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Halloween: Wags to Witches — Van Cortlandt Park

When
Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM–5:00 PM
Where
Van Cortlandt House Museum lawn (Van Cortlandt Park)Broadway at West 246th Street, Bronx, NYOpen in Google Maps ↗
Ages
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Cost
Free
Organizer
Van Cortlandt Park Alliance / Van Cortlandt House Museum / Urban Park Rangers

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, Van Cortlandt House Museum and the Urban Park Rangers host a free afternoon of creepy crafts, face painting and spine-chilling stories on the lawn of the Van Cortlandt House Museum. A Pup Parade and Canine Costume Contest starts at 3 PM (day-of dog registration 2–2:45 PM), and the Urban Park Rangers lead a Nocturnal Creatures and Wildlife Hike leaving the Nature Center at 6 PM and returning at 7:30 PM.

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NYC Parks event page lists date, time, location and cost; the page header shows 1:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., which looks like a typo for 1 PM; time recorded as 13:00. The ranger hike runs later (6–7:30 PM).

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