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Halloween Guide 2026 (all events are free)

Halloween Guide 2026 (all events are free)

Our annual Halloween Guide rounds up family-friendly, spooktacular events across Brooklyn leading up to October 31 and Halloween itself. All events are free! We also have you covered with the Best Trick or Treating Streets in Brooklyn.

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Location: Léman Manhattan Preparatory School, 41 Broad Street, New York, NY

Saturday, October 3

PumpkinFest | Carroll Gardens

Saturday, October 3 | 10am–3pm | 4th Place between Court and Clinton Streets | Free admission | All ages
Mazzone Ace Hardware’s PumpkinFest turns 20 this year: over 1,000 pumpkins to choose from, design-your-own pumpkin decorating, plus entertainment, live music, food and raffles, benefiting Cohen Children’s Medical Center. More from Mazzone Ace Hardware.

Sign for Mazzone Ace Hardware’s 20th anniversary PumpkinFest: Saturday, October 3, 10am–3pm, 4th Place between Court and Clinton Streets, free admission

Halloween Costume Swap | Fort Greene

Saturday, October 3 | 12–2pm | 300 Adelphi Street | Free | All ages

Bring a Halloween costume your child has outgrown and take a different one home in its place, free either way. The swap covers kids and adults and costumes of all ages, and the organisers pitch it as a way to save money and keep a wearable costume out of the bin. The flyer names the venue as the Brooklyn Compass at the Camel Park playground.

Saturday, October 10

Fall Fest at Atlantic Terminal Mall | Fort Greene

Saturday, October 10 | 11am–2pm | Atlantic Terminal outdoor plaza, 139 Flatbush Avenue | Free | All ages

Brooklyn Bridge Parents and Atlantic Terminal Mall turn the plaza and car-free Fort Greene Place into an urban pumpkin patch — pick out a pumpkin and decorate it, climb through the haunted trucks, build with blocks and dance along with the DJ. Costumes encouraged; rain date Sunday, October 11. Details on Eventbrite.

A child in a lion costume runs through rows of mini pumpkins at Fall Fest on the Atlantic Terminal plaza

Alta Calidad Fall Festival | Prospect Heights

Saturday, October 10 | 1–7pm | Alta Calidad, 552 Vanderbilt Avenue | Free

Alta Calidad marks the last Saturday of Vanderbilt Avenue Open Streets with a fall festival: pumpkin decorating for kids, face painting from 2 to 4pm and tarot card readings from 4 to 6pm, plus fall drinks.

Flyer for the Alta Calidad Fall Festival on Vanderbilt Avenue, Saturday October 10, 1–7pm

Trick-or-Streets on Vanderbilt Avenue | Prospect Heights

Saturday, October 10 | Noon–10pm | Vanderbilt Avenue, Park Place to Atlantic Avenue

Vanderbilt Avenue’s Open Street goes car-free for NYC DOT’s Trick-or-Streets harvest and Halloween programming.

Thursday, October 15

BAM TeenSpace: Halloween/Day of the Dead | Fort Greene

Thursday, October 15 | 3–5:30pm | The Adam Space at BAMcafé, Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue | Free | Teens only, ages 13–18
The Halloween/Day of the Dead edition of BAM’s free after-school series — arts experiences curated by teens, for teens, plus free pizza and a raffle. First-time students RSVP ahead. RSVP at BAM.

Saturday, October 17

Harvest Festival | Brooklyn Bridge Park

Saturday, October 17 | 11am–3pm | Pier 6 | Free | All ages

Brooklyn Bridge Park closes out the season with its annual fall celebration: live music, arts and crafts, face painting, a mini pumpkin patch, activities from the park’s education and horticulture teams and, new this year, a kids’ corn maze. Details at the park’s event page.

Kids in costume dance in front of a band at the Harvest Festival on Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, with the Manhattan skyline behind

Howl-O-Ween Dog Parade | Carroll Gardens

Saturday, October 17 | 3–5pm | Smith Street at Union Street | Free, dog registration encouraged

MOSS (the Merchants of Smith Street) and Pupstarz Rescue hold a costumed dog parade at the Neighbors & Makers Street Fair: a red carpet, photo ops and treats. Free sign-up on the parade’s Eventbrite page; more on MOSS’s Instagram.

Flyer for the Howl-O-Ween Dog Parade at the Neighbors and Makers Fair, Smith and Union Streets, Saturday October 17, 3–4:30pm

Boo on the Boardwalk | Coney Island

Saturday, October 17 | 1–4pm | Coney Island Boardwalk, West 10th Street to Stillwell Avenue | Free

The Coney Island Business Improvement District, the Alliance for Coney Island and NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health set up trick-or-treat Boo Stops along the Boardwalk, with face painting, pumpkin painting, arts and crafts, caricature artists, a children’s show, and costume contests for kids and pets, per Coney Island’s Instagram.

Flyer for Boo on the Boardwalk, a free family Halloween event on the Coney Island Boardwalk, Saturday October 17, 1–4pm

Trick-or-Streets | Bed-Stuy, Ditmas Park & East Williamsburg

Saturday, October 17 | Hours vary by block

Three Brooklyn blocks go car-free for NYC DOT’s Trick-or-Streets: Chauncey Street, Howard to Saratoga Avenue (2–5:30pm); Newkirk Avenue, Coney Island Avenue to East 17th Street (12:30–8:30pm); and Sharon Street, Morgan Avenue to Olive Street, for Friends of Cooper Park’s block party (1–4pm).

Sunday, October 18

Halloween Trick or Treat at Powers Street Garden | East Williamsburg

Sunday, October 18 | 12:30–5:30pm | Powers St. Community Garden, Powers & Humboldt Streets | Free | Best for kids

Neighborhood kids trick-or-treat among the garden beds, with Halloween decorations and family games in the green space. Details on the NYC Parks event page.

Wednesday, October 21

Trunk or Treat at the 72nd Precinct | Sunset Park

Wednesday, October 21 | 4–6pm | 72nd Precinct, 830 4th Avenue | Free | Best for kids

The 72nd Precinct’s youth officers hand out candy from decorated car trunks in the station house lot, with face painting, games and a prize for the best costume. Announced on the Sunset Park BID’s Instagram.

Flyer for Trunk or Treat at the 72nd Precinct in Sunset Park, October 21 2026

Thursday, October 22

Trick-or-Streets | Flatbush & Clinton Hill

Thursday, October 22 | Hours vary by block

Hillel Plaza, on Hillel Place between Kenilworth Place and Flatbush Avenue, is DOT’s Brooklyn signature Trick-or-Streets event (2–6pm). Jitu Weusi Plaza, on Putnam Avenue between Fulton Street and Grand Avenue, is car-free 10am–8:30pm.

Saturday, October 24

Children’s Halloween Celebration | Carroll Park in Carroll Gardens

Saturday, October 24 | 11:30am–1pm | Carroll Park, between Court and Smith Streets | Free | Best for kids

The Friends of Carroll Park throw their annual costume party across the park house, monument area and ballfield, with music, dancing, treats and a scavenger hunt. Storied Forest says it is coming back for a spooky storytime. Come dressed up. Details on the park’s Instagram post.

Flyer for the Children’s Halloween Celebration at Carroll Park on October 24, showing costumed kids trick-or-treating among cartoon ghosts and pumpkins

Halloween Fest | Fort Greene Park

Saturday, October 24 | 12–4pm | Fort Greene Park | Free | All ages

The Fort Greene Park Conservancy brings back Halloween Fest with spooky stories, face painting and family-friendly games. No RSVP needed; rain date Sunday, October 25. More info here.

Children make scratch-art crafts at a table at Halloween Fest in Fort Greene Park

Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest | Fort Greene Park

Saturday, October 24 | 12–1pm | Fort Greene Park | Free to watch | All ages

Fort Greene PUPS holds its 28th annual Great PUPkin, which it calls Brooklyn’s largest dog costume contest. Judges help pick the favorites, and the audience decides the winner. Watching is free; dogs competing must preregister, and the entry fee is a tax-deductible donation. Details on Eventbrite.

A bulldog dressed as a guitar-playing Hound of Music character at the Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest in Fort Greene Park

Bay Ridge Halloween Fest | Bay Ridge

Saturday, October 24 | 4–7pm | Fifth Avenue, from 72nd to 85th Street | Free | All ages

Brooklyn Bridge Parents and the Fifth Avenue BID take over ten car-free blocks for a spooktacular block party: a bouncy house, pumpkin decorating, trunk-or-treat, haunted trucks, games, crafts and giveaways, plus the PuppetMobile performing Pinocchio at 4pm. Costumes strongly encouraged. Details on Eventbrite.

Pumpkin Point | Governors Island

Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25 | 10am–5pm | Nolan Park lawn, Governors Island | Free | All ages

Governors Island’s annual pumpkin patch returns to Nolan Park for both days of the weekend, and picking a pumpkin costs nothing — one per person per household, so bring your own tote bag to carry it home. Costumes are encouraged, and the historic houses around Nolan Park hand out treats on both days, as supplies last. Island food vendors sell fall snacks and drinks on site. It runs rain or shine. The weekend Brooklyn ferry from Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park and from Red Hook’s Atlantic Basin is still running that weekend: the first boats of the morning are free for everyone, and after 11am a round trip is $5 for adults and free for children 12 and under. Details from the Trust for Governors Island.

Beats for Treats | Clinton Hill

Saturday, October 24 | street opens 12pm, music 2–7pm | Saint James Place between Gates and Greene Avenues | Bring a candy or treat donation

Saint James Joy’s DJs and a special guest DJ play a Halloween afternoon of music and dancing on the block. Bring a candy or treat donation for the neighborhood kids, per Saint James Joy’s Instagram.

Trick-or-Streets | Six Brooklyn blocks

Saturday, October 24 | Hours vary by block

NYC DOT’s Trick-or-Streets closes six Brooklyn blocks: Fifth Avenue, 85th to 72nd Street, Bay Ridge (2–7pm); Franklin Avenue, Eastern Parkway to Dean Street, Crown Heights (noon–5pm); Roebling Street at the Williamsburg Bridge entrance, Williamsburg (1–5pm); President Street, Classon to Washington Avenue, Crown Heights (10:30am–2:30pm); 11th Avenue, 66th to 67th Street, Dyker Heights (noon–4pm); and Harway Avenue, Bay 37th Street to 24th Avenue, Bath Beach (noon–6pm).

Lentol Garden Halloween Party | Greenpoint

Saturday, October 24 | 3–6pm | Lentol Garden, Bayard Street | Free | All ages

The flower garden steps from the BQE throws its fifth annual Halloween party, an afternoon of ghastly activities and entertainments; costumes are encouraged but not required. It is free with no RSVP; donations are welcome, there are raffles, and all profits go to North Brooklyn Angels’ Thanksgiving meal services. New this year: a flash fiction contest, entries due October 23. Details on Lentol Garden’s Instagram.

Lentol Garden Halloween flyer: Saturday October 24, 3 to 6pm, 176 Bayard Street, free to all

NIA Spooktacular | Dyker Heights

Saturday, October 24 | 12–3pm | 11th Avenue between 66th and 67th Streets | Free | Rain or shine

NIA Community Services Network’s free Halloween street party, on a block that is also a Trick-or-Streets play street that day, with music, treats, crafts, a pumpkin patch and dance performances. Details here.

NIA Spooktacular flyer: Saturday, October 24, 2026, noon to 3pm, 11th Avenue between 66th and 67th Streets

Red Shed Community Garden Fall Potluck | Williamsburg

Saturday, October 24 | 1–6pm | Red Shed Garden, 264–266 Skillman Avenue | Free | Costumes encouraged

The Red Shed garden’s fall potluck comes with a pie contest, a dog costume contest and face painting. NYC Parks event page.

Sunday, October 25

Pumpkin & Spiderman Fest at City Point | Downtown Brooklyn

Sunday, October 25 | 11am–1pm | City Point, 445 Albee Square West (ground floor, next to Rumi) | Free | Best for ages 2 and up

Brooklyn Bridge Parents and City Point host a morning of free pumpkin decorating, seasonal crafts, LEGO play and a Spiderman appearance — costumes encouraged, and a Spiderman costume contest with prizes. Pumpkins are first come, first served while supplies last. RSVP here.

A young girl in a star mask and superhero cape smiles next to a person in a Spiderman costume at a family event

Court Street Fair | Brooklyn Heights & Cobble Hill

Sunday, October 25 | 11am–6pm | Court Street, from Atlantic Avenue to Joralemon Street | All ages

Brooklyn’s last street fair of 2026 stretches down Court Street with vendors, food and fall fun for the whole family — a good warm-up lap before Halloween week. More info from Meteor Festivals.

Reading of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow | Prospect Park

Sunday, October 25 | 2–4pm | Lefferts Historic House | Free, RSVP

Prospect Park Alliance hosts a community reading of Washington Irving’s famous ghost story on the porch of Lefferts Historic House — the full, deliciously spooky version. RSVP here.

Autumn Festival | Marine Park

Sunday, October 25 | 12–3pm | Carmine Carro Community Center, 3000 Fillmore Avenue | Free | Kids and families

Presented by the Marine Park Alliance with Assembly Member Jaime Williams, this southern Brooklyn favorite packs the afternoon with pumpkin giveaways, a children’s costume parade, arts and crafts and outdoor games. No registration needed — details on the NYC Parks event page.

Halloween Dog Costume Party | Cobble Hill

Sunday, October 25 | 1–3pm | Cobble Hill Park, Clinton Street at Verandah Place | Free | All ages, and gentle enough for toddlers

Costumed dogs take over Cobble Hill Park for the Cobble Hill Association’s annual party — an easy hour for kids who would rather meet a beagle in a hot-dog suit than brave a haunted house. The association collects clean towels, blankets, toys and unopened pet food for the Queens Animal Care Center, so bring a bag if you have one. Details here.

Pumpkin Party at Poplar Street Community Garden | Brooklyn Heights

Sunday, October 25 | 12–3pm | Poplar Street Community Garden, 25 Poplar Street | Free

The Poplar Street garden hosts its annual Pumpkin Party. NYC Parks event page.

Thursday, October 29

Sing with Suzi in the Park: Halloween Costume Day | Park Slope

Thursday, October 29 | 10–11am | JJ Byrne Playground at Old Stone House & Washington Park, 336 3rd Street | Free | Ages 0–5
The Halloween costume-day finale of award-winning children’s performer Suzi Shelton’s free fall concert series, presented with Old Stone House & Washington Park and Park Slope Parents. Giant bubbles at 10am, live family concert at 10:15am. Come in costume and bring a blanket. Rain date Thursday, November 5. Details on Instagram.

Trick-or-Streets on Bristol Street | Brownsville

Thursday, October 29 | Noon–5pm | Bristol Street, Blake Avenue to Dumont Avenue

Bristol Street’s Open Street goes car-free for NYC DOT’s Trick-or-Streets.

Friday, October 30

BKLYN BOO! | Downtown Brooklyn

Friday, October 30 | 4–6pm | Abolitionist Place, Willoughby Street at Albee Square West | Free | All ages

Don your Halloween best for an afternoon of music, treats and spooky fun for the whole family, presented by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership with City Point. More info here.

Trick-or-Streets | Dyker Heights & Clinton Hill

Friday, October 30 | Hours vary by block

Two blocks go car-free for NYC DOT’s Trick-or-Streets: Fort Hamilton Parkway, 70th Street to Bay Ridge Avenue (2–5pm), and Gates Avenue Plaza, Vanderbilt Avenue to Fulton Street (2:30–4:30pm).

Saturday, October 31: Halloween!

Halloween Arts & Crafts | Cobble Hill

Saturday, October 31 | 9–11am, drop in any time | Cobble Hill Park | No registration | Kids

The Cobble Hill Association and the Red Hook Art Project run a drop-in Halloween art morning in the park: kids make spooky seasonal crafts, including decorations that get hung on the park fence, while adults help decorate the park. Come any time between 9 and 11am. Details here.

Brooklyn Heights Halloween Parade | Brooklyn Heights

Saturday, October 31 | 10:30am | Brooklyn Heights Promenade, north end | Free | All ages

The Brooklyn Heights Association’s beloved costume parade steps off Halloween morning at 10:30am — meet at the north end of the Promenade and march to the south end, where a bake sale caps the morning. No set end time. Details on the BHA’s event page.

Kids in New York-themed Halloween costumes at the Brooklyn Heights Halloween Parade

Cobble Hill Halloween Parade | Cobble Hill

Saturday, October 31 | Music from 3:30pm, parade steps off at 4pm | Cobble Hill Park, out through the Congress Street gate | Free | All ages, rain or shine

The Cobble Hill Association’s parade starts with music in the park at 3:30pm and moves off promptly at 4pm, with The Brass Queens leading it out of the Congress Street gate, down Congress, left on Henry, left on Warren, left on Clinton and back into the park. No registration, nothing to do but turn up in costume. Stick around afterwards: the blocks either side of Court Street are some of the best trick-or-treating in Brooklyn. Details here.

Costumed families at the Cobble Hill Halloween Parade

Park Slope Halloween Parade | Park Slope

Saturday, October 31 | Steps off 6:30pm, line up by 6pm | Seventh Avenue and 14th Street to the Old Stone House | Free | All ages

Park Slope’s beloved Halloween night parade returns, courtesy of the Park Slope Civic Council, led this year by an orange-and-black vintage Ford under the theme “The Haunted Forest of Brooklyn.” It heads down Seventh Avenue, turns left on 3rd Street and ends at the Old Stone House in Washington Park, where the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music plays. Details on the Civic Council’s parade page and on Instagram.

Costumed drummers and marchers at the Park Slope Halloween Parade at night

The Park Slope Civic Council 2026 Halloween Parade poster, The Haunted Forest

Creepy Crawly Halloween | Prospect Park

Saturday, October 31 | 10am–4pm | Prospect Park | Free

Prospect Park Alliance celebrates Halloween day with a creepy-crawly twist — expect close encounters with the park’s slitheriest residents. More info here.

Dumboween | Dumbo

Saturday, October 31 | March to the Arch at 3pm; Archway Party 3:30–6pm | Gather on Washington Street between Front and Water Streets | All ages (and dogs)

Dumbo’s beloved Halloween tradition: parade behind brass bands and puppets through Brooklyn Bridge Park to the Archway, where crafts, a photo booth, live music, candy and costume prizes await. The Howl-O-Ween dog costume contest is at 2pm on car-free Washington Street, 60+ local businesses hand out candy around the neighborhood from 3 to 6pm (look for the pumpkin sign), and spooky projections light up the Manhattan Bridge nightly from October 23. All the details here.

A crowd in costume gathers under the Archway for the Dumboween party

HallowGreen | East New York

Saturday, October 31 | 4–8pm | Poppa & Momma Jones Historical Garden, 337 Van Siclen Avenue | Free | All ages

Halloween with a nature-forward twist: organic candy, herbal treats and winter wellness tips beneath the garden’s spooky skies. Details on the NYC Parks event page.

Trick-or-Streets | Across Brooklyn

Saturday, October 31 | Hours vary by block | 40 car-free Brooklyn streets and plazas | Free | All ages

NYC DOT’s Trick-or-Streets will close 40 Brooklyn blocks and plazas to cars on Halloween, each with its own hours — among them Joralemon Street and Columbia Place in Willowtown, Hoyt Street in Boerum Hill, Pearl Street Plaza in Dumbo, Park Place in Prospect Heights, Montgomery Place and 11th Street in Park Slope, and Marcy Avenue Plaza in Bed-Stuy. The program runs all October across the city; Brooklyn’s signature event is at Hillel Plaza in Flatbush on Thursday, October 22, 2–6pm. Every street, date and time at DOT.

Kids and adults in Halloween costumes on a street closed to cars for NYC DOT’s Trick-or-Streets

Halloween in Willowtown | Brooklyn Heights

Saturday, October 31 | 12–8pm | Columbia Place

The Willowtown Association’s Trick-or-Streets block on Columbia Place brings music, magic, Halloween crafts and more. Details here.

Grand Avenue Halloween Block Party | Clinton Hill

Saturday, October 31 | 5–8pm | Grand Avenue between Clifton Place and Greene Avenue | Free | Kids under 12 and families

Private Picassos and Good People NYC fill the block with trick-or-treating, fog and bubbles, glow sticks and glowing sidewalk chalk, giant inflatables, trick-or-treat bag decorating and a giant cardboard haunted house to decorate. Pitched as festive and a little spooky, not terrifying. Costumes encouraged.

Flyer for the Grand Avenue Halloween Block Party, Saturday October 31, 5–8pm, Grand Avenue between Clifton and Greene

Halloween Trick-or-Treat at Industry City | Sunset Park

Saturday, October 31 | 12–4pm | Industry City | No RSVP required

Show up in costume for Industry City’s campus-wide trick-or-treating: participating businesses across the complex hand out treats and spooky surprises. All the details here.

Industry City Halloween Trick-or-Treat flyer: Saturday, October 31, 12pm to 4pm

Greenpoint Children’s Halloween Parade | Greenpoint

Saturday, October 31 | Around 12:15pm | 155 Milton Street | Free | Kids of all ages

Town Square BK’s costumed parade, led by the NYPD Marching Band, steps off from 155 Milton Street, marches down Manhattan Avenue to Driggs Avenue and back; it is free and you can jump in anywhere along the route. Before and after, Town Square’s indoor Spooktacular Party at St. John’s Lutheran Church is ticketed: 50-minute sessions at 10am, 11am and 1pm with arts and crafts, games, live music and candy, recommended for ages 2 to 12, $25 per child, infants included, and $10 for two parents until October 30 ($30 and $15 after). Tickets here.

Trick-or-Streets on Hoyt Street | Boerum Hill

Saturday, October 31 | 2–5pm | Hoyt Street at Atlantic Avenue

The Atlantic Avenue BID’s Hoyt Open Street joins NYC DOT’s Trick-or-Streets with Maker Park Radio spinning, a festive photo op and trick-or-treating maps featuring Atlantic Avenue businesses. Huz Orthodontics brings oral-health tips and goodies, and PMA Brooklyn shares martial arts know-how. Come in costume, and bring a pet if you like.

Atlantic Avenue BID flyer for Trick-or-Streets on Hoyt Street at Atlantic Avenue, Saturday, October 31, 2 to 5pm

Haunted Garden at Vinegar Hill Community Garden | Vinegar Hill

Saturday, October 31 | 3–7pm | 199 York Street | Free | All ages

Vinegar Hill Community Garden hosts a Halloween afternoon with pumpkins, candy, popcorn and refreshments, a decorated garden and a costume contest. Costumes are encouraged, and children under 8 should come with an adult. Free; RSVP on Eventbrite.

Flyer for The Haunted Garden at Vinegar Hill Community Garden: pumpkins, candy, costumes and family fun, 3–7pm, a free community event

NIA Halloween Festival | Bay Ridge

Saturday, October 31 | 12–3pm | Owl’s Head Park, Colonial Road and 68th Street | Free | Rain or shine

NIA Community Services Network throws a free Halloween afternoon in Owl’s Head Park, with music, treats, crafts, a pumpkin patch and a haunted house. Details here.

NIA Halloween Festival flyer: Saturday, October 31, 2026, noon to 3pm, Owls Head Park, Colonial Road and 68th Street

Grand Street BID Trick-or-Streets | Williamsburg

Saturday, October 31 | 1–4pm | Leonard Street between Grand and Maujer Streets | Free activities and candy | Families

The Grand Street BID’s first Trick-or-Streets turns Leonard Street into a Halloween open street with free activities, music and free candy, plus a costume contest at 3pm. Details on Instagram.

Flyer for the Grand Street BID Trick-or-Streets on Leonard Street, Halloween 1–4pm

BAMboo! | Fort Greene

Saturday, October 31 | 2–5pm | BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue | Free

BAM’s annual Halloween celebration for families. Details here.

Día de los Muertos at Nos Cuidamos | East Williamsburg

Saturday, October 31 | 2–7pm | Nos Cuidamos Community Garden, 104 Moore Street | Free

An afternoon of family-friendly activities and volunteer opportunities in the garden. NYC Parks event page.

Haunted Garden Halloween Party | Greenpoint

Saturday, October 31 | 5–8:30pm | 61 Franklin Street Garden, 61 Franklin Street | Free | All ages, costumes encouraged

Neighbors of all ages are invited to the garden’s Halloween party. NYC Parks event page.

Halloween Candy Giveaway | Bed-Stuy

Saturday, October 31 | 4–7pm | Halsey, Ralph & Howard Community Garden, 774 Halsey Street | Free

The garden’s stewards hand out Halloween treats. NYC Parks event page.

Garden Costume Party & Volunteer Day | Williamsburg

Saturday, October 31 | 10am–2pm | George Washington Carver Community Garden, 110 Walton Street | Free

Come in your best spooky garden-themed costume for Halloween treats and a morning of garden volunteering. NYC Parks event page.

Masquerade on Macon | Bed-Stuy

Saturday, October 31 | 4:30–8pm | Outside the Macon Library, 361 Lewis Avenue | Free

Masquerade on Macon and the Friends of the Macon Branch Library present Season of the Witch, a live theatrical Halloween experience staged outside the library. Performances begin at 4:30pm; the event runs until 8pm.

Leman Halloween Bash | Lower Manhattan

Saturday, October 31 | 10 am – 12 pm | Léman Manhattan Preparatory School, 41 Broad Street, New York, NY

Join us for a SPOOKY and FUN time! Celebrate Halloween with the Léman community at this beloved annual event! Families can enjoy a morning of festive fun featuring hands-on slime making, creative face painting, and an exciting Bubble Show, plus plenty of Halloween spirit! Ready for some Halloween fun? Register today to save your spot!

Monday, November 2

Day of the Dead Family Celebration | Green-Wood Cemetery

Monday, November 2 | 4–7pm | Green-Wood Cemetery, Main Entrance Meadow, Fifth Avenue at 25th Street | Free, registration recommended | All ages

Día de Muertos at Green-Wood: crafts, music, dance performances and hands-on activities for families, with food and drinks for sale. Details and free registration here.

Children sit beside a colorful Day of the Dead altar with papier-mâché animals and a monarch butterfly at Green-Wood Cemetery

On display through Halloween

Charlie Pigott’s giant pumpkin | Park Slope

Now through Saturday, October 31 | 69 Eighth Avenue, near Union Street

Charlie Pigott’s giant pumpkin is back on his brownstone stoop on Eighth Avenue through Halloween, and neighbors stop by for photos. Last year’s weighed 1,000 pounds and needed a rented forklift to get onto the stoop, ABC7 reported.

A giant orange pumpkin on a hay bale on a brownstone stoop at 69 Eighth Avenue in Park Slope

Date still to be announced

9th Annual Cobble Hill Halloween Window Painting | Cobble Hill

Late October, date to be announced | Court Street between Pacific and Union Streets | Free | Grades 1–10, neighborhood residents only

Kids paint Halloween scenes straight onto Court Street shop windows, supplies provided, in a Cobble Hill Association event run with Mason Lane Art Advisory; more than 75 children took part last year. Open to grades 1–10 living between Atlantic Avenue and Union Street and between Smith Street and Columbia Street, solo or in pairs. Space is limited and association members get the registration link first, so check your membership and watch the CHA events page.

McGhoulrick Halloween | Greenpoint

Saturday, October 31 | 12pm | Msgr. McGolrick Park, Greenpoint | Free | All ages

Friends of McGolrick Park’s fourth annual McGhoulrick Halloween calls all Greenpoint goblins, witches and ghouls to the park at noon for trick-or-treating, games and crafts, a costume parade and a dance party, with more surprises promised and neighborhood businesses pitching in. Details on Friends of McGolrick Park’s Instagram.

Flyer for the 4th Annual McGhoulrick Halloween at McGolrick Park in Greenpoint, Saturday, October 31 at 12pm

 

 

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