Pickin’ pumpkins at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s 2023 Harvest Festival
A giant on stilts sat atop bales of hay stacked high, proving the perfect Harvest Festival photo op. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle
By Mary Frost
October 23, 2023
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BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK — The rain dried up on Saturday just in time for families to trek to Brooklyn Bridge Park for the annual Harvest Festival, a free event put on by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy and sponsored this year by Sugar In the Raw.
Children were thrilled to “pick” their own little pumpkins and decorate them at the crafts table. They also enjoyed activities including lawn games with Dodge YMCA, face painting, Brooklyn Public Library’s Story Time, bands, a dance par-ty and more.
There was a real marine creature touch tank — and a few brave individuals had the courage to close their eyes and plunge their hands into the spooky Boo Box, where their fingers touched creepy substances like “rat guts,” “goblin tongues” or “snake intestines.”
Volunteers handed out give-aways and maps of the Harvest Festival. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn EagleOskar Kaser Gisriel has a go at picking up this giant pumpkin at Saturday’s Harvest Festival in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Oskar and his family live in Crown Heights. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn EagleA few brave individuals had the courage to close their eyes and plunge their hands into the spooky Boo Box, where their fingers touched creepy substances like “rat guts,” “goblin tongues” or “snake intestines.” Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn EagleThat day when you see your first giant. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn EagleKids made decorations out of pipe cleaners, beads and stamps. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn EaglePumpkin spice and everything nice! This little girl gambols among the baby pumpkins, looking for the perfect one to paint. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn EagleThese girls seem fascinated with the two-handed pumpkin-decorating skills of Michelangelo, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn EagleMom and son at the Harvest Festival craft table wore matching skeleton jackets. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle
SUNSET PARK — “As a resident of Marine Park, one of the great surprises I found biking around Industry City and visiting Japan Village was to discover Bush Terminal Park. I continue to be amazed at the serene hideaways that the city offers in some of the busiest places — and, still, with an iconic view.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — ‘A miracle that no one was killed …’ That’s what neighbors are saying about the collapse of the Hotel St. George marquee. Shown in this photograph are workmen beginning the removal and repair of the historic, old neon sign at the corner, referencing a relic of Brooklyn Heights’ past: the St. George Hotel.
ATLANTIC AVENUE — Exhausted shopper with cluster of bags and goods from mall at Boerum Place stops to look at huge construction site across the street. “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??” Her male companion is reassuring, “Nothing like Rikers … this is 21st Century.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Overheard in line at one of most popular pastry outlets on Montague Street: “Hope I can get them into a camp …” A mother with two pre-schoolers in tow was showing a friend the Dodge Y flyer for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 18.
