What To Do With the Kids: Halloween Week: From slightly Spooky Tales at Caramoor and Pumpkins at NYBG to serious Boo-Fests and beyond.
Spooky Pumpkin Garden @ NYBG
October 29 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Spooky Pumpkin Garden @ NYBG: Explore hordes of gourds & scarecrows during this season of frightful fun NYBG gets a Halloween makeover with a sea of gourds of all shapes and sizes, a host of silly scarecrows, and frightfully fun activities.…
Armonk’s Trunk or Treat
Armonk’s new Trunk or Treat: Put your costumes on, load up your trunk with treats – decorate it for Halloween if you are so inclined – and head over to Armonk’s Town Pool for their third annual Trunk or Treat…
The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze
October 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at Van Cortland Manor: The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze is Historic Hudson Valley’s signature event and is a bucket list item for anyone in Westchester County. Whether your kids are young or in their teens,…
Spooky Tales at Caramoor
Spooky Tales at Caramoor: Come with your little ones to a riveting storytelling performance to begin your Halloween weekend, followed by a special brew (hot cider) and other ghostly treats (cookies) served in the Summer Dining Room. Come in costume!…
Magic at Lyndhurst Mansion
October 30 @ 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm
Magic at Lyndhurst Mansion: Celebrity mentalist and magician, Ken Salaz will read your mind and evoke the supernatural in this special Halloween performance at Lyndhurst. His act merges mind-reading, sleight of hand, and other tricks! You can checkout his performances on…
The Unsilent Picture with Bill Irwin
October 31 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Unsilent Picture with Bill Irwin at Philipsburg Manor Settle in to the Philipsburg Manor theater for this original short film based on Washington Irving’s ghostly tale “The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture.” Starring Tony Award-winner Bill Irwin and screened with live sound…
Jay Ghoul’s House of Curiosities: Lyndhurst Mansion
October 31 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Jay Ghoul’s House of Curiosities, Lyndhurst Mansion: “Insidious and gloomy, They’re all together looney, The Jay Ghoul Family!” Lyndhurst Mansion goes Adams Family in this year’s version of their Jay Ghoul’s House of Curiosities Halloween event. Meet the abnormal family that lives in…
Irving’s Legend
October 31 @ 6:15 pm – 8:45 pm
Irving’s Legend at Sleepy Hollow’s historic Old Dutch Church Master storytellers offer dramatic performances of Washington Irving’s classic tale, featuring the Headless Horseman, Ichabod Crane, Brom Bones, and Katrina Van Tassel. Flavored with live spooky music, the spellbinding storytelling captivates…
Horseman’s Hollow at Philipsburg Manor
October 31 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Horseman’s Hollow at Philipsburg Manor Another signature Sleepy Hollow Country event, from Historic Hudson Valley is Horseman’s Hollow. This premiere haunted event is our area’s top Boo-Fest for adults, teens and tweens and is also a threat to sell-out! At…
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Paramount
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Paramount Hudson Valley: “Toucha- toucha- toucha- touch me, I wanna be dirty. Thrill me, chill me, fulfill me, creature of the night.” It wouldn’t be Halloween without this cult classic starring Brad and Janet (Barry…
Harlem Wizards AT BHHS
Harlem Wizards AT BHHS for the Byram Hills Education Foundation: Professional trick hoops and alley oops team takes on the Bobcat Bruisers featuring BHHS faculty and administrators. Time TBA – but in recent years this event tipped off at 6:30pm. About…
Boo at the Zoo
November 1 @ 10:00 am – 5:30 pm
Boo at the Zoo, Bronx Zoo, Weekends 9/26-11/3 & Columbus Day: The Bronx Zoo offers a full slate of Halloween themed interactive exhibitions and activities for kids weekends and Columbus Day from September 26 through November 3. Including magic shows, a…
The Haunt at Rocky Ledge
November 1 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
The Haunt at Rocky Ledge, North White Plains: The nightmare begins October 4. In it’s 10th season, this Boo-fest for teens is inspired by American horror films such as John Carpenter’s Halloween franchise. (Disturbing?) The Haunt features 9 acres of indoor/outdoor…
Stamford Museum & Nature Center Harvest Festival
November 2 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Stamford Museum & Nature Center Harvest Festival, Sat-Sun, November 2-3: 11am-3pm: There’s a ton of activities for your family ranging from some traditional favorites, such as apple slingshots and apple cidering demonstrations, to new offerings like planetarium shows. Enjoy live…