New York–Newark–Jersey City · NY / NJ
Things to do with kids in New York — October 2026
285 family events in October 2026, 201 still to come. Every listing links to the organizer’s own page. Dates are in Eastern Time.
What’s on now in New York →Still to come
Oct22ThuSTEM & discoveryThrough Oct 31
LEGOLAND Westchester Brick or Treat
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester
PaidAges 2–10
Oct24SatCommunitySat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Lakeside Fall Festival — Family Weekends
LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park
With admissionAll ages
Oct24SatOutdoorsSat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Boo at the Zoo — Bronx Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Paid
Oct25SunArts & craftsSun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM
Newark Museum October Family Drop-In
The Newark Museum of Art
With admission
Nov11WedSTEM & discoveryWed, Nov 11 · 9:30 AM
Westchester Children's Museum Day-Off STEAM Camps
Westchester Children's Museum
From $150Ages 5–10
- STEM & discovery
Thu, Oct 22 · 3:00 PM
Discovery Tank Guided Gallery — Hands-On Hudson River STEM at Pier 57
Discovery Tank, Pier 57, Hudson River Park
FreeAll ages
Oct23FriOutdoorsFri, Oct 23 · 10:30 AM
Fall First Discoveries (Toddlers) — Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
With admissionAges 0–4
Oct22ThuArts & craftsThrough Oct 31
Scarecrow Garden at Old Westbury Gardens
Old Westbury Gardens
With admission
- Pumpkins and patches
Through Nov 8
The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze
Van Cortlandt Manor
From $24All ages
- STEM & discovery
Sat, Oct 24 · 3:00 PM
Wetlab Look-ins — Free Guided Aquarium Tours at Pier 40
River Project Wetlab, Pier 40 South Walkway, Hudson River Park
FreeAll ages
- Community
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:30 PM
Halloween Light Show at Demarest Farms
Demarest Farms
Paid
- Arts & crafts
Thu, Oct 22 · 11:30 AM
Little Learners Art Lab — Long Island Children's Museum
Long Island Children's Museum
From $4
Oct22ThuOutdoorsThu, Oct 22 · 10:00 AM
QBG Farm Open Hours — Autumn 2026
Queens Botanical Garden
- Spooky and haunted
Through Nov 1
Spooky Fest at Liberty Science Center
Liberty Science Center
PaidAll ages
- Arts & crafts
Thu, Oct 22 · 10:15 AM
Storytime at The Met: Drip! Drop! Splash!
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met Fifth Avenue)
Free
Oct23FriCommunityFri, Oct 23 · 6:30 PM
Twilight Village at Sleepy Hollow
Philipsburg Manor
From $25All ages
Oct24SatSTEM & discoverySat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Ascarium Fall Festival — New York Aquarium
New York Aquarium
With admissionAll ages
- Outdoors
Fri, Oct 23
Bergen County Zoo Boo 2026
Bergen County Zoo
PaidAll ages
- Cooking
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Cookstove Demonstration at Historic Longstreet Farm
Historic Longstreet Farm
Free
- Community
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Día de los Muertos at NYBG — Weekend Family Activities
New York Botanical Garden
With admission
Oct22ThuCommunityThrough Nov 1
Día de Muertos Community Altar — Hudson River Museum
Hudson River Museum
With admissionAll ages
Oct25SunOutdoorsSun, Oct 25 · 10:30 AM
Fall Family Discovery Weekends & Story Time — Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
With admissionAll ages
- Outdoors
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Fall Farm Fun at Fosterfields
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm
From $15All ages
- Arts & crafts
Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM
Family Saturdays: Artmaking for the Whole Family - Nassau County Museum of Art
Nassau County Museum of Art - Manes Art Education Center
From $10Ages 2–14
Oct24SatSpooky and hauntedSat, Oct 24 · 7:00 PM
Harbes Orchard Spooky Night Maze
Harbes Orchard
From $26All ages
- STEM & discovery
Sat, Oct 24 · 12:30 PM
Mill Demonstrations at Historic Walnford (weekends)
Historic Walnford
Free
- Arts & crafts
Sat, Dec 19
NYCB Family Saturdays: Ballet Emotions & A Nutcracker Adventure
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
From $29
Oct24SatSTEM & discoverySat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Rosie Revere, Ada Twist, and Iggy Peck — New Victory Theater
New Victory Theater
From $25Ages 4+
Oct24SatSpooky and hauntedSat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Spooktober at Prospect Park Zoo
Prospect Park Zoo
With admissionAll ages
- Arts & crafts
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Stay and Play with Paper Mache - Lasdon Studio
Lasdon Public Gardens
From $5Ages 5+
Oct24SatOutdoorsSat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
The Amazing Maize Maze — Queens County Farm Museum
Queens County Farm Museum
From $10
- Outdoors
Sat, Oct 24 · 2:15 PM
Weekly Bird Tour — NYC Bird Alliance on Governors Island
Soissons Landing, Governors Island
- Outdoors
Sun, Nov 15 · 1:30 PM
Kids on the Move! at Wave Hill
Glyndor Gallery, Wave Hill
With admissionAges 3–8
- Not-so-scary
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Little Haunters at The Haunt at Wildcliff Mansion
Wildcliff Mansion
From $12
- Sports & play
Mon, Nov 16 · 6:30 PM
Family Game Night — Bayonne Public Library
Bayonne Public Library (main library)
FreeAll ages
Oct28WedOutdoorsWed, Oct 28 · 3:30 PM
After School Nature Club (Ages 4–7) — Lorrimer Sanctuary
Lorrimer Sanctuary
From $11Ages 4–7
- Pumpkins and patches
Thu, Oct 22 · 3:15 PM
Return of the Pumpkin Painting Celebration — Atlantic Highlands
Monmouth County Library — Atlantic Highlands Branch
FreeAll ages
Nov18WedArts & craftsWed, Nov 18 · 11:00 AM
Tiny Tours at Museum of the City of New York (Oct 21 and Nov 18)
Museum of the City of New York
With admissionAges 3–5
Oct22ThuOutdoorsThu, Oct 22 · 2:30 PM
Animal Encounters at Brooklyn Children's Museum (Oct 22)
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Free
Oct22ThuSTEM & discoveryThu, Oct 22 · 6:30 PM
Astronomy Night: Sidewalk Stargazing — Bedford Library
Bedford Library
FreeAll ages
- Outdoors
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Campfire Friends — Night Hike and S'mores
Reeves-Reed Arboretum
From $20Ages 5+
- Festivals and parties
Thu, Oct 22 · 4:30 PM
Celebrate Halloween with Jester Jim — Mahopac Library
Mahopac Public Library
FreeAges 4+
Oct22ThuTrick-or-treatThu, Oct 22 · 4:00 PM
Emma's Place Annual Trunk or Treat at Snug Harbor
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden — Parking Lot P4
Oct22ThuSports & playThu, Oct 22 · 11:00 AM
Field House Mat Pilates
102nd Street Field House
- Outdoors
Thu, Oct 22 · 4:00 PM
Halfway to Earth Day Fall Festival
Ward Acres Park
- Community
Thu, Oct 22 · 4:00 PM
Halloween Jamboree with Jumpin' Jamie — Eastern Branch
Monmouth County Library — Eastern Branch
FreeAges 4–12
Oct22ThuSTEM & discoveryThu, Oct 22 · 3:45 PM
Junior Naturalists Club (Ages 8–12) — Lorrimer Sanctuary
Lorrimer Sanctuary
From $11Ages 8–12
Oct22ThuArts & craftsThu, Oct 22 · 3:30 PM
Kings Bay Library 75th Anniversary: Mini Bookmobile Buses & Face Painting
Kings Bay Library (Brooklyn Public Library)
Free
Oct22ThuOutdoorsThu, Oct 22 · 10:00 AM
Tiny Tots Fall Series — Lorrimer Sanctuary
Lorrimer Sanctuary
From $9
- Trick-or-treat
Thu, Oct 22 · 2:30 PM
Tiny Trick-or-Treat! — Monmouth County Library Headquarters
Monmouth County Library — Headquarters
FreeAges 2–5
- Community
Fri, Oct 23 · 5:00 PM
Fall-O-Ween at Five Islands Park
Five Islands Park
- Spooky and haunted
Fri, Oct 23 · 3:00 PM
Greenbelt's Haunted Trail
Greenbelt Recreation Center (lower parking lot)
Free
Oct23FriFestivals and partiesFri, Oct 23 · 2:00 PM
Halloween Party — Paramus Reid Branch Library
Paramus Public Library — Reid Branch
FreeAll ages
- Arts & crafts
Fri, Oct 23 · 11:00 AM
Morning Beach Boos
Painting with a Twist - Queens, NY - Forest Hills
From $44All ages
Oct23FriSpooky and hauntedFri, Oct 23 · 4:30 PM
Mr. Vanderbilt's Spooky Science Lab — Halloween Workshop
Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
From $25
- Festivals and parties
Fri, Oct 23
Romp n' Roll Halloween Boo Bash — Marlboro
Romp n' Roll Marlboro Nj
- Sports & play
Fri, Oct 23 · 11:00 AM
Spoopy Bubble Dance Party — Hillsborough Library
Somerset County Library — Hillsborough branch
Free
Oct23FriTrick-or-treatFri, Oct 23 · 1:00 PM
Trick or Treat Tours — Planting Fields Main House
Planting Fields — The Main House
From $5
Oct24SatArts & craftsSat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
ABTKids Performance — American Ballet Theatre
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
From $30
Oct24SatOutdoorsSat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Autumn Garden Tour with the Horticulture Director
Queens Botanical Garden
From $6
- STEM & discovery
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
BASF's Kids' Lab: Playful Polymers at Liberty Science Center
Liberty Science Center
With admissionAges 6–12
Oct24SatOutdoorsSat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Birdwatching with Author Julia Rothman and Jack Rothman
Endale Arch, Prospect Park (BPL offsite program)
FreeAges 6+
Oct24SatArts & craftsSat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Cherokee Tales by Bright Star Theatre - Tenafly Library
Tenafly Public Library (Edna Kawulitzki Gallery)
FreeAll ages
- STEM & discovery
Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM
Chess Cubs — Huguenot Park Library
Huguenot Park Library (New York Public Library)
FreeAges 6+
- Costumes and parades
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
CLDC Saturday Science Lab: Build Your Own Costume
Queens Public Library — Central Library (Children's Library Discovery Center)
Free
- Spooky and haunted
Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
Conference House Haunted Trail
H.H. Biddle House (Conference House Park)
Free
Oct24SatCommunitySat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Diwali Celebration — Demarest Public Library
Demarest Public Library
Free
Oct24SatCommunitySat, Oct 24 · 10:30 AM
Enchanted Forest (for families)
Cliffdale Farm
- Oct24SatOutdoors
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:30 AM
Enchanted Forest at Cliffdale Farm — Teatown
Cliffdale Farm (Teatown)
Paid
Oct24SatSTEM & discoverySat, Oct 24 · 9:00 AM
Fall Discovery Weekends at Reeves-Reed Arboretum
Reeves-Reed Arboretum — Stackhouse Education Center
Ages 3+
- Community
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Fall Harvest Festival — Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
PaidAll ages
- Outdoors
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:30 AM
Halloween at the Farm — Suffolk County Farm
Suffolk County Farm and Education Center
From $5Ages 1–18
- Festivals and parties
Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
Halloween Boo Bash — Randall's Island Park
White Garden, Randall's Island Park
Free
- Cooking
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:30 AM
Halloween Family Cooking Class — Hilltop Hanover Farm
Hilltop Hanover Farm
From $45All ages
- Festivals and parties
Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
Halloween Fest 2026 — Fort Greene Park
Monument Plaza, Fort Greene Park
Free
Oct24SatSpooky and hauntedSat, Oct 24 · 6:00 PM
Haunted House at Harbor Island Park
Stephen E. Johnston Beach Pavilion, Harbor Island Park
Free
- Community
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:30 AM
Juniper Valley Park Fall Festival
Juniper Valley Park (Multipurpose Play Area / hard top)
Free
Oct24SatSpooky and hauntedSat, Oct 24 · 6:00 PM
LICM Ghostly Gala
Long Island Children's Museum
From $18
Oct24SatSTEM & discoverySat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Long Island Aquarium Bats, Barnacles & Broomsticks
Long Island Aquarium
Paid
Oct24SatArts & craftsSat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM
Make Recycling Fun! - Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary
NJ Audubon Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary
From $10
Oct24SatArts & craftsSat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
Newark Museum Community Day: Autumn Fling
The Newark Museum of Art
Free
Oct24SatCommunitySat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Ocean Breeze Fall Festival
Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex
FreeAll ages
Oct24SatFestivals and partiesThrough Oct 25
Operation Slumber Overnight (Halloween Theme) — Intrepid Museum
Intrepid Museum
From $99Ages 5–17
Oct24SatPumpkins and patchesSat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM
Pumpkin Fairy Cottage Workshop - Lorrimer Sanctuary
NJ Audubon Lorrimer Sanctuary
From $45
Oct24SatPumpkins and patchesSat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Pumpkin Point 2026 — Governors Island Pumpkin Patch and Fall Festival
Nolan Park Lawn, Governors Island
With admissionAll ages
Oct24SatSTEM & discoverySat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Riders Ready: The Science of BMX Exhibit Opening Day at BCM
Brooklyn Children's Museum
From $15
Oct24SatSpooky and hauntedSat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
STEM Explorers: Spooky Science — LICM
Long Island Children's Museum
With admissionAges 4+
Oct24SatCostumes and paradesSat, Oct 24 · 3:00 PM
Summit Halloween Parade and Costume Contest
Village Green, Summit (parade from 25 Deforest Ave)
All ages
Oct24SatArts & craftsSat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Super Family Saturday: Enchanted Forest - Nassau County Museum of Art
Nassau County Museum of Art - Manes Art Education Center
From $10
Oct24SatSTEM & discoverySat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
The Sky Is Not the Limit — Intrepid STEM High School Fair
Intrepid Museum
Free
- Community
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Touch a Truck with Dumont Emergency Services - Dixon Homestead Library
Dumont's Dixon Homestead Library (outdoor patio)
FreeAll ages
- Festivals and parties
Sat, Oct 24 · 5:30 PM
Trail Tales — Halloween Night Walk at Great Swamp
Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center
From $13Ages 6+
- STEM & discovery
Sat, Oct 24 · 6:30 PM
Unlimited: Games, Puzzles and Surprising Mathematics — MoMath
National Museum of Mathematics
Oct24SatArts & craftsSat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM
Woody Guthrie's Songs to Grow On (NYC Children's Theater) — SICM
Staten Island Children's Museum
With admission
Oct25SunOutdoorsSun, Oct 25 · 9:00 AM
2nd Annual Play Day Fest — Prospect Park
Prospect Park Audubon Center (Boathouse)
Free
Oct25SunSTEM & discoverySun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM
Animal Encounter: Misunderstood No More — Teatown
Teatown
Ages 4+
Oct25SunOutdoorsSun, Oct 25 · 10:30 AM
Awesome Autumn Sundays - Lorrimer Sanctuary
NJ Audubon Lorrimer Sanctuary
From $5
Oct25SunSTEM & discoverySun, Oct 25 · 11:00 AM
Bug Buddies — Queens County Farm Museum
Queens County Farm Museum
From $12
Oct25SunTrick-or-treatSun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM
Fall Finale Halloween Car Show and Trunk-or-Treat
Town Park at Malibu
Free
Oct25SunCommunitySun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM
Halloween Family Fun Day - Long Island Museum
The Long Island Museum
FreeAll ages
- Community
Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM
Halloween: Wags to Witches — Van Cortlandt Park
Van Cortlandt House Museum lawn (Van Cortlandt Park)
Free
Oct25SunSTEM & discoverySun, Oct 25 · 11:00 AM
Honey Bottling Workshop with Beekeeper Helen Colhoun
Queens Botanical Garden
Oct25SunArts & craftsSun, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM
Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison
Ralph Ellison Plaza
- Arts & crafts
Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM
Open Studio at The Met Cloisters
The Met Cloisters
With admissionAll ages
- Community
Sun, Oct 25 · 12:00 PM
Shocktoberfest — Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Playground for All Children, Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Free
Oct25SunSpooky and hauntedSun, Oct 25 · 11:00 AM
Spooktacular Halloween Parade & Event
The Regatta to Pavilion Field, Harbor Island Park
Oct25SunArts & craftsSun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM
Sunday Studio: Upcycled Paper Weaving with Emily Kenselaar
Montclair Art Museum
With admission
Oct25SunArts & craftsSun, Oct 25 · 9:30 AM
Transit Tots — New York Transit Museum
New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn (Education Center)
From $40
- Trick-or-treat
Sun, Oct 25 · 12:00 PM
Trick-or-Treat at Historic Walnford
Historic Walnford
Free
- Oct26MonSports & play
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM
Fall Bodyroll in the Field House
102nd Street Field House
- Outdoors
Mon, Oct 26 · 9:30 AM
Nature Walk: For Kids! - Muscoot Farm
Alfred B. DelBello Muscoot Farm
From $5Ages 4–7
- Festivals and parties
Tue, Oct 27 · 3:30 PM
Halloween Dance Party — West New Brighton Library
West New Brighton Library (New York Public Library)
Free
- Not-so-scary
Tue, Oct 27 · 2:30 PM
HPL's Not So Scary Halloween Party
Hoboken Public Library — Main Library
FreeAll ages
Oct27TueTrick-or-treatTue, Oct 27 · 4:00 PM
Rock or Treat: Halloween Around the World
Crown Heights Library
Free
- Not-so-scary
Tue, Oct 27 · 6:30 PM
The Mad Scientist's Costume Parade — Little Egg Harbor
Ocean County Library — Little Egg Harbor Branch
Free
Oct27TueCommunityTue, Oct 27 · 6:00 PM
Therapy Dog Story Time with Harper
Bayonne Public Library (main library)
Free
- Not-so-scary
Tue, Oct 27 · 10:00 AM
Toddler Halloween Party — Bayonne Public Library
Bayonne Public Library (main library)
FreeUp to 5
Oct27TueArts & craftsTue, Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Women of the American Revolution: Tea Parties and Teatown (for adults)
Teatown
Oct28WedOutdoor rinksThrough Feb 28
Bryant Park Winter Village Ice Skating Rink
Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park
FreeAll ages
- Oct28WedSports & play
Wed, Oct 28 · 9:30 AM
Fall Yoga in the Field House
102nd Street Field House
- Festivals and parties
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
Halloween Party — Bridgewater Library
Somerset County Library — Bridgewater branch
FreeAll ages
Oct28WedSTEM & discoveryWed, Oct 28 · 10:00 AM
Hard Hat Tours: All Welcome (18+)
Teatown
- Trick-or-treat
Wed, Oct 28 · 4:00 PM
Kids Can Cook! — Trick or Treat
Reeves-Reed Arboretum
From $50Ages 5–10
- Arts & crafts
Wed, Oct 28 · 4:00 PM
Kids' Talent Show — Stapleton Library
Stapleton Library (New York Public Library)
Free
Oct28WedCommunityWed, Oct 28 · 5:00 PM
Madcapped Mysteries for Teens
Bayonne Public Library (main library)
Free
Oct28WedCommunityWed, Oct 28 · 5:30 PM
Movie Night: Coco — Miller Branch
Miller Branch Library (Jersey City Free Public Library)
Free
- Not-so-scary
Wed, Oct 28 · 10:30 AM
Ragamuffin Parade & Toddler Halloween Party — Oradell
Oradell Public Library
Free
Oct28WedSTEM & discoveryWed, Oct 28 · 3:00 PM
Release of the Fishes — Wetlab Season Finale at Pier 40
River Project Wetlab, Pier 40 South Walkway, Hudson River Park
All ages
Oct28WedSpooky and hauntedWed, Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Spooky Family Night Hike - Lorrimer Sanctuary
NJ Audubon Lorrimer Sanctuary
FreeAges 4+
- Oct28WedOutdoor rinks
Through Feb 28
The Rink at Bryant Park — Winter Village Opening Season
The Rink at Bryant Park
Free
Oct28WedNot-so-scaryWed, Oct 28 · 10:30 AM
Toddler Sensory Exploration (Halloween slime) at NYSCI
New York Hall of Science (NYSCI)
Oct29ThuCommunityThu, Oct 29 · 2:00 PM
Election Day at BCM: Animal Candidate Mock Election
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Free
Oct29ThuArts & craftsThu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Fall into Art: Painted Leaf Mobile Workshop - Long Island Museum
The Long Island Museum
From $5
Oct29ThuFestivals and partiesThu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM
Family-Fun Halloween Movie Night — Macon Library
Macon Library
FreeAll ages
- Oct29ThuSports & play
Thu, Oct 29 · 11:00 AM
Field House Mat Pilates
102nd Street Field House
Oct29ThuFestivals and partiesThu, Oct 29 · 4:00 PM
Halloween Bash for Kids — Communipaw Branch
Communipaw Branch Library (Jersey City Free Public Library)
FreeAges 0–17
- Festivals and parties
Thu, Oct 29 · 3:30 PM
Halloween Celebration for Children — Ridgewood Library
Queens Public Library at Ridgewood
FreeAges 6–12
Oct29ThuCostumes and paradesThu, Oct 29 · 3:30 PM
Halloween Parade / Party (outdoor) — Glenn D. Cunningham Branch
Glenn D. Cunningham Branch Library (Jersey City Free Public Library)
Free
- Spooky and haunted
Thu, Oct 29 · 12:00 PM
Haunted Carousel at Prospect Park
Prospect Park Carousel, Children's Corner
From $3
- Festivals and parties
Thu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Hip Hop Halloween Celebration — Central Library
Queens Public Library — Central Library
Free
Oct29ThuSports & playThu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM
Kids Glow Move & Groove
Priscilla Gardner Main Library (Jersey City Free Public Library)
Free
- Festivals and parties
Thu, Oct 29 · 4:00 PM
Teen Halloween Party — Hoboken Main Library
Hoboken Public Library — Main Library
Free
Oct29ThuOutdoorsThu, Oct 29 · 3:30 PM
Wave Hill-O-Ween
Wave Hill
Free
- Arts & crafts
Fri, Oct 30 · 3:00 PM
Beyond the Grave *NEW ART*
Painting with a Twist - Queens, NY - Forest Hills
From $44Ages 8+
- Costumes and parades
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:30 AM
Children's Halloween Parade — Toms River Branch
Ocean County Library — Toms River Branch
FreeAges 2–5
Oct30FriCostumes and paradesFri, Oct 30 · 3:15 PM
Children's Halloween Parade & Party — Pavonia Branch
Pavonia Branch Library (Jersey City Free Public Library)
FreeAll ages
- Festivals and parties
Fri, Oct 30 · 3:30 PM
Children's Halloween Party — Forest Hills Library
Queens Public Library at Forest Hills
Free
Oct30FriSports & playFri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Friendly Hours (sensory-friendly) — Long Island Children's Museum
Long Island Children's Museum
Free
Oct30FriFestivals and partiesFri, Oct 30 · 2:30 PM
Gerritsen Beach Library Halloween Party
Gerritsen Beach Library
FreeAll ages
Oct30FriFestivals and partiesFri, Oct 30 · 3:30 PM
Halloween Boo Bash — Brooklyn Heights Library
Brooklyn Heights Library
Free
- Arts & crafts
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Halloween Boo! Story Stroll and Craft — Vanderbilt Museum
Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
From $20
Oct30FriPumpkins and patchesFri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Halloween Harvest Night at NJPAC
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) — Chambers Plaza
All ages
- Spooky and haunted
Fri, Oct 30 · 3:00 PM
Haunted Heights: Halloween at Morningside Park
North Lawn, Morningside Park
Free
- Oct30FriSpooky and haunted
Fri, Oct 30 · 3:00 PM
Haunted House and Hallow Gala
Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center
FreeAll ages
- Pumpkins and patches
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:30 AM
Little Farm Friends: Pumpkin Pick n Paint — Fosterfields
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm
From $10
- Oct30FriSpooky and haunted
Fri, Oct 30 · 4:00 PM
Mad Monster Lab Haunted House and Fall Festival
Bowne Park Field House
FreeAll ages
- Community
Fri, Oct 30 · 3:00 PM
Ozone Park Halloween Ball
Queens Public Library at Ozone Park
Free
Oct31SatArts & craftsSat, Oct 31 · 1:30 PM
¡EN ESPAÑOL! Tree Club del Bosque de West Harlem
W 143rd Street & Riverside Drive
Oct31SatFestivals and partiesSat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
1970s vs 1980s Halloween Party — Kings Bay Library
Kings Bay Library
FreeAll ages
Oct31SatSTEM & discoverySat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Animal Encounter: Snake Feeding Demonstration (for everyone)
Teatown
Oct31SatFestivals and partiesSat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
BAMboo! Halloween Family Celebration
BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building
Free
- Community
Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM
Boo Walk - Muscoot Farm
Alfred B. DelBello Muscoot Farm
- Trick-or-treat
Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
Candy Land Halloween Party — Grand Street Branch
Hoboken Public Library — Grand Street Branch (second floor)
Free
Oct31SatFestivals and partiesSat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
Celebrate Halloween with AniTOMO Con at Brooklyn Children's Museum
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Paid
Oct31SatFestivals and partiesSat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
Chamber Music Season Finale and Halloween Bash — Glass Clouds Ensemble
Nolan Park Building 14, Governors Island
Free
- Spooky and haunted
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
Creepy Crawly Halloween at the Prospect Park Audubon Center
Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park
Free
Oct31SatOutdoorsSat, Oct 31 · 9:00 AM
Croton Point Park Halloween Hike
Croton Point Park (meet at RV park gate)
Ages 6+
Oct31SatCommunitySat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Día de los Muertos at Queens Zoo
Queens Zoo
PaidAll ages
Oct31SatSTEM & discoverySat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM
Dino Scales & Tails — Staten Island Children's Museum
Staten Island Children's Museum, Snug Harbor
From $10
Oct31SatCommunitySat, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM
El Día de Muertos con Mexico Beyond Mariachi
Central Library, Brooklyn Public Library (Dweck Center)
Free
- Community
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
Fantasy Parade - Lasdon Public Gardens
Lasdon Public Gardens
FreeAll ages
- Spooky and haunted
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Fiesta of Frights: A Magical Halloween Adventure — Allerton Library
Allerton Library (New York Public Library)
FreeAll ages
Oct31SatOutdoorsSat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
Grow & Gather Family Gardening — Queens County Farm Museum
Queens County Farm Museum
From $5
Oct31SatSTEM & discoverySat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Halloweekend 2026 — Hudson River Museum
Hudson River Museum
With admissionAll ages
Oct31SatCommunitySat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM
Halloween at Queens Botanical Garden
Queens Botanical Garden
From $8All ages
- Not-so-scary
Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM
Halloween Baby & Toddler Rave — South Jamaica Library
Queens Public Library at South Jamaica
Free
Oct31SatFestivals and partiesSat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Halloween Celebration 2026 — American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History
From $25
Oct31SatTrick-or-treatSat, Oct 31
Halloween Drop-In Crafts and Trick-or-Treat — Miller Branch
Miller Branch Library (Jersey City Free Public Library)
FreeAges 0–12
- Festivals and parties
Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
Halloween Face Painting with Party Colors — Pomonok Library
Queens Public Library at Pomonok
Free
- Festivals and parties
Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM
Halloween Fall Festival — Harlem Library
Harlem Library (New York Public Library)
FreeAll ages
- Outdoors
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Halloween Hike to Heyerdahl Hill — Greenbelt
Greenbelt Nature Center (Blood Root Valley)
FreeAges 10+
- Community
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:30 AM
Halloween HullaBOO! - Montclair Public Library
Montclair Public Library
- Community
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:30 AM
Halloween HullaBOO! — Montclair Public Library
Montclair Public Library — Main Library
Free
Oct31SatCommunitySat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
Halloween on the Farm — Queens County Farm Museum
Queens County Farm Museum
From $15
- Festivals and parties
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Halloween Party — 67th Street Library
67th Street Library (New York Public Library)
FreeAges 0–12
- Sports & play
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
Halloween Putt Putt — Manchester Branch
Ocean County Library — Manchester Branch
Free
Oct31SatSpooky and hauntedSat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM
Haunted House @ Leonard Library
Leonard Library
FreeAll ages
Oct31SatCostumes and paradesSat, Oct 31 · 3:30 PM
Hippo Halloween Parade — Riverside Park
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (start) to Hippo Playground, Riverside Park
Free
Oct31SatSpooky and hauntedSat, Oct 31 · 10:30 AM
Monster Costume Quest — Halloween at CMOM
Children's Museum of Manhattan
With admissionAll ages
Oct31SatCostumes and paradesSat, Oct 31 · 6:30 PM
Park Slope Civic Council Children's Halloween Parade
Seventh Avenue, Park Slope (14th St to Old Stone House / Washington Park)
Free
- Trick-or-treat
Sat, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM
Pre Trick-or-Treat Scavenger Hunt - Lenoir Preserve
Lenoir Preserve
Free
- Spooky and haunted
Sat, Oct 31 · 3:30 PM
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark — Halloween Read-Aloud
Hoboken Public Library — Main Library
FreeAges 7+
Oct31SatPumpkins and patchesSat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM
Socrates Halloween Harvest Festival
Socrates Sculpture Park
FreeAll ages
Oct31SatSpooky and hauntedSat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Spooky City: Faces and Places of NYC — Family Festival
Museum of the City of New York
From $23All ages
- STEM & discovery
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
STEM•X Festival 2026 — Cradle of Aviation Museum
Cradle of Aviation Museum
FreeAll ages
Oct31SatArts & craftsSat, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM
This Is Halloween! @ Rugby Library
Rugby Library
Free
Oct31SatSTEM & discoverySat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Touch Object Experience at Museum of the Moving Image
Museum of the Moving Image
With admission
- Trick-or-treat
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
Trick or Treat at the Library - Franklin Lakes
Franklin Lakes Public Library
Free
Oct31SatOutdoorsSat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM
Turtle Back Zoo Howl-O-Ween
Essex County Turtle Back Zoo
From $5
Oct31SatCostumes and paradesSat, Oct 31 · 7:00 PM
Village Halloween Parade 2026 — "Body & Soul"
Sixth Avenue parade route, Greenwich Village (King St to West 15th St)
Free
- Outdoors
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
Wild About Halloween — Marshlands Conservancy
Marshlands Conservancy
Already happened
Check?datesSports & playEndedPast · Oct 10 · 3:00 PM
Family Play Workshop at The Yard — 2026 History
The Yard, Governors Island
From $45Ages 5+
Oct12MonOutdoorsEndedPast · Oct 12 · 10:00 AM
Native Plant and Bird Tour — Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Queens Botanical Garden
Oct12MonOutdoorsEndedPast · Oct 12 · 12:30 PM
Wampum Belt Making — Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Queens Botanical Garden
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 15 · 2:00 PM
Antiracist Family Day at Brooklyn Children's Museum
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Free
- Sports & play
EndedThrough Oct 18
Arcade Science: Play MASSIVE and HOVERBURGER
Museum of the Moving Image
Free
- Sports & play
EndedPast · Oct 15 · 11:00 AM
Field House Mat Pilates
102nd Street Field House
- Costumes and parades
EndedPast · Oct 15 · 10:00 AM
Halloween Costume Swap — Gerritsen Beach Library
Gerritsen Beach Library
FreeAll ages
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 15 · 4:00 PM
Studio Samplers: Mini Makers Workshop Drop-In
Montclair Art Museum
From $40Ages 6–8
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 16 · 6:30 PM
Family Fridays: Hidden in the Star — MoMath
National Museum of Mathematics
FreeAll ages
- Pumpkins and patches
EndedPast · Oct 16 · 6:00 PM
Gardens Aglow — Carved Pumpkins at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens
Essex County Presby Memorial Iris Gardens
Free
- Festivals and parties
EndedPast · Oct 16 · 6:00 PM
Halloween Movie Night: The Addams Family — Red Bank
Riverside Gardens Park
- Spooky and haunted
EndedPast · Oct 16 · 5:30 PM
Halloween Party and Haunted House — Leonia Public Library
Leonia Public Library
FreeAll ages
- Oct16FriSpooky and haunted
EndedPast · Oct 16 · 4:00 PM
Hallowscream Fright Walk
J. Hood Wright Recreation Center and Park
FreeAll ages
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 2:00 PM
4th Annual Korean Culture Day — Old Westbury Gardens
Old Westbury Gardens
With admission
- Pumpkins and patches
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 3:00 PM
A Great Pumpkin Patch
Painting with a Twist - Queens, NY - Forest Hills
From $44Ages 8+
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 11:30 AM
Arcade Science Day of Play at Museum of the Moving Image
Museum of the Moving Image
Free
- Pumpkins and patches
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 6:00 PM
Boo-tiful Pumpkin Walk and Craft Fest — Frelinghuysen Arboretum
Frelinghuysen Arboretum
From $25All ages
Oct17SatCommunityEndedPast · Oct 17 · 11:00 AM
Brooklyn Bridge Park Harvest Festival
Brooklyn Bridge Park — Pier 6
FreeAll ages
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Build a Scarecrow - Haworth Municipal Library
Haworth Municipal Library
From $20All ages
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 18
Design Lab Weekend Activities at NYSCI
New York Hall of Science (NYSCI)
Paid
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 2:00 PM
Día de Muertos — Calpulli Mexican Dance Company at Queens Theatre
Queens Theatre
From $25All ages
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 9:30 AM
Exploring Nature with iNaturalist – A Beginner’s Course
Duke Farms
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Faber Park Fright Fest
Faber Park Recreation Center (outdoors)
Free
- Outdoors
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Family Art Project & Kids on the Move — Wave Hill
Wave Hill
With admission
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Family Art Project: Revealing the Palisades — Wave Hill
Wave Hill House, Wave Hill
With admission
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 11:00 AM
Family Fun Day: Dodge Poetry Festival at NJPAC
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) — Chambers Plaza
FreeAll ages
- Festivals and parties
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 2:30 PM
Family Halloween Carnival — East Flushing Library
Queens Public Library at East Flushing
Free
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 11:00 AM
Farmhouse Family Day: Autumnal Wonders
Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (Fidler-Wyckoff House Park)
FreeAll ages
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 12:00 PM
Feel the Flow(ers): Pocket Gardens
Brooklyn Museum
With admission
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 3:00 PM
Flagpole Piñata Party — Family Drop-In Workshop and Procession
Soissons Landing (Six Coasts by Smorgasburg), Governors Island
Free
- Oct17SatSpooky and haunted
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Hallowscream Fall Festival and Fright Walk
J. Hood Wright Recreation Center and Park
FreeAll ages
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Healthy Path Foundation Fall Festival at Snug Harbor
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden — South Meadow
Free
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 2:00 PM
Hudson Valley Wildlife at the Pelham Public Library (for families)
Pelham Public Library
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 2:00 PM
Italian Heritage Month Celebration — Grand Street Branch
Hoboken Public Library — Grand Street Branch (second floor)
Free
- Outdoors
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 6:00 PM
Maze by Moonlight — Queens County Farm Museum
Queens County Farm Museum
Paid
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 3:00 PM
October Movie Matinee
New York Public Library — branch unverified
All ages
- Sports & play
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 11:00 AM
Open Studio 2026
Whitney Museum of American Art
- Pumpkins and patches
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 1:00 PM
Pumpkin Decorating at Muscoot Farm
Alfred B. DelBello Muscoot Farm
From $10Ages 3+
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 11:00 AM
Rock Hall Country Fair
Rock Hall Museum
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 12:00 AM
Saturday Parking Pass Required
Duke Farms
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Skeleton Sock Skating Opening Weekend — LICM
Long Island Children's Museum
With admission
- Spooky and haunted
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
Spooktacular Oktoberfest — Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary
Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary
From $25
- Spooky and haunted
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Spooktoberfest at Hartsbrook Park
Hartsbrook Park
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 11:00 AM
Teen Open Studio at Montclair Art Museum
Montclair Art Museum
From $15Ages 13+
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 10:30 AM
Teen Studio: Too Abstract (Ages 12-14)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met Fifth Avenue)
FreeAges 12–14
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 2:30 PM
Teen Studio: Too Abstract (Ages 15-18)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met Fifth Avenue)
FreeAges 15–18
- Pumpkins and patches
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
The Great Pumpkin Spooktacular — Soundview Park
Soundview Park
Free
- Oct17SatCommunity
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 11:00 AM
Williamsbridge Fall Fiesta
Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center
FreeAll ages
- Outdoors
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 2:00 PM
All-Abilities Discovery Afternoon with VISIONS — Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
FreeAll ages
- Outdoors
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Animal Disguises for Littles
Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area
From $8Ages 2–5
- Pumpkins and patches
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 11:00 AM
Archtober Family Day — Pumpkin Decorating at Flushing Town Hall
Flushing Town Hall
Free
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 12:00 AM
Campus Closed for Wildlife & Ecosystem Recovery
Duke Farms
- Outdoors
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 11:00 AM
Celebrate Fall Festival — Reeves-Reed Arboretum
Reeves-Reed Arboretum
From $15
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 2:00 PM
Charlotte Mayerson’s Overlook Concerts
116th Street Overlook
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 2:00 PM
Charlotte Mayerson’s Overlook Concerts
116th Street Overlook
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 11:00 AM
CMS Kids: Building Blocks of Music (Ages 3–6)
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio at CMS
PaidAges 3–6
- Sports & play
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 10:30 AM
Dance with the Fauns and Fairies from The Dream (ABT) — CMOM
Children's Museum of Manhattan
With admissionAll ages
- Outdoors
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
Fairy Tales and Gnome Homes — Teatown
Teatown
Ages 4+
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 2:00 PM
Fall Fest - Teaneck Public Library
Teaneck Public Library
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Free Halloween Puppet Pop-up at the Old Stone House
Old Stone House (Washington Park)
FreeAll ages
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
How Did They Do That?: Tapestry Weaving at The Met Cloisters
The Met Cloisters
With admissionAll ages
Check?datesSTEM & discoveryEndedPast · Oct 18 · 11:00 AM
Intrepid Access Family Program: Dressing for the Job
Intrepid Museum
FreeAges 5–17
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 2:00 PM
Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison
Ralph Ellison Plaza
Oct18SunCommunityEndedPast · Oct 18 · 10:30 AM
National Preparedness Month Family Day
Queens Botanical Garden
With admission
- Costumes and parades
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
Red Bank 78th Annual Halloween Parade
Downtown Red Bank (E. Bergen Pl. and Hudson Ave. to White St. parking lot)
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 11:00 AM
Sunday Family Lab: Bubbling Potions at NYSCI
New York Hall of Science (NYSCI)
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
Sunday Studio: Lari Tassels with Anna Muñiz
Montclair Art Museum
With admission
- Spooky and haunted
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
Swamps: Spooky or Spectacular? — Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center
Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center
From $10Ages 8+
Oct18SunArts & craftsEndedPast · Oct 18 · 11:00 AM
The Brass Tree Live — date needs confirmation
Queens Botanical Garden
Free
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
The Garden People: 45 Years in Bloom
Garden People’s Garden
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 11:00 AM
Thompson Park Day — Monmouth County Park System Fall Festival
Thompson Park
Free
- Costumes and parades
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 3:00 PM
White Plains Halloween Parade
Downtown White Plains (Library Plaza to Court Street)
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 19 · 12:00 AM
Campus Closed for Wildlife & Ecosystem Recovery
Duke Farms
- Sports & play
EndedPast · Oct 19 · 10:00 AM
Fall Bodyroll in the Field House
102nd Street Field House
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 19 · 4:00 PM
Mummy Fashion Show — South Jamaica Library
Queens Public Library at South Jamaica
Free
- Pumpkins and patches
EndedPast · Oct 19 · 6:30 PM
Tween & Teen Art Club: Pumpkin Painting
Bayonne Public Library (main library)
FreeAges 9–18
Oct21WedOutdoorsEndedPast · Oct 21 · 10:00 AM
Awesome Autumn Amble at Thompson Park — Naturalist-Led Walk
Thompson Park
FreeAll ages
Oct21WedCommunityEndedPast · Oct 21 · 3:30 PM
Bonetti Fall Festival
Priscilla Gardner Main Library (Jersey City Free Public Library)
Free
- Pumpkins and patches
EndedPast · Oct 21 · 10:00 AM
De Matti's Pumpkin Patch (Tot and Afternoon Sessions)
DeMatti Park Fieldhouse (De Matti Park)
Free
- Oct21WedSports & play
EndedPast · Oct 21 · 9:30 AM
Fall Yoga in the Field House
102nd Street Field House
- Spooky and haunted
EndedPast · Oct 21 · 11:00 AM
Spooky Silly Music Concert with Yosi — Eastern Branch
Monmouth County Library — Eastern Branch
FreeAges 2–5
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 21 · 10:00 AM
Stroller Tour: The Brooklyn Books of the Dead (Ages 0-2)
Brooklyn Museum
From $38
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 21 · 4:00 PM
Teens Explore: Owl Pellet Dissection & Cyanotypes
Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center
FreeAges 13–19
Oct21WedSTEM & discoveryEndedPast · Oct 21 · 10:00 AM
Women Take to the Trails
Teatown