Fall 2018
Looking for the best family-friendly Halloween parties, Fall Festivals, Haunted Houses, and Trick-or-Treat destinations Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and beyond?? You've come to the right place!! We'll be adding things daily as we hear about new events and get tips from our readers, so stay tuned and keep checking back in!
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LOCAL HALLOWEEN & HARVEST EVENTS:
2018 Events:
2018 Events:
- Submit children's Halloween art work for "Kids Halloween Art Show" at The Coop (running 10/20-11/1)
- Drop-in Pumpkin Painting @ Norma's - $12 for pumpkin, paint, gems, & jewels!
- Sat, 10/6 - Countdown to Halloween Family Movie Time @ 12 - 2 @ McKinley Park Library *FREE*
- Sun, 10/7 - Annual Harvest Festival @ 10-5 PM @ Narrow's Botanical Garden *FREE*
- Sat, 10/13 - Countdown to Halloween Family Movie Time @ McKinley Park Library *FREE*
- Sat, 10/13 - Ragamuffin Parade @ judging from 11:30, parade from 1 @ 3rd Ave from 76th - 92nd Streets *FREE*
- Sat, 10/20 - Countdown to Halloween Family Movie Time @ 12 - 2 @McKinley Park Library *FREE*
- Sat, 10/20 - Pumpkin Painting @ 12 - 2 @ Pinot's Palette
- Friday, 10/26 - Spooktacular Costume Bounce & Pizza @ 5:15 - 6:45 @ Bounce U
- Sat, 10/27 - Countdown to Halloween Family Movie Time @ 12 - 2 @ McKinley Park Library *FREE*
- Sat, 10/27 - Kid's Halloween Painting Party @ 12 - 2 @ Art Fun Studio
- Sat, 10/27 - 2nd Annual Halloween Parade @ 10 - 4 @ Industry City (go here for schedule/location of activities & parade) *FREE*
- Sat, 10/27 - "Boo Buddies" Little Brushes @ 12 - 2 @ Pinot's Palette
- Sat, 10/27 - Rock and Roll Playhouse's Halloween Party @ 12:30 @ Industry City *FREE*
- Sat, 10/27 - Halloween Bash @ 12:30 - 3 (< 5yrs) & 4 - 6:30 (5 - 8 yrs old) @ Play Days & Parties
- Sun, 10/28 - "Smiling Scarecrow" Family Paint @ 12 - 2 @ Pinot's Palette
- Sun, 10/28 - Halloween Story Time @ 1 - 1:30 @ The BookMark Shoppe *FREE*
- Wed, 10/31 - Toddler Time: Halloween Dance Party! @ 10:15 & 11:15 @ Dyker Library *FREE*
- Wed, 10/31 - 4th Annual Spooktacular @ 2 - 6 @ 11th Ave between 66th - 67th St. *FREE*
- Wed, 10/31 - Haunted Halloween Walk & Fairytale Forest @ 3 - 9 @ Owl's Head Park *FREE*
- Wed, 10/31 - Movies @ the Library "Hocus Pocus" @ 3:30 - 5:30 @ Sunset Park Library *FREE*
- Wed, 10/31 - Halloween Fun! @ 4 - 5:30 @ McKinley Park Library *FREE*
- Wed, 10/31 - Dyker Frights Live Actors @ 4 - 8 (weather permitting) @ 79th Street between 11th - 12th Avenues *FREE*
- Wed, 10/31 - Trick or Treat Bounce @ Bounce U @ 5:15 - 6:45
- Contact us with tips on any upcoming events or classes!
- Scroll down to view events located outside of Greater Bay Ridge Area
HAUNTED HOUSES & DECORATED BLOCKS:
These are our favorites from years past and/or tips sent in by readers. Please let us know if they turn out to be a no-go this year or you have something to add!
These are our favorites from years past and/or tips sent in by readers. Please let us know if they turn out to be a no-go this year or you have something to add!
- Dyker Frights @ 79th Street between 11th - 12th Avenues (free and fun / horrifying decorations!!) - 2018 is up!!
- 74th and 3rd (west side) - amazing interactive scary decorations during Halloween trick or treating hours (2018 yet unconfirmed)
- 372 78th Street - fun interactive Halloween display with electronics and inflatables (2018 confirmed up!)
- 635 79th St - fun interactive Halloween display (2018 confirmed up!)
BEST TRICK-OR-TREATING SPOTS:
- Shops along 3rd Avenue
- Shops along 13th Avenue
- 78th Street between Colonial & Narrows (pedestrians only)
EVENTS BEYOND BAY RIDGE:
PUMPKIN & APPLE PICKING:
PUMPKIN & APPLE PICKING:
- Altstede Farms (plus corn maze & seasonal activities & fun) - Chester, NJ
- Barton Orchards (plus corn maze, haunted house, hay rides, and "Fun Park") - Poughquag, NY
- Decker Farm - Staten Island
- Fishkill Farms (plus wagon rides, corn maze, live music) - Hopewell Jct, NY
- F&W Schmitt Family Farm (plus corn maze, hay ride, inflatables, playground) - Melville, Long Island
- Hanks Pumpkintown (plus corn maze, wagon rides, tractor train rides, slides, playground) - Watermill, Long Island
- Harvest Moon Farm & Orchards (plus lots of activities on Festival weekends) - North Salem, NY
- Harbes Family Farm (plus corn maze & season activities & fun) - Long Island (Mattituck, Jamesport, Riverhead)
- Johnson's Corner Farm (plus corn maze, hay rides, gem mining, animal farm, playground) - Medford, NJ
- Lee Turkey Farm - East Windsor, NJ
- Terhune Orchards (plus corn maze, hay bale maze, barnyard) - Princeton, NJ
- Queens County Farm (plus corn maze & lots of seasonal events) - Floral Park, Queens
- White Post Farms (plus animals, hay rides, bouncers & shows) - Mellville, Long Island
2018 - ONGOING EVENTS:
- Halloween Harvest @ weekends through Oct 28 @ Luna Park (Coney Island)
- The Great Jack 'O Lantern Blaze @ from Sept 28 - Nov 24 @ Van Cortland Manor (Hudson Valley)
- Boo at the Zoo @ weekends, Sept 29 - Oct 28 (plus Monday, Oct 8) @ Bronx Zoo
- Green Meadows Farm @ weekends, Sept 29 - October 28, (plus Monday, Oct 8), 11-4pm @ Aviator Sports
- Pumpkin Point @ October 20 - 28 @ 10 - 5 @ Governors Island *FREE*
- WonderSpark Puppet's "The Not So Spooky Ghost" @ Oct 20, 21, 27, 28 @ 14th St Y
- Haunted House at 78th Precinct @ Oct 25 - 30 @ 3 - 9PM @ 65 6th Ave (Prospect Heights) *FREE* (2018 yet unconfirmed)
- Click for Halloween & Harvest events: in New Jersey / in Long Island / in Connecticut / in Pennsylvania
2018 ONE DAY / ONE WEEKEND EVENTS:
- Sun, Oct 14 - Harvest Fest & Pumpkin Patch @ 11-5pm @ Queens Botanical Garden
- Sun, Oct 14 - Harvest Festival @ 12 - 4 @ Randall's Island *FREE*
- Sat, Oct 20 - Dia de los Muertos @ 11 - 5pm @ El Museu (Manhattan) *FREE*
- Sat, Oct 20 - Harvest Festival @ 11 - 3 @ Pier A Park, Hoboken NJ *FREE*
- Sat, Oct 20 - Fall Festival @ 12 - 4 @ Tudor Park, Queens *FREE*
- Sat & Sun, Oct 20 & 21 - Great Pumpkin Weekend @ 10 - 6 @ New York Botanic Garden
- Sun, Oct 21 - Fall Harvest: Apples, Corn & Pumpkins @ 10:30 - 11:45 @ Alley Pond, Queens
- Sun, Oct 21 - HRPK Fall Fest @ 11 - 4 @ Pier 25, Manhattan *FREE*
- Sun, Oct 21 - Arthur Kill Pumpkin Patch @ 12 - 3 @ Staten Island *FREE*
- Fri, Oct 26 - Asphalt Screams @ 4 - 6 @ *FREE*
- Fri, Oct 26 - Members-Only Halloween Party @ 6 - 8 @ Staten Island Childrens Museum
- Fri, Oct 26 - Fort Totten Historic Lantern Tours @ 6:30 - 8 @ Fort Totten, Queens *FREE*
- Fri, Oct 26 - WBO Haunted House @ 7 - 9 @ Williamsbridge Oval, Bronx *FREE*
- Sat, Oct 27 - Halloween Festival @ 11 - 3 @ Harlem Grown 131st St Farm *FREE*
- Sat, Oct 27 - Fall Festival @ 11 - 3 @ Glendale Playground, Queens *FREE*
- Sat, Oct 27 - Halloween Harbor @ 11 - 5 @ Snug Harbor, Staten Island
- Sat, Oct 27 - Halloween Festival @ 12 - 3 @ Fort Totten, Queens *FREE*
- Sat, Oct 27 - Halloween Harvest Festival @ 12 - 4 @ Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens *FREE*
- Sat, Oct 27 - Halloween in Prospect Park @ 12 - 3 @ Prospect Park *FREE*
- Sat, Oct 27 - Halloween Bash @ 12 - 3 @ Brookfield Place (Manhattan) *FREE*
- Sat, Oct 27 - Ghouls & Gourds @ 12 - 5:30 @ Brooklyn Botanical Garden
- Sat, Oct 27 - Trick or Treating at Pumpkin Point @ 1 - 3 @ Governors Island *FREE*
- Sat, Oct 27 - Haunted House @ 1 - 7 @ Queens County Farm
- Sat, Oct 27 - Halloween at the Museum @ 2 - 6 @ American Museum of Natural History
- Sat, Oct 27 - BKLYN BOO! @ 3 - 5 @ City Point *FREE*
- Sat, Oct 27 - Halloween in Historic Richmond Town @ 3 - 11 @ Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island
- Sat, Oct 27 - Fort Totten Historic Lantern Tours @ 6:30 - 8 @ Fort Totten, Queens *FREE*
- Sat & Sun, Oct 27 & 28 - Spooky Pumpkin Nights @ 6:30 - 8:30 @ New York Botanic Garden
- Sun, Oct 28 - Children's Fall Festival @ 11 - 4 @ Queens County Farm
- Sun, Oct 28 - Fall Foliage Hike @ 11 - 12:30 @ Crotona Park, Bronx *FREE*
- Wed, Oct 31 - Trick or Treat with East Midtown @ 3 - 7 @ East Midtown Manhattan *FREE*
- Wed, Oct 31 - WBO Halloween Pumpkin Party @ 4 - 6 @ Williamsbridge Oval, Bronx *FREE*
- Wed, Oct 31 - BAMBoo @ 4-7 @ Fort Greene, Brooklyn *FREE*
- Wed, Oct 31 - PSCC's Halloween Parade @ 6:30pm @ 14th St. & 7th Ave - JJ Byrne Playground *FREE*
- Wed, Oct 31 - 45th Annual Village Halloween Parade @ 7-10:30pm @ Manhattan's 6th Ave from Spring - 16th St. *FREE* (VERY crowded, also on TV - NY 1, 8-9:30pm)
