Ghouls and Gourds 2017

From the organizers:

Visitors of all ages are invited to enjoy Ghouls & Gourds, Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s zany and colorful festival celebrating Halloween and the harvest season. Musical performances by the Persuasions, Jeffrey Broussard and the Creole Cowboys, Brooklyn United Marching Band, Rana Santacruz, Jenny Hill and Liquid Horn, DJ Ecotone, and Street Mule get visitors grooving. Festival goers can delight in the magical sights of Mortal Beasts & Deities’ troupe of stilt dancers, Mettawee River Theatre Company’s Victorian creatures, Phydeaux’s Flying Flea Circus of Fate, and KENYC’s dashing display of kendama—a Japanese cup-and-ball toy. Kids of all ages can get in the spirit with insects and critters both real and imaginary—meet an entomologist and her amazing bugs at Dr. Rutledge’s Insectorium and Petting Zoo,check out composting demonstrations with adorably icky worms, make new friends while crafting a giant spider web, and, just for toddlers, cuddle up with farm friends in the Pretend Petting Zoo. Other activities include Vegetable Midway with Brussels Sprout Bowling, Rutabaga Skee-Ball, and more! Author Avenue features readings and book signings by local children’s book authors and illustrators and a pop-up book shop from Community Bookstore. At the end of the day, everyone can join in Brooklyn’s wackiest costume parade and a drum circle led by Brazilian percussion band Maracatu NY.