Halloween Experiences in NYC and Beyond 2025
Halloween may not be until Friday, October 31st, but start the fun early with these fa-BOO-lous immersive experiences! Some spookier than others, but all are guaranteed for a ghoul time!
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Manhattan
Haunted Hues
Color Factory New York, 251 Spring St., Soho
Through Nov. 3; see website for complete schedule
All ages
$37
This interactive art exhibit invites guests to experience the joy of color and explore Haunted Hues! You can expect the return of the crowd-pleasing Color Factory pumpkin, Silence is Golden ghosts galore, a Haunted Hues-inspired confetti room, and a gaggle of spine-tingling but playful spiders in the signature ball pit. Get ready for the most colorful celebration of the season.
Halloween Hunt
Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St., Battery Park City
Oct. 25-Nov. 2, Mondays – Saturdays, 10 am – 8 pm, Sundays, 11 am – 7 pm
All ages
Free
Grab a map from the Concierge and complete fun activities around BFPL on your ghostly quest. Finish four activities and score a treat! Complete them all for a chance to win additional fa-BOO-lous prizes! Plus, you’ll be able to redeem special shopping and dining offers along the way.
Bronx
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail
New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx Park
Wednesdays – Sundays, through Nov. 30; see website for complete schedule
All ages
Tickets start at $33
Join Jack Skellington, Sally, and Zero for a frightfully fun frolic through the world of the beloved film, now featuring even more of your favorite characters, scenes, and songs. Marvel as the classic film comes to life against the botanical beauty of New York’s most treasured garden.
Harvest Glow
Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Blvd., Bronx Park
Thursdays – Sundays, 7 pm, Thursdays – Sundays, 8 pm, Thursdays – Sundays, 8:30 pm, through Oct. 31
All ages
$34.95; $24.95 ages 3-12
Follow an animal-themed illuminated Jack O’ Lantern Trail, explore Dinosaur Safari at night, and enjoy live pumpkin carving, Wildlife Theater, new games, and more fun than ever before.
Bronx Zoo Boo at the Zoo
Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Blvd., Bronx Park
Saturdays and Sundays, 10 am – 5:30 pm, through Oct. 26; Monday, Oct. 13, 10 am – 5:30 pm
All ages
Tickets start at $28.20
Boo at the Zoo is a daytime Halloween celebration that combines seasonal festivities with incredible animals throughout the 265-acre park. This year’s expanded celebration introduces exciting new elements, including an impressive pumpkin garden featuring four giant animal-themed installations, a high-energy Boo Dance Party following each costume parade, an expanded candy trail with multiple treat stations, and new Halloween-themed lawn games in the Boo Play Space. Families can also enjoy costume parades, face painting, Halloween crafts, mind-reading and magic shows, animal-themed storytelling, and more, creating a full day of festive fall fun unique to the Bronx Zoo.
Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch
Dakota’s, 3154 Harding Ave., Morrisania
Oct. 4-31, Saturdays and Sundays, 12:30 – 10:30 pm, Fridays, 2 pm, through Oct. 31; Oct.
All ages
Free admission
Get ready for fall fun! Join the first annual Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch in the Bronx! Free admission, pay for the pumpkins u-pick only! Grab fresh apple cider and donuts while you snap a picture in the marina harvest-themed photo spots.
Brooklyn
Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours
Madame Morbid, 510 Driggs Ave, Brooklyn
Wednesdays – Sundays, 7 pm, Wednesdays – Sundays, 9 pm, Saturdays and Sundays, 4 pm, through Nov. 9
Ages 10 and older
$59-$69
Travel the cobblestone streets of Kings County inside a Victorian carriage, adorned with velvet curtains, tufted leather seats, and crystal chandeliers, while exploring the historic neighborhoods of Park Slope, Williamsburg, Cobble Hill, Gowanus, Prospect Park, and Navy Yard. Visit haunted brownstones, hidden cemeteries, and Revolutionary War battlefields. See the home where a séance went horribly wrong in 1864, the location of a theater fire in which 300 people melted together, a canal so dirty it killed a whale, and where a headless man walks the Brooklyn Bridge.
Halloween Harvest
Luna Park, 1000 Surf Ave., Coney Island
Through Oct. 31; see website for complete schedule
All ages
Ride wristbands start at $48.60
Halloween Harvest is where autumn magic meets classic amusement park thrills. This festive fall wonderland allows families to step into a world of pumpkins, hay bales, and colorful leaves as Luna Park’s iconic rides come alive in a cozy, fall-themed atmosphere. Whether you’re soaring through the sky or strolling through the park, you’ll be surrounded by seasonal sights, sounds, and scents! Enjoy Halloween-themed activities, including pumpkin decorating, tractor racing, trick-or-treating, and designated spots around the park for sweet surprises. Plus, indulge your cravings with pumpkin spice everything and apple cider-flavored carnival treats.
New York Aquarium Ascarium
New York Aquarium, 602 Surf Ave., Coney Island
Oct. 11 – 26, Saturdays and Sundays, 11 am – 4 pm; Monday, Oct. 13, 11 am – 4 pm
All ages
$27.95-$32.95
Experience marine-themed magic shows, Halloween crafts, Wildlife Theater shows, games, and more. Plus visit amazing aquatic animals – including piranhas, wolf eels, bat sea stars, spider crabs, and others – and learn why they’re not as “spooky” as you might think.
Queens
Cityside Pumpkin Patch
The Summer Club, 8-08 Queens Plaza S., Long Island City
Through Oct. 3-31; see website for complete schedule
All ages
Tickets start at $17
Step into the grandeur of NYC’s most expansive and family-friendly Halloween extravaganza! Immerse yourself in the enchantment of a fully operational pumpkin patch adorned with locally harvested pumpkins from upstate New York. The Summer Club has undergone a complete metamorphosis into an immersive Halloween-themed rooftop experience, where the boundary between reality and Halloween magic dissolves.
Pumpkin Weekends
Alley Pond Park, 7920 Winchester Blvd, Queens Village
Oct. 4-Nov. 4, Saturdays and Sundays, 11 am – 5 pm; Monday, Oct. 13, 11 am – 5 pm
All ages
$14
Visit the farm every weekend for a full day of outdoor fun, festive activities, and of course, the perfect pumpkin to take home. Admission includes a free pumpkin, Giant Corn Box playtime, meet animal friends — calves, sheep, alpacas, and more await, visit with Baby Bunnies, sit on tractors — a perfect photo op, Zoom Down Huge Super Slides, and more. Plus, picnic areas offer plenty of tables for a relaxing break.
Long Island
Halloween House Long Island
Through Nov. 2; see website for complete schedule
Broadway Commons, 358 N. Broadway Commons, Hicksville
All ages
Tickets start at $28
Halloween House Long Island is a completely immersive, one-of-a-kind Halloween experience for all ages. It transports you to an all-Halloween world. Every one of our impeccably detailed, fully realized rooms has a different Halloween theme designed to make every Halloween lover’s experience unforgettable. The goal is to give you an amazing Halloween experience, not scare you to death or make you uncomfortable.
Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse
The Gateway PACSC, 215 South Country Road, Bellport
Wednesdays – Sundays, 7 – 10 pm, through Nov. 1
Ages 13 and older
$42 online; $52 at the door
Have your senses jarred as you take a spine-tingling tour through the area’s oldest and most haunted professional theater. As a division of The Gateway, Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County, Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse utilizes the numerous theatrical designers and staff at The Gateway – Long Island’s oldest professional theatre. Dozens of professionally trained actors prepare and rehearse each character that inhabits the haunt, giving it a unique, theatrical quality unrivaled on the island.
Spooky Fest
Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood Preserve, 1450 Tanglewood Road, Rockville Center
Oct. 3-Nov. 2, Fridays – Sundays, 6 – 9 pm
All ages
$22-$27
Spooky Fest is a Halloween adventure perfect for families who don’t want to be scared…. or maybe are looking for something a bit more frightening. Non-spooky attractions include an Enchanted Forest Walk for young children featuring friendly displays and characters, such as cute dinosaurs, a Mystic Garden, Cinderella, and, new for 2025, Pirates! The scarier ticket will have Zombie Robotic Dinosaurs and other Zombie scenes.
Not So Scary Kids Adventure at Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse
The Gateway PACSC, 215 South Country Road, Bellport
Oct. 11-26, Saturdays and Sundays, noon – 3 pm
All ages
$20
Take a stroll through this not-so-scary Halloween adventure, a walk-through for kids of all ages. Encounter goofy creatures, bewitching tricks, and make some new friends along the way. Swap the chills and thrills of the oh-so-scary for the giggles and squeals of the not-so-scary! Family-friendly tunes complete the atmosphere… there’s even a treat at the end. Debut this year’s costume, if you’d like, and show everyone just how spooky and grim or valiant and prim you can be!
Westchester
The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze: Hudson Valley
Van Cortlandt Manor, 525 South Riverside Ave., Croton-on-Hudson
Through Nov. 16; see website for complete schedule
All ages
Tickets start at $24
Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this immersive, one-of-a-kind event.
Brick-or-Treat: Monster Party
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester, 39 Fitzgerald St., Yonkers
Through Oct. 31, except Oct. 3; see website for complete schedule
Ages 3-12
Tickets start at $24.99
Get into the Halloween spirit as LEGO® Monsters take over LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester and throw a Monster Party you don’t want to miss! Brew up fun at the Potion Kitchen, a place to create potions of all sorts by combining your building creativity. Plus, enjoy monster-ific activities and an exclusive 4D Halloween movie, The Great Monster Chase, during the family Halloween event.
Mystic Moon: A Spooktacular Experience at Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard
Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard, 130 Hardscrabble Road, North Salem
Oct. 3 – 5, 10 – 13, 16 – Nov. 1, 5:30 – 8 pm
All ages
Tickets start at $20 for children and $25 for adults
This magical, half-mile illuminated Halloween trail is filled with whimsical storybook scenes, theatrical lighting, and countless photo ops. This 40-minute adventure is crafted for both children and adults, weaving together an atmosphere that’s equally mystical and enchanting.
The Haunt at Wildcliff Mansion
Hudson Park Children’s Greenhouse, 44 Wildcliff Drive, New Rochelle
Oct. 10-Nov. 2, Fridays – Sundays, 7 pm; except Oct. 19
Ages 10 and older
$25
This year’s “The Haunt at Wildcliff Mansion” will be a spine-chilling event! Now in its third year, the Haunt is bigger and better than ever. Set on a windswept cliff overlooking Echo Bay, this immersive Halloween experience will transport attendees to the haunted estate of Dr. Wildcliff, a reclusive botanist with a dark obsession. Guests will explore Dr. Wildcliff’s forgotten laboratory, the restless cathedral and graveyard, the haunted corn maze, and the labyrinthine halls of Wildcliff Mansion, encountering ghostly figures and reanimated horrors at every turn.
Lyndhurst After Dark 2025
Lyndhurst, 635 South Broadway, Tarrytown
Oct. 16-26, Thursdays – Sundays, 6 – 10 pm
Ages 10 and older
$20-$40
Experience the history of the Mansion and explore Victorian lore in the atmospheric glow of an October evening; Lyndhurst After Dark! Timed entry into the Mansion allows visitors to experience the house as it is decorated in the spirit of the season, with special collections and items on display relating to the superstitions of the age. This experience through the Mansion explores the slightly darker side of history through the stories of those who lived at Lyndhurst. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience the architecture, decor, and collection items on display while listening to performers share stories about the traditions of the past.
Rockland County
Brick-or-Treat
LEGOLAND New York Resort, One Legoland Blvd., Goshen
Oct. 2-Nov. 2, Thursdays, noon – 6 pm, through Oct. 9; Fridays, 12 – 6 pm, Saturdays and Sundays, 10 am – 6 pm
All ages
Tickets start at $49
Brick-or-Treat will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with themed shows that will have you in the Halloween spirit, exclusive LEGO® characters, trick-or-treating, and more! Families will also enjoy LEGO Halloween Builds, Meet & Greets with the Mummy, Wacky Witch, Lord Vampyre & NEW Scarecrow, Trick-or-Treating at 10 candy stations, featuring Haribo & Flipz Pretzels and more!
Bergen County
Halloween Light Show at Demarest Farms
Demarest Farms, 244 Wierimus Road, Hillsdale
Through Oct. 31; see website for complete schedule
All ages
$35 per car
Join Demarest Farms during the most spooky time of year and experience the amazingly spooktacular Halloween Light Show. Take your vehicle on a guided tour through 32 acres of brilliant Halloween light displays, and enjoy farm-fresh goodies in the retail farm market.
BRICK-or-TREAT: Monster Party
LEGOLAND Discovery Center New Jersey at American Dream, 1 American Dream Way, Suite A, East Rutherford
Through Oct. 31; see website for complete schedule
Ages 3-12
Tickets start at $29.99
Families can get into the Halloween spirit as LEGO® Monsters take over LEGOLAND Discovery Center New Jersey and throw a Monster Party! Brew up fun at the Potion Kitchen, a place to create potions of all sorts by combining your building creativity. Plus, enjoy monster-ific activities and an exclusive 4D Halloween movie, The Great Monster Chase, during the family Halloween event.
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