A Frighteningly Good Time
It's SCARY how many ghoulishly great Halloween events there are in the parks this year! You'll be bewitched by your options. Whether you're brave enough to go on a haunted tour, silly enough to dress your dog in costume, or creative enough to craft a fancy pumpkin you've plucked from one of our patches, we've got an event for you. Kids, adults, canines, vampires—all are welcome!
Featured Event
Pumpkin Festival
Saturday, October 25, 2008
3:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Come find everything you need to have the best Halloween ever. Pick the perfect pumpkin for your jack o'lantern and build your very own scarecrow—the best one wins a prize! And for extra thrills, creep through the haunted house, but beware of the zombies!
Other Featured Events
Afternoon of Ghouls
QueensSaturday, October 18, 2008
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Prepare to be spooked! When you slink into this 19th-century mansion, a fortune teller awaits to see into your future, and a story teller recounts tales of terror. Want to join the creepy crawlies? Make your own mask and join in the fun.
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Annual Harvest Fair Halloween Event
Staten IslandSaturday, October 18, 2008
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
This is not your average fun fair! Visit Conference House Park and ooh and aah as a magician dazzles you with illusions and sleights of hand. Strut your scariest stuff in the costume parade, where you can show off your new look. That's not all—surprises lie everywhere. Prizes are hidden in the hay stacks, and shhh!!! don't tell anyone, but the hayride is haunted!
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All Events
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Oct11
Pumpkin Day
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.Don't miss this fun annual event. We’ll have pumpkin picking, arts & crafts, and a…
Location: McCarren Park, Brooklyn
Category: Free, Kids
Oct11
Greenbelt Pumpkin Festival
12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Visit our pumpkin patch where the prettiest pumpkins prevail! Activities include a petting…
Location: Willowbrook Park, Staten Island
Category: Cultural, Free, General Events, Kids, Must See Events
Oct11
Highbridge Canine Club 3rd Annual Halloween Extravaganza
12:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.Dress up your dogs and let them strut their stuff at the Highbridge Canine…
Location: Highbridge Park - Zone 4, Manhattan
Category: General Events, Kids
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Oct12
Rockaway Fall Festival
12:00 p.m.Come join us for an afternoon of fun at Rockaway Beach for our fall festival.…
Location: O'Donohue Park, Queens
Category: Free, Kids, Must See Events
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Oct14
Harlem Meer Social Hour: Pumpkin Carving
6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.Join the Central Park Conservancy for a fresh alternative to the tired old happy hour scene…
Location: Central Park, Manhattan
Category: Accessibility, Cultural, Free, Must See Events
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Oct18
Local History Club: History of Halloween
10:00 a.m.October's theme is the history of Halloween. Learn how the ancient rituals of Samhain…
Location: Fort Totten Park, Queens
Category: Cultural, Education, Free
Oct18
Halloween Harvest Festival
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.Come to the 8th annual Halloween Harvest Festival with your friends and family to make a…
Location: Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
Category: The Arts, Cultural, Free, General Events, Kids, Must See Events
Oct18
Annual Harvest Fair Halloween Event
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.Come see the 11th Annual Harvest Fair and Fall Festival, an outdoor event that will take…
Location: Conference House Park, Staten Island
Category: Free, Kids
Oct18
Afternoon of Ghouls
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.Spend a spooky afternoon in historic King Manor Museum. Scary stories, costumes,…
Location: Rufus King Park, Queens
Category: Free, Kids
Oct18
Marine Park Haunted Halloween Walk
1:00 p.m.–3:45 p.m.Creatures of the night make a daylight appearance for this frightfully fun walk through the…
Location: Marine Park, Brooklyn
Category: General Events, Kids, Must See Events
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Oct19
Halloween Painting Contest
10:00 a.m.Calling all pumpkins, big and small! Paint and decorate your pumpkin with the Rangers. See…
Location: Fort Totten Park, Queens
Category: The Arts, Free, Kids
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Oct23
Halloween Crafts for Tots
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.Get in the Halloween spirit with your little ones at the Central Park Conservancy's…
Location: Central Park, Manhattan
Category: Accessibility, Free, Kids
Friday, October 24, 2008
Oct24
Halloween in Richmond Town
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Trick-or-treating in the historic village, apple bobbing, games, and more! $8/child,…
Location: Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)
Category: Kids
Oct24
Ghostly Greenbelt Ghoul Fest
4:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.A night of fall excitement is waiting just for you! Try our new haunted walk and…
Location: Blood Root Valley, Staten Island
Category: Free, General Events, Kids
Oct24
Ghost Tours of Manhattan's Most Haunted House
6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.Hear the stories, see the proof, and decide for yourself. Come see the historic house…
Location: Merchant's House Museum (29 East 4th Street)
Category: Cultural, Education, Tours
Oct24
Scary Story Night
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.Ghouls, goblins, and ghosts galore in the Greenbelt! Come sit by the fireside to hear…
Location: Blood Root Valley (Greenbelt), Staten Island
Category: Kids
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Oct25
Halloween Festival
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.Join us for a day of spooky family fun. Games, hay rides, craft projects, pumpkin patch,…
Location: Fort Totten Park, Queens
Category: Free, General Events, Kids, Must See Events
Oct25
Halloween in Colonial Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.Come discover how Halloween was celebrated in colonial Brooklyn, then join in our Halloween…
Location: M. Fidler Wyckoff House Park, Brooklyn
Category: Education, General Events, Kids
Oct25
Prospect Park's Halloween Haunted Walk & Carnival
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.The beloved Halloween Haunted Walk is back and scarier than ever! Lurking high on…
Location: Lookout Hill, Brooklyn
Category: Free, Kids, Must See Events
Oct25
Fort Greene Halloween Festival
12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.Join the Urban Park Rangers and the Fort Greene Conservancy for a Spooktacular Day. …
Location: Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
Category: Free, Kids
Oct25
Family Art Project at Wave Hill: Glowing Monster Plant Masks
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.Glowing Monster Plant Masks/Máscaras Luminosas: With Halloween in mind, artist Tamalyn…
Location: Wave Hill, Bronx
Category: Accessibility, The Arts, Free, Kids
Oct25
Skeleton Cutouts
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.Make your own Halloween headbands using the traditional Scharen-Knippen paper-cutting art…
Location: The Zoo, Lefferts Homestead, Carousel, Brooklyn
Category: Free, Kids
Oct25
Halloween Fun Run
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.Sport your best costume and race over to the Halloween Fun Run. Prizes will be handed out.…
Location: Parade Ground South, Bronx
Category: Athletic Events, Kids, Must See Events
Oct25
Scary Stories from the Past
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.Make sure you're sitting next to someone braver than you! Form a circle and listen to…
Location: The Zoo, Lefferts Homestead, Carousel, Brooklyn
Category: Cultural, Free
Oct25
Volunteer at the Pumpkin Festival!
2:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.The Parks Department needs dedicated, committed volunteers for its annual Pumpkin Festival…
Location: Central Park, Manhattan
Category: Free, Kids, Volunteer Events
Oct25
Pumpkin Festival in Central Park
3:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.New York City Parks & Recreation and Camp Sunshine are proud to announce the 2008…
Location: Central Park, Manhattan
Category: Free, General Events, Kids, Must See Events
Oct25
Halloween Haunted House
4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.Visit our haunted house for thrills and chills! Hayrides, Halloween treats, mulled…
Location: Queens Farm Museum, Queens
Category: Kids
Oct25
Spooks at Belvedere
4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.What better place to celebrate Halloween than a spooky castle in Central Park? Doors open…
Location: Central Park, Manhattan
Category: Accessibility, Cultural, Free, Kids
Oct25
Ghost Tours of Manhattan's Most Haunted House
6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.Hear the stories, see the proof, and decide for yourself. Come see the historic house…
Location: Merchant's House Museum (29 East 4th Street)
Category: Cultural, Education, Tours
Oct25
Haunted Halloween Lantern Tour
6:30 p.m.Join us for our annual haunted (and historical) lantern tour of the Fort Totten Water…
Location: Fort Totten Park, Queens
Category: Free, Kids, Tours
Oct25
Scary Stories
7:00 p.m.True or almost true, stories based on the Staten Island Historical Society's archival…
Location: Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)
Category: Cultural, Kids
Oct25
Halloween Night Hike
7:00 p.m.Hike the north woods with the Rangers as we go inside the blockhouse and enjoy some scary…
Location: Central Park, Manhattan
Category: Free, Nature, Tours
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Oct26
Children's Fall Festival
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.Halloween fun for children of all ages. Youngsters are invited to wear their…
Location: Queens Farm Museum, Queens
Category: Kids
Oct26
Halloween Hoorah at The New York Botanical Garden
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Come celebrate the thrills and chills of Halloween at The New York Botanical Garden. …
Location: The New York Botanical Garden (Bronx River Parkway, Exit 7W, and Fordham Road
Category: Kids
Oct26
Harvest Fest, Art Show, & Craft Fair
12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Come to The Narrows Botanical Gardens' Harvest Festival, featuring a Halloween canine…
Location: The Narrows Botanical Gardens (Shore Road between 69 & 72 streets)
Category: The Arts, Free, General Events, Kids, Must See Events
Oct26
Howl-O-Ween
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.They're back--fabulous furry friends in their costumed finest. Bring your dog to…
Location: Parade Ground North, Bronx
Category: Free, General Events, Kids
Oct26
Family Art Project at Wave Hill: Glowing Monster Plant Masks
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.Glowing Monster Plant Masks/Máscaras Luminosas: With Halloween in mind, artist Tamalyn…
Location: Wave Hill, Bronx
Category: Accessibility, The Arts, Free, Kids
Oct26
Scary Stories from the Past
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.Make sure you're sitting next to someone braver than you! Form a circle and listen to…
Location: The Zoo, Lefferts Homestead, Carousel, Brooklyn
Category: Cultural, Free
Oct26
Halloween Haunted House
4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.Visit our haunted house for thrills and chills! Hayrides, Halloween treats, mulled…
Location: Queens Farm Museum, Queens
Category: Kids
Oct26
Halloween Pumpkin Sail
4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.Enjoy spooky storytelling with Dan Kitrosser, fun pumpkin crafts, live saw music, yummy…
Location: Central Park, Manhattan
Category: Accessibility, Free, Kids
Oct26
Haunted Halloween Lantern Tour
6:30 p.m.Join us for our annual haunted (and historical) lantern tour of the Fort Totten Water…
Location: Fort Totten Park, Queens
Category: Education, Free, Tours
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Oct28
Halloween Storytelling
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.You have to be brave for this one! Enjoy a frightful evening of storytelling where things…
Location: Herbert Von King Park, Brooklyn
Category: Cultural, Free, General Events, Kids
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Oct29
Halloween Storytelling
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.You have to be brave for this one! Enjoy a frightful evening of storytelling where things…
Location: Herbert Von King Park, Brooklyn
Category: Cultural, Free, General Events, Kids
Oct29
Ghost Tours of "Manhattan's Most Haunted House"
6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.Hear the stories, see the proof, and decide for yourself. Come see the historic house…
Location: Merchant's House Museum (29 East 4th Street)
Category: Cultural
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Oct30
Greenbelt Tree Tots: Happy Halloween Critters
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.Join the Greenbelt educators for an hour of funny Halloween stories, games, and…
Location: Blood Root Valley (Greenbelt), Staten Island
Category: Kids
Oct30
Shocktoberfest
4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.Prepare to be spooked. Come in your favorite costume, join our parade, and participate in…
Location: Playground for All Children, Queens
Category: Free, Kids, Must See Events
Oct30
Halloween Storytelling
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.You have to be brave for this one! Enjoy a frightful evening of storytelling where things…
Location: Herbert Von King Park, Brooklyn
Category: Cultural, Free, General Events, Kids
Oct30
Ghost Tours of "Manhattan's Most Haunted House"
6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.Hear the stories, see the proof, and decide for yourself. Come see the historic house…
Location: Merchant's House Museum (29 East 4th Street)
Category: Cultural
Friday, October 31, 2008
Oct31
Halloween Bash
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.All are welcome to join us for our Halloween Bash, which will have arts & crafts,…
Location: Cromwell Recreation Center, Staten Island
Category: Free, Kids
Oct31
Halloween Happenings
4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.Join the ghosts, goblins, and other creepy creatures for their annual haunting of Owl’s…
Location: Owl's Head Park, Brooklyn
Category: Free, General Events, Kids
Oct31
Halloween Haunted House
4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.Visit our haunted house for thrills and chills! Hayrides, Halloween treats, mulled…
Location: Queens County Farm Museum (73-50 Little Neck Parkway)
Category: Kids
Oct31
Halloween Event
5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.Boo! Walk through a haunted maze and down into a spooky basement and prepare to be spooked.…
Location: Hunts Point Recreation Center, Bronx
Category: Free, Kids, Must See Events
Oct31
Haunted Hike
6:00 p.m.Join the Urban "Dark" Rangers on this walk in the woods that's full of surprises. It'll make…
Location: Forest Park, Queens
Category: Free, Nature, Tours
Oct31
Family Camping
6:00 p.m.Are you brave enough to sleep with the ghosts? Join the Rangers and discover the extended…
Location: Willowbrook Park, Staten Island
Category: Education, Free
Oct31
Spine-Tingling & True: Ghost Stories of the Merchant's House Museum
7:00 p.m.Official Merchant's House ghost-storyteller Anthony Bellov will recount highlights from his…
Location: Merchant's House Museum (29 East 4th Street)
Category: Cultural, Education
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Nov 1
Hudson River Park's Pier of Fear
12:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.This Halloween, scare yourself silly at Hudson River Park's Pier of Fear - two days of…
Location: Hudson River Parks' Pier 54 (West 14th Street and the West Side Highway)
Category: Free, Kids
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Nov 2
Hudson River Park's Pier of Fear
12:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.This Halloween, scare yourself silly at Hudson River Park's Pier of Fear - two days of…
Location: Hudson River Parks' Pier 54 (West 14th Street and the West Side Highway)
Category: Free, Kids