A market stall piled high with pumpkins

Illustrative photo, not from this event. Photo: PattayaPatrol, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Kid-friendly

Pumpkin Smash at Hudson River Park

Bring your own pumpkin and get 15 minutes to smash it with a bat, hammer or shovel on Pier 84.

IS IT REALLY FREE?

Free. No price listed; public park event, bring your own pumpkin

WHEN & WHERE

SAT, NOV 7 · 11 AM–3 PM
Sat Nov 7 · 11 AM–3 PM
Pier 84, Hudson River Park
Pier 84, Hudson River Park at W 44th St, New York, NY
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Hudson River Park's pumpkin smash on Pier 84 (at W 44th St) turns leftover pumpkins into compost. Bring your own pumpkin; each smashing session is about 15 minutes, using a bat, hammer or shovel. The closest subway is the A/C/E, and the M42 and M50 buses stop nearby.