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Neighborhood Halloween Traditions
Ongoing October Events
Pumpkin Carving with Adam Bierton
October 5, 6, 13, 14, 19, & 20
12:00pm - 3:00pm
New York Botanical Garden
Fan-favorite artist Adam Bierton returns to the Garden with his carving tools in tow, ready to turn pumpkins of all shapes and sizes into frightening and fantastical beasts! Bring the family to watch one of the country’s most skilled and imaginative pumpkin carvers work his magic, while getting tips and tricks on how to step up your own jack-o’-lantern game at home.
Pumpkin Patch Weekends at Green Meadows Farm
Saturdays and Sundays, September 21st – November 3rd (including Monday, Oct. 14th)
11:00am - 5:00pm
Aviator Sports Center
The time for PUMPKINS has finally arrived! Embrace the season with us at the farm. Enjoy a day of outdoor activities on a Saturday and/or Sunday. Plus, explore our patch and select the perfect pumpkin to bring home.
Boo at the Bronx Zoo
Saturdays and Sundays, September 28th - October 27th (Including Monday, October 14th)
11:00am - 5:00pm
Bronx Zoo
The annual family-friendly Halloween tradition is back at the Bronx Zoo. Come dressed in your Halloween best and enjoy! New this year: Halloween Maze! Find your way through a maze and complete a scavenger hunt to learn about so-called “spooky” animals and bust some creepy myths.
Pumpkin Nights at the Bronx Zoo
Thursdays - Sundays
September 26th - October 13th, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
October 17th - October 27th 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Bronx Zoo
Pumpkin Nights will feature gorgeous scenes of more than 5,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns, together with atmospheric sounds, music, costumed characters, fog, bubbles, and colored lights, to provide a festive family atmosphere as you follow a half-mile trail to holiday excitement right here in NYC. Explore diverse and beautiful new biomes, including bioluminescent bays, Amazon rainforests, Arctic winter, and many others.
The Amazing Maize Maze
Fridays – Sundays, September 7th– October 26th (Including Monday, October 14th)
Fridays: 2:00pm - 5:30pm
Saturdays & Sundays: 11:00am - 4:30pm
Monday, October 14th: 11:00am - 4:30pm
Queens County Farm Museum
New York City’s only corn maze is waiting for you at The Queens County Farm Museum! The adventure begins with a Stalk Talk to prepare you for the challenge of finding clues, solving puzzles, and mazing your way to Victory Bridge – where the stunning vista of this 3-acre living labyrinth is revealed. The Amazing Maize Maze is must-see NYC.
Scarecrows & Pumpkins at NYBG
Saturday, September 28th – Friday, November 1st
Various times on weekdays and weekends
Take a spooky stroll through the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden Pop-Up this fall! Our fearsome and friendly scarecrows return to greet you in the Pop-Up and other locations around the Garden. Enjoy family favorites like the seasonal book box, puppet theater, and musical instruments, and explore a variety of specimens from the Cucurbit family—observing these pumpkins and gourds up close!
Pumpkin Point on Governor's Island
Saturday, October 26th & Sunday, October 27th
10:00am - 5:00pm
Nolan Park Lawn
Pumpkin Point, Governors Island’s annual pumpkin patch and fall festival, returns to Nolan Park for 2024! Visitors are invited to pick out their own pumpkins (free with suggested donation). Please limit pumpkins to one per person per household. Costumes are encouraged, with trick-or-treating at Nolan Park’s historic houses on both days. Governors Island food vendors will be on-site with fall-themed food and drink available for purchase.
Greg's Great Pumpkin Patch
Through October
Domino Park
This October Domino Park welcomes Greg’s Great Pumpkin Patch, a pop-up full of Fall fun for the whole family (including pets). The festivities will include harvest-themed decorations, a country-style pumpkin patch, a hay maze, and a doggie costume contest.
Pumpkin Patch at Queens Botanical Garden
October 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th, 26th
8:00am - 6:00pm
Queens Botanical Garden
The outdoor Pumpkin Patch at the QBG Farm will be full of harvest-themed photo opportunities! Children (age 4 and older) get to choose their own pumpkin to take home. Be sure to meet and take pictures with friendly costumed characters roaming the Farm! For adults 21 and older, a cash bar with beers, ciders, seasonal cocktails, and non-alcoholic drinks are available for purchase.
Halloween Harvest at Luna Park
Weekday holidays, Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays through October 27th
Luna Park in Coney Island
Experience autumn and Halloween themed activities and indulge in fall’s festive flavors at our annual Halloween Harvest! During Halloween Harvest guests will enjoy Luna Park in Coney Island’s iconic rides in a festive fall themed atmosphere. Halloween themed activities include Pumpkin Decorating, Tractor Racing, and Trick or Treating. For all fall food lovers, guests can indulge in pumpkin spiced and apple cider flavored carnival style treats throughout the park!
Fall-O-Ween at NYBG
September 28 – October 27
Various times
New York Botanical Garden
NYBG is NYC’s pumpkin headquarters this fall! The tricks and treats of the season come to life with plentiful pumpkins, gourds, and fall flowers—and all sorts of fun-filled activities to celebrate this season of frights and foliage. Day or night, there’s something for everyone as we offer special weekends and pumpkin carving face-offs, as well as the return of our popular beer sampling event, Bales & Ales. Enjoy an evening light trail on select nights for kids (and adults!) to show off their Halloween costumes in New York City’s most beautiful landscape, and savor the season as autumn in the Bronx brings vibrant color to your backyard.
Events in October
Fall Fest at Atlantic Terminal Mall Plaza
Saturday, October 13th
11:00am - 2:00pm
Atlantic Terminal Mall
Atlantic Terminal Mall’s "urban pumpkin patch" will be brimming with over 1,000 pumpkins, ready for kiddos to pick and decorate with their creative flair. Let their imaginations run wild as they paint and personalize their perfect pumpkins! The outdoor plaza and Fort Greene Place will be transformed into a lively playground filled with arts & crafts stations, block-building activities, and even haunted trucks that daring kids can explore. Soccer enthusiasts can test their skills in fun mini-games, and everyone is invited to join in the excitement of a costume dance party, where kids (and parents!) can show off their best dance moves in their favorite costumes. Don’t miss out on other surprises that will make this a day to remember!
Red Hook Harvest Fest
Saturday, October 19th
11:00am - 3:00pm
Columbia Farm
Activities include games, a pumpkin patch, food, animals, the Hot Pepper Challenge, a photo booth, and more!
PS9 Fall Carnival
Saturday, October 19th
Rain date: October 20th
2:00pm - 5:00pm
PS9 Playground - 80 Underhill
Invite your friends, family and neighbors to PS9's 2024 Fall Carnival! This year's carnival will feature 5 bounce houses (including an inflatable obstacle course!), face painting, carnival games, the Brooklyn United drumline, doughnut eating contests, and a pumpkin sale! There will be drinks, popcorn, cotton candy and other carnival snacks for all to enjoy.
PS 107 Fall Festival
Saturday, October 19th
12:00pm - 4:00pm
PS 107 Big Yard + 14th Street
Save the Date for the unbe-leaf-able PS 107 Fall Festival! Join us as we take over 14th St and the Big Yard with food, music, games, inflatables, pumpkin painting and more! We can't wait to celebrate Fall and community with our school families, friends, and neighbors!
Bay Ridge Cares Halloween Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, October 19th
10:00am - 12:30pm
St. Mary's Church Hall
Come and celebrate Halloween with us at our spooktacular pancake breakfast event. Get ready for a morning filled with delicious pancakes, fun activities, and a chance to connect with the community.
Sound & Color! Autumn in New York
Saturday, October 19th
11:00am - 4:00pm
Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6
Enjoy live musical performances, food vendors, kids activities, arts and crafts, field games and more—including our signature pumpkin patch. We have a great lineup of community partners who will be lending their time and talents, for a day of family-friendly fun.
***PSP will be on-site with bubbles and crafts!***
Fall Festival at Marsha P. Johnson State Park
Sunday, October 20th
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Marsha P. Johnson State Park
Save the date for the Fall Festival! 🎃We will be holding our annual Fall Festival on Sunday, October 20th from 12:00PM - 4:00PM! Join us for an afternoon of food, music, puppet shows, and more! Note: In case of rain, the festival will be moved to October 27th, 12:00PM - 4:00PM
Saturday, October 26th
PS 282 Spooktacular
Saturday, October 26th
10:30am - 1:00pm
PS 282 Park Slope School
PS 282 PTO Presents our Annual Fall Celebration, the Spooktacular!
Bring the whole family for a fun day celebrating fall events, on the Big Lawn
Event is held outside on the turf behind PS 282.
NIA Spooktacular Halloween Festival
Saturday, October 26th
12:00pm - 4:00pm
11th Ave between 66th & 67th Streets
Join us for treats, crafts, costume contest, kids concert, and more!
The Great PUPkin Annual Dog Costume Contest
Saturday, October 26th
Registration Closes October 15th
Fort Greene Park, bottom of the monument steps
Now in our 26th year in Fort Greene Park, and sponsored by Fort Greene PUPS, the Great PUPkin is Brooklyn's largest and most outrageous dog costume contest. Scads of dogs enter and ruthlessly compete for the coveted Great PUPkin rosettes for the top pups!
Haunted Carousel
Saturday, October 26th
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Prospect Park
Don’t be scared when you see the haunted carousel! Take a spin on the spooky ride to your favorite Halloween jams at the beloved Prospect Park Carousel.
Fort Greene Halloween Fest
Saturday, October 26th
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Fort Greene Park
Get ready for what’s in store, Halloween Fest is back with more! Dress up in your best costumes and join us on Saturday, October 26 from 12:00–4:00pm. Enjoy spooky stories, face painting, family-friendly games, and more. Halloween Fest is free to all, no RSVP required.
Halloween Festival and Trunk or Treat in Bay Ridge
Saturday, October 26th
3:00pm - 7:00pm
5th Avenue in Bay Ridge
Brooklyn Bridge Parents is partnering up with the 5th Avenue BID in Bay Ridge to host a big fall festival on 10 blocks on car-free 5th Avenue from 72nd to 85th Street. Come enjoy the many restaurants from all over the world, the uniquely decorated houses in the side streets and a block party with bouncy houses, arts & crafts, pumpkin decorating, “Trunk-or-Treat”, haunted trucks, music, magic show and much more. The event will take place on Saturday, October 26th from 3 to 7 pm. The magic show will take place from 4 to 5 pm. Kids are encouraged to come in costumes.
PS10 Monster Mash
Saturday, October 26th
4:00pm - 8:00pm
PS10
Monster Mash is back at PS10 on Saturday, October 26th! Save the date ghosts and ghouls!
$10 per person. No child will be turned away due to inability to pay.
PS 154 Boo Bash
Saturday, October 26th
2:00pm - 6:00pm
PS 154
Get ready for the Boo Bash! PS154’s twisted annual Halloween tradition is back and summoning all the monsters, mayhem, and madness you’ve come to crave. Join in the fun! This outdoor event will include monstrous favorites like games, crafts, yummy treats, cotton candy, family photo sessions, a dance party, and more! Get your Halloween costumes ready.
Sunday, October 27th
Halloween Costume Contest
Sunday, October 27th
2:00pm
The Old Stone House
Join Park Slope Parents and the Old Stone House for an afternoon of Halloween fun! Bring the family and participate in their annual Halloween Costume contest with awards for Best Use of Stroller, Best Use of Recycled Materials, Scariest, and more! The contest will be followed by a mini-parade.
Halloween at BCM
Sunday, October 27th
10:00am - 6:30pm
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Halloween is back at BCM! Join us Sunday, October 27 for a day of costumed fun and trick-or-treating around the Museum’s exhibits and a special anime-themed celebration curated by AniTOMO Con.
The Rock and Roll Playhouse Presents The 2024 Halloween Spectacular
Sunday, October 27th
11:00am doors
12:00pm concert
Brooklyn Bowl
The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a family concert series hosted at historic music venues across the country, allows kids to “move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon” (NY Times). Performing songs created by the most iconic musicians in rock history, The Rock and Roll Playhouse band offers its core audience of families with children age ten and under games, movement, stories and an opportunity to rock out in an effort to educate children and explore their creativity.
NIA Halloween Festival
Sunday, October 27th
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Owl's Head Park - Colonial Road & 68th Street
There will be free treats, pumpkin painting, a costume contest, music, and more!
Thursday, October 31st
DUMBOWEEN!
Thursday, October 31st
4:00pm - 7:00pm
DUMBO
One of our favorite neighborhood traditions, DUMBOWEEN brings hundreds of costumed Dumbonians out for our Annual March to the Arch through Brooklyn Bridge Park with brass bands + puppets, followed an Archway Party featuring crafts with Creatively WILD Art Studio, a photobooth and of course, candy!
Plus, Trick-or-Treat at 50 + Dumbo small businesses around the neighborhood!
Thursday, October 31st
4:00pm - 6:00pm
BKCM Garden
BKCM’s free, family-friendly Halloween garden party in Park Slope is back!
Some have speculated that our 143-year-old Victorian mansion may be haunted. We can neither confirm nor deny these rumors, but we CAN confirm that some talented musical spirits will be giving a spine-chilling performance in the garden, and that the candy will be plentiful and frightfully delicious.
BAMboo!
Thursday, October 31st
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn’s favorite family-friendly Halloween party is back! Put a lid on the cauldron, grab your broomsticks, and soar over to BAM for an afternoon of candy giveaways, carnival games, arts and crafts, and kid-friendly movies.
Wednesday, November 1st
Day of the Dead Family Celebration
Friday, November 1st
4:00pm-7:00pm
Green-Wood Cemetery
Discover the rich history and traditions associated with the holiday Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) through family-friendly crafts, performances, music, activities, and food.
Celebrated throughout Latin America from October 31st to November 2nd, this holiday is a time for family and friends to commemorate departed loved ones through prayer, altars, music, and dance.
Neighborhood Halloween Traditions
We asked PSP members what's good in their neighborhood for Halloween. Here are their insights!
Crown Heights / Prospect Lefferts Gardens
"I live in Crown Heights, right over the PLG border. Halloween is a BIG deal in PLG. The 71st precinct usually puts on a safe walk for trick or treating. They close several streets to traffic starting at about 5:00. The safe walk usually starts at Lincoln Road and goes to Rutland, from Flatbush to Rogers. The home owners on these streets go all out with decorations and candy. It’s really fun! The precinct usually puts out the exact route and timing a couple weeks before Halloween."
Past Events
Autumn Art - FOR KIDS with Maryah Green by Big Night Events and Mill
Saturday, October 5th
Anytime between 11:00am - 2:00pm
Big Night Greenpoint Backyard
154 Franklin Street
Join us and educator + plant expert @greene.piece for an afternoon of kid-approved fall wonder and creativity. Potatoes as stamps, pumpkins as canvases and leaves to draw are all ready for your tiny creative directors. All materials will be provided.
Court Street Pumpkin Fest
Saturday, October 5th
10:00am - 3:00pm
470 Court Street
Hosted annually by Mazzone Ace Hardware, choose from over a thousand pumpkins and design your own pumpkin! Enjoy food, music, entertainment, raffles and more! Free but donations suggested to help fund NYC area Children’s Miracle Network hospitals
Saratoga Farm’s Children’s Harvest Festival
Saturday, October 5th
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Saratoga Farm
Get ready for a day of unforgettable fun—completely free! Join us in Brooklyn on Saturday, October 5th for the Children's Harvest Festival, packed with engaging activities and community spirit. Register now to secure your spot and dive into a celebration that's sure to create lasting memories!
