Celebrating its 40th year, this beloved community-based event continues to serve as a safe space for children and adults alike to enjoy the spirit of Halloween.  Read More

Sutton Place Parks Conservancy hosts a fun Halloween party, with games, crafts, sports, storytelling, and FDNY and NYPD vehicles to explore, plus a costume parade for pooches and kids. Read More

Head to Maimonides Park for a day of free Halloween activities, from face painting to inflatable mazes, bubble shows, a costume contest, and more. Open to participants 14 and under in costume (an adult must accompany all minors), Read More

This annual celebration begins with a toddler-friendly costume parade around the nabe to the Bleecker Street Playground, and includes face painting, craft tables, and trick-or-treating. Read More

Washington Market Park gathers the neighborhood ghouls and goblins together for a Halloween party and costume parade, led by the Queer Big Apple Corps Marching Band. Follow the band down Greenwich Street in your Halloween finest. Read More

Dust off your hot glue guns and sewing skills—OSH's Halloween costume contest and mini-parade gets Halloween off to an early start. Halloween crafts and a costume contest are held in the J.J. Byrne Playground. After the contest, all participants parade around Washington Park. Read More

Calling all princes and princesses, heroes and villains, witches and wizards: Town Square hosts the popular Greenpoint Children's Halloween Parade, inviting costumed kids of all ages to march up Manhattan Avenue and back to the starting point at McCarren Park. Read More

Little revelers gather for this beloved neighborhood Halloween parade. Kids show off their costumes along the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.  Read More

The New York Aquarium dives into Halloween with marine-themed magic shows, Halloween crafts, a larger-than-life pumpkin display, Wildlife Theater shows, games, and more. Read More

Trek the candy trail, explore an extinct animal graveyard, and take in pumpkin carving demos as the Bronx Zoo's annual Halloween tradition returns, bringing with it tons of family-friendly activities. New this year: a trick-or-truth maze, face painting, a creepy mystery wall, and a Halloween mashup. Costumes are welcome. Read More

The Jackson Heights Halloween Parade—NYC’s largest children’s Halloween parade—lines up once again at 89th Street and 37th Avenue and marches down 37th Avenue to PS 69. Read More

Put on your most creative costume, and head to Dumbo for a Halloween March to the Arch. Beginning at Washington Street, between Front and Water Streets, costumed participants parade to the Dumbo Archway, led by live music and puppets. Read More

The Park Slope Civic Council hosts the spookiest parade in Park Slope. Marchers line up at 7th Avenue and 14th Street and wind their way to the Old Stone House. Come early to trick-or-treat. Read More

DeMatti's Halloween Tot Parade invites little monsters, superheroes and K-Pop impersonators to show off their spooky (or silly!) stuff! After the parade, the fun in the field house continues with pumpkins, crafts, and games. Read More

This year’s City Island Halloween parade invites ghouls to gather at Hawkins Park at 5:30pm. Prizes are awarded for the best costumes. Read More

The Old Seaport's annual Children’s Trick-or-Treat Parade, a paws-itively adorable Dog Costume Contest, and plenty of festive frights and delights around every cobblestone corner lurk downtown.   Read More

Manhattan Community Board 2 and NYU host one of the city's largest free children's events on Halloween. Festivities include live performances, games, treats, and more.  Read More

The annual Hippo Playground Halloween Parade invites costumed kids to gather at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument at 89th Street and Riverside Drive and parade to Hippo Playground. Read More

The world's most famous Halloween parade weaves through the streets of Greenwich Village once again. Hundreds of puppets, musicians, dancers, artists, and thousands of other New Yorkers in creative costumes march in the nation’s most wildly creative public participatory event in the greatest city in the world. Read More

Pups are encouraged to don their most creative costumes and parade through the park, spreading Halloween cheer and cuteness overload! All breeds, sizes, and spooky styles are welcome. Read More

Pooches let their alter-egos shine, parading in cute and creative costumes and vying for prizes. Read More

The howl is Carl Schurz Park's annual dog costume event. More than 200 creatively costumed pups strut their stuff before a blue-chip fashion industry coven of judges. Read More

It's time to get your costume—and more importantly, your pup's—ready for Fort Greene Park's annual Halloween Festival and dog costume contest. Read More

Dog owners and dog lovers alike are invited to Barktoberst, a special Yappy Hour celebration in partnership with Downtown Magazine. Read More

Celebrate Halloween with the WSP Dog Run Association by dressing your best furry buddy up in costume and competing in the cutest competition around. Read More

The biggest dog Halloween costume contest and community event in the Bronx invites dogs and owners dress-up and compete for prizes. Read More

Families and their furry loved ones are invited to join Williamsbridge Oval for a Howl-o-ween event! Bring your leashed pet dressed to impress and ready to show off their Halloween spirit. Read More