Halloween in East Midtown 2025

52 Halloween Events and Activities for Families Around NYC

There are countless Halloween events and activities for families around NYC. Celebrating Halloween is a great way to spend time together as a family, and we’ve rounded up some of the best events and activities to check out this spooky season!

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Manhattan

The Month of the ’Mallow Mash

Five Below – 5th Ave NYC, 530 Fifth Ave., Midtown

Sunday, Oct. 12, noon – 4 pm

All ages

Free

In celebration of Squishmallows’ annual Halloween spooktacular, The Month of the ’Mallow Mash, Squishmallows and Five Below are teaming up to host a free, in-store Halloween event featuring a special giveaway for the first 75 shoppers: a Squishmallows Cannon the Candy Corn Plush Treat Pail. Plus, a meet-and-greet with fan-favorite Squishmallows mascot, Emily the Bat, and two festive photo ops designed for families and fans to capture the moment.

Sleepy Hollow the Musical

The Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal St., Greenwich Village

Fridays, 7 – 8:30 pm, through Nov. 9

Ages 12 and older

Tickets start at $46 without code; $30 tix with a min purchase of 2 for Tier 2 seats with code FRIDAY

200 years ago, Ichabod Crane lost his way in the hollow and was never seen again. Did the headless horseman get to him? Don’t look to the kindly folk of Sleepy Hollow for answers – they don’t talk to strangers. This musical adaptation of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” features live music and spell-binding choreography that draws you into the hollow and takes you for a breathless ride.

Sloomoooween

Sloomoo Institute, 475 Broadway, SoHo

Oct. 18-26, Saturdays and Sundays, 10 am – 6 pm; Friday, Oct. 31, 10 am – 8 pm

All ages

$39.99

Halloween is going gooey this October as Sloomoooween returns to Sloomoo Institute! Imagine slime-covered décor, candy surprises, and hands-on slime making, transforming spooky season into an unforgettable, gooey adventure. Throughout the month, guests who visit Sloomoo Institute can dive into vats of Halloween-themed slime, create custom creations at the DIY Slime Bar with limited-edition festive scents, and craft their own Halloween projects at Elmer’s Craft Corner. Trick-or-treating and candy bags add to the fun, while costume contests bring a playful dose of competition.

Spooktacular!

St. Paul and St. Andrew Church, 263 W 86th St., Upper West Side

Saturday, Oct. 18, 10:30 – 11:15 am

Ages 8 and younger

$37; free for children younger than 13

Join this spooktacular musical adventure where you and your little ones can jam, dance, and play! Dress in your favorite costumes and get ready to swing and shiver from head to toe with a thrilling variety of music, including spooky favorites and interactive moments that will delight and entertain. Plus, a costume parade and treats for all! The talented musicians will perform a mix of lively and enchanting tunes, from classical Halloween pieces to jazzy numbers that will get everyone moving. Enjoy spooky favorites like “Monster Mash,” “Ghostbusters,” and eerie classical compositions that set the perfect Halloween mood.

Cirque-tacular and DCA Productions Present “Spooktacular”

BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers St., Tribeca

Saturday, Oct. 18, 3 pm

All ages

$40

Spooks, specters, and scaredy-cats contort and cavort through a high-flying circus of scare. Vampires soar, skeletons stagger, and acrobatic cats romp through a humorously haunted bazaar of the bizarre. Indulge your inner eerie in this family-friendly, bone-chilling delight!

Asphalt Screams

Asphalt Green’s Upper East Side Campus, 1750 York Ave., Upper East Side

Friday, Oct. 24, 2:30 – 6:30 pm

All ages

Free

Enjoy a night of ghostly delights, family-friendly frights, and unforgettable memories.

Healthful Halloween Kids Food Festival

Children’s Museum of Manhattan, 212 West 83rd St., Upper West Side

Oct. 25-26, Saturday and Sunday, 10 am – 4 pm

All ages

Included with museum admission: $14-$18

The Creative Kitchen Kids Food Festival is excited to host a Healthful Halloween weekend full of flavorful fun. The Creative Kitchen Kids Food Festival is a celebration to educate families about making balanced food choices to help create wholesome lifelong eating habits for both kids and parents. The weekend-long event offers a family-friendly Trick-or-Treat Trail with goody bag prizes!

High Line Halloween: Little Park of Horrors

High Line at West 14th St., Meatpacking District

Saturday, Oct. 25, 11 am – 2 pm

All ages

Free

Register in advance

This spooky Halloween event will celebrate NYC’s fierce and resilient nature, showcasing plants and creatures—both real and imagined—that come alive on the High Line at night. Strut in your best costume, experience Halloween games and activities, transform through face painting, take family photos, dance, and have a great time. Children will experience an immersive cardboard cityscape, engage with hands-on art activities, join in the Rat Race game, marvel at a carnivorous plant puppet, and party all while being regaled by a Halloween drag emcee. Seasonal food and drinks will also be available for purchase from your favorite High Line food vendors.

Grand Central Halloween

Grand Central Terminal, 89 E 42nd St., Midtown East

Saturday, Oct. 25, 11 am – 2 pm

All ages

Free

Advance registration is required

Whether you’re a vampire, witch, or ghost, everyone is welcome to celebrate! This family-friendly event will feature a Halloween-themed decorating table, face painting, a live DJ, and a photo booth. Guests can also look forward to a lively costume contest with amazing prizes and special surprises from retailers throughout the day.

Campfire Stories & Songs

Teardrop Park, 175 North End Ave., Battery Park City

Saturday, Oct. 25, 2 – 3:30 pm

All ages

Free

Cozy up to a campfire for stories and songs with family and friends featuring a live performance, nature activity, Halloween art project, lawn games, and so much more!

Watson Adventures’ Ghosts of Greenwich Village Scavenger Hunt for Families

Washington Square Park, Washington Square, Greenwich Village

Saturday, Oct. 25, 3 – 5 pm

Ages 7 and older

$17.50-$21.50

Advance purchase is required

Kids and adults work together to uncover the stories of creepy places and the ghosts that have haunted them. The story features secret cemeteries, looming skeletons, the haunted homes of Edgar Allen Poe and Mark Twain, bats on a building, Dickensian door knockers, Harry Potter’s nemesis, and a gorilla in a window.

Tricks and Treats

Bryant Park, 6th Ave. bet. 40th and 42nd St., Midtown

Thursday, Oct. 30, 4 – 6 pm

All ages

Free

This annual Halloween party features eerie magic tricks, face painting, arts and crafts, and more.

Halloween Celebration

American Museum of Natural History, 200 Central Park West, Upper West Side

Friday, Oct. 31, 11 am – 5:30 pm

All ages

$25

All ages are invited to enjoy games, interactive crafts, live performances, face painting, and not-too-spooky festivities beneath the Blue Whale as well as treat stops throughout the halls.

Spooky City

Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Ave., Upper East Side

Friday, Oct. 31, 3 pm

All ages

$14-$23; free for children and teens

Spooky City encourages families to dress in costumes for a scavenger hunt, crafts, storytime, harvest games, and “grave” etching. Activities are designed for adults and children to complete together.

Halloween at the Guggenheim

Guggenheim, 1071 Fifth Ave., Upper East Side

Friday, Oct. 31, 3 – 5 pm

All ages

$19-$30; free for children younger than 12. Use code BOOGGENHEIM to save $2 on admission tickets

Join the Museum in costume for a family-friendly Halloween celebration at the Guggenheim! Step off Fifth Avenue—where spooky music, bubbles, and creative sidewalk drawings set the scene—and into the museum’s rotunda for artful fun. Design your own mask; create spider web drawings inspired by the architecture; listen to a Halloween-themed Sanguine piano performance; and collect small novelty items from gallery guides’ jack-o’-lanterns.

35th Annual Children’s Halloween Parade

Arch at Washington Square Park, Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village

Friday, Oct. 31, 3 – 6 pm

All ages

Free

Join Manhattan Community Board 2 and NYU for an afternoon at one of the city’s largest free children’s events on Halloween Day. Families will enjoy live performances, games, treats, and more! Families and children will gather at 3:00 PM at the arch in Washington Square Park. After the parade, activities will be held on West 3rd Street between LaGuardia Place and Mercer Street. Fairgrounds open at 3:30 PM.

Halloween in East Midtown 2025

Begins at 919 3rd Ave., East Midtown

Friday, Oct. 31, 3 – 7 pm

Ages 12 and younger

Free

Paint your ghastliest pumpkins with the seniors at Sunshine at E. 56th Street, snap selfies at the spooky Jack-O-Lantern display by Maniac Pumpkin Carvers at 919 3rd Avenue, transform into the creepiest ghouls and goblins with face painting, and of course, trick-or-treat for candy and other phantasmic treats at over 100 participating businesses around East Midtown.

Kids Halloween Party

City Tavern and Table, 629 W 57th, Hell’s Kitchen

Friday, Oct. 31, 5 – 7 pm

Ages 5 – 8

$12.51

Bring the whole family for a spooktacular night of fun at our Halloween Kids’ Event! Enjoy festive treats, themed activities, and plenty of kid-friendly entertainment in a safe and lively setting. Little ones are encouraged to dress up in their costumes and join in on the fun—there will be music, games, and special surprises waiting!

Pokéween

Nintendo NY, 10 Rockefeller Plaza, Midtown

Friday, Oct. 31, 5 – 7 pm

All ages

Free

Catch the Halloween magic at the Nintendo NEW YORK store with fun Pokéween activities!​ Stop by and show off your costume for a fun giveaway (while supplies last) and capture the moment with a picture of the festive Pokéween display. Guests will also have an opportunity to meet Pikachu! Entry is first come, first served. Capacity is limited.

Bronx

The Bronx Fun O Ween Festival

49th Police Precinct, 2121 Eastchester Road, Eastchester Gardens

Friday, Oct. 17, 4 – 7 pm

All ages

Free

Join the 49th Precinct Community Affairs Bureau and the 49th Precinct Community Council for a fun afternoon of games, bouncy houses, arts and crafts, face painting, and oh yes, candy and lots of candy. Come in your best costume!

Giant Pumpkin Carving

New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx Park

Oct. 23, Daily, 10 am – 5 pm, through Oct. 26

All ages

$17-$39

Adam Bierton returns for the pumpkin-carving season finale to carve one of the largest pumpkins in the world, sourced by the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth, into an organic masterpiece. Witness Bierton and his team chisel, carve, and detail a seasonal design. The final, completed design will be on view during the day on Sunday, October 26.

40th Annual Bronx Halloween Parade 2025

Parade begins at Southern Blvd & Westchester Ave., Mott Haven

Saturday, Oct. 25, noon – 5 pm

All ages

Free

For four decades, the Bronx Halloween Parade has been a vibrant celebration of our community’s spirit, creativity, and diversity. There will be exciting floats, spectacular costumes, and lively performances. Whether you’re marching in the parade, watching from the sidelines, or participating in various activities, there’s something for everyone to enjoy! The excitement doesn’t end when the Parade passes by! Extend the celebration immediately after the parade at Bill Rainey Park for a spectacular post-parade festival. This special event promises a vibrant atmosphere featuring appearances by celebrities, influencers, and elected officials. Get ready to be entertained by energetic marching bands and witness thrilling costume contests where participants can win fantastic cash prizes! As a sweet conclusion, they’ll also be distributing plenty of candy and treats for everyone to enjoy.

The Mall at Bay Plaza Kids’ Halloween Event

The Mall at Bay Plaza, 200 Baychester Ave., Co-op City

Saturday, Oct. 25, 1 – 5 pm

All ages

Free

Visit Guest Services for tickets

Time to get creative and have some Halloween fun with free pumpkin decorating. Level 3, Food Court.

Halloween: Wags to Witches

The Van Cortlandt House Museum, 6036 Broadway, Van Cortlandt Park, Riverdale

Sunday, Oct. 26, 1 – 5 pm

All ages

Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, Van Cortlandt House Museum, and the Urban Park Rangers invite you to a fang-tastic afternoon of family and doggy fun. Get ready for creepy crafts, face painting, spine-chilling stories and more! Be there at 3 pm for the Second Annual Canine Costume Contest.

Wave Hill-O-Ween

Wave Hill, 675 W 252nd St., Riverdale

Thursday, Oct. 30, 3 – 7:30 pm

All ages

Free with Registration

Calling all ghosts and goblins, pirates and princesses! Venture through the iron gates (if you dare!) for an evening adventure with treats, tricks, and good old spooky fun. Grab a map to guide you on an eerie treasure trail through the gardens with “gourdgeous” photo ops along the way. Decorate a mini-pumpkin to take home in between fun and imaginative garden delights!

Halloween Spooktacular Party & Trick-or-Treating

The Mall at Bay Plaza, 200 Baychester Ave., Co-Op City

Friday, Oct. 31, 3:30 pm

All ages

Free

Enjoy a fun-filled party featuring Mr. Pennygaff —Tricks, Laughter and Circus with a Halloween Costume Dance Party. Level 3, Food Court. Trick-or-Treating at participating stores from 3:30–5:30 pm.

Brooklyn

Spooktacular!

St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, 157 Montague St., Brooklyn Heights

Friday, Oct. 25, 11 – 11:45 am

Ages 8 and younger

$44.43; free for children younger than 13

Join this spooktacular musical adventure where you and your little ones can jam, dance, and play! Come dressed in your favorite costumes and get ready to swing and shiver from head to toe with a thrilling variety of music, including spooky favorites and interactive moments that will delight and entertain. Plus, a costume parade and treats for all! Talented musicians will perform a mix of lively and enchanting tunes, from classical Halloween pieces to jazzy numbers that will get everyone moving. Enjoy spooky favorites like “Monster Mash,” “Ghostbusters,” and eerie classical compositions that set the perfect Halloween mood.

Upcycling Halloween Crafts for Kids

Fort Greene Park Visitor Center, Willoughby Ave. & Washington Park, Fort Greene

Saturday, Oct. 25, 11 am – 12:30 pm

All ages

Free

Join the Urban Park Rangers and make your very own Boo-Bag for trick or treating. Bring your own reusable tote bag to decorate for Halloween!

Kids Fall Spooktacular

Wyckoff House Museum, 5816 Clarendon Road, East Flatbush

Saturday, Oct. 25, noon – 3 pm

All ages

Free

Families and kids can celebrate Halloween outdoors with a visit to the Wyckoff Farmhouse Park. Enjoy the historic grounds and Spooktacular activities including a live DJ and positive vibes, kids and adult costume contest with prizes, Pumpkin Patch, Halloween themed crafts and games, Spooky House, along with snacks and refreshments.

Celebrate Halloween

Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave., Crown Heights

Sunday, Oct. 26, 10 am – 6:30 pm

Ages 10 and younger

$15; free for members

Spooky meets cute as Halloween and anime collide in a celebration of candy, costumes, and Japanese culture! Trick-or-treat around the Museum, strut your costume on our runway, meet creepy crawly animals, make anime art, and enjoy storytimes with professional cosplayers.

Town Square BK’s 22nd Annual Greenpoint Children’s Halloween Parade And Spooktacular Party

Hide & Seek, 593 Manhattan Ave., Greenpoint

Sunday, Oct. 26, 10 am – 3 pm

All ages

Parade is free; $20 for party

Calling all princes and princesses, heroes and villains, witches and wizards! Join Town Square BK for their popular annual Greenpoint Children’s Halloween Parade and Spooktacular Party! The Greenpoint Children’s Halloween Parade will step off at 12 pm in McCarren Park (corner of Manhattan Ave. and Driggs Ave.). Costumed kids of all ages will march up Manhattan Avenue to Greenpoint Avenue and back to Hide & Seek. At Hide & Seek there will be a Spooktacular Party with arts and crafts, party games, live music, candy!

Boograss!

Old Stone House, 336 3rd St., Park Slope

Sunday, Oct. 26, 10:30 – 11:15 am

Ages 8 and younger

$37; free for children younger than 13

Join fiddler Melody Allegra and friends for a spooky hoot! Dress in your favorite costumes and get ready to swing and shiver from head to toe to the thrilling tunes of bluegrass music, including spooky favorites and interactive moments that will delight and entertain. Plus, a costume parade and treats for all!

Halloween Kiddie Disco!

Friends of Firefighters, 199 Van Brunt St., Red Hook

Sunday, Oct. 26, 11 am – 3 pm

Ages 8 and younger

$10 and $35

Purchase tickets in advance

Get ready for a spooktacular afternoon of fun and dancing at the Halloween Kiddie Disco! Wear your favorite costume and bring your best dance moves!

Celebrate Halloween at IKEA Brooklyn

IKEA Brooklyn, 1 Beard St., Red Hook

Sunday, Oct. 26, 11 am – 2 pm

All ages

Free

Join IKEA for a frightfully fun day—costumes encouraged. Enjoy Swedish candy treats, festive activities, and exclusive IKEA Family offers. Dress up and strike a pose at the themed photo station, enjoy sweet treats at our candy station, go on a Mummy Scavenger Hunt, and explore spooky seasonal items in-store. Plus, the play area will be transformed into a haunted crafting zone for little ghouls and goblins (ages 5–10). The first 100 IKEA Family Members at check-in: Receive a free KUSTFYR Halloween bundle (Ghost Tote, Spatula & Food Storage Bag). Bonus: Take home a Meatball Mummy & Meatball Spiders recipe card!

The Rock and Roll Playhouse Presents Halloween Spectacular 2025

Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave., Williamsburg

Sunday, Oct. 26, noon

Ages 10 and younger

$24

Dress to impress and rock out to your favorite Halloween hits at this music spooktacular!

A Vert Grimm Story Spooktacular with Adam Gidwitz

Littlefield, 635 Sackett St., Gowanus

Sunday, Oct. 26, 1 – 4 pm

Ages 5-12

$25.39

The fairy tales you thought you knew are about to get a Grimm makeover—live on stage! This family-friendly event brings the hit podcast Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest to life for an afternoon of storytelling, laughter, and spooky season fun. Join award-winning author and host Adam Gidwitz (A Tale Dark & Grimm, Max in the House of Spies) for an interactive performance featuring two fairytales told like never before. Kids and parents alike will laugh, gasp, and help shape the twists and turns of each story! Come dressed in costume to get into the spirit of the day!

Halloween Party at Laugh N Play

Laugh N Play, 4210 Ave. U, Marine Park

Sunday, Oct. 26, 4 – 6 pm

Ages 8 and younger

$35 per child and up to two adults

Advanced registration required

Enjoy a spooktacular celebration filled with fun for the whole family. The event will feature a costume contest, Halloween crafts, games, dancing, character appearances, and refreshments.

BAMboo!

Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Ave, Fort Greene

Friday, Oct. 31, 4 – 7 pm

All ages

Free

BAM’s Halloween block party is back for another autumn afternoon of spooky fun. Enjoy candy giveaways, carnival games, arts & crafts, kid-friendly movies, and more. Put on your costume and meet outside the Peter Jay Sharp Building for a monstrous good time.

Haunted Halloween Labyrinth

Brooklyn Bridge Park, 334 Furman St, DUMBO

Friday, Oct. 31, 4 – 7 pm

All ages

Free

Take part in a slightly spooky – but not too scary – Halloween experience for youngsters at Brooklyn Bridge Park! The Pier 3 Labyrinth is transformed into a haunted Halloween labyrinth to explore. Costumes encouraged, but not required. Candy will be handed out (as supplies last).

Park Slope Civic Council 2025 Children’s Halloween Parade

Parade steps off from 7th Ave. and 14th St., Park Slope

Friday, Oct. 31, 4 – 8 pm

All ages

Free

The annual PSCC Children’s Halloween Parade is the largest children’s parade in NYC. Park Slope’s Halloween festivities start with trick-or-treating at local stores along Seventh and Fifth Avenues from 4 to 6pm. The parade steps off at 6:30 pm and will be led by members of the Park Slope Civic Council and elected officials. The parade features bands, dancers, and costumed celebrants. From 7:15 to 8pm, enjoy music from the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music.

Boo!KCM Halloween Celebration

Old Stone House, 366 Third St., Park Slope

Friday, Oct. 31, 4 – 6 pm

All ages

Free

Some have speculated that this 144-year-old Victorian mansion may be haunted. These rumors can neither be confirmed nor denied, but what can be confirmed is 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. Live musical performance by the Coney Island Players + Special Guests, playing along with candy, water and places to sit and take a quick break on your trick or treating path.

Queens

St. Mary’s Monster Mash 2025

St. Mary’s Hospital for Children, 2901 216th St., Bayside

Sunday, Oct. 19, 11 am – 2 pm

All ages

Free; $25 suggested donation

RSVP online

The whole family will enjoy music, games, food, costume contest, trunk or treat, raffles & much more. All proceeds will benefit St. Mary’s Kids.

Halloween on the Farm

Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park

Oct. 25-26, Friday and Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm

All ages

$24

It’s a monster mash! Wear your costume to the farm for this Halloween spooktacular for kids and their grown-ups. Admission includes Monster Mash Dancing, Spooky Ghost Stories in our historic Adriance Farmhouse, Trick-or-treating, The Amazing Maize Maze, Halloween hayrides, a Pumpkin Patch, fall photo ops, and more.

Candy Hunt

Alley Pond Park, 7920 Winchester Blvd., Queens Village

Saturdays and Sundays, 11 am – 5 pm, through Oct. 26

All ages

$14

Calling all little ghouls and goblins — in costume or not — to a Halloween celebration full of sweet surprises! Join this fun-filled day as your children enjoy a Candy Hunt, then spend time visiting with the friendly animals, from fluffy bunnies to playful goats. Kids can climb, slide, and explore in the farm playground, and every child will take home a free pumpkin from the patch to complete the fall magic.

Trunk or Treat

The Shops at Atlas Park, 8000 Cooper Ave., Glendale

Saturday, Oct. 25, 11 am – 2 pm

All ages

Free

Head to the parking lot and the center green for pumpkin decorating, a Live DJ, local vendors, a photo booth, and fun and games!

Halloween Harvest Festival

Socrates Sculpture Park, 35-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City

Saturday, Oct. 25, noon – 5 pm

All ages

Free

Advanced registration required

The beloved Halloween Harvest Festival is back with family-friendly workshops, a community resource fair, and New York’s second-largest dog costume contest, co-presented with Chateau le Woof. Celebrate the autumn season with pumpkin decorating and creative workshops.

Mall-O-Ween

Rego Center, 6135 Junction Blvd., Rego Park

Oct. 25-26, Saturday and Sunday, noon – 2 pm

All ages

Free

Meet cartoon characters, see balloon twisters, have candy, and dress up to win prizes! Plus, a Halloween contest for ages 1-9 and a DJ dance party for ages 10-14.

The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D

Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria

Saturday, Oct. 25, 12:30 – 1:50 pm; Sunday, Oct. 26, 12:15 – 1:35 pm

Ages 9 and older

$10-$17.50

Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloweentown, becomes determined to take over Christmastown in this brilliant, animated feature conceived and produced by Tim Burton and directed by stop-motion animation whiz Henry Selick. Featuring Oscar-nominated special effects and a dazzling, tuneful song score by the great composer Danny Elfman, The Nightmare Before Christmas has become a staple of both Christmas and Halloween.

Trunk-or-Treat at Culture Lab LIC

Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave., Long Island City

Saturday, Oct. 25, 2 – 5 pm

Ages 8 and younger

$20 per family; free for families who register to decorate a trunk and participate

Enjoy a frightfully fun and family-friendly Halloween festival that brings together community, creativity, and a whole lot of candy – all in support of a magical cause! The afternoon includes a magic show, face painting, pumpkin decorating, Trunk-or-Treating, and local vendors. All proceeds go directly to Make-A-Wish, helping make dreams come true for children with critical illnesses. Costumes are highly encouraged.

Halloween at Queens Botanical Garden

Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing

Sunday, Oct. 26, noon – 4 pm

All ages

$10; $8 child

Celebrate Halloween with a fun-filled, spooky afternoon at Queens Botanical Garden! Little ones can show off their costumes, stroll the Trick-or-Treat Trail, make Halloween crafts, and catch lively performances. Meanwhile, grown-ups can relax with harvest beers and ciders at the Beer & Wine Garden.

Batty Over Halloween 2025

Astoria Park Lawn, Shore Blvd. bet. the Hell Gate Bridge and the Pool, Astoria

Sunday, Oct. 26, 1 – 4 pm

All ages

Free

Get into the Halloween spirit with a puppet show, performances by Local Art Schools and Performance Centers, face painting, arts & crafts station, and balloon art.

Halloween Spooktacular: Hotel Skyview

The Shops at Skyview, 40-24 College Point Blvd., Flushing

Friday, Oct. 31, 4 – 7 pm

All ages

Free

The Shops at Skyview will be eerily transformed into the antique haunted “Hotel Skyview” this Halloween! Check in – if you dare! You can roam ghostly “Guest Rooms” (participating retailers) to collect sweet treats while supplies last; snap spooky memories at the immersive hotel lobby next to Sephora; and flaunt your frightful fashions during the “World Traveler Costume Competition”!

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