Bring your boys and ghouls to experience some spooky, and not-so-spooky, Halloween fun on Long Island this October!
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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.
Halloween Glow in the Park at The Adventure Park at Long Island
The Adventure Park at Long Island, 75 Colonial Springs Road Gate 3, Wheatley Heights
Saturdays, 6 – 10 pm, through Oct. 25.
All ages
$61
Halloween Glow in the Park is a fa-boo-lous time for all with family-friendly Halloween themed music, decorations and more! Glow in the Park is a nighttime event where the outdoor adventure park literally glows! Brightly-shining LED lights illuminate your way while you zipline, work the ropes and traverse through the treetops.
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!
Haunted Tree House
Long Island Aquarium, 431 East Main St., Riverhead
Fridays and Saturdays, 7 – 9 pm, through Oct. 31.
Ages 3-11
$25 per child includes one free parent
Celebrate the season family-style with this Haunted Tree House and its FIVE levels of kid-friendly Halloween fun! The event includes unlimited time on the Haunted Tree House, animal interaction, candy bags, pumpkin decorating, Halloween sand art, and Halloween Color-A-Button.
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.
Spooktober
Prospect Park Zoo, 450 Flatbush Ave., Prospect Heights
Saturdays and Sundays, 10 am – 5:30 pm, through Oct. 26.
All ages
Tickets start at $7.95
Go batty with the Zoo every weekend in October! Families can visit the tombstones of extinct animals in sea lion court, and learn why extinction isn’t inevitable with your help, walk a Spooky Trail see some of the “spooky” neighbors in the park who come out at night, learn some Spooky Science, and enjoy special live performances. Come in costume and take a photo at one of the beautiful harvest decoration areas.
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.
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