Halloween Entertainment and Activities

It’s time for Halloween on the Harlem Meer—everyone’s favorite spooky celebration in Central Park!

Wednesday, October 26
4:00 pm–6:00 pm

Come dressed in your Halloween costume and join us for Halloween crafts, not-so-spooky stories from our friends at the New York Public Library, and magical entertainment from Rogue the Magician. You can even take home a free pumpkin* to carve for our famous pumpkin flotilla, taking place the following day!

*1 pumpkin per person while supplies last

This event is FREE and open to all ages. Tickets are not required.

Feeling the Halloween spirit? Also join us on Thursday, October 27 for our annual pumpkin flotilla on the Harlem Meer!

Since starting magic at the young age of six, Rogue has been performing, teaching, and mentoring for the last 30 years! Featured on America’'s Got Talent in 2014 (his true claim to fame), Rogue has appeared in countless news programs, newspapers, magazines, online media, TV shows, and in the mass-appeal bio-pics Magic Man and Misdirection. Rogue has become a full-time performer, traveling all over the world fulfilling his passion, spreading his love of magic, and inspiring others to follow in his footsteps.


The New York Public Library has been an essential provider of free books, information, ideas, and education for all New Yorkers for more than 125 years. Founded in 1895, NYPL is the nation’s largest public library system, featuring 92 locations across the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island, including our world-renowned research centers at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Please note: Event details are subject to change based on weather conditions. Join the Central Park Conservancy’s Halloween on the Harlem Meer mailing list to receive news, information, and last-minute notices about this year’s event.

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