46th Annual GreenThumb Harvest Fair

Saturday, October 3, 2026

12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Join NYC Parks GreenThumb and GreenThumb community gardeners in celebrating the start of fall with workshops, live entertainment, healthy cooking demonstrations, and more! Save the date for the 46th Annual GreenThumb Harvest Fair on Saturday, October 3, 2026 from noon to 4:00 p.m. Location TBA

Examples of some activities that took place at past GreenThumb Harvest Fairs:

Environmental Programming

Educational gardening and creative workshops using plants, like flora printing
Community Garden Tours
Free daffodil bulbs and seedlings
Storytelling

Community Partner Tabling

Organizations, like NYC botanical gardens, community-based programs, city agencies, and more will be on-site to answer questions and share information about their programming.

Fun & Games

Arts and crafts
Build your own scarecrow for your garden
Domino games
Face painting
Lawn games: cornhole, sack race, tic tac toe, corn toss, jumbo games
Pick and decorate a pumpkin from the harvest patch
Pumpkin carving
Fitness classes

Annual GreenThumb Fresh Chef Contest

This contest challenges participants to replicate their most delicious and nutritious version of a surprise dish demonstrated by a special guest chef. After the demonstration, contestants will then have a limited time to prepare their interpretation of the dish, while visitors cheer them on! The cook-off will conclude with a panel of VIP chefs who will crown the top three GreenThumb Fresh Chefs.

Stay tuned for more information!

Location

New York City

Manhattan

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Cost

Free

Event Organizer

NYC Parks GreenThumb

Contact Email

greenthumbinfo@parks.nyc.gov

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