Date & Time
October 3, 202611:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDTAdd to Calendar
Location
3725 10th Ave. New York, NY 10034 Manhattan, New York (Inwood)Get Directions
NYRP Pawpaw Fest
Join NYRP for a free community celebration of North America’s largest native fruit: the beloved pawpaw.
Located in Inwood’s Sherman Creek Park, the festival will feature:
- 11:00 AM – Pawpaw propagation workshop led by the “Pawpaw King of Brooklyn,” Reza Farzan → there are only 30 seats available for this workshop AND THEY HAVE ALL BEEN FILLED, but you can still sign up for the waitlist 🌱
- 12:00–4:00 PM – Tabling, including bike blender smoothies 🚲 (until they run out)
- 1:00–3:00 PM – Free pawpaw tree giveaway — Advance registration is full for the pawpaw giveaway, but walk-ups are still welcome. Beginning at 2 PM, trees will be available for walk-up recipients on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. Please arrive around 1pm to join the waitlist.
- 1:00–2:00 PM – Children’s Storytime with books about pawpaws 📚
- 2:00 PM – Pawpaw presentation from permaculture expert and regional authority Dale Hendricks 🥭
Plus music and community partner activities! 🎶 and FREE compost! 🪱
The event will be free and open to the public. Pre-registration is preferred, but not required:
This event is part of
City of Forest Day, an annual day of activities across the city raising awareness of the importance of our urban forest, presented by Forest for All NYC in partnership with the Parks and Open Space Partners coalition and NYC Parks.
