Don’t be spooked by an invasion of little
witches, goblins, devils and other creatures of the night at
the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on Sunday, Oct. 31. They’re just
kids converging on the otherwise stately garden grounds for the
annual "Ghouls and Gourds Celebration" which includes
a costume contest, larger than life puppets from Flying Bridge
Community Arts, and a "haunted hideaway" in the children’s
garden.
Live entertainment will be provided by a cappella legends, The
Persuasions; big top talents, the Piccolo Circus; storyteller
Zena Cheza Oriolla (also known as "Mama O") and much
more.
Perhaps the biggest gross out of them all, a display of "compost
tricks" will feature worms and other creepy natural wonders
from noon to 3:30 pm in the cherry esplanade.
The Halloween-themed events take place in the cherry esplanade
as well as the children’s garden, from noon to 4:30 pm, rain
or shine. The costume parade kicks off from the cherry esplanade
at 3:30 pm. The "Ghouls and Gourds" events are free
with garden admission ($5, $3 students and seniors, free children
under 16). Enter the garden at Washington Avenue and Eastern
Parkway in Prospect Heights. For more information, visit www.bbg.org or call (718) 623-7333.
