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Get Spooked with Family Fun at The New York Botanical Garden

By Edited by Eileen Diener, Information supplied by NYBG October 16, 2014
The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at The New York Botanical Garden is sure to thrill and chill visitors from Saturday, September 20 through Halloween, Friday, October 31. Experience the spooky fun of the season with a garden full of large and interesting pumpkins and gourds. Halloween activities take place each day in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, with additional weekend programming. On October 18 and 19, Master Carver Ray Villafane and his team will sculpt the giant and unusual pumpkins into unearthly creatures.

The Haunted Pumpkin Garden in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden is open all day for exploration, with guided activities from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekends. Each day, children can play inside a “gourd-geous” Pumpkin House; go on a scavenger hunt for fall fruits; look for wiggly worms under a rotting log; put on their own performance in the Pumpkin Puppet Theater; read spooky stories; and watch pumpkin seeds sprout in their very own germination chamber. On weekends, children can read spooky stories and enjoy Halloween parades that travel throughout the Children’s Adventure Garden.

The following weekend programming will also take place in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden:
• Creepy Creatures of Halloween
Saturdays and Sundays, 12 & 2 p.m. Slithery snakes and scaly reptiles—some of the animals that make us scream—are actually the coolest animals around. Learn why these “creepy” animals aren’t so scary after all. Participants will meet critters from around the world and some local to the Botanical Garden and the Bronx during these live animal presentations while discovering the unique adaptations that help them survive in their habitats. 

There are many more fun activities going on all month- check out their website HERE.

Save 20% on All-Garden Pass Tickets
Use code 7157 online at nybg.org
Valid only when you use code 7157 and purchase online at nybg.org Valid on All-Garden Pass visits September 20–October 31, 2014. Offer subject to availability. Orders are limited to 6 tickets. Discount cannot be combined with any other promotional offer or previously purchased tickets. Not valid on Special Events or Group Tours.  Discount may be modified or withdrawn without prior notice. Tickets are not refundable or exchangeable. 

Pricing:
Weekends and Monday Holidays:

$25 Adult

$22 Student/Senior

$10 Children 2-12

Free Children under 2
Weekdays:

$20 Adult
$18 Student/Senior
$8 Children 2 – 12

Free Children under 2