Family & kidsFREE
A Haunting in the Garden - Halloween
📍 Queens
A free Halloween event at The Garden by the Bay in Queens, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
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Bayville Scream Park
📍 Bayville
Five haunted houses in one themed park on Long Island's North Shore.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Berry Street Haunted Garden
📍 Brooklyn
A free Halloween event at Berry Street Garden in Brooklyn, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
Canstruction: giant sculptures made of food cans
📍 Battery Park City
Architecture teams build larger-than-life sculptures from thousands of cans, all donated to City Harvest.
Official site ↗Arts & culture
Día de los Muertos at the New York Botanical Garden
📍 Bedford Park
NYBG's first Día de los Muertos: a marigold trail with calaveras, a giant flower Catrina, a community ofrenda, and a parade on Nov 1.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead at Friends of Brook Park
📍 Bronx
A free Día de los Muertos gathering at Friends of Brook Park in Bronx, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
Dyckman Marina Movie Nights
📍 Manhattan
A free Halloween event at Dyckman Marina, Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
Free lunchtime juggling in Bryant Park
📍 Midtown
Try a free juggling lesson with equipment provided, or watch the Bryant Park Jugglers practice.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
Free lunchtime juggling in Bryant Park
📍 Midtown
Try a free juggling lesson with equipment provided, or watch the Bryant Park Jugglers practice.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
Free Saturday juggling in Bryant Park
📍 Midtown
Try a free juggling lesson with equipment provided, or watch the Bryant Park Jugglers practice.
Official site ↗VolunteeringFREE
Garden Costume Party & Volunteer Day
📍 Brooklyn
A free Halloween event at George Washington Carver Community Garden in Brooklyn, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Arts & culture
Gateway's Haunted Playhouse
📍 Bellport
The Gateway theater campus becomes a walk-through haunt with sets and live performers.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Greenpoint Children’s Halloween Parade
📍 Greenpoint
Town Square’s long-running neighborhood Halloween parade for kids in Greenpoint.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Halloween at Pier 57
📍 Chelsea
Kiosk-to-kiosk trick-or-treating, caricature artists and Halloween movies on the Hudson.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Halloween at the Seaport: Trick-or-Treating, Free Museum Day & Dog Costume Contest
📍 Seaport
A neighborhood-wide Halloween: free museum admission, trick-or-treating at about 30 Seaport businesses, and a Haunted Fish Market with a dog costume contest.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Halloween Harvest Festival at Socrates Sculpture Park
📍 Astoria
Pumpkin decorating, costume making, a vegan food market and a big dog costume contest to close the park’s season.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Halloween in Brooklyn's Finest Garden
📍 Brooklyn
A free Halloween event at Brooklyn's Finest Garden in Brooklyn, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Halloween Party
📍 Bronx
A free Halloween event at Garden of Life in Bronx, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Halloween Trick o' Treat at Harlem Valley Garden
📍 Manhattan
A free Halloween event at Harlem Valley Garden in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Haunted Garden Halloween Party
📍 Brooklyn
A free Halloween event at 61 Franklin Street Garden in Brooklyn, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Haunted Heights: Halloween at Morningside Park
📍 Manhattan
A free Halloween event at North Lawn, Morningside Park in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Arts & culture
Irving’s ‘Legend’ at Sunnyside
📍 Irvington
Storyteller Jonathan Kruk performs The Legend of Sleepy Hollow outdoors at Washington Irving’s home.
Official site ↗Community resourcesFREE
Jersey City Leaf Bag Distribution — Lafayette Park
📍 Jersey City
Jersey City residents can pick up free leaf bags at Lafayette Park. Proof of residency is required; the city does not publish quantities or remaining stock.
Official site ↗Community resourcesFREE
Jersey City Leaf Bag Distribution — Van Vorst Park
📍 Jersey City
Jersey City residents can pick up free leaf bags at Van Vorst Park. Proof of residency is required; the city does not publish quantities or remaining stock.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Mad Monster Lab Haunted House & Fall Festival
📍 Queens
A free Halloween event at Bowne Park Field House, Bowne Park in Queens, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
NYC Village Halloween Parade
📍 Greenwich Village
The country's biggest night parade: thousands in costume, giant puppets and bands marching up Sixth Avenue.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
NYRR Open Run: Canarsie Park
📍 Canarsie Park
A free event at Canarsie Park House (in Canarsie Park) in Brooklyn on Saturday, October 31, 08:45–10:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Fitness & wellnessFREE
NYRR Open Run: Crocheron Park
📍 John Golden Park
A free event at Entrance to John Golden Park (in John Golden Park),John Golden Parking Lot (in John Golden Park) in Queens on Saturday, October 31, 08:45–11:00. check the source link for RSVP and details before
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
Pier 57 Halloween Festivities
📍 25 11th Ave, New York, NY 10011
A free event at 25 11th Ave in Manhattan on Saturday, October 31, 11:00–20:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
SKULLPANDA “OFF MODE” pop-up experience
📍 Meatpacking District
Free walk-through pop-up from POP MART (maker of Labubu) with three immersive SKULLPANDA rooms.
Official site ↗Food & giveawaysFREE
Sugar Hill Hope Garden Annual Halloween Party Candy Giveaway
📍 Manhattan
A free Halloween event at Sugar Hill Hope Garden in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
The 36th Annual Halloween Festival
📍 Stony Brook
Stony Brook Village Center hosts a free Halloween afternoon with trick-or-treating, children's games, music and scarecrow-contest awards. Shopping and food are optional.
Official site ↗Arts & culture
The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze
📍 Croton-on-Hudson
Thousands of hand-carved jack o'lanterns lit along a walking trail at Van Cortlandt Manor.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
The Haunted Garden
📍 Brooklyn
A free Halloween event at Vinegar Hill Community Garden in Brooklyn, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Trick or Treat at Risse Street Community Garden
📍 Bronx
A free Halloween event at Risse Street Community Garden in Bronx, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Trick or Treat at the Garden Gate
📍 Manhattan
A free Halloween event at Edgecomb Avenue Garden Park Sanctuary in Manhattan, listed on the NYC Parks events calendar.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Trick-or-Treating at Chelsea Market
📍 Chelsea
Kids in costume can trick-or-treat through the Chelsea Market concourse all Halloween day.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Tricks and Treats at Bryant Park
📍 Midtown
A late-afternoon Halloween treat stroll for kids in Bryant Park.
Official site ↗Arts & culture
Twilight Village at Sleepy Hollow
📍 Sleepy Hollow
An outdoor Halloween village at Philipsburg Manor with storytellers, fire performers and the Headless Horseman.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
19th Annual Washington Heights Halloween Parade
📍 Washington Heights
Free annual Halloween parade in Washington Heights along Cabrini Boulevard.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
2026 Brooks NYC Hyperion House
📍 188 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10013, USA
A free event at 188 Lafayette Street in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 11:00–15:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Annual Urban Meadow Halloween Parade and Party
📍 Carroll Gardens
Costume parade led by the Underground Horns, plus kid activities and a BYO pumpkin contest at Urban Meadow.
Official site ↗Tours & walksFREE
Candlelight Ghost Tours
📍 Manhattan
A free event at Merchant's House Museum in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 18:30–22:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
Canstruction Experience
📍 Brookfield Place, Vesey Street, New York, NY, USA
A free event at Brookfield Place in Manhattan on Thursday, October 29, 10:00–19:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Markets & pop-upsFREE
Club Celsius
📍 64 Dobbin Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA
A free event at 64 Dobbin Street in Brooklyn on Friday, October 30, 18:00–14:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
Official site ↗Family & kidsFREE
Cobble Hill Association Halloween Parade
📍 Cobble Hill
Free Cobble Hill Halloween parade on Congress Street.
Official site ↗Arts & cultureFREE
Corpse Bride under the stars in Sunset Park
📍 Sunset Park
NYC Parks presents a free outdoor screening of the stop-motion film Corpse Bride on Sunset Park’s Central Lawn.
Official site ↗OutdoorsFREE
Cross Bronx Walking Tour
📍 Starlight Park
A free event at Bronx River House (in Starlight Park) in Bronx on Thursday, October 29, 12:30–14:30. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.
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