Our annual Halloween Guide features free family-friendly fall festivals and spooky events in Brooklyn. Get ready for the annual Halloween Fest in Fort Greene Park, Fall Fest at Atlantic Terminal and in Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBOWeen, a first time ever Superhero and Pumpkin Fest at City Point, the Park Slope and Cobble Hill Halloween Parades, a Halloween Festival in Bay Ridge, the best Trick-or-Treating streets and much more! Check back as well will be adding more Halloween fun in the coming weeks.
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Ongoing in October
Annual PumpkinFest on Court Street | Carroll Gardens
The annual Court Street PumpkinFest on 4th Place between Court and Clinton is back, hosted by Mazzone Ace Hardware. Join for a day full of fall fun, delicious treats, and community spirit! Enjoy pumpkin carving, games, live music, rides, a magician and so much more! PumpkinFest helps fund the life-saving medical needs of the Cohen Children’s Medical Center.
Storytime: The Little Witch Who Lost Her Broom! at Books Are Magic Montague | Brooklyn Heights (ages 4-8)
Saturday, October 5 | 11:00-11:30am | Ages 4-8 | RSVP here
From the New York Times bestselling duo who brought you The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo! comes another not-so-spooky Halloween romp about a little witch who goes on a ghostly hunt to find her lost broom! With bold and gorgeous art accompanied by bouncy, rhyming text, The Little Witch Who Lost Her Broom is a charming, not-so-scary read-aloud perfect for Halloween!
The Campaign Against Hunger’s Children’s Harvest Festival at Saratoga Farm | Bed Stuy
Pumpkin Picking & Fall Fun at BumbleBeesRus | Clinton Hill
Tuesday, October 8 | 10:30-11:30am | Ages 2-4 | RSVP by calling 718.676.0800 or emailing [email protected]
All are invited to this fall event at BumbleBeesRus for children ages 2-4 and their caregivers! Join for a fall read aloud and pumpkin painting fun.
Greg’s Halloween Paw-Rade @ Greenwood Park | Park Slope
Saturday, October 12 | 1-4pm
Greg’s Pumpkin Patch, which is set up at Greenwood Park beer garden in Park Slope this year, is hosting a “Costume Pawrade” for dogs on Saturday, October 12. Prizes will be awarded for Best in Show, Best Group Costume, More Original, and more. Greg’s Pumpkin Patch will be open for the entire Halloween season, starting September 28. They sell pumpkins ranging from little munchkins to large pumpkins, as well as decorative corn, gourds, and fall mums. You can paint pumpkins, carve them, and enjoy more fall activities for kids! Best of all, Greg’s will clean up the mess for you.
Fall Fest at Atlantic Terminal Mall | Downtown Brooklyn
Sunday, October 13 | 11am-2pm | RSVP here
Atlantic Terminal and Brooklyn Bridge Parents are hosting a FREE family-friendly fall festival on Atlantic Terminal’s outdoor plaza and car-free Fort Greene Place on Sunday, October 13th from 11 am to 2 PM. We will set up an “urban pumpkin patch” with over 1,000 pumpkins waiting to be decorated by the kiddos. The outdoor plaza and car-free Fort Greene Place will feature arts & crafts, pumpkin painting, block building, haunted trucks to enter (if you dare), soccer, costume dance party and more! Kids are encouraged to come in costumes.
Vale Pumpkin Patch at The William Vale | Williamsburg
Sunday, October 13 | 12-3pm | RSVP here
Welcome to Vale Pumpkin Patch! Get ready for a fun-filled day of pumpkin picking, fall treats, and more at The William Vale. Join us on Sun, Oct 13, 2024 starting at 12:00 PM for a day of fall festivities. Bring your friends and family for a day of autumn fun! The Kid’s Costume Contest will be at 1pm and the Pet Costume Contest will be at 2pm.
Halloween Family Movie Night: Hotel Transylvania | Park Slope Library
Friday, October 18 | 3:30-5:30pm
Come and join us as we turn our auditorium into a mini movie theater for our Halloween interactive movie program when we watch Hotel Transylvania! Rated PG, 91 minute runtime. All ages welcome, no registration required!
Red Hook Harvest Fest at Columbia Street Farm | Red Hook
Saturday, October 19 | 11am-3pm
Harvest Fest is happening on October 19th at Red Hook Farms at 560 Columbia Street, across from IKEA. This incredible community event draws over 700 people every year, especially for the kids! Expect food, beverages, music, games, art, our famous Hot Pepper Challenge, and much more!
Sound & Color! Autumn In New York | Brooklyn Bridge Park
Saturday, October 19 | 11am-4pm
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s annual fall festival will celebrate the changing of the season with an all-day family-friendly festival. Enjoy live musical performances, food vendors, kids activities, arts and crafts, field games and more—including our signature pumpkin patch. New this year, don’t miss 3D pumpkin carving demonstrations by Lenny Calvin Creations, and live music by jazz performers Brent Birckhead and Brianna Thomas – along with tap dance by Jason Samuel Smith!
Poplar Street Community Garden Pumpkin Party | Brooklyn Heights
Saturday, October 19 | 12-3pm | Note: This event is at capacity. To be added to the wait list, email [email protected]
Join the Poplar Street Community Garden for their annual Pumpkin Party, with pumpkin carving, pumpkin painting, Halloween crafts, treats, and harvesting of end-of-season herbs. RSVP to reserve a pumpkin at [email protected].
PS 110 Fall Carnival | Greenpoint
Saturday, October 19 | 2-5pm
PS110’s Fall Festival is on October 19th, and it’s gonna be SPOOKTACULAR! Event features: haunted house, face painting, tattoos, treats, dance party, bounce castle, pumpkin painting, games, prizes, and more! More information to come!
Movie & Crafts: The Nightmare Before Christmas at Brower Park Library | Crown Heights
Saturday, October 19 | 3:00-4:30pm
Come to Brower Park Library, located in the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, for a free movie screening and craft project! The library will be showing Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, rated PG, runtime 1 hour 16 minutes. There will also be a Halloween craft project!
Pumpkin Decorating at DUMBO Family Games | DUMBO
Sunday, October 20 | 11am-1pm | Washington Street from Front Street to Water Street
Superhero & Pumpkin Fest at City Point | Downtown Brooklyn
Sunday, October 20 | 11am-1pm | Ages 2-10 | RSVP here
City Point and Brooklyn Bridge Parents kick off the spooky season with Brooklyn’s first Superhero & Pumpkin Festive featuring Spiderman, Wonder Woman and Captain America and pumpkin decorating. Costumes encouraged! Best for ages 2 to 10. The free event will take place on Sunday, October 20 from 11 am to 1 pm at City Point on the ground floor level next to Rumi. Highlights include:
- Pumpkin decorating: take home a pumpkin (while supplies last)
- Spiderman, Wonder Woman & Captain America: Meet & Greet
- Superhero photos and dancing: snap a selfie, dance with the
- Fall crafts and balloon twisting
Fall Festival at Marsha P. Johnson State Park | Williamsburg
Sunday, October 20 | 12-4pm
We will be holding our annual Fall Festival on Sunday, October 20th from 12-4pm! Join us for an afternoon of food, music, puppet shows, and more! Rain date is Sunday, October 27, from 12-4pm.
Kids Create! Autumnal Art Celebration at Clinton Hill Library | Clinton Hill
Tuesday, October 22 | 11am-12pm | Ages 0-5
Come to Clinton Hill Library for their annual autumnal art celebration, where every little one gets a little pumpkin to decorate. Supply is limited and will be handed out on a first come first serve basis.
Grab & Go Craft @ Talea: Paper Pumpkins | Williamsburg
Tuesday, October 22 | 11am-3:45pm
Stop by Talea and say hello to the Leonard Library staff! Pick up a kit with everything you need to make your own paper pumpkin! Kits include paper, pipe cleaner, and instructions; you will need to provide your own glue or tape (to assemble the pumpkin) and scissors (to cut out paper leaves). This activity is recommended for ages 5 and up.
Bubbles the Silly Entertainer’s Halloween Boo Bash at Clinton Hill Library | Clinton Hill
Tuesday, October 22 | 4-5pm
Come one, come all and join us for a fun filled, silly yet spookylicious Halloween event with our very own hype girl “Bubbles.” Children and grownups will dance, sing and laugh alongside Bubbles and her crazy adventures.
Creepy Beats at Brower Park Library | Crown Heights
Thursday, October 24 | 4-5pm | Ages 6-12
Come play in our musical laboratory! This week we’ll make creepy beats for Halloween, which feature sounds that are eerie, scary or generate suspense! During this Brower Beats program, kids can mix samples and produce music on the library’s iPads and laptop computers.
FALLOWEEN at DeKalb Library | Bushwick
Friday, October 25 | 3-5pm
Are you ready for some Family fun! Get ready! Get ready! Get ready! We dare you to join us at the Dekalb Library as we put the F in Fun. Get to know the Dekalb Library as we welcome new & old friends at our 3rd Falloween Spectacular. Falloween activities include: giveaways, arts & crafts and games. Costumes are Welcome!
7th Annual Cobble Hill Halloween Window Painting Day | Cobble Hill
Saturday, October 26 | 8:30-11:30am | Grades 1-10 | Register here
Sign up for Halloween Window Painting Day in Cobble Hill, where local children create their own Halloween-themed paintings on the windows of participating Court Street businesses. This event is open to children in grades 1-10 living in the neighborhood between and including Atlantic Avenue to Union Street, Smith Street to Columbia Street. Kids can register as an individual or team of 2, and registration is on a first-come basis. Learn more and register here.
Pumpkin Festival at East New York Farms | East New York
Saturday, October 26 | 9am-3pm
Join East New York Farmers’ Market for their Annual Pumpkin Festival, with pumpkin carving, face painting, a costume contest with prizes, performances by Mazarte Dance Company, and a free fire cider workshop on the farm (register here)! There will also be live music all day long. Attendees are invited to bring photos and memories of loved ones who have passed to add to a Dia de los Muertos altar on the farm.
Halloween Storytime with Tiffany D. Jackson: Trick-or-Treating in the City at Books Are Magic | Brooklyn Heights
Saturday, October 26 | 11am-12pm | RSVP here
Halloween’s coming early to Montague! Dress up in your costumes for a spooky, silly storytime with bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson! When a little girl can’t follow her usual tradition, she turns to her New York City neighbors for help. This is a can’t-miss celebration of generosity and community from bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson.
14th Annual Children’s Halloween Festival and Parade | Coney Island
Saturday, October 26 | 11am-2pm
The Alliance for Coney Island will be hosting their 14th Annual Children’s Halloween Festival and Parade once again at the Coney Island Amphitheater. More information to come!
Redemption Church Fall Festival at Coffey Park | Red Hook
Saturday, October 26 | 12pm
Redemption Church will host their annual Fall Festival in Red Hook’s Coffey Park, with Halloween activities, games, candy, music, and more. For more information, email [email protected].
26th Annual Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest | Fort Greene Park
In its 26th year, the Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest is Brooklyn’s largest and longest-running dog competition! The event will take place at the bottom of the Monument Stairs. As always, the show is free to watch! And stick around after the contest for Fort Greene Park’s Halloween Fest, from 12:00 to 4:00pm. Dogs and their humans who wish to enter must register to participate. Registration will open on Monday, September 23, at 10 a.m., and close Sunday, October 20 at 10 p.m. or until slots are sold out, whichever happens first. Visit the Fort Greene PUPS website or the Fort Greene PUPS Instagram page for contest updates!
BKLYN BOO! at Albee Square | Downtown Brooklyn
Saturday, October 26 | 12-3pm
BKLYN BOO! returns to Albee Square for a fun and exciting afternoon of family-friendly Halloween activities, live music, and arts! More information coming soon, check back here!
Halloween Fest | Fort Greene Park
Saturday, October 26 | 12-4pm
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 to 4:00pm. Enjoy spooky stories, face painting, family-friendly games, and more. Halloween Fest is free to all, no RSVP required. And don’t miss out the PUPkin Dog Costume Contest, happening from 12:00 to 1:30pm at the bottom of Fort Greene Park’s Monument Stairs.
Annual McGolrick Dogs Halloween Parade and Costume Contest | Greenpoint
Saturday, October 26 | 12-4pm
Please join us for the Annual Mcgolrick Dogs Halloween Parade and Costume Contest! Meet at the Pavilion at 12pm, Parade starts at 12:15pm, Costume contest to follow! Amazing sponsors, incredible prizes, local celeb judges!
Howl-o-ween at Hoyt Open Streets | Boerum Hill
Saturday, October 26 | 1-4pm
This much-anticipated doggy Halloween celebration is BACK! Help close out a great season of Hoyt Open Streets with a Halloween celebration for you and your pup. Come by for treats, fall photo ops, and much more fun activities for pets! Plus, dogs will be up for adoption via Heavenly Angels Animal Rescue if you are thinking about expanding your furry family. Start planning those costumes!
Piano’ween Festival at St. John’s of Park Slope | Park Slope
Saturday, October 26 | 2-4pm | RSVP here
In this beloved yet frightful fall festival, piano students in BKCM’s Suzuki Program perform their most terrifying musical repertoire, dressed in their most ghoulish seasonal attire. Open to all Suzuki families and the wider BKCM community. Come dressed to impress! The festival will be held at St. John’s of Park Slope at 139 St. John’s Place, Brooklyn.
Seaport Kids x Halloween Bash | The Seaport
Saturday, October 26 | 3-5pm | RSVP here
Pumpkins. Tricks. And plenty of treats. Save the date for Seaport Kids x Halloween Block Party, in partnership with Mommy Poppins and Brooklyn Bridge Parents. From 3pm to 5pm on Saturday, October 26, the cobblestones and Seaport Square will transform into a Halloween-themed block party for kids. Enjoy a live music performance from urban cowboy musician Hopalong Andrew from 4:00-4:45pm, as well as pumpkin-painting, face-painting, halloween crafts activities and, of course, a celebration of attendees’ fabulous costumes. Guests are encouraged to wear costumes (both themselves and their doggos) for a chance to win a prize. We will choose two (2) winners – 1 dog winner and 1 human winner. Each winner will receive a Tin Building gift card.
Halloween Festival | 5th Ave in Bay Ridge
Saturday, October 26 | 3-7 pm | RSVP here
Stop by our annual Halloween Festival on 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge with FREE pumpkin decorating, bouncy house, music, kids activities, trick-or-treating and more! 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 and a block party with bouncy houses, arts & crafts, pumpkin decorating, “Trunk-or-Treat”, haunted truck, music and much more. The free event will take place on Saturday, October 26th from 3 to 7 pm. Kids are encouraged to come in costumes!
Trick Or Streets Red Hook Pop Up Shop | Red Hook
Saturday, October 26 | 3-8pm
Don’t miss out on delicious local food, carnival games and prizes, a costume contest, Halloween bag decorating, and Broadway performances!
Pumpkin Point 2024 | Governors Island
Saturday, October 26 & Sunday, October 27
Get excited for spooky season: Pumpkin Point returns to Governors on #Halloweekend 2024! NYC’s most unique pumpkin patch is just a ferry ride away October 26 & 27, 2024, featuring arts & crafts, trick or treating on both days, fall-themed food and drink, and—of course—a huge pumpkin patch in Nolan Park. Pumpkin Point is free, with a suggested donation day-of if you are able. All you need to do is reserve your ferry tickets here!
Creepy Crawly Halloween | Prospect Park
Saturday, October 26 | 10am-1pm
Take a second look at the creatures that crawl around and fly in the park, you may find you like them! Participate in fun activities and experiments that will make your spine tingle at Prospect Park Alliance Natureween!
- Owl Pellet Dissection | 10–1 pm | Participants will have the opportunity to pick apart owl pellets, masses of undigested parts of food that owl species occasionally regurgitate!
- Nature Chef’s Surprise! | 11 am–12 pm | Our nature chef has some tasty treats for you to try that are delicious, nutritious, and crunchy! Take a nibble and earn a special certificate and boasting button. Learn how this mystery treat is a sustainable alternative protein source that has nutritional benefits.
- Bug Explorations | 12–1 pm | Participants will explore under logs, leaves and branches and you may come eye to eye with Prospect Park nature’s creepy insect residents!
Trick or Treat at IKEA Brooklyn | Red Hook
Sunday, October 27 | 10am-1pm | RSVP here
Join us at IKEA Brooklyn for a Halloween celebration! There will be treats, crafts, giveaways, and a photo station for your little goblins. Kids can participate in a scavenger hunt win a free frozen yogurt! There will also be trick-or-treat bag decorating and Swedish candy samples. Come in costume and get a family picture at the Photo Station. Learn more and RSVP here!
Halloween Spooktacular at Montague Open Streets | Brooklyn Heights
Sunday, October 27 | 10am-7pm | See full lineup of activities here
Montague Open Streets will be closing out the 2024 season on Sunday, October 27 with Halloween Fun! Highlights will include:
- James Weir Floral’s Pick Your Pumpkin Patch
- Trick or Treat at Montague Street merchants
- New York Blood Center Blood Drive with St. Ann’s. Sign up here to donate!
Brooklyn Heights Association Halloween Parade | Brooklyn Heights
Sunday, October 27th | 11am
Join the Brooklyn Heights Association for the annual parade down the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. This year the parade will begin at the north entrance to the promenade by the fruit tree ramp and led by a parade captain from Treasure Trunk Theater. Raffle and treats at the end. After the parade, head over to Montague Street for some Spooky Open Streets, in partnership with the Montague BID.
Court Street Spectacular | Brooklyn Heights
Sunday, October 27 | 11am-6pm
Court Street Spectacular Street Fair between Atlantic Avenue and Joralemon Street. Enjoy Brooklyn’s last big street festival of the year! Come take a stroll down Court Street and visit the merchants and vendors, great food and exciting kiddie rides on Court Street. Great fun all day!
Carroll Park Children’s Halloween Celebration | Carroll Gardens
Sunday, October 27 | 11:30am-1pm
Join for Carroll Park’s Children’s Halloween Celebration! There will be free music, treats, and kid-friendly activities!
Sunday, October 27 | 12pm
Calling all princes and princesses, heroes and villains, witches and wizards! The FREE Greenpoint Children’s Halloween Parade will step off around 12 Noon in McCarren Park (Manhattan Avenue and Driggs Avenue). Costumed kids of all ages will march up Manhattan Avenue to Greenpoint Avenue and back to the park. Following the parade will be a ticketed Spooktacular Party (tickets start at $20) indoors at Hide & Seek, located at 593 Manhattan Avenue, with timed 50-minute sessions at 10 AM, 11 AM, 1 PM and 2 PM. Learn more about the ticketed event here.
Halloween Kids Create! at Adams Street Library | DUMBO
Monday, October 28 | 4-5pm
Celebrate Halloween at the Adams Street Library and create a take-home craft with us!
Halloween Celebration at Brooklyn Heights Library | Brooklyn Heights
Tuesday, October 29 | 3:30-4:30pm
Come one, come all and join us for a fun filled, silly yet spookylicious Halloween event with our very Own Hype Girl “Bubbles”. Children and grownups will dance, sing and laugh alongside Bubbles and her crazy adventures. In addition to this interactive live performance, we will have a Halloween craft table. Come hang out, get crafty, make friends, and get in the Halloween spirit! We can’t wait to see you there! This event is for all ages and does not require registration.
Halloween Kids Create! at Park Slope Library | Park Slope
Wednesday, October 30 | 4:00-4:45pm | Ages 4+
Celebrate Halloween at the Park Slope Library and create a take-home craft with us! For kids 6 and up. Younger children (4 and up) are welcome when accompanied by an adult to help.
Events on Halloween: Thursday, October 31
DUMBOWEEN | DUMBO | 4-7pm
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!
- 4pm | March to the Arch | Gather on Washington Street between Front and Water Streets. Parade through DUMBO en route to the Dumbo Archway, led by live music and puppets!
- 4-7pm | Trick or Treat in Dumbo | It’s a neighborhood-wide tradition! 50+ small businesses hand out candy on Halloween from 3-7pm (while supplies last.) Look for the pumpkin sign in the window of participating locations. Get the map here!
- 4:30-7pm | Dumbo Archway Party | Hands-on fun with Creatively WILD Art Studio, a spooktacular photobooth, live music, prizes for the best (human!) costumes, drinks for sale from The Archway Bar – and of course, lots of candy!
- 5pm | Howl-O-Ween | Deck out your four-legged friend and come to **Washington Street** for the second annual Dumbo x H.E.A.L Howl-O-Ween! Prizes for (1) Most original, (2) Best Owner/pet duo and (3) Best in show/Cutest/Coolest. Win an Apple Watch and lots of of other great prizes. Birds, cats, alligators also welcome!
- All weekend! | Photo Fun for Everyone! | We’re creating festive photo experiences, perfect for showing off that creepy costume or commemorating a day in Dumbo. Find them on Washington Street and in the Dumbo Archway Thursday October 26 through Tuesday October 31.
Boo!KCM Halloween Celebration | Park Slope | 4-6pm
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. RSVP here!
Cobble Hill Halloween Parade | Cobble Hill | 4pm
Organized by the Cobble Hill Association, the Cobble Hill Halloween Parade is always on Halloween, rain or shine. This year’s parade will once again be led by the incomparable Brass Queens. Music starts in Cobble Hill Park at 3:30pm, and the parade leaves from the Congress Street entrance exactly at 4pm. After the parade, stick around for some of the best trick-or-treating in Brooklyn!
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, trick-or-treat popcorn, and kid-friendly short films in the BAM Rose Cinemas.
McGhoulrick Halloween | Greenpoint | 3pm
Join Friends of McGolrick for their annual Halloween celebration. There will be games, dancing, candy, and a children’s parade!
Park Slope Halloween Parade | Park Slope | 5:30-7:30pm
Dress up in your best costume and join in the annual Park Slope Civic Council Halloween Parade! The parade begins at 14th Street and 7th Avenue, then heads north on 7th Avenue, turning left on 3rd Street and ending in J.J. Byrne Playground at the Old Stone House. Look for BKCM musicians at the end of the parade, on the corner of 5th Avenue and 3rd Street, for a spectacular Halloween sing-a-long where you can mash with the Monsters, cast a spell with the Sanderson Sisters and jam with Jack Skelington.
- 5:30pm: Queue up for the parade at 14th St
- 6:30pm: Civic Council kicks off the parade, followed by elected officials
- 7:30pm: Parade ends at Old Stone House/Washington Park
Big Halloween Get Down | Brooklyn Bridge Park | 6-10pm
Join Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy for their first-ever Big Halloween Get Down dance party with Sounds from Herbert Holler! This is a free, all-ages event at Pier 3 Plaza. Bring your good vibes and your best moves! Doors open at 6:00 PM and the dance party starts at 7:00 PM. RSVP so we know you’re coming! This is an all-ages event, but youth under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Garden Place Trick-or-Treating | Brooklyn Heights
Garden Place Trick-or-Treating: Kids start trick-or-treating around 4pm on October 31st. The gathering runs all afternoon until dusk when everybody runs out of candy.
Strong Place Trick-or-Treating | Cobble Hill
Kids start trick-or-treating around 4pm on October 31st on Strong Place in Cobble Hill. The gathering runs all afternoon until dusk when everybody runs out of candy.
Clinton Street Trick-or-Treating | Cobble Hill & Carroll Gardens
Kids start trick-or-treating around 4pm on October 31st on Clinton Street from Pacific all the way down into Carroll Gardens. The gathering runs all afternoon until dusk when everybody runs out of candy.
For all car-free trick-or-treating streets on Halloween, check out NYC DOT’s Trick-or-Streets. They will map out Open Streets, plazas, and other corridors for families to enjoy on Halloween. They will also be hosting Halloween activities and performances this October, as well as events for Día De Los Muertos—stay tuned!
Post-Halloween Events
Day of the Dead Family Celebration at Green-Wood Cemetery | South Slope
Friday, November 1 | 4-7pm | Register here
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. Free. Registration recommended to receive updates about the event. Walk-ins are welcomed. No admittance after 5:30pm.
Updated: October 9, 2024.
