New York City Halloween Parties, Events and Parades in 2024

Spooky Paint Night - New York, NY - Oct 18, 2019
Come out to create a stunning masterpiece and showcase your ghoulishly creative side. Kids are welcome and will have their own painting party.

Harvest Festival in Brooklyn Bridge Park - Brookln Heights, NY - Oct 19, 2019
Come celebrate the fall season with a pumpkin patch, arts and crafts, face painting, live music, games, and more at the annual Harvest Festival in Brooklyn Bridge park!

Pumpkin Painting – Brooklyn - Brooklyn, NY - Oct 19, 2019
GreenThumb will have pumpkins and paint ready, while supplies last. Please bring any other supplies and decorations to add to the beauty of your seasonal creation.

Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade - New York, NY - Oct 20, 2019
The event is free and there is no need to pre-register your pet. Simply arrive between 11.30 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. and join in the celebration. A parade of all contestants and spectators will follow after Best In Show is announced. Contestant and Raffle winners must be present at the end of the competition to receive their prize or it will be donated to charity.

Life and Death Celebration – Dia de los Muertos - Brooklyn, NY - Oct 26, 2019
Join gardeners and the community for the Annual Life and Death Celebration at the Hattie Carthan Saturday Market to share in remembering and honoring your ancestral heritage through food and other festivities

Riverside Park Howl-o-ween Costume Party - New York, NY - Oct 26, 2019
This year’s festival will include a costume parade on the Promenade, so bring your pups dressed in their most fetching costumes. Walk the runway and compete in our costume contest with the chance to win thousands of dollars in prizes

Halloween Haunted Walk and Fair - Brooklyn, NY - Oct 26, 2019
This much-anticipated annual event brings thousands of kids and families for free, ghastly fun to Prospect Park. Encounter zombies, werewolves, witches and other Halloween spirits on a haunted walk through the woodland Lookout Hill, ideal for families with children ages 7-12

Fort Totten Halloween Festival - Bayside, NY - Oct 26, 2019
Enjoy a free day of spooky family fun. Highlights include a pumpkin patch, hay maze, hayride, live entertainment, interactive games, relay races, obstacle courses, inflatables, costume contests, and more!

Halloween Celebration - Brooklyn, NY - Oct 26, 2019
Powell Street Garden is hosting its annual Halloween Celebration for children from the ages of 4 – 13. There will be a scavenger hunt and a prize for the best original homemade costume. Children must wear a costume and bring a bag for treats.

Madison Square Dogs Howl-o-ween - New York, NY - Oct 26, 2019
Celebrate Halloween with the park’s local dog community by dressing your pup in costume. Festivities for this event include trick-or-treat giveaways, family portraits at an onsite photo booth, paws-on activities, costume paw-rade, and more!

Young Chefs:Spooky Halloween Snacks - Douglaston, NY - Oct 26, 2019
This year, Young APEC Chefs will prepare tasty treats during this ghoulish cooking class. The menu will include Oreo Pumpkin Pops, Strawberry Ghosts, Cheesy Eyeballs, and Witch’s Halloween Brew! All materials included.

Morningside Park Halloween - New York, NY - Oct 26, 2019
Bring the kids to the Morningside Park Farmers Market for pumpkin painting, trick-or-treating with the vendors, and a costume parade — all free!

Halloween Party - New York, NY - Oct 26, 2019
Enjoy music, food, face painting, pumpkin carving, and a parade through the neighborhood.

Howl-een Pooch Parade - Staten Island, NY - Oct 26, 2019
Kids and their best buds get a chance to show off their costumes as well as enter contests such as Pet-Owner Lookalike, Fluffiest Tail, and more! Held at Kivlehan Park.

Halloween in Richmond Town - Staten Island, NY - Oct 26, 2019
Trick-or-treat through a historic village. Bring the kids (in costume, of course!) for some Halloween fun! Bob for apples, jump in the hay, and make a spooky craft to add to your bag of fall goodies! Costumed characters and crisp fall air, all set against the backdrop of Historic Richmond Town’s decorated main village site

Maxim Halloween Party - New York City, NY - Oct 26, 2019
Premiere open bars, food, and entertainment

Howl-o-ween - Bronx, NY - Oct 27, 2019
Costume contests include: Most Original, Scariest, and Pet / Owner Look-Alike. Bring your pet pooch and join the Halloween family fun!

Toddler Halloween - Bronx, NY - Oct 28, 2019
Families and children ages five years and under are invited to Toddler Halloween at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center. The event will include arts and crafts, games, and sing alongs!

Halloween Pumpkin Flotilla - New York, NY - Oct 30, 2019
Enjoy pumpkin carving, Halloween crafts, spooky stories, a costume parade, a festive pumpkin patch, and the Conservancy’s signature Pumpkin Flotilla, which sets sail across the Harlem Meer at twilight.

Miss Debbie’s Halloween Party - New York, NY - Oct 30, 2019
Dive into Halloween with special arts & crafts activities in Washington Square Park! Make a festive bracelet or keychain out of lanyard and beads, show your spooky spirit with paint and markers, make a jar of SLIME to take home, and paint your own pumpkin!

Toddler Halloween Parade - New York, NY - Oct 30, 2019
A fun-filled parade where toddlers and parents will have the chance to flaunt their Halloween costumes amongst their peers and to the neighborhood. Take pictures in the pumpkin patch, dance and participate in fun Halloween-themed games.

Haunted Garden - Brooklyn, NY - Oct 31, 2019
Come and get your spook on at the Haunted Garden at First Quincy Street Community Garden! Enter if you dare to grab a treat, check out the Shed of Terror, meet the Queen of the Underworld and listen to some terrifying tunes from the very Scary DJ

Halloween Fright - Bronx, NY - Oct 31, 2019
Families and youth ages 8 and older are invited to a spooktacular evening at Hunts Point Recreation Center for the annual Haunted Hall of Terror. Come walk through the Hall of Fright and Terror, and be spooked by zombies and monsters. Children ages 7 and younger are invited to visit the Room of Darkness for a less spooky experience, where they will be greeted by friendly monsters. Free and open to the public

Halloween Garden Party - Brooklyn, NY - Oct 31, 2019
Trick or treating, story time, face painting, music and more, heeld at Patchen Community Square

Tricks and Treats at Bryant Park - New York, NY - Oct 31, 2019
It’s a Halloween celebration with magic tricks, face painting, pumpkin decorating, arts and crafts, and a monster mash! Come in costume, pick up a free trick-or-treat bag courtesy of Bank of America, and visit select Holiday Shops for treats

A Haunting We Will Go - Staten Island, NY - Oct 31, 2019
Enjoy a haunted walk with ghouls and goblins, a pumpkin patch, and more. Held at Kivlehan Park.

Harlem Grown’s Halloween Festival - New York, NY - Oct 31, 2019
Face painting, wicked arts and crafts, candied apples, a haunted house, and more! This is a FREE public event open to all ages, held at Harlem Grown 134th Street Farm.

Halloween Costume Party - Bronx, NY - Oct 31, 2019
Enjoy sweets, treats, fun, and games. Come in your best costumes. (All ages) Held at Poe Park Visitor Center.

Spooktacular Celebration - Douglastown, NY - Oct 31, 2019
Enjoy a ghoulish gathering at this fun Halloween celebration at APEC! Come in costume to play games, design a creepy craft, and pick a pumpkin to take home. Dare to take an upclose look at snakes, tarantulas, and cockroaches. Held at Alley Pond Recreation Center, pre-registration is required. 18m-4y with parent participation.

Glendale Fall Festival - Flushing, NY - Oct 23, 2021
Free fall festival, which will include field games, free pumpkins, pumpkin decorations, arts and crafts, Halloween-themed activities, face painting, live animals and inflatables.

Batty Over Halloween Celebration - Astoria, NY - Oct 24, 2021
There will be face painting, stilt walking balloon artists, children’s dance performances, Halloween photo rooms, Halloween crafts, children’s performances, and much, much more!

Dog Day Halloween Costume Party and Parade - New York, NY - Oct 30, 2021
Washington Square Park is about to get a spooky (and hairy) makeover! Celebrate Halloween by dressing your best furry buddy up in costume at the Washington Square Park Fountain. Big prizes are on the line for best costume for dogs and owners so bring your Halloween A-game!

The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze - Croton-on-Hudson, NY - Sep 16 to Nov 20, 2022
Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site

Blaze: Long Island - Old Bethpage, NY - Sep 30 to Nov 6, 2022
Find larger-than-life, spectacular outdoor displays, complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack

Hallowscream Fright Walk - New York, NY - Oct 21 to Oct 22, 2022
Enjoy a spooky celebration of fall at J. Hood Wright Park with a haunted house, and more!

Haunted House at Williamsbridge Oval Rec Center - Bronx, NY - Oct 28, 2022
Visitors will travel through different rooms and be spooked by ghosts, zombies, clowns, and monsters. If you are looking for a good Halloween scare, then this event is for you!

Halloween Harvest Festival - Long Island City, NY - Oct 29, 2022
It wouldn’t be a Harvest Festival without Socrates traditions including sweet treats from local vendors, costume-making & a lantern workshop, face-painting, Blessing of the Animals & Pet Memorial Altar, and of course the annual Doggie Costume Contest at 2pm with prizes and local judges

Halloween Pet Costume Party - New York, NY - Oct 29, 2022
Dress up with your pet in your best Halloween costumes and enjoy pictures in the photo booth, pick a pumpkin in the patch, dance to music and more at Jackie Robinson Park

Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest - Brooklyn, NY - Oct 29, 2022
Brooklyn’s largest and most outrageous dog costume contest in celebration of Halloween. Scads of dogs enter and ruthlessly compete for over-the-top prizes and the coveted Great PUPkin rosettes

Halloween Festival - Flushing, NY - Oct 29, 2022
Fun fall activities including crafts, games, music, pumpkin picking and more. All participants are encouraged to wear your Halloween costumes

Williamsbridge Oval Pumpkin Party - Bronx, NY - Oct 29, 2022
Families are invited to the annual Pumpkin Party at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center. The event will include fun like pumpkin basket giveaways, carnival games, arts and crafts, trick-or-treat, and much more!

Halloween Pet Parade at Elizabeth Street Garden - New York, NY - Oct 30, 2022
Costume contest with prizes

Halloween Party at Powers Street Garden - Brooklyn, NY - Oct 30, 2022
Join the garden group at Powers Street Garden for a Halloween party with costumes, candy, and fun!

Trick or Treat with APEC’s Animals - Douglaston, NY - Oct 30, 2022
Start your Halloween early at APEC with live animals and animal treats! Meet scaly, furry, and creepy, crawly critters, followed by making animal treats for some of APEC’s animals. Children will also prepare a Halloween-themed snack to eat during the class and play some fun games

Shocktoberfest - Flushing, NY - Oct 30, 2022
Enjoy music, games, crafts, a pumpkin patch, goodie bags, and more spooky fun. Pumpkins and goodie bags are limited and for children only.

Halloween Boo Bash - New York, NY - Oct 30, 2022
Crafts, games, treats, and spooky fun before you go trick-or-treating. Held at the 103rd Street Footbridge in Randall’s Island Park.

Halloween at the Garden - Flushing, NY - Oct 30, 2022
Everything you need to celebrate Halloween: trick or treat trail, seasonal crafts, performances including a magic show, a carnivorous plant display, and a costume dance party. Show off your Halloween costume and bring your trick-or-treat bags!

Halloween Celebration - Bronx, NY - Oct 31, 2022
Activities will include games, music, a dance contest, Halloween crafts, and a walk through one of the scariest haunted houses in the Bronx. Do you have what it takes to make it through?

Children’s Halloween Parade - New York, NY - Oct 31, 2022
Families and children will gather at 3:00 PM at the arch in Washington Square Park. After the parade, activities will be held on LaGuardia Place between Washington Square South and West 3rd Street.

Halloween Celebration at Berry Street Garden - Brooklyn, NY - Oct 31, 2022
Every year there are different themes and characters. Come and join the community and garden members to see how the garden is decorated this year!

Village Halloween Parade - New York, NY - Oct 31, 2022
Annual parade runs straight up 6th Ave. from Spring to 16th Street Start: 7pm. Free to watch, or buy VIP area tickets. Costumed participants welcomed.