My favorite holiday is fast approaching and I’m excited, but not fully. Halloween has become my favorite holiday within the past two years since my boyfriend came into my life. We decorate, go pumpkin picking, carve pumpkins, dress up, trick o’ treat and party, but this year the only thing changing is no fiesta for mommy and daddy since my parents selfishly decided to go on a cruise and won’t be returning until November 1st! How rude! Haha.
Besides the actual day where we’ll be trick o’ treating with my brother’s family, I want to do other things with Ziana. So I looked up some free Halloween events that’s happening around NYC, check them out!
The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at The New York Botanical Garden
Saturday, October 12, 2013
1:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Pumpkin sculptures of spooky scarecrows, frightening spiders, sneaky snakes, and more await discovery at every turn in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden. The display includes more than 500 intricately carved pumpkins that are sure to capture your youngster’s imagination. Kids can play inside a “gourd-geous” Pumpkin House, put on a scary show at the Pumpkin Puppet Theater, look for wiggly worms, and join a Halloween Parade, while every weekend offers even more treats. Read more
Greenbelt Scream Fest & Kiddy Palooza
Friday, October 18, 2013
4:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Events for this afternoon of excitement includes the haunted corn maze, crafts, games, face painting, cookie decorating, cake walk, and pie eating contest. Bring your own pumpkin to decorate.
Location: Greenbelt Recreation Center in Blood Root Valley Accessible, 501 Brielle Avenue, Staten Island
Events for this afternoon of excitement includes the haunted corn maze, crafts, games, face painting, cookie decorating, cake walk, and pie eating contest. Bring your own pumpkin to decorate.
Harvest Fest and Pumpkin Patch
Sunday, October 20, 2013
11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main Street,Queens
Join us for a fun-filled afternoon for the whole family. Music, nature and garden walks, composting demos, food, crafts and beer — plus the Children’s Activity Table sponsored by TD Bank. Stay tuned for details.
Halloween Haunted House
Friday, October 25, 2013
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Queens County Farm Museum in Queens Farm Park Accessible, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy, Queens
**This event repeats every day between 10/25/2013 and 10/27/2013**
Visit our haunted house for thrills and chills! There will be hayrides, and Halloween treats, mulled cider, pumpkins and apples will be sold. The house is recommended for children ages 4-12. Adults will find it creepy too!
Haunted High Line Halloween
Saturday, October 26, 2013
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Location: High Line in The High Line Manhattan
Join us for the fourth annual High Line Halloween celebration! The High Line will be transported to a spooky past, where haunted trains ruled and the ghosts of hungry workers roamed the West Side. Trick-or-treat your way through the park and enjoy an afternoon of art, music, ghosts and ghouls. Sneak through a haunted train tunnel (if you dare!), take a photo with a giant “ghost train” made by local school children, and construct your own larger-than-life train cars out of recycled materials!
Halloween Festival
Saturday, October 26, 2013
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
33rd Road and 215th Place in Crocheron Park, Queens
Come join us for a day of spooky fun including rides, craft projects, a costume contest, free giveaways, and much more.
**There is a raindate for October 27th**
Cido the Clown’s Birthday Spooktacular
Saturday, October 26, 2013
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Location: Carousel in Forest Park, Queens
Come to the Forest Park Carousel to celebrate Cido the Clown’s birthday and Halloween, with magic shows, a costume contest, and a party! There will be free birthday cake for everyone.
Shocktoberfest
Sunday, October 27, 2013
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Location: Playground For All Children in Corona New York, NY 11368
Enjoy a free day of fun, including a haunted house, pumpkin patch, crafts, games, music, and more!
Sponsored by Council Member Julissa Ferreras.
Screamin’ Green Halloween – Battery Park City
Sunday, October 27
At this eco-friendly fete, families can make masks and costumes out of recycled and repurposed household materials, bob for apples, pin the face on the pumpkin, compete in a gourd roll, hear spooky tales and follow wandering puppets and marching bands. There will also be green art projects, photo ops in front of a ghoulish green screen, organic and fair-trade sweets, and a massive costume swap. At 3pm, join the Ghosts & Goblins Parade around Battery Park City led by a marching band. FREE
Halloween Parade & Pumpkin Sail – Harlem
Sunday, October 27
While Central Park’s annual Pumpkin Fest is better known, its Halloween Parade & Pumpkin Sail is a smaller community affair that tends to be less crowded and stressful. (That said, it seems to become more popular every year so be sure to arrive early!) Enjoy seasonal arts and crafts, not-too-scary stories, live music and no-cost treats. At dusk, watch as a fleet of jack-‘o-lantern are set afloat on the Harlem Meer and join the joyful costume parade around the northeastern edge of Central Park. Want your carved pumpkin to be part of the sail? Read our event listing for important info on size, weight and other restrictions. FREE
23rd Annual Children’s Halloween Parade
Thursday, October 31, 2013
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Location: Washington Square Arch in Washington Square
Parents and children (ages 3-12) meet at the Washington Square Arch at 3:00 p.m. and start to line up on the street to march around the park. The parade ends at LaGuardia Place at roughly 4:00 p.m. between Washington Square South and West Third Street, where free trick or treat bags, games, and rides await!
A Haunting We Will Go
Thursday, October 31, 2013
3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Location: Cedar Grove Avenue at Waterside Street in Cedar Grove Playground, Queens
An afternoon of excitement and frightfully good fun is waiting just for you! Come out and enjoy various Halloween crafts, haunted events and games. There will also be a costume contest.
The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at The New York Botanical Garden
Thursday, October 31, 2013
1:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Location: The New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx
Pumpkin sculptures of spooky scarecrows, frightening spiders, sneaky snakes, and more await discovery at every turn in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden. The display includes more than 500 intricately carved pumpkins that are sure to capture your youngster’s imagination. Every day kids can play inside a “gourd-geous” Pumpkin House, put on a scary show at the Pumpkin Puppet Theater, look for wiggly worms, and join a Halloween Parade, while every weekend offers even more treats.
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