Governors Island, Manhattan
11:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
A hands-on look at soil health for urban growers with Cornell Cooperative Extension’s urban ag team and other NYC soil folks. Food & farmer chats begin at 11:30am, demos begin at 1pm.
Free!
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Cómo Planear Un Evento en el Jardín
at Mission Garden, Manhattan
5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Aprenda a planificar eventos atractivos y accesibles para jardines comunitarios, desde el desarrollo de una idea y la coordinación de personas voluntarias hasta la promoción de su evento y el acceso a los recursos de GreenThumb y a oportunidades disponibles en toda la ciudad.
Free!
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Volunteer Workday: Howard Garden
at Howard Garden (in ), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Help us finish the garden's new raised bed project and get involved with moving soil and planting fall crops or native flowers!
Free!
SeedMoney Grant Info Session
at Virtual/Online Workshop
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Learn how to raise real money for your garden through crowdfunding.
Free!
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Air Pruned Raised Bed Session 2 with Cornell Small Farms Program
at Snug Harbor, Staten Island
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
APRBs as a propagation technique is scalable, modular, and can be done in urban and rural settings with modest start up and input costs.
Free!
Friday, October 23, 2026
Farm Stand
at Powell Street Garden, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come to Powell Street Garden and see what the garden group grew for the community at their farm stand!
Free!
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Farm Stand
at Powell Street Garden, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come to Powell Street Garden and see what the garden group grew for the community at their farm stand!
Free!
Volunteer Workday: Fantasy Garden
at Fantasy Garden
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Help us cleanup the garden, rebuild raised beds, and plant natives at Fantasy Garden! We'll provide all the tools and training needed.
Free!
Phoenix Community Garden Farm Stand
at Phoenix Community Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Phoenix Community Garden's Farm Stand is open for the season, every Saturday rain or shine until mid-November.
Annual Fall Potluck and Picnic at Two Coves Community Garden
at Two Coves Community Garden, Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Two Coves Community Garden is holding its Annual Fall Potluck and Picnic.
Free!
Community Engagement Tea
at Maple Street Community Garden, Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Community Engagement Tea led by gardener Takiyah Gray in collaboration with Chelsea Bravo and in partnership with Tea, Arts & Culture.
Free!
Fall Children's Harvest Celebration
at Union St. Garden and Community Development, Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Please join us for our annual Fall Children's Harvest Festival as we close out the garden with fun (and spooky!) activities.
Free!
Red Shed Community Garden's Fall Potluck
at Red Shed Garden, Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
There will be a pie contest, dog costume contest, face painting and more! Costumes are encouraged!
Free!
Kids
FDB Garden Annual Halloween Event
at Frederick Douglass Blvd Community Garden, Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Come to Frederick Douglass Boulevard Community Garden (FDB) for the garden group's Annual Halloween Party! There will be a candy bag giveaway, face painting, and pizza.
Free!
Kids
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