The Inwood Pumpkin Pageant will return to beautiful Isham Park on November 1st for its 13th edition. Bring your carved jack-o-lantern to the park the night after Halloween and we will light them up for a family-friendly community display. Vote for your favorite designs to see if they will win the coveted Blue Ribbon! For older kids, pumpkin smashing starts at 7:30 pm as we prepare the rotting gourds for composting, keeping them out of the landfills.
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Cabrini Shrine: Arias of the Abyss, interactive recital for children (Rescheduled)
“Buoy the Brooklyn Mermaid” presents a fun, interactive recital for all ages with Samantha Nahra, Sarah Ziegler and Christine Melamed
Music by Puccini, Schumann, Dvorak, Poulenc and more!
45 minutes in length
Bring your picnic blanket and mermaid or sea creature or pirate costumes!
Inwood Hill Park: Movies Under the Stars “Golden Door”
Grab a blanket and come enjoy a movie in a neighborhood park or playground! This summer, NYC Parks and The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment will host family-friendly movie showings across the five boroughs.
Imaginative and enthralling romantic drama about a rustic Sicilian widower (Vincenzo Amato) who gets involved with a mysterious, aristocratic Englishwoman (Charlotte Gainsbourg) on an immigrant ship en route to America in 1904. The film title refers to the metaphoric passage made by passengers through Ellis Island and into the New World. Written and directed by Emanuele Crialese. Also known as “Nuovomondo.”
Rated PG-13: Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious.
Movies begin at dusk. This event is FREE and open to the public. Glass bottles and alcoholic beverages are strictly prohibited. In the event of heavy rain or extreme weather, the screening may be canceled. The decision to cancel the event will be made prior to the screening and will be promptly posted on our website.
Location: Seaman Avenue and Isham Street
Registration has begun and ends on 10/1/2026.
Fort Washington Library: Teen Movie “National Treasure”
Fort Washington Library: Teen Movie “National Treasure”
A modern-day fortune hunter races to find an ancient treasure hidden by the Founding Fathers. Join us for the movie that started the craze, National Treasure! Snacks and drinks will be available.
Relevant for Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years)
Inwood Hill Park: iNaturalist Together Week – Evening Plant ID Walk
Join NYC Parks and Macaulay Honors College to celebrate iNat Together Week, for an evening bioblitz at Inwood Hill Park, which is part of the Old-Growth Forest Network and accessible via subway. Tina Cuevas, natural areas outreach coordinator at NYC Parks, will discuss restoration activities within NYC Parks and how monitoring plays a large part in how Parks works within our city’s natural areas and beyond. Kelly O’Donnell, lead NYC organizer for City Nature Challenge & director of Science Forward at Macaulay Honors College, will contextualize the data that iNaturalist captures and becomes part of a larger global dataset that helps scientists with their research all over the globe. Participants will learn how to use the iNaturalist app to take data observations of local plants and wildlife. They will be able to learn how to lead their own bioblitzes and engage with the iNaturalist community. Come dressed in sturdy boots or shoes, long sleeves, long pants, and clothing that can get dirty (since we might crouch down on the ground to look at plants).
Meeting Location: Payson Playground in Inwood Hill Park
Dyckman Street and Payson Avenue
Free — Registration is required on the NYC Parks Stewardship page