Event · Outdoors
Pumpkin Fest at Boston Nature Center
- When
- Sat, Oct 17 · 11:00 AM–3:00 PMSaturday, October 17, 2026, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Where
- Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary500 Walk Hill Street, Mattapan, MA 02126Open in Google Maps ↗
- Ages
- Families with children of all ages
- Cost
- Adult Members $12; Adult Nonmembers $15; Child Members $12; Child Nonmembers $15. Dot Rx members attend free (email to register).Nature Center, restrooms and a trail are listed as universally accessible on the sanctuary page.
- Organizer
- Mass Audubon
Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center hosts its annual Pumpkin Fest in Mattapan. Families carve a pumpkin to take home (a pumpkin from Ward's Berry Farm and all carving tools are included in the registration price), learn the history of the pumpkin from its agricultural origins to the Jack-O'-Lantern tradition, take a fall-themed scavenger hunt across the sanctuary, play fall-themed games, learn about fall ecology and eat roasted seeds from the carved pumpkin. Meet at the Nature Center; parking, restrooms and a water-bottle filling station are on site. Led by Mass Audubon staff.
Register on the official site ↗Published details checked online. Contact responsiveness and live booking availability have not been confirmed.
Nature Center, restrooms and a trail are listed as universally accessible on the sanctuary page.
What was checked & what still needs confirmation
Program page shows 'Checking registration status' so open/full status could not be read. Street address taken from the sanctuary page, not the program page. Email on page is obfuscated.