HALLOWEEN 2026

Free Halloween in NYC

Free parades, car-free trick-or-treat streets, pumpkin fests and spooky fun across the five boroughs and nearby, through Sunday, November 1.

Every listing is free, links to its official source and shows when we last checked it. Plans change: check the organizer before you go.

Happening now
FRI, OCT 30 · 11 AM–10 PM
67°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Times Sq - 42 St, Manhattan · official listing on envoyevents.com · checked Oct 30
Markets & pop-ups

The Grand Ofrenda at Times Square

📍 Times Sq - 42 St · Times Sq - 42 St, New York, USA, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 17h 35m
SAT, OCT 31 · 10 AM–3 PM
50°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Harlem Grown (W 134th St farm), Manhattan · official listing on harlemgrown.org · checked Oct 27
Family & kids

Harlem Grown Halloween Festival

📍 Harlem Grown (W 134th St farm) · Harlem, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 17h 35m
Every Sat · 10 AM–9 PM
50°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Wollman Rink, Manhattan · official listing on wollmanrinknyc.com · checked Oct 30
Markets & pop-ups

Wollman Rink First Skate: Halloween Weekend

📍 Wollman Rink · Wollman Rink, 5th Avenue, New York, USA, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 18h 35m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–9 PM
53°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Chelsea Market, Manhattan · official listing on chelseamarket.com · checked Oct 25
Family & kids

Trick-or-Treating at Chelsea Market

📍 Chelsea Market · Chelsea, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 18h 35m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–8 PM
53°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Market 57, Pier 57, Manhattan · official listing on pier57nyc.com · checked Oct 25
Family & kids

Halloween at Pier 57

📍 Market 57, Pier 57 · Chelsea, Manhattan
Free · food for sale
Starts in 18h 35m
SAT, OCT 31 · 11 AM–8 PM
53°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · at South Street Seaport, Manhattan · official listing on theseaport.nyc · checked Oct 26
Family & kids

Halloween at the Seaport: Trick-or-Treating, Free Museum Day & Dog Costume Contest

📍 South Street Seaport · Seaport, Manhattan
Free museum admission and trick-or-treating; no ticket listed for the Haunted Fish Market
Starts in 19h 35m
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–6 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Morris-Jumel Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids

Halloween Fun

📍 Morris-Jumel Community Garden · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Starts in 19h 35m
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–3 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Harlem Roots Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 27
Food & giveaways

Trick or Treat Community Give Away at Harlem Roots

📍 Harlem Roots Community Garden · Harlem, Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Starts in 19h 35m
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–4 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Serenity Garden - NYCHA Lexington Houses Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Family & kids

Halloween Treat Giveaway at Serenity Garden

📍 Serenity Garden - NYCHA Lexington Houses Community Garden · East Harlem, Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Starts in 19h 35m
SAT, OCT 31 · 12 PM–4 PM
54°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Frank White Memorial Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Family & kids

Halloween Spooktacular: A Community Event

📍 Frank White Memorial Garden · Harlem, Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing)
Starts in 20h 35m
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–4 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at West 3rd Street, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 28
Family & kids

NYU and CB2 Children’s Halloween Parade

📍 West 3rd Street · Greenwich Village, Manhattan
Free (per NYC DOT Trick-or-Streets listing)
Starts in 20h 35m
SAT, OCT 31 · 1 PM–4 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at West 3rd Street, Mercer St to LaGuardia Pl, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 30
Family & kids

NYU & CB2 Children’s Halloween Parade

📍 West 3rd Street, Mercer St to LaGuardia Pl · W 3rd St & LaGuardia Pl, New York, NY 10012, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 21h 35m
SAT, OCT 31 · 2 PM–4 PM
57°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids

Halloween Party

📍 Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Garden · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Starts in 22h 35m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–6 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Abyssinian Tot Lot, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids

1st Annual Trick or Treat Fest

📍 Abyssinian Tot Lot · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Starts in 22h 35m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–8 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Sugar Hill Hope Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 26
Food & giveaways

Sugar Hill Hope Garden Annual Halloween Party Candy Giveaway

📍 Sugar Hill Hope Garden · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Starts in 22h 35m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–6:30 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Edgecomb Avenue Garden Park Sanctuary, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids

Trick or Treat at the Garden Gate

📍 Edgecomb Avenue Garden Park Sanctuary · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Starts in 22h 35m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–7 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Mott Street, Canal St to Bayard St, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 30
Family & kids

Halloween on Mott Street (Chinatown)

📍 Mott Street, Canal St to Bayard St · Mott St & Canal St, New York, NY 10013, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 22h 35m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–7 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at East 10th Street, 2nd Ave to 1st Ave, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 30
Family & kids

Village Halloween Costume Ball on East 10th Street

📍 East 10th Street, 2nd Ave to 1st Ave · 155 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 22h 35m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–8 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at West 139th Street, Frederick Douglass to ACP Jr Blvds, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 30
Family & kids

Strivers Row Halloween Festival

📍 West 139th Street, Frederick Douglass to ACP Jr Blvds · W 139th St & Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY 10030, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 22h 35m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3 PM–7 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bogardus Plaza, Hudson St (Reade to Chambers), Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 30
Family & kids

Halloween Spooktacular at Bogardus Plaza

📍 Bogardus Plaza, Hudson St (Reade to Chambers) · Hudson St & Chambers St, New York, NY 10013, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 23h 5m
SAT, OCT 31 · 3:30 PM–5:30 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Riverside Park, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids

Hippo Playground Halloween Parade

📍 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Riverside Park · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).
Starts in 1d 0h
SAT, OCT 31 · 5 PM–6 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Cabrini Boulevard, Manhattan · official listing on nyc.gov · checked Oct 28
Family & kids

19th Annual Washington Heights Halloween Parade

📍 Cabrini Boulevard · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Free (per NYC DOT Trick-or-Streets listing)
Starts in 1d 23h
SUN, NOV 1 · 2:30 PM–6 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Campos Community Garden, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Family & kids

Annual Community Dia de los Muertos Celebration

📍 Campos Community Garden · Manhattan
Free (per NYC Parks listing).