Pumpkins & Parades & Parties, Oh My! Our List of Spooky Fun Events
/Hi everyone!
It’s great to have a toddler at Halloween. We get to choose their costumes for them, we don’t have to keep them out late, and once they go to bed we can eat their candy!
Okay, maybe a traditional Halloween isn’t the best thing for the littlest of kids. Luckily there are lots of Halloween-ISH events for children that take the best elements (cute costumes, spooky fun, free stuff) and skip the worst (crossing streets, walking too far for little legs, sugar highs). Read on for our list of parades and parties. Hit them all and get tons of wear out of that pricy costume!
BUT FIRST: Join us every Wednesday afternoon from 3pm to 5pm for our Imagination Station Mommy Meetup at Lil Chameleon. We’ve worked out a 50% discount for this 2-hour free play program. For just $10 ($5 each sibling), your little one gets access to themed free play toys, with a different topic each week. This week it’s MARKET Click here to sign up. The meetup is mostly for ages 2-6, but as long as your little one is walking, they’ll be able to hold their own with the older kids.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16
Halloween Fun with Wickity Stitch & Tibbits
Crestwood Public Library, Yonkers, 4pm - 5pm, FREE
Come join the fun and chocolate loving witch and cat duo Wickity Stitch and Tibbits as we celebrate Halloween with the reading of "Wickity Stitch's Sweet Halloween" followed by crafts, snacks and more! Ages 0-12. Registration required.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20
Cross County Mall's Halloween Spooktacular
Yonkers, 10am & 1pm, FREE
Free! RSVP required for either 10am or 1pm. The Halloween Spooktacular includes Trick-or-Treating throughout the mall, Halloween Arts & Crafts, DJ Dance PartyStrolling Entertainers, Story Time and Simon Says Game, Inflatable Maze & Bounce House, and Selfies with Binx the Inflatable Cat.
Lasdon Park Halloween Train Show
2610 Amawalk Road, Katonah, 11am-4pm, $10 per adult, $5 per child 12 and under
Come see dozens of toy trains chugging through a miniature world in this annual model train display in the decorated main house. You can also stroll through the Conservatory, meet Louie the T-Rex, visit the Veterans Museum Exhibit, get lost in the Halloween Crazy Maze, and enjoy entertainment such as music, face painting, beer tasting, and food for purchase.
Eastchester Tuckahoe Harvest Fest
Depot Square, 25 Main Street, Tuckahoe, 11am - 3pm, FREE ADMISSION
Enjoy face painting, pumpkin decorating, games and more. Food and drink available for purchase. Raffles, fitness class demonstrations, and live music.
Fall Foliage Festival
Broadway Field, Hawthorne, 11am - 3pm, FREE ADMISSION
This family event features fames, rides, pumpkin decorating, face painting and more. Music by Frankenstein’s Baby.
Rye Town Park Fall Festival
95 Dearborn Avenue, Rye, 11am - 3pm, FREE ADMISSION
This second annual festival will feature musical performances by Songs for Seeds, a petting zoo, arts and crafts organized by the Rye Arts Center, and a hay ride!
Boo Walk
Muscoot Farm, Katonah, 12pm - 3pm, FREE
Wear your costume and enjoy our non-scary Halloween themed trail! Walk takes 20-30 minutes, come any time between 12 and 3.
Fall Food Truck Festival
Memorial Park, 4 Baldwin Avenue, Larchmont, 12pm - 4pm, FREE ADMISSION
At this 2nd Annual family-friendly festival features delicious food for purchase, live music, a pumpkin patch, fire trucks, face painting, temporary tattoos & much more! Featured Food Trucks include 5 Alarm Pizza Co., Abeetz, Anthony's Hot dogs, Bona Bona Ice Cream, Crazy Taco-Mex, Gotta Go Greek, Hapa, Leila’s Crepes, Melt Mobile, Sloppie Joe’s Truck, The Empanada Sonata, The Fry Guy, The Grumpy Pig, Waffle Box, and Westchester Burger. Free Parking is available across the street in Commuter Lot #1 but limited. Bring your own blanket and chairs.
Ridge Hill's HarvestFest on the Hill
Fountain Plaza, Market Street at Cole & Fitzgerald Streets, Yonkers, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm, FREE
This annual event features trick or treating from 12pm to 1pm, and includes Jake's Rockin' Country Band performing country music hits, a Barnyard Petting Farm with goats, chickens, bunnies and more, Pumpkin Decorating with Whole Foods Market, a free interactive 360º photo experience. Share on social or print your photo. There is also a Pop-up Creation Station with crafts.
Spooktoberfest
Hart's Brook Park and Reserve, Hartsdale, 12:00pm-4:30pm, $6 (kids under 2 free)
The event will consist of a Halloween hayride, children’s entertainment, games, music, and food vendors. All parking for this event will be at Ridge Road Park.
Larchmont Ragamuffin Parade
Larchmont & Palmer Avenues, 12:30 pm, FREE
Line up begins at 12:30 PM on the corner of Larchmont & Palmer Avenues and will start at 1:00 PM Sharp. Rain date: October 27.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21
Spooktacular
1 Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck, 10:30am - 4:00pm, FREE
Ghosts and goblins will be all around our Village as we celebrate Halloween in this Spooktacular! Starting with a holiday tradition, window decorating from 10:30am to 12:30pm, continuing with a costume parade, assembling at Mamaroneck and Halstead Avenues at 12:00pm and marching to Harbor Island where the fun continues starting at 1pm! Ride the hayride to the Haunted House. Enjoy craft activities at the Kid's Korner.
Lasdon Park Halloween Train Show
2610 Amawalk Road, Katonah, 11:00am-4:00pm, $10 per adult, $5 per child 12 and under
Come see dozens of toy trains chugging through a miniature world in this annual model train display in the decorated main house. You can also stroll through the Conservatory, meet Louie the T-Rex, visit the Veterans Museum Exhibit, get lost in the Halloween Crazy Maze, and enjoy entertainment such as music, face painting, beer tasting, and food for purchase.
Chappaqua Ragamuffin Parade
Chappaqua Train Station, Carnival at 12pm, Parade at 3:30pm, FREE ADMISSION
The whole family is invited to dress in costume, march in the parade, ride the carnival rides and enjoy a full afternoon of fun! The Ragamuffin Carnival will begin at noon at the Chappaqua Train Station and will feature music, bounce house, Dragon Slide, Kiddie Pillar, Berry Go Round, Go Carts and much more! Also our event sponsor Korth & Shannahan will have an activity station set up for all to enjoy. Please note, each carnival attraction will require a ticket, which can be purchased on site for $2.00 per ticket. The annual Ragamuffin Parade will begin at 3:30 pm at the Chappaqua Train Station and will feature Chappaqua Fire Department and Ambulance Corp, The Blue Crew Marching Band, The Dixie Dandies Marching Bands, the Troop 236 Boy Scouts of America Band, along with all of you Ragamuffins. Following the parade, enjoy some more carnival attractions, listen and dance to the music of “Chris Fox & Mojo Monde”, visit the Witches Den and receive a complimentary Munchkin Treat from Chappaqua Dunkin Donuts. Rain date October 28.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24
Halloween At The Library
Ruth Keeler Memorial Library, North Salem, 4pm - 5pm, FREE
Decorate halloween cookies with icing, sprinkles and candy. Wednesday, October 24th at 4:00. For all ages, free, no registration and we have all the supplies
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25
Fall-O-Ween
Gorton High School, 100 Shonnard Place, Yonkers, 4:30pm - 7:30pm, FREE ADMISSION
Kid friendly area with games, candy, costumes, and more. Kidzone: $10, Haunted Hallway: $7.
Halloween Storytime & Pumpkin Decorating
Bronxville Public Library, 4pm - 5pm, FREE
Themed craft project for children ages 3 & up. See library’s website for more info and registration information.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
Great Play Halloween Party
969B Central Park Avenue, Scarsdale, 2pm - 3:30pm, Members $25/Siblings $20, Non-members $30/Siblings $25
Please join us for our annual Halloween Party! For children, ages 1 to 5, and their parents or caretakers. We'll start with a Halloween Costume Parade followed by some of Great Play's most loved games and activities--all with a Halloween twist! We'll even trick or treat for a few trinkets and end the afternoon with a Halloween treat! All children must be accompanied by a parent/caretaker. Children friendly costumes are welcomed but not required. We will serve a Halloween cupcake or apple. Contact us about any dietary restrictions. The party will not be scary or spooky.
My Gym Dobbs Ferry Halloween Party
43 Hamilton Street, Dobbs Ferry, 3pm - 6:45pm, Members: $3 donation, Nonmembers: $15
Dress up in your favorite costume and join us for Halloween-themed songs, games, a costume parade, and silly-spooky fun! We’ve decorated the entire gym to make it exciting for the kids, and every child will get a goody bag! To help us in supporting ALL children, $3 of each admission will be donated to the My Gym Challenged America Foundation to help kids in need. RSVP online. 3 years & younger: 3:00pm. All ages: 4:15pm, 3 years and older: 5:30pm.
Chloe’s Kids Not-So-Scary Halloween
Moonlight on The Ave, Mamaroneck, 11am - 12pm, food/beverage purchase required
Come in costume, get some delicious lunch, coffee, or dessert and enjoy LIVE music with Chloe's Kids! Advanced registration required.
Halloween Fun
Chappaqua Public Library, 4pm - 5pm, FREE
Stories, songs and trick-or-treating in our library. Costumes welcome! (not required) Ages 4-6.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27
New Rochelle Costume Parade and Halloween Fest
1 Library Green, New Rochelle, 9:00am - 2:00pm, FREE
It's a Halloween party complete with a downtown parade, pumpkin painting, and (not-so-spooky) fun on Library Green. Line-up for the annual Merchant’s Urchins Parade begins at 9:45 am and parade starts at 10:00 am at New Street, New Roc City (in front of Regal Cinema). Parade ends at Library Green, where the party begins. A DJ will be spinning great music for a spooktacular dance party. Pumpkin painting, Halloween crafts and other activities to follow! Free treat bags for those in costume. (In the event of inclement weather, the parade is cancelled and pumpkin painting will take place in the library’s meeting room.)
Lasdon Park Halloween Train Show
2610 Amawalk Road, Katonah, 11am-4pm, $10 per adult, $5 per child 12 and under
Come see dozens of toy trains chugging through a miniature world in this annual model train display in the decorated main house. You can also stroll through the Conservatory, meet Louie the T-Rex, visit the Veterans Museum Exhibit, get lost in the Halloween Crazy Maze, and enjoy entertainment such as music, face painting, beer tasting, and food for purchase.
All Treats, No Tricks!
The Westchester Mall, White Plains, 1pm - 3pm, FREE
Head to the Connect Lounge on Level 4 in costume for spooky family fun and activities based on Vampirina and your favorite Disney Junior pals. (Note: Disney character live appearances are NOT part of this event.)
Halloween Spooktacular
The Westchester Mall, White Plains, 12pm - 3pm, FREE
Stop by the Connect Lounge on Level 4 with your little goblins and ghouls for a haunted treat and enjoy Cooking Decorating (12-1PM), DJ Dance Party, and Monster Cartoonist.
Children's Halloween Party
Pound Ridge Library, 217 Westchester Avenue, Pound Ridge, 11am - 11:45am, FREE
Come to the Library and show off your Halloween costumes!! Our "Library Wizard" will read Halloween stories and sing Halloween songs!! Afterward, march proudly outside the Library in your costumes! Halloween souvenirs and refreshments will then be served! This promises to be a fun, exciting event for the entire family.
Halloween Story & Craft
Muscoot Farm, Katonah, 1pm - 2pm, FREE
Listen to a book about the season and then make a craft in celebration of Halloween! All ages welcome. Please note this is not a drop-off event. Pre-registration required, call (914) 864-7286 to register.
Halloween Party
One River School, Hartsdale, 1pm - 4pm, FREE
Trick or Treat! Stop by dressed in your halloween costume! Art activities and treats galore, there will be lots of fun in store! Bring your friends and let's party! Event is free & open to the public!
Trunk-or-Treat Halloween Festival
Ardsley Middle School & Pascone Park, 1:45pm, FREE
Children will assemble at the Ardsley Middle School parking lot and march down to Pascone Park. The Key Club will run their Halloween Festival outdoors at the park. Games, candy, activities and lots of fun. Any parents interested in handing out candy from their car trunks, please contact the Recreation Dept at 693-8012. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held at the Community Center.
Dobbs Ferry Haunted House
The Dobbs Ferry Woman’s Club, 54 Clinton Avenue, 4pm - 8:30pm, $5 adults, $3 kids 5-9. Ages 4 and under are free.
The Dobbs Ferry Woman’s Club and Dobbs Ferry PTSA invites the public to attend its annual haunting event that includes participation in ghost stories acted out in the rooms of a Victorian house, an activity room for children, and refreshments for participants.
Nyack Halloween Parade
Memorial Park, Piermont Avenue, NY, 5:30pm - 7:30pm, FREE
Nyack's Halloween parade is the second largest parade behind New York City. You can find floats, marching bands, a roller derby, live entertainment etc. The parade starts at Memorial Park and proceeds along Main Street and Broadway. Line up along the route for a view.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28
My Gym Larchmont Halloween Party
10:30 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, 3pm - 6:45pm, Members: $3 donation, Nonmembers: $15
Dress up in your favorite costume and join us for Halloween-themed songs, games, a costume parade, and silly-spooky fun! We’ve decorated the entire gym to make it exciting for the kids, and every child will get a goody bag! To help us in supporting ALL children, $3 of each admission will be donated to the My Gym Challenged America Foundation to help kids in need. RSVP online. 3 years & younger: 9am. All ages: 10:15am, 3 years and older: 11:30am.
Lasdon Park Halloween Train Show
2610 Amawalk Road, Katonah, 11am - 4pm, $10 per adult, $5 per child 12 and under
Come see dozens of toy trains chugging through a miniature world in this annual model train display in the decorated main house. You can also stroll through the Conservatory, meet Louie the T-Rex, visit the Veterans Museum Exhibit, get lost in the Halloween Crazy Maze, and enjoy entertainment such as music, face painting, beer tasting, and food for purchase.
The Little Gym Halloween Party
Scarsdale, 1pm - 2:30pm, $20/family for members, $25/family for nonmembers
RSVP to 914-722-0072 for 90 minutes of costumed fun and activity.
Halloween Howl
Wolf Conservation Center, South Salem, 5:30pm - 7pm, $16 Adults, $13 Children under 12
Trick or treat! Join ambassador wolves Alawa, Nikai and Zephyr for the WCC’s Halloween Party! Our Ambassador wolves don’t do tricks but sharing a howl is always a treat. Holiday appropriate goodies will be offered to our guests and our wolves! Guests will also potentially behold critically endangered red wolves and Mexican gray wolves too. Costumes are strongly encouraged! Pre-registration is required.
Eastchester Ragamuffin Parade
Eastchester Middle School, 2pm, FREE
Join us for a fun-filled walk from Eastchester Middle School to Town Hall where you will enjoy snacks provided by the Eastchester Little League. The parade is open to all pre-schoolers through 6th graders. Once at Town Hall join us for a spooktacular dance party. A DJ will play Halloween favorites and dance songs for all to enjoy. All participants will receive a goody bag.
Irvington Halloween Parade
Immaculate Conception Church parking lot, Irvington, 3pm, FREE
Parade will begin at Immaculate Conception Church and end at Main Street School. Music and goody bags provided courtesy of “The Irvington Fire Company.” Please leave pets at home.
Katonah Halloween Parade
Tazza Cafe on Katonah Avenue, 3:30pm - 5pm, FREE
A holiday tradition! Costumes, community, cider & donuts. Live music by “Abcent” at 3:15pm. Doggie Ragamuffin Parade (in costume). Petco Doggie Bags for dogs in costume.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29
Preschool Halloween Party
Larchmont Public Library, 11:00am, FREE, ticket required
Calling all ghosts and ghouls! Come to the library to show off your costume, enjoy some Halloween stories and snacks, and trick or treat around the library. Ages 3 and up. First-come, first-served ticket required.
Great Play Halloween Party
969B Central Park Avenue, Scarsdale, 1:30pm - 3pm, Members $25/Siblings $20, Non-members $30/Siblings $25
Please join us for our annual Halloween Party! For children, ages 1 to 5, and their parents or caretakers. We'll start with a Halloween Costume Parade followed by some of Great Play's most loved games and activities--all with a Halloween twist! We'll even trick or treat for a few trinkets and end the afternoon with a Halloween treat! All children must be accompanied by a parent/caretaker. Children friendly costumes are welcomed but not required. We will serve a Halloween cupcake or apple. Contact us about any dietary restrictions. The party will not be scary or spooky.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30
Annual Halloween Walk
Bedford Hills Library, 4pm, FREE
For kids 0 to first grade. Meet at the Library dressed in costume for a trick or treat walk together to downtown businesses followed by not-so-scary Halloween stories with Rachel Izes and June O’Neill.
Spooky Tales
Caramoor, Katonah, 3:30pm, $15 adults, $10 kids
Come with your little ones to a riveting storytelling performance to begin your Halloween festivities, followed by a special brew (hot cider) and other ghostly treats (cookies) served in the Summer Dining Room. Come in costume! Prizes given to all! Ages 3–8.
Halloween at the Library
Lewisboro Library, South Salem, 4:30pm - 5pm
All ages. Take your costume for a test run while listening to spooky stories and doing a little trick or treating at the Library. Registration required.
Boo Bounce Candy Hunt
BounceU, Elmsford, 4pm - 5:45pm, $19.95 per child. Parents are FREE.
Join us for a Spooktacular good time as we celebrate Halloween BounceU style. This session starts with 1hr in the 2 giant bounce stadiums and candy treasure hunt, followed by 45 minutes in the halloween decorated party room for Halloween games and treats, All kids leave with a special Halloween Party favor. Kids are encouraged to wear their favorite costume. Reservations are required. Space is limited.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31
Boo Bounce Candy Hunt
BounceU, Elmsford, 10am - 11:45am, $19.95 per child. Parents are FREE.
Join us for a Spooktacular good time as we celebrate Halloween BounceU style. This session starts with 1hr in the 2 giant bounce stadiums and candy treasure hunt, followed by 45 minutes in the halloween decorated party room for Halloween games and treats, All kids leave with a special Halloween Party favor. Kids are encouraged to wear their favorite costume. Reservations are required. Space is limited.
Halloween on the Farm
Muscoot Farm, Katonah, 10am - 3:30pm, FREE
Stop by the farm in costume and get a treat.
Trick or Treat at the Warner Library
Warner Library, Tarrytown, 10am-6pm, FREE
Come in costume and haunt the library by visiting each desk to get a sweet treat! All ages welcome!
Halloween Party for Tiny Ghouls & Ghosts!
Field Library, Peekskill, 11am - 12pm, FREE
Grab that costume and head on over to The Field Library for a not-too-scary Halloween party for tiny ghouls, ghosts, toads, pumpkins, and witches. Join us for cookie decorating (yum!), a spooky craft, and some Halloween treats. And don't forget to pick out your FREE book!
Lil Chameleon Halloween Party
Lil Chameleon, Tuckahoe, 3:30pm - 5pm, $10
Spooky, silly and costumed Lil friends join us to celebrate Halloween. Fun games, a shadow hunt, music, snacks, costumes and new friends! Advanced registration required. Space is limited and we hate turning people away! 1-6 years.
Ghoulie Gala & Dinner
First Five, Armonk, 3:30pm - 5:30pm, $40
A cherished First Five tradition in the making! Come in costume for arts and crafts, a science experiment, candy station and a pizza dinner with your First Five friends!
Trick Or Treating At The Crestwood Library
Crestwood Library, Yonkers, 5pm - 9pm FREE
Drop by the library on your trick or treating route! We are open later than usual today for children and teens to pick up some treats!
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