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Brown hair man leaning over wearing a grey shirt holding a tool with a sharp edge pointed into an orange pumpkin face that is being carved to look like a human face. A carved out jack-o-laterned with a cut up mouth is in the background of the sculptural looking carved face of the main pumpkin.

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Pumpkin Carving
with Adam Bierton

Weekends in September & October

11 a.m.–2 p.m. | At the Garden

September 16, 17, 23, 24 & 30
October 1, 7, 9, 14, 15, 21 & 22

Fall fun is just a borough away!

Fan-favorite artist Adam Bierton returns to the Garden with his carving tools in tow, ready to turn pumpkins of all shapes and sizes into frightening and fantastical beasts! Bring the family to watch one of the country’s most skilled and imaginative pumpkin carvers work his magic, while getting tips and tricks on how to step up your own jack-o’-lantern game at home.

Insider Tips from Master Carver Adam Bierton

Check back here each and every weekend through the end of October to see what monstrous and imaginative designs Adam has carved, and pick up new tips and tricks from the master for creating the ultimate jack-o’-lantern at home. Of course, the best way to experience Adam’s ghoulish gourds is to see his work in person right here at NYBG—your Pumpkin Headquarters this fall!

Quick Tips from Adam

How to Pick the Perfect Pumpkin

Follow along each weekend

Saturday, Sept 23

Sunday, Sept. 24

Saturday, Sept. 16

Sunday, Sept. 17

See Adam crafting ghoulish gourds at NYBG!

a person in a blue shirt carves a pumpkin

a person carves a jack-o-lantern with a human face in the dark

at night, a person carving a face into a pumpkin under a light with another pumpkin aglow with 'NYBG Spooky Nights' carved into it

Realistic carved pumpkin face where the mouth of the pumpkin is lit up with a round light bulb. There are brown sticks bent at the sides with thin brown fingers bent and covering the mouth of the lightbulb and the other hand is ofter the head's forehead. Two other round orange pumpkins are behind the main pumpkin on hay.

a person with dark brown hair holds a paintbrush in front of a carved pumpkin with large white eyes and two front teeth