# Toms River Halloween Parade > Event for families in the New York–Newark–Jersey City area (NY / NJ). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Oct 31 · 7:00 PM - Where: Downtown Toms River Main Street, Main Street, Toms River - Ages: All ages - Price: Check official pricing - Status: Ended (last date Sat, Oct 31). - Organizer: Toms River Fire Dept., Company #1 - Official page: https://oceancountytourism.com/event/toms-river-87th-halloween-parade/ - Last checked: Fri, Oct 30 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/toms-river-halloween-parade--listing-3edfe251f55433806057b8de ## About The Toms River Volunteer Fire Company #1 runs its long-standing Halloween parade along downtown Main Street, now in its 87th year. Costumed marchers and groups parade through town in the evening while families line the street to watch. Anyone who wants to march registers with the firehouse in advance or on parade day. It is a community tradition for all ages. ## Similar picks coming up in New York - [The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/the-great-jack-o-lantern-blaze--listing-fa70b26f3410b52bbfb51ece) — Oct 14 – Nov 8 · Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson · All ages · From $24 · checked Oct 14. Historic Hudson Valley's evening Halloween walk at Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson. The path winds through the 18th-century landscape past more than 7,000 illuminated… - [Día de los Muertos at NYBG — Weekend Family Activities](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-at-nybg-weekend-family-activities--listing-850404152b700760eafdde39) — Mon, Nov 2 · 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM · New York Botanical Garden, Bronx · With admission · checked Oct 14. New this year at NYBG, a month-long Día de los Muertos celebration with marigold displays, a community ofrenda where visitors can add a photo or written memory, calaveras and a… - [Day of the Dead Family Celebration at Green-Wood](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/day-of-the-dead-family-celebration-at-green-wood--listing-8ea0a3301aa7220fcb4940d6) — Mon, Nov 2 · 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM · The Green-Wood Cemetery — Main Entrance Meadow & Historic Chapel, Brooklyn · Free · checked Oct 14. Free family-friendly Día de Muertos celebration with crafts, performances, music and hands-on activities, at the Main Entrance Meadow and near the Historic Chapel. Food and… - [Diwali Festival — Hudson River Museum](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/diwali-festival-hudson-river-museum--listing-9c82311b16556615b62c506c) — Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Hudson River Museum, Yonkers · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. A museum-wide celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights: make a diya to take home, create rangoli patterns, learn to wrap a sari, get a henna tattoo, watch classical… - [Culture Bridge: Celebration of Diwali — Flushing Library](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/culture-bridge-celebration-of-diwali-flushing-library--listing-06267ed831d7cde9e15d8184) — Wed, Nov 4 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Queens Public Library at Flushing (auditorium, lower level) · Free · checked Oct 14. A Diwali celebration with dance performances and an introduction to the festival's traditions; performers demonstrate how to drape a sari, show traditional attire and take… - [Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade — Brick Branch](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/annual-thanksgiving-day-parade-brick-branch--listing-86d66319f2d840242274a3f1) — Tue, Nov 24 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Ocean County Library — Brick Branch · Ages 2–5 · Free · checked Oct 14. A Thanksgiving story time for ages 2-5 at the Ocean County Library's Brick Branch, followed by making turkey hats for the library's own parade. Registration required; register… ## More for families - [This weekend in New York](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/new-york/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in New York](https://grassyknees.com/new-york) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/new-york.md)