Celebrate the fall season surrounded by some of Brooklyn’s most fabulous foliage. Enjoy live music, horse-drawn carriage rides, hands-on activities for families, a cider and beer garden, pumpkin-decorating, and more.

Wear a costume to join the afternoon parade at 2:30pm.

Full Programming Lineup:

Hay Bale Haus & Stage
Cherry Esplanade
Spend the afternoon at the pop-up beer and cider garden full of fall vibes! Enjoy a drink and relax on a hay bale or blanket, play lawn games, get your palm read, and enjoy live music from a selection of folk musicians at the Hay Bale Haus Stage. Full performance schedule:

• Wifetime | 11:15am
  Brooklyn-based folk musicians Andrea Asprelli, Sam Dallas, and Olivia Ellen Lloyd make up this “if-you-know-you-know” supergroup that routinely plays to hushed crowds in various backroom venues across South Brooklyn.

•  Louie Lou Louis | 1pm
  This Brooklyn-based songster inspires joy and connection with a unique blend of folk, jazz, and global music.

•  Susan McKeown | 3pm
  Grammy-winning vocalist and songwriter Susan McKeown is one of the most powerful and innovative voices in folk music today, with 16 commercial albums under her belt.

Pumpkin Patch
Atrium and Atrium Patio
Visit the Terrain Pumpkin Patch to purchase seasonal gourds and pumpkins to decorate and take home with you. Attendees will be provided with foraged and harvested materials including colorful autumn leaves, acorns, pine cones, and more!

Plus, watch as ordinary pumpkins transform into extraordinary works of art with a live demonstration from the pros at Maniac Pumpkin Carving. Pick up tips and tricks for carving your own pumpkin at home.

Fall Festivities

Around the Garden

• Shinbone Alley Stilt Band
  Osbourne Garden
  This “taller-than-life” band energizes audiences with an eclectic repertoire of Dixieland, swing,rock, jazz, and blues.

• Costume Parade
  Plant Family Collection, Witch-Hazel Parade Ground

• Crisp Chalk Creations
  Oak Circle
  Bring your imagination and creativity to the largest coloring book you will ever find. The artists of ChalkArtNYC create the outlines, you choose your colors and bring them to life.

• Fall Fruits and Nuts Tours
  Starts at Magnolia Plaza
  Explore the fall harvest of nuts, berries, and other fruits that so many trees and shrubs show off in this Garden-wide guided walk.

•  Hops and Herbs Hub
  Herb Garden
  Join TALEA Beer for a behind-the-scenes look at the brewing process, recipe development, and craft that go into every beer, from selecting hops to the finished product, followed by a Q&A session.

Harvest Hollow
Shelby White and Leon Levy Water Garden
Try your hand at our very own cider press and enjoy a glass or two, get your face painted with Illuminated Faces, play a lawn game with your family, or just relax on a blanket and enjoy our harvest presentations. Programming includes:

Redhawk Native American Arts Council - 11:30am 
Redhawk Native American dancers share dances and songs honoring Mother Earth and the fall harvest season.

Haiti Cultural Exchange presents Mizik Ayiti! featuring Riva Précil - 2:45pm
Riva Nyri Précil presents a demonstration of traditional Haitian rhythms, songs, and dances associated with the harvest season, which is closely linked to the spirit Kouzen Zaka, the lwa (spirit) of the harvest and agriculture in Haitian Vodou.

Gather and Grow
Discovery Garden, Hamm Children’s Learning Courtyard
Kids and adults alike can learn about the natural world at special hands-on, harvest-themed Discovery Stations including:

•  Three Sisters Garden Exploration 
  Indigenous farmers from nations across Turtle Island (North America) have been planting the Three Sisters (corn, squash, and beans) for thousands of years with the knowledge that these crops grow better together than apart. At this station, get to know who the ancestral plants growing in the Three Sisters Garden are, and why they thrive together.
•   Seed Saving
  Collecting seeds from the plants that we grow makes sure that the garden can grow again next season, next generation, and beyond! Seed saving preserves food traditions and empowers food sovereignty. Learn about different methods, get to know some seedkeepers, and take some seeds home for your next growing season.