Dress up like your favorite historical character and come to where curious kids celebrate Halloween!
Meet the headless horseman, listen to gilded-age ghost stories, visit a fortune teller, and taste test historic candy during “Spirits of Halloweens Past” at the DiMenna Children’s History Museum at the New York Historical Society on Oct. 31.
Special guests The Hudson River Ramblers will also entertain families throughout the museum with haunted history songs and tales.
Suitable for children ages 6 and up.
Spirit of Halloween on Oct. 31 from 5 to 7 pm. Free with museum admission.
DiMenna Children’s History Museum at the New York Historical Society [170 Central Park West between W. 76th and W. 77th streets on the Upper West Side, (212) 873–3400, www.nyhistory.org].