Halloween in New York Events Calendar
Annual NYC Village Halloween Parade & Other Events
51st Annual Parade
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Beginning at 7:00 pm
Dear Folks, please be sure to check on the respective links for the events listed on this page for any last minute changes or cancellations.
Entering into its 51st celebration is the Annual Halloween Parade, taking place from Spring St to 16th Street along 6th Avenue. Head on down and see all the ghouls and goblins, folks and puppets, musical performances and so much more!
Below is our own full video of the parade from 2005.
It’s a huge attraction with more than 2 million spectators and tens of thousands of participants. “It’s the largest public participatory event in the greatest city in the world.”
This year’s theme: MEOW
Grand Marshal:
André De Shields
So, if you show up in a costume then you’re welcomed to join the parade. For ONLY those in costume is on 6th Avenue at between Spring Street and Broome Street. As per the official site: “”Marchers should ONLY approach 6th Ave. from the EAST or the SOUTH, coming North from Canal St. or from EAST on Sullivan or Broome.””
Mind you, the line-up begins at 6:30 pm and runs until 9:00 pm.
The parade will feature hundreds of puppets, well over 50 bands, dancers, artists and a ton of other participants in costume.
It heads north from Canal to 16th Street and 6th Avenue. So show up in your costume and be ready to walk along in front of thousands upon thousands of spectators.
The Parade is expected to last from 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm and will be telecast through Cable NY1 News from 7:30 – 9:30 pm. It takes about 2 hours or more for the parade to reach the end.
Visit also the official Halloween Parade Website
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Near the bottom of this page is a listing of Halloween related events taking place within our NYC Parks. Be sure to check that out.
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BTW, have a look at the many photos taken during our visit to Van Cortlandt Manor’s Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze.
Speaking of which:
Great Jack’O’Lantern Blaze
at Van Cortlandt Manor
525 S Riverside, Croton-on-Hudson, NY
September 13 – November 17
Select Nights
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Celebrate Spooky Season at TNC’s Iconic Village Halloween Costume Ball
Thursday, October 31, 2024
3:30 pm – Midnight
155 First Avenue in Lower Manhattan
Theater for the New City brings back its Indoor and Outdoor Celebrations this Halloween with ghoulish clean fun for everybody this year.
Festivities outside take place along 10th Street between 1st and 2nd avenues.
Indoors, the fun continues at 155 1st Avenue within TNC’s multi-theater complex.
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Halloween House Long Island
“”… a completely immersive, one of a kind Halloween experience where you are transported to an all Halloween world. Every one of our impeccably detailed, fully realized rooms is a different Halloween theme designed to make every Halloween lover’s experience unforgettable.””
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Blood Manor:
NYC’s Premier Haunted Attraction
Taking place on Select Days leading up to Halloween and beyond.
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Queens County Farm’s Amazing Maize Maize
Fridays – Sundays,
September 7 – October 26, 2024
At the Queens County Farm
73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Queens, NY
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Halloween Harvest at Luna Park
Friday, September 27 – Sunday, October 27
Weekends and Select Days
Luna Park in Coney Island
1000 Surf Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11224
At Coney Island’s Luna Park (southernmost tip of Brooklyn)
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Spooktacular at the Staten Island Zoo 2023
October 19 – 20
5:30 – 8:30 pm
Pricing: $26 for Members
$30 : General Entry
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Village Ghost Hunts
Fridays and Saturdays from September 23 – November 4
These candlelit tours last one hour and takes you through the village and into historic houses after-hours.
Tickets are $10
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Boo at the Zoo
Saturdays & Sundays
September 28 – October 27
Plus, Columbus Day (Oct 14)
It’s a family friendly Halloween event that goes back quite a bit.
Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Blvd, The Bronx
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Pumpkin Picking at Decker Farm
Weekends from
October 5 – 27
Plus October 14
12:00 – 5:00 pm
Get Your Tickets at their site
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Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2024
October 17 – 24
“”Bringing the best of domestic and international genre cinema to New York City since 2016, the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival is a premier East Coast genre festival that embodies the eclectic spirit of its namesake.””
Venues:
Nitehawk Cinema – Williamsburg
136 Metropolitan Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11249
Nitehawk Cinema – Prospect Park
188 Prospect Park West
Brooklyn, NY 11215
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34th Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade & Festival
Saturday, October 19
1:00 – 3:00 pm
At Tompkins Square Park in the East Village (Alphabet City)
The park is between East 7th – 10th Street between Avenue A & B
It’ll be a day of competitions with pooches judged on their costumes.
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Scarecrows & Pumpkins at NYBG
Everett Children’s Adventure Garden
September 28 – November 1
Weekdays: 1:30 – 3:00 pm
Weekends: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
NY Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Blvd
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Annual Bronx Halloween Parade Returns with Thrills and Zombie Frights
Saturday, October 26, 2024
12:00 pm
Begins at Southern Blvd. & Westchester Ave
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Central Astoria Local Development Coalition Inc. Presents:
Annual Batty Over Halloween Celebration
Sunday, October 27, 2024
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Astoria Park
Ditmars and 19th Street, Queens
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Family-Friendly Halloween in Central Park with Floating Jack-O’-Lanterns
Thursday, October 30
4:00 – 7:00 pm
Free to All
Taking place at the Harlem Meer by the northernmost point within Central Park just below 110th Street
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Crypt Crawl at the Cathedral
Friday, October 25 + Saturday, October 26, 2024
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street
“”The Cathedral’s beloved annual Halloween celebration returns for 2023! Following the screening of silent classic Nosferatu (1922) with live organ accompaniment, ghouls and goblins from the Mettawee River Theater Company emerge to scare and delight audiences. Mark your calendar for an evening of classic thrills, spooky chills, and autumnal spells!””
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Annual Throggs Neck Halloween Carnival in the Bronx
No details as yet
Halloween Parade, Carnival, Rides, Games, Food, Raffles and a whole lot more!
At the TN Little League Field, 150 Throggs Neck Boulevard, Bronx Borough
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Kids Fall Spooktacular at the Wyckoff House Museum
Saturday, October 28
12:00 – 3:00 pm
Enjoy all things fall out on the Wyckoff farm this Halloween
5816 Clarendon Rd, Brooklyn
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Roosevelt Island’s Halloween Extravaganza 2023
Plus Parade
Saturday, October 28
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Rain Date: Sunday October 29
At South Point Park
Parade begins at 10:45 am at Capobianco Field.
On hand will be Food Trucks, Pumpkin Painting, Music, Fun Amusements
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Manhattan West Woof Fest: Howl-oween
Saturday, October 22, 2022
12:00 – 3:00 pm
Manhattan West Plaza, 395 9th Ave
Enter Plaza at 9th Avenue, Between 31st & 33rd Streets
Visit the official site here…
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Annual Dog Costume Contest
The Great Pupkin at Forte Greene
Sunday, October 28, 2023
At Fort Greene Park
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Flatiron NoMad Partnership Hosts Free “Tour of the Dead” Walking Tour
Details Yet to Come
Professional guides lead participants on 90-minute historic tours every Sunday morning, rain or shine, throughout the year
The tour takes place — rain or shine — starting at 11:00 am and begins at the tip of the Flatiron Building, on 23rd Street just east of 5th Avenue. No advance registration is required.
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Hester Street Halloween Street Fair
October 28
11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Pier 17 at the Seaport (formerly the South Street Seaport)
Annual halloween costume contest, interactive photobooth, paper mache pumpkin painting, art installation, restaurant specials, vendors and more!
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Halloween on the Farm at the Queens County Farm
Sunday October 29
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
General Admission: $20/person
Free for ages 3 & under
73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Queens, NY
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Parks Department Halloween Listings:
The following comes courtesy of the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation
Following any corresponding link for additional details as to learn about any possible last minute changes or cancellations:
Stay tuned for a list that’s to come!
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Please Note:
Everything below this point is from the past waiting to be updated to this year’s listings.
Stay tuned!
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Annual Gracie Mansion NYC Halloween Ticket Giveaway Announced
Tickets Available for Free
Event takes place at Gracie Mansion on October 30 and 31, 2021
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South Street Seaport Museum
participates in
Halloween at the Seaport
With FREE Pumpkin Painting
October 30 – 31, 2021
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East 7th Street’s
2nd Annual Halloween Mask-Querade
October 31 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm
East 7th Street between Avenue A & 1st Avenue in the East Village, NYC
Trick or treat festival for kids 12 and under. Includes trick or treat stations, activities for kids and their adults, vegan candy stations are also available.
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Spooky season events at Historic Richmond Town
441 Clarke Ave, Staten Island, NY
Paranormal Investigations
This Ghost Hunt Lasts three hours and you’re led by paranormal investigator Vinny Carbone,
Friday, October 14
Saturday, October 15
Friday, November 11
Saturday, November 12
At 8:00 pm
Tickets are $40 and attendees must be 18 and over
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