Saturday, October 31, 2009
Free Halloween fun for the entire family in the city parks.
Creepy Crawlers Extravaganza: A History of Halloween
11:00 a.m.
From early Celtic religious practices and beliefs to the modern day rituals of “trick…
Location: Blue Heron Park Preserve, Staten Island
Category: Cultural, Education
Cost: Free
Halloween Haunted Walk & Carnival
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
The beloved Halloween Haunted Walk is back and scarier than ever! Lurking high on Lookout…
Location: Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Category: Kids, Must See Events
Cost: Free
Halloween Day of Family Fun
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join us for Halloween fun! Wear your best costume! There will be prizes for the best boy…
Location: Brookville Park, Queens
Category: Cultural, Kids
Cost: Free
Skeleton Cut-Outs
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Make your own Halloween headbands using the traditional Scharen-Knippen paper-cutting art form.
Location: Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Category: Kids
Cost: Free
Catapult Month: Pumpkin Chucking
1:00 p.m.
Bring your Halloween pumpkin to the Hall and watch it splat!
Location: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Category: Cultural, Education, Kids, Must See Events
Cost: Free | All events free except for Catapult Family Workshop
Halloween Games and Fun
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
There will be face-painting for kids, trick-or-treat games, and a costume contest for kids…
Location: Wyckoff Street between Hoyt and Bond streets
Category: Kids
Cost: Free
Halloween Fest at Clifton Place Memorial Garden & Park
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
There will be a costume contest for children ages 2-12. Registration is at 3:00 p.m. and…
Location: Clifton Place Memorial Park & Garden, Brooklyn
Category: Cultural, Kids
Cost: Free
Scary Stories from the Past
2:00 p.m.
Make sure you’re sitting next to someone braver than you! Form a circle and listen to…
Location: Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Category: Kids
Cost: Free
Halloween at Lefferts Historic House
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
At 2 p.m. & 3 p.m. come hear scary stories from the past, form a circle and listen to…
Location: Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Category: Cultural, Kids
Cost: Free
Halloween Fun Run
2:00 p.m.
Run like a bunny or leap like a frog. Wear a neat costume and go whole hog! For ages 2-10.
Location: Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
Category: Kids, Nature
Cost: Free
Halloween Walk & Fairytale Forest
2:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Creepy creatures of the night haunt Owl’s Head Park during this free event…
Location: Owl’s Head Park, Brooklyn
Category: Kids
Cost: Free
Halloween at Dias y Flores
4:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Be ye ghost or be ye goblin, be ye spooky, droll or maudlin, wear your wig, wear your…
Location: Dias Y Flores, Manhattan
Category: Kids, Nature
Cost: Free
A Halloween Celebration at Padre Plaza Garden
4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Padre Plaza Success Garden presents a Halloween celebration featuring fun & games,…
Location: Padre Plaza, Success Garden, Bronx
Category: Kids, Nature
Cost: Free
Haunted Hill
6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Come celebrate Halloween with the Rangers. In this haunted nature center you will…
Location: Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
Category: Kids, Tours
Cost: Free
Haunted Hike
6:00 p.m.
Join us, if your dare, on this walk full of things that go bump in the night! Call…
Location: Forest Park, Queens
Category: Cultural, Kids, Tours
Cost: Free
Halloween Party in Detective Joseph Mayrose Park
6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Come one, come all to a Halloween Party for kids and parents featuring scary games and…
Location: Detective Joseph Mayrose Park, Brooklyn
Category: Kids
Cost: Free
Thriller at the Battery
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Put on your Halloween costume (optional) and take a tour of the recently haunted historic…
Location: Fort Totten Park, Queens
Category: Kids, Must See Events, Tours
Cost: Free
FREE!