Frighteningly Good Fun in NYC This Halloween

Frighteningly Good Fun in NYC This Halloween

It’s Halloween weekend, so we have rounded up some of the spookiest and spine-chilling events, guaranteeing a fang-tastic time for your family.


The Laurie Berkner Band’s Halloween Concert
Saturday October 29
Adler Hall @ NY Society For Ethical Culture, 2 W 64th Street, New York, NY 10023
$50.62 – $111.48

The Laurie Berkner Band is back in NYC this Halloween! A live Halloween performance by The Laurie Berkner Band! Come in costume and boogie with us as we play your favorites – plus some special Halloween songs. A New York City Halloween tradition! Babies under age one seated in laps are free. VIP ticket includes a meet and greet and photo op.


Halloween Workshops
Saturday October 29
Speakitaly NYC, 49 West 28th Street, #Floor 3, New York, NY 10001
$35

Halloween Workshop at Speakitaly NYC (Manhattan Location)

With paper plates, wooden spoons and mason jars we will create a variety of Halloween characters that your child will enjoy for Halloween.

*This is Drop Off Class – parents cannot stay during the class
*Language: English and Italian
*Ticket are not refundable or exchangeable
*Age 4-10


Spooky Pumpkin Garden Nights
Saturday October 29
New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd, The Bronx, NY 10458
Non-Member: $25, Member: $20

Join us for a frightfully fun flashlight adventure. Spooky Pumpkin Garden Nights are back, with plenty of after-dark adventures for young and old alike! Break out your best Halloween costume and explore the twisting trails of the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden by flashlight during this frightfully fun nighttime outing. You can even explore the beauty of kiku after dark—our carefully trained Japanese chrysanthemums that scream fall color.


Halloween Spooktacular!
Sunday October 30
Arlo Nomad Hotel, 11 E 31st St., New York, NY 10016
$37 (under 12 go free)

Spooktacular! Jam with us and come dressed up and play! This program will be sure to get you and your little ones swingin’ shivers from head to toe! We’ll be in the new beautiful and intimate listening room at Arlo NoMad hotel hosting live events, Jazz, Blues, Roots, Americana, Poetry and more. Drinks and snacks available at counter!


Children’s Museum of the Arts’ Halloween Block Party!
Sunday October 30
Spring Street Park, Spring Street, New York, NY 10013
Free – registration required

Ghouls and goblins (of all ages) are invited to join Children’s Museum of the Arts for a free community artmaking block party to create the float that kicks off The Village Halloween Parade. Grab your favorite costume (and mask!) and meet us at Spring Street Park in Hudson Square on Sunday, October 30 from 11 AM to 3 PM.


Halloween at the Garden
Sunday October 30
Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main St, New York, NY 11355
Admission applies

Little ones show off their Halloween costumes, walk our Trick-or-Treat Trail, make crafts, and enjoy live performances—including a magic show! Adults 21+ can enjoy harvest beers and ciders for purchase at the Beer & Wine Garden. Meet our Compost team to learn about the creepy-crawly organisms that turn our food scraps into black gold! And be sure to support local businesses at our vendor fair!


Pumpkin Patch at Queens Botanical Garden
Saturday October 29 & Sunday October 30
Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St, New York, NY 11355
Admission applies

The outdoor Pumpkin Patch at the QBG Farm will be full of harvest-themed photo opportunities and activity stations for seed planting, crafts, autumn-themed book reading, and chalk art! Children (age 4 and older) get to choose their own pumpkin. Be sure to meet and take pictures with the friendly costumed nature creatures roaming the Farm!


Scarecrows & Pumpkins
Saturday October 29 & Sunday October 30
New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd, The Bronx, NY 10458
Admission applies

Take a spooky stroll through the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden this fall! Fearsome and friendly scarecrows return to greet you as you walk along the trails. Grab a scavenger hunt to search for signs of fall in our Garden. The Discovery Center plaza will be filled with a variety of specimens in the cucurbit family to observe pumpkins and gourds up close!


Boo at the Zoo
Saturday October 29, Sunday October 30
Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Blvd, The Bronx, NY 10460
Admission applies – tickets required and must be reserved in advance.

This annual family-friendly Halloween tradition is back at the Bronx Zoo. Come dressed in your Halloween best and enjoy!


Pumpkin Point, Governors Island
Saturday October 29 & Sunday October 30
Nolan Park, Governors Island, New York, NY 10004
Free

Pump­kin Point, Gov­er­nors Island’s annu­al free pump­kin patch and fall fes­ti­val, returns to Nolan Park for 2022! Vis­i­tors are invit­ed to pick out their own pump­kins (free with sug­gest­ed dona­tion)


Family Art Project: Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead
Saturday October 29 & Sunday October 30
Wave Hill, 4900 Independence Ave, Bronx, NY
Free with admission to the grounds

Celebrate this special Mexican cultural holiday as we explore nicho boxes, small shadow boxes filled with meaning and purpose that honor a lost loved one. Decorate your box with objects and natural materials. Registration not required.


Halloween at the Garden
Saturday October 29 & Sunday October 30
New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd, The Bronx, NY 10458
Admission applies

Celebrate the spookiest holiday here in our beautiful 250 acres with all things pumpkin as artist Adam Bierton tackles some of the largest pumpkins in the world, carving them into stunning and frightful sculptures during this weekend of tricks and treats.


Halloween Family Activity Weekend
Saturday October 29, Sunday October 30 & Monday October 31
South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton St, New York, NY 10038
Free but registration is required

Fall means fun for the whole family at the Seaport. Enhance your onboard experience with hands-on activities, engagement stations, and creative projects for kids of all ages that will illuminate history and life at sea.


Halloween in the Park
Monday October 31
Union Square North Plaza, 20 Union Square W,, New York, NY 10003
Free with RSVP

2pm – 6pm. Freehold’s Annual Kids’ Day Halloween Party – Candy for the kids, wine for the big kids, photo booth for the family!

6pm – Late. Halloween DJ Dance Party – Come post parade for our Costume Runway Stage & DJ Dance Party! Enter at your own risk.

Introducing THE HEADLESS HOUSE PARTY. Join us as we transform all three FREEHOLD locations into an epic house party at the spookiest house of Sleepy Hollow. Beware of the Headless Horseman


32nd Annual Children’s Halloween Parade
Monday October 31
Washington Square Park, Washington Square
New York, NY, 10012
Free

After a two-year hiatus, NYU & Manhattan CB2 are excited to host the 32nd Annual Children’s Halloween Parade! Join us for an afternoon at one of the city’s largest free children’s events on Halloween Day. Families will enjoy live performances, games, treats, and more!


Dumboween
Monday October 31
Dumbo Archway, Brooklyn
Free

This year is going to be scarily good, with our annual march to the arch followed by crafts, costume contests, live music and candy in the archway!


49th Annual Village Halloween Parade
Monday October 31
Greenwich Village, Sixth Avenue at Spring Street, New York, NY
Free

The 2022 Parade Theme is FREEDOM! It’s a move! It’s a moment! Feel it!!! Join us in some ecstatic joy! Lift the spirits of the whole world!

GRAND MARSHAL 2022 – The Brooklyn United Marching Band with Special Surprise Guests. Join them in a Special Section of this year’s event as they play Jon Batiste’s song Freedom!


Please always check with venue before setting off.

Please click HERE for all events.

 

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