New York City is famous for its Halloween celebrations! Below, we’ve bundled five free or low-cost events across the boroughs. Choose your home park for local festivities or stop by each of these unique festivals for a citywide spooktacular.
Cobble Hill Park Halloween Parade
Don your best costumes and join Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill Park Halloween Parade. Past years’ events have been touted as a great time for the whole family. Afterwards, trick-or-treat at some beautiful brownstones along nearby Clinton Street.
Cobble Hill Park – corner of Clinton and Congress streets, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Date and Time: October 24, 2008 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
18th Annual Halloween Pumpkin Sail at Central Park’s Dana Discover Center
Instead of letting that jack-o’-lantern rot away, engage your gourd in a little Halloween fun. On October 26, enjoy free spooky storytelling, crafts and the 18th Annual Halloween Pumpkin Sail at Central Park’s Dana Discover Center, where you can give that pumpkin a proper sendoff into Harlem Meer.
Central Park’s Dana Discovery Center – 110th Street and 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10026
Date and Time: Sunday, October 26, 2008; 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.
11th Annual Harvest Fair Halloween Event at Conference House Park
Your whole family can get a head start on this festive season at Staten Island’s Conference House Park. The park’s 11th Annual Harvest Fair Halloween Event, a must-do for locals, features horse-drawn hayrides, magic shows, costume parades and inflatable rides.
Conference House Park – Hylan Boulevard and Richard Avenue, Tottenville, Staten Island, NY 10307
Date and Time: Saturday, October 18, 2008; 11:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Halloween Festival at Fort Totten Park
Celebrate Halloween the old-fashioned way with hayrides, games, a pumpkin patch and more. The Halloween Festival at the Parade Grounds at Queen’s Fort Totten Park is appropriate for all ages.
The Parade Grounds at Fort Totten Park – Cross Island Parkway and Totten Road, Queens, NY 11359
Date and Time: Saturday, October 25, 2008; 12:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Hudson River Park’s Pier of Fear at Pier 54
Shake off that candy coma for Hudson River Park’s Pier of Fear at Pier 54. This free November 1 event features a spooky haunted house, a Maze of Horror and $2 bonus activities like face painting. This event is for all ages; that means you, too, Mom!
Hudson River Park – Pier 54 (at about 13th Street), New York, NY 10014
Date and Time: Saturday, November 1, 2008; 12:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
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