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Your last week­end on GI will be a lit­tle spooky

Oct 26, 2017 2:36 pm

What a sea­son we’ve had! If you haven’t made the trip to Gov­er­nors Island yet, this week­end is your last chance of the year. We’re bring­ing the spooky fun to you in cel­e­bra­tion of Hal­loween. Get dressed up and board the fer­ry for trick-or-treat­ing, pump­kin pick­ing, exhib­it explor­ing and tak­ing in the views. We close on Octo­ber 31, so don’t miss the chance to visit! 

Trick-or-Treat­ing
Sat­ur­day, 2 – 5 PM, Nolan Park
Call­ing all ghouls, gob­lins, princess­es and witch­es — put on your most cre­ative cos­tumes and expe­ri­ence the rare chance to trick or treat from house to house in New York City! Our exhibitors and spooky friends will be sta­tioned at the his­toric hous­es of Nolan Park to hand out can­dy to kids, fam­i­lies and the young at heart. Free and open to the public.

Pump­kin Point
Sat­ur­day & Sun­day, 11 AM‑5 PM, Pump­kin (Pic­nic) Point
If you missed our pump­kin patch of over 2,000 pump­kins last week­end — don’t fret, it’s open this week­end too! Pick your very own pump­kin, take a hayride around the Hills, sip cider and snack on ghoul­ish treats from Lit­tle Eva’s. Chil­dren’s Muse­um of the Arts will pro­vide free pump­kin paint­ing and there will be live folk music from Brook­lyn’s own Jalopy The­atre! Share your pho­tos using #Pump­kin­Point. Mem­bers get a free pump­kin! Not a mem­ber? Join today!

Tick­ets still avail­able for Night of 1,000 Jack O’Lanterns!
Thurs­day-Sat­ur­day & Mon­day, Octo­ber 26 – 28 & 30*, 5 – 10 PM, Colonels Row
*Sun­day post­poned to Mon­day due to rain*
We’re going to light up New York Har­bor this week­end start­ing tonight! Come see more than 1,000 illu­mi­nat­ed jack o’lanterns carved by artists, live carv­ing demon­stra­tions, and take home your own pump­kin at this tru­ly unique jack o’lantern jaunt. Only a few tick­ets left! Get yours now.

Lab­o­ra­to­ri­um performances
Sat­ur­day, 1 & 3 PM: The­atre Mash Up: Chil­dren are Terrifying
Sat­ur­day, 5 PM: Once Upon a Mid­night Dreary
Sun­day, 12:30 PM: Lab­o­ra­to­ri­um Show­case
Nolan Park 11
Each week, a dif­fer­ent play­wright and direc­tor from Ris­ing Sun have devel­oped and per­formed new plays free for the pub­lic! This week­end will include the Lab­o­ra­to­ri­um Show­case, fea­tur­ing ten minute selec­tions of all the scripts devel­oped over their 12 week res­i­den­cy on Gov­er­nors Island.

Rock, Mos­qui­to and Hum­ming­bird: A Pre­his­to­ry of Gov­er­nors Island
Dai­ly through Octo­ber 31, 10 AM‑4:30 PM, Fort Jay Nation­al Monument
Explore this wind­ing sculp­tur­al instal­la­tion inside the mag­a­zine of his­toric Fort Jay! This work by artist David Brooks digs down to the core of Gov­er­nors Island, expos­ing the stra­ta of his­to­ry of this float­ing rock in New York Har­bor. Free and open to the pub­lic, this instal­la­tion is open every day until Octo­ber 31.

Only on Gov­er­nors Island
Island­wide
Don’t for­get about all the activ­i­ties that you can only expe­ri­ence on GI! This means there’s still one week­end of ziplin­ing, relax­ing in ham­mocks, the teach­ing gar­den & com­post cen­ter, bik­ing on car-free streets, the longest slide in NYC, bird walks with NYC Audubon, sight­see­ing from the Hills and walk­ing tours!

Art and Exhi­bi­tions on GI

Who Cares? A.I.R. Gallery | Nolan Park 4A, Sat­ur­day & Sun­day, 12 – 5 PM
Dys­func­tion­al Col­lec­tive | Nolan Park 8B, Sat­ur­day & Sun­day, 12 – 5 PM
NYC Audubon Exhibits | Nolan Park 17, Thurs­day-Sun­day, 11 AM- 5 PM
Bil­lion Oys­ter Project Exhib­it | Nolan Park 16, Fri­day-Sun­day, 10 AM‑5 PM
Escap­ing Time: Art from U.S. Pris­ons | Nolan Park 6A, Sat­ur­day & Sun­day, 11 AM‑5 PM

Become a mem­ber in Octo­ber and get two free months of mem­ber­ship!
This month only, become a mem­ber and get two free months of mem­ber­ship, includ­ing invites to exclu­sive off-sea­son mem­ber events like our Fall Foliage Walk, Hol­i­day Tree Light­ing and Spring Mem­ber Pre­view Day! Join now!