Picks of the Week: October 8-14

It’s never too early to start celebrating Halloween. To put you in the holiday mood, we’ve put together our favorite spooky event picks going on this week through the end of the month. Enjoy!

Through Wednesday, October 31
The Haunted Pumpkin Garden
New York Botanical Garden
10 am-5:30 pm
The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at NYBG has over 500 hand-carved pumpkin sculptures and plays host to kiddie costume parades, performances at the Pumpkin Puppet Theater, and fall arts and crafts. All-Garden Pass tickets start at $20 for adults and $8 for children under the age of 12.

Saturday, October 13-Sunday, October 14
Boo at the Zoo
Bronx Zoo
11 am-5 pm
The Bronx Zoo is the place to be on October weekends to get in the Halloween spirit. Their Boo at the Zoo activities include hayrides, a haunted mansion, a hay maze, costume parade, magic shows, pumpkin carving, and much more. Tickets are $29.95 for adults and $19.95 for kids ages 3 through 12.

Sunday, October 14
B.Y.O.K. (Bring Your Own Kid) Concert Series
92Y Tribeca
11 am
Every Sunday in October, B.Y.O.K. to the 92Y Tribeca’s Bring Your Own Kid concert series featuring performances by Randy Kaplan, Astrograss for Kids, artists from the kid’s album Science Fair, and Alastair Moock. Tickets start at $15.

Broadway Dance Center Children and Teens

With more than 35 years of experience, Broadway Dance Center Children &amp; Teens provides young movers ages 3-18 with exceptional training. BDC delivers the finest all-around dance experience for students by offering a wide variety of styles and levels, performance opportunities, and the highest caliber dance instruction that only New York City and BDC Children &amp; Teens can provide. This studio is so much more than a training course for young dancers; it is a diverse, family-friendly community for budding creatives. It has an exemplary faculty who follow the vision to not only develop a dancer&rsquo;s love and ability in dance, but to do so in a nurturing and supportive way.

Asphalt Green

Asphalt Green&rsquo;s high-quality sports programs start at 4 months old. Two beautiful facilities in vibrant Manhattan neighborhoods provide the optimal space for children to learn the fundamentals, play for leisure, or compete at the highest level. As the leading sports and fitness facility in Manhattan, Asphalt Green&rsquo;s never-before- seen training methods focus on improving your mental and physical game. Whether participating in swim, soccer, flag football, martial arts, basketball, baseball, tennis, or volleyball, coaches instill values that set athletes up for success in life and bring out their full potential in sports.

Chickenshed NYC

Chickenshed is an inclusive theatre company that began in the UK in 1974. Chickenshed NYC is a young organization bringing that same ethos and unique methodology to the USA. Chickenshed&rsquo;s mission is to create entertaining and outstanding theatre that celebrates diversity and inspires positive change. Chickenshed's model of Inclusive Theatre is based in the belief that everyone can flourish when everyone is included. At Chickenshed everyone is welcome, everyone is valued, and together we produce remarkable theatre. We want to break down barriers between people to create a world without labels and where differences no longer divide. At Chickenshed, support is given to those who need it, and given by those who can . We believe that creative activities, self-expression and performance should be available to anyone who has the desire, no matter their background or circumstances. We know that when everyone has the opportunity to shine, amazing things happen. Chickenshed NYC provides programming for little ones, children and youth through semester-long activities and performances.