Galloping gadzooks, BOO-klyn — it’s hocus-pocus time!
Are you and your merry munchkins brrr-ave enough to venture out on the most diabolical day of the year? Get you ghoul and put a phant-tastic foot forward with our howling, Halloween line-up:
Ragamuffin Parade
Young urchins are invited to jump-start the monstrous month with a spooktacular rite of passage — the 45th Annual Ragamuffin Parade on Oct. 1.
Junior and lil’ sis’ will lap up the spotlight — especially if they like to play dress-up. Register your merry munchkin(s) in the school yard of Holy Angels Academy, 74th Street and Third Avenue, 11 am-12:15 pm.
Children — accompanied by an adult — will step off at 76th Street, and travel up the avenue to 92nd Street for more revels in the parking lot of HSBC Bank. Children who submit a registration form and complete the parade will receive a gift.
(718) 307-7855
Haunt Jaunt
Ready to pound the green in your gruesome glad rags?
Prospect Park beckons trick-or-treaters with its annual Halloween Haunted Walk, a spooktacle beneath the light of the yellow orb set for Oct. 29 — rain or shine. Make sure your lungs are wail-worthy because Lookout Hill will be jam-packed with headless horsemen, warlocks, zombies, wolfmen and other gory ghouls — goosebumps, guaranteed!
The frightfest, suitable for young children accompanied by adults, continues at the Nethermead with a carnival of games and seasonal treats.
Meet at Prospect Park Southwest and 16th Street, noon-3 pm. It’s free and open to all.
http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/halloween.
Spook-tastic stroll
Fall fun in the neighborhood begins at the Park Slope Civic Council’s annual Children’s Halloween Parade on Oct. 31 at 6:30 pm. The theme of this year’s wacky walk is “BOO-klyn.”
Primped princesses, gussied-up goblins and spiffy sprites are invited to join the razzle-dazzle, alongside other gleeful critters — accompanied by mom, dad or another adult, of course.
Assemble at the corner of Seventh Avenue and 14th Street, and follow the “yellow brick road” down to Third Street. The merry march culminates at Fifth.
(718) 832-8227
Phant-astic frolic
Fangs and fake blood have a friend at the Fort Greene Park Conservancy! The group will rule over the calendar’s most BOO-tastic day with its 12th annual free Halloween Festival at historic Fort Greene Park on Oct. 29, noon-3 pm.
The revel kicks off with a woof-tastic dog costume contest, so festoon Fido with all the bells and whistles befitting a Halloween hound. Rest assured, there’s plenty of teeth-gnashing tomfoolery planned for two-legged revelers, too, including horse-drawn hay rides, sack races, face painting, stilt-walkers, entertainers and pumpkin-painting. A costume contest and a creepy cemetery — featuring spooky stars “Will B. Back” and “R U Next?” — caps the fearsome festivities.
http://fortgreenepark.org/
Get goosebumps
Chill your bones at the Pratt-Clinton Hill Community Garden on Oct. 31. The fun begins as soon as the sun creeps out of the sky.
A friendly vibe with a down-home feel awaits tricksters at the urban oasis at DeKalb Avenue and Hall Street, where annual Halloween festivities include a haunted walk, performances and other thrills, 5-6:30 pm.
Devotees describe the eerific event as one of their favorites, thanks in part to the lark-loving folks at 313 Clinton Ave.
(718) 522-2613
Haunted hotel
The boo-tiful “Gravesend Inn” is open for business at the New York City College of Technology!
The awesome attraction — part of the college’s Haunted Hotel howl-fest — returns this year at the Voorhees Theatre on Jay and Tillary streets, complete with blood-boiling hijinks, though not for pre-school age tykes!
Be greeted by ghastly Tina Terminal, the ghost-bride on the prowl for her groom, Gunter. According to gory lore, Tina and Gunter died on their wedding day in their gown and tux, and their bodies are holed-up in the hotel. Yikes!
Tickets are $5 and $4 for groups. The chills and thrills are set for Oct. 20-21, Oct. 27-29, and Oct. 31, 1-5 pm, and 6-9 pm.
(718) 260-5588, (718) 260-5592 or visit www.gravesendinn.org
Cobble-cobble, toil and trouble!
Last year, about 4,000 people attended the Cobble Hill Parade — this year, make sure you’re among the Halloween hordes on Oct. 31 at 4 pm.
The fun includes a costume showcase, a spooky serenade by the JahPan Steel and Drum Band, tricks, treats and much more.
Cobble Hill Park [Clinton and Congress streets].
