Best Pumpkin Patch: Haunted Pumpkin Garden, New York Botanical Garden

The New York Botanical Garden is famous for its art installations throughout the grounds, and its annual Halloween exhibit of pumpkins and gourds in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden is particularly good. In addition to tons of kids' activities to enjoy, you can check out unbelievable pumpkin carving creations the weekend of October 18 and 19, followed by a display of North America's largest pumpkins on October 25 and 26.

Bring your whole family to enjoy this exciting annual tradition at the Garden. This year, The Haunted Pumpkin Garden combines the spooky fun of Halloween festivities with an astonishing display of the most eye-catching and intriguing pumpkins and gourds.

As you stroll through the Haunted Pumpkin Garden, you can marvel at rare and unusual pumpkins and gourds. As soon as you walk through the decorated gates, you'll spot flies, bugs, caterpillars and a giant scorpion, all made from pumpkins and gourds. Over in the children's hedge maze, there's a giant cobweb guarded by a giant white spider, and several other insects fashioned from various squashes. The waterfall even has a bunch of pumpkins bobbing around.

Over by the Discovery Center, there's an adorable, kid-size pumpkin playhouse and a puppet theater designed from pumpkins. Inside the center, families can enjoy educational programming with garden educators. During the visit, you might get to dissect owl pellets, examine pine cones and fall leaves under a microscope, chart the changing colors of the leaves and plant seasonal greenery to take home. Kids can also get up close and personal with live bats, as well as other creepy Halloween creatures.

Of course, kids love showing off their costumes in the Halloween parades, which take place on weekends as well as Halloween. The kids march from the Children’s Adventure Garden to the wetlands and other nearby spots, shaking bells and maracas, and making educational pit stops.

The Haunted Pumpkin Garden is open daily (except Mondays) through Friday, October 31, but it's best to stop by on a weekend when special activities are planned.

To learn more about the New York Botanical Garden and book your Pumpkin Garden experience call Rawhide Travel and Tours at (602) 843-5100. Check out our website: rawhidetravel.com.

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