New York's 51st Annual Village Halloween Parade Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 7 pm

New York's Village Halloween Parade is an annual holiday parade on the night of Halloween in Greenwich Village. It is a wildly creative public participatory event. The 2024 Parade theme is Meow!

The Parade starts at Canal St. and 6th Avenue and goes up 6th Avenue to 15th Street on 6th Avenue.

Join with:

• Hundreds of Giant Puppets

• More than 50 bands representing music from around the world

• Dancers of all styles

• Artists with explosive imaginations

• Thousands of New Yorkers in costumes of their own creation

Join for a free all-ages Halloween dance party with Sounds from Herbert Holler and hosted by Savior Elmundo!

Join Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy for Big Halloween Get Down with Sounds from Herbert Holler and hosted by Savior Elmundo! This is a free, all-ages dance party at Pier 3 Plaza. Bring your good vibes and your best moves! Doors open at 6:00 PM and the dance party starts at 7:00 PM. RSVP so we know you’re coming! Costumes encouraged.

This is an all-ages event, but youth under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Join the W Times Square on Hallowen for an adult trick-or-treat Happy Hour before you head out for the evening!

They’ll be serving wine and candy pairings from organic winery Wander + Ivy and cult favorite candy brand Unreal. 

The Living Room at W New York – Times Square

7th Floor 

1567 Broadway

New York, NY 10036

WHEN:

Thursday, October 31, 2024

4:30-6:30 PM

Don't miss Bryant’s Park popular annual Halloween party with eerie magic tricks, face painting, arts & crafts, and spooky stories. Free for kids of all ages!

Spooky sights and treats to share, join the fun if you dare!

4pm-5pm:         Hocus Pocus with Magician Looney Louie 

5pm-5:45pm:    Halloween Parade with Triad Brass Band

Le Carrousel

• Face Painting with Face Art by Melissa

• Pumpkin Decorating *

• Arts & Crafts with Kelsey Craftz*

Holiday Shops

4pm-6pm: Trick or Treating at select Holiday Shops.
Pick up a free Trick-or-Treat bag at Le Carrousel!*

*First come, first served while supplies last.

🎃 BAMboo! is back! 🎃

Join BAM on October 31 for a FREE afternoon of fun, games, and spooky surprises! From arts & crafts to candy giveaways and family-friendly films, it’s a Halloween celebration the whole family will love. Perfect for kids of all ages!

📅 Oct 31 | 4-7 PM
📍 Outside the BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building

Now in it's 10th year, Halloween in East Midtown has welcomed tens of thousands of families to to East Midtown and has been repeatedly named one of New York City's best Halloween events for families and also one of the city's best neighborhoods to trick-or-treat in. 

We invite families to celebrate Halloween in East Midtown and join us for a all of our activities: Pumpkin painting at Sunrise at East 56th, our Maniac Pumpkin jack-o-lantern display at 919 3rd Avenue, and of course to trick-or-treat at the participating businesses between 3:00-7:00 PM on Thursday, October 31st.

Check the website for a trick or treating map!

Come trick or treat in Bella Abzug Park on the 31st from 3-7m.

Enjoy free candy, activities, and bouncy houses, a spooky maze, carnival games and more!

On October 31st, Halloween Day, head to Washington Square Park for the 34th Annual Children’s Halloween Parade—one of the largest, free, family Halloween events in the city

📌Organized by @nyuniversity and Manhattan Community Board 2, the parade kicks off at 3:00pm under the Washington Square Arch

🎉Get ready for games, goodie bags, and performances from the NYU Cheerleaders, NYU Dance Team, a live DJ, and a children’s band

NYC friends, Rahua Beauty has treats for you 🎃

Catch the Rahua team at Prince & Greene Street tomorrow at 2 PM with minis and chocolate!✨

Dress up and visit us at #BryantParkWinterVillage on HALLOWEEN and get a free GHOST MOOK from The Boiis Co 👻🍡

🎄 Bryant Park Winter Village
Mon-Fri 11am to 8pm

📍 FIND US AT BOOTH S31
(Across the FedEx Office at W 40th St)

Kita kits spooky mochi fam! 👻🤙🏼

Milk Bar is going all in on Halloween! Enjoy FREE mini bags of Super Crunchy Cookies at our bakeries on Halloween! No costume required (although, encouraged 😉)

Milk Bar NYC locations:

• Nomad: 1196 Broadway at 29th St., opens 9am

• UWS: 561 Columbus Ave, opens 9am

• Nolita: 246 Mott St, opens 12pm

• East Village: 251 E 13th St, opens 3pm

• West Village: 74 Christopher St, opens 11am

• Williamsburg: 382 Metropolitan Ave, opens 10am

Celebrate Halloween in Central Park with a family-friendly event full of magic, entertainment, and music, featuring our signature great pumpkin flotilla.

Drop off your carved pumpkin with us and head to the picnic area by the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, 110th Street (Central Park North) between Lenox Avenue and Fifth Avenue, to listen to not-so-spooky stories, enjoy a hair-raising magic show, and adorn your own trick-or-treating bag with Central Park–themed decorations.

Then, find a spot along the edge of the Harlem Meer, dance to some festive tunes (courtesy of our DJ), and watch the jack-o’-lanterns float by. It’s New York’s largest pumpkin flotilla—and it’s not to be missed!

These events are FREE and open to all ages. There are no tickets, but please RSVP to let us know you're coming.

Camp Canine presents the Third Annual Trick or Treat Night for Dogs: An Upper West Side Event!

Follow the Trick or Treat Map of all 30+ pawticipating businesses between 4-7pm on Sunday, Oct 27th with your pup in costume and collect yummy treats for them – no tricks necessary!

Start your evening at one of our key locations: Camp Canine, The Pet Market, Westside Veterinary Center or Bond Vet. Here, you can pick up your complimentary trick or treat bag to help you collect your pup’s treats! (Bags available while supplies last.) Each of these key locations will have a special and unique Halloween experience for you and your pup, so bring your camera!

Take to the streets, Columbus Avenue will be shut down from 67th-77th street. There you’ll see:

• Rescue Treats at 68th, 69th & 74th

• Live music (4-6pm) at 72nd outside of Malin+Goetz

• The Pet Market & their partner vendors at 72nd

• Animal Lighthouse Rescue at 74th outside of Papersource

• Costume contest and Doggy Howloween Pawrade hosted by Columbus Ave Bid, New York Dog Parade and Camp Canine between 72nd and 73rd. Emceed by Miss Indie Lusion. All pawticipants can march in the pawrade, and a special few pups in extra-spectacular Howloween costumes will receive a “golden ticket” inviting them to show off at the costume contest (starting at 6pm.) The Grand Prize winner of that contest will take home $500 cash.

This long-standing Tribeca tradition brings the entire neighborhood together and is led by the incomparable The Queer Big Apple Corps! Wear your favorite costume and join the parade down Greenwich Street.

The parade will queue at Greenwich Street and Hubert Street starting at approximately 12:45pm.
The procession will begin at 1pm, culminating in our BOOtifully decorated park.

Get ready for a howlin' good time at Domino Square! Join us on Sunday, October 27th, from 12-3 PM for a spooky celebration of your pups.

What’s in store:
🐕 Pup photobooth by @NYCstreetdogs
👻 Costume contest judged by local Williamsburg dog lovers
🎵 DJ @Nerquila spinning the tunes
🏆 Prizes from your favorite Williamsburg spots
🍴 Tasty bites for the humans and from @woofbowl for the pups
🎤 @mustlovedogsandcomedy will be mc-ing the event!

Don’t miss out on a pawsome day filled with fun, prizes, and plenty of pup love!

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance and Van Cortlandt House Museum invite you to a FREE fang-tastic afternoon of family and doggy fun.

Get ready for creepy crafts, face painting, spine-chilling stories and more!

Join us at 2pm for our Second Annual Canine Costume Contest. $20 pre-registration; $25 day-of to enter the Canine Costume Contest for a chance to win fun prizes.

Grab your dog and family and come to one of the most pet-friendly anticipated events of the season!

Dress up your pet and register to enter them into a costume contest for PAWtastic rewards!

Registration required to participate in contest.

Pumpkins. Tricks. And plenty of treats. Save the date for Seaport Kids x Halloween Block Party, in partnership with Mommy Poppins and Brooklyn Bridge Parents.

From 3pm to 5pm on Saturday, October 26, the cobblestones and Seaport Square will transform into a Halloween-themed block party for kids. Enjoy a live music performance from urban cowboy musician Hopalong Andrew from 4:00-4:45pm, as well as pumpkin-painting, face-painting, halloween crafts activities and, of course, a celebration of attendees’ fabulous costumes. Guests are encouraged to wear costumes (both themselves and their doggos) for a chance to win a prize. We will choose two (2) winners - 1 dog winner and 1 human winner. Each winner will receive a Tin Building gift card.

But the fun doesn’t stop there! Head on over to Seaport Square for a seasonal spooky activation by Dunkin, featuring special treats for both adults and their four-legged companions.

The 39th Annual Bronx Halloween Parade promises a ghoulishly good time for all ages. The theme this year is “Zombie Apocalypse,” so embrace the undead and join the fun!

After the parade, head over to Bill Rainey Park for an artist showcase featuring celebrities and influencers, elected officials, talented artists, marching bands, and thrilling costume contests with cash prizes. Distribution of candy and treats for a sweet finish to your spooky day.

Don’t miss out on this fang-tastic community celebration! Come dressed as a zombie, and let’s make this Halloween one to remember. Join us as we revel in the spirits of the season together! 🧟🎉

📅 Date: October 26, 2024
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM
📍 Parade Route:
🚶 Begins at Southern Blvd. & Westchester Ave.
🚶 Heads South on Southern Blvd.
🚶 Turns right onto Intervale Ave.
🏁 Concludes at Dawson St.

Post-Parade Festival: Bill Rainey Park (Roger’s Pl & Dawson St)

Continue your Spooky Season with King Manor Museum on Saturday, October 26th by attending the Fall Festival!

You can expect corn husk doll-making, pumpkin-picking, candy, crafts, and of course, the Queens Fiber Arts Festival! This jam packed celebration will also include art making classes, performances by Mazarte, and a workshop that explores the Victorian fascination with the occult!

This event is free to the public!

Socrates Sculpture Park’s Halloween Harvest Festival is back with family-friendly workshops, a community resource fair, as well as New York’s second largest dog costume contest co-presented with Chateau le Woof.

Celebrate the autumn season with pumpkin decorating and creative workshops led by Drag Story Hour NYC and Wearable Tracy. Treat your four-legged friend to some ice cream just for dogs. It’s a Halloween Harvest like no other that you do not want to miss!

Schedule

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM – Socrates Farmstand

12:00-2:00 PM – Pumpkin Carving Contest 

12:00 – 3:00 PM – Drop-in Pumpkin Decorating Workshop. Pumpkins provided, while supplies last or bring your own!

12:00 – 3:00 PM – Drop-in Costume Making Workshop with reused materials

12:00 – 3:00pm – Community Resource Fair
Participants will include The Department of Mental Health and Hygiene, Champlain Hudson Power Express, Greater Astoria Historical Society, Growing Up Green Charter School and more!

1:00 – 2:00 pm – Drag Story Hour NYC: Halloween Makeup Tutorial and Spooky Storytelling
2:00 – 3:30 PM – Public vote for your favorite pumpkin!

3:00 PM –  Annual Halloween Dog Costume Contest co-hosted with Chateau le Woof. 3 Prizes for Winner of the Contest, Runner Up and 3rd Place.

Join Randall’s Island for an afternoon of Halloween Fun! Come out to Randall’s Island Park for Halloween-themed activities, treats, music, and more. Costumes are welcome!

Location: White Garden

In the 26th year at Fort Greene Park, and presented by Fort Greene PUPS, the Great PUPkin is Brooklyn's largest and most outrageous dog costume contest. Scads of dogs enter and ruthlessly compete for the coveted Great PUPkin rosettes for the top pups!

The PUPkin is FREE to attend - registration is ONLY required if your dog is competing in the contest!

Register with link below. And remember, your entry fee is a tax-deductible donation to Fort Greene PUPS, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization! Your receipt will serve for tax purposes. Thank you for your support!

The cutest Halloween event in NYC is back and better than ever! Join us this year on October 26th for Washington Square Park Dog Halloween.

For the first time ever, registration is fully free!

Contest registration opens on-site the day of the event at 9am. First-come-first-served while supplies last.

Asphalt Screams is our annual, free Halloween festival that brings together families from all over New York City for an afternoon of ghostly delights, family-friendly frights, and unforgettable memories.

Open to all, Asphalt Screams offers New Yorkers of ages and abilities the opportunity to get in costume, get active, and get in the spirit through activites, entertainment, and goodies. 

For the first time, Asphalt Screams 2024 will offer a sensory-friendly experience for families and individuals who require a quieter and more controlled environment during the first hour of the event. This inclusive session features exciting activities like parachute play and a sensory-friendly bounce castle, all set to festive Halloween music played at a lower volume. With limited capacity and RSVP required, attendees can enjoy a fun, stress-free Halloween celebration tailored to their needs.