Halloween in New York Events Calendar

Annual NYC Village Halloween Parade & Other Events

50th Annual Parade
Monday, October 31, 2023
Beginning at 7:00 pm

Dear Folks, please be sure to check on the respective links for the events listed on this page for any last minute changes or cancellations.

Entering into its 50th celebration is the Annual Halloween Parade, taking place from Spring St to 16th Street along 6th Avenue. Head on down and see all the ghouls and goblins, folks and puppets, musical performances and so much more!

Below is our own full video of the parade from 2005.

It’s a huge attraction with more than 2 million spectators and tens of thousands of participants. “It’s the largest public participatory event in the greatest city in the world.”

This year’s theme: Upside/Down : Inside/OUT!!

Grand Marshal:
Laurie Anderson
and in Memory, Lou Reed

So, if you show up in a costume then you’re welcomed to join the parade. For ONLY those in costume is on 6th Avenue at between Spring Street and Broome Street. As per the official site: “”Marchers should ONLY approach 6th Ave. from the EAST or the SOUTH, coming North from Canal St. or from EAST on Sullivan or Broome.””
Mind you, the line-up begins at 6:30 pm and runs until 9:00 pm.

The parade will feature hundreds of puppets, well over 50 bands, dancers, artists and a ton of other participants in costume.

It heads north from Canal to 16th Street and 6th Avenue. So show up in your costume and be ready to walk along in front of thousands upon thousands of spectators.

The Parade is expected to last from 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm and will be telecast through Cable NY1 News from 7:30 – 9:30 pm. It takes about 2 hours or more for the parade to reach the end.

Visit also the official Halloween Parade Website

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Near the bottom of this page is a listing of Halloween related events taking place within our NYC Parks. Be sure to check that out.

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BTW, have a look at the many photos taken during our visit to Van Cortlandt Manor’s Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze.

Speaking of which:

Great Jack’O’Lantern Blaze

at Van Cortlandt Manor
525 S Riverside, Croton-on-Hudson, NY

September – November
Select Nights

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No details yet about this year’s festivities BUT the following is what’s usually expected. Stay tuned for updates!

TNC Village Halloween Costume Ball
in NYC’s East Village 2023

Monday, October 31
3:00 pm – Midnight

Theater for the New City brings back its Indoor and Outdoor Celebrations this Halloween with ghoulish clean fun for everybody this year.

Festivities outside take place along 10th Street between 1st and 2nd avenues.
Indoors, the fun continues at 155 1st Avenue within TNC’s multi-theater complex.

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Halloween House

Multiple Locations: Westchester, Long Island plus New Jersey Locations as Well.

“”… a completely immersive, one of a kind Halloween experience where you are transported to an all Halloween world. Every one of our impeccably detailed, fully realized rooms is a different Halloween theme designed to make every Halloween lover’s experience unforgettable.””

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Blood Manor:
NYC’s Premier Haunted Attraction

Taking place on Fridays and Saturdays plus select midweek days

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National Lighthouse Museum Boat Tour

Ghosts, Murder and Mayhem along the Huson River

Saturday, October 28
11:00 am – 2:00 pm

“Join them, if you dare … .on a memorable HALLOWEEN maritime tour and discover MACABRE, often terrifying tales of murder, mayhem and PIRACY associated with the history of the mighty Hudson River. ”

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Queens County Farm’s Amazing Maize Maize

Fridays through Sundays until October 28
Plus Columbus Day (October 9)

At the Queens County Farm
73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Queens, NY

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Halloween Harvest at Luna Park

Fridays through Sundays
+ Columbus Day

& Select Weekdays

At Coney Island’s Luna Park (southernmost  tip of Brooklyn)

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Spooktacular at the Staten Island Zoo 2023

October 20, 21, 22, 23, 2023
5:30 – 8:30 pm

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Village Ghost Hunts

September 29, 30
October 6, 7, 13, 20, 21, 27, 28

These candlelit tours last one hour and takes you through the village and into historic houses after-hours.

Tickets are $12

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Boo at the Zoo

Saturdays and Sundays

September 30 – October 29, 2023
Including Columbus Day, October 9

It’s a family friendly Halloween event that goes back quite a bit.

Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Blvd, The Bronx

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Pumpkin Picking at Decker Farm

Weekends (Sat, Sun)

September 30 – October 29
Plus Columbus Day on Oct. 9

Tix purchased in advance online get a discount.
Otherwise they’re $12 for adults (aged 12+), $10 for kids (6-11), those 5 and under get in free.
$10 for members

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