These are the best ways to celebrate Halloween in New York .
Sometimes it seems like goblins , body snatcher , and witches haunt New York City year - round , but theyreallycome out to toy once October go far and All Hallow ’s Eve inches closer . In a city as spirited as the Big Apple , the sheer number of Halloween festivity across the boroughs throughout the month of October can make select the right ones overwhelming — and that ’s on top of coming up with the perfect costume . There ’s no pauperization to break out the Ouija circuit card to see what the spirits suggest . Here are the best way to celebrate the scary time of year in the city with whatever tricks or treats you like .
Halloween Haunted Houses and Tours in NYC
Green-Wood Cemetery
OngoingSouth Slope , Prices varyWith 478 acres of winding route and roll hills , graves dating back to the 1800s , and puritanical architecture , Green - Wood Cemeterywill cast a while on you . Stroll past graves ( including those of far-famed people like Jean - Michel Basquiat and Leonard Bernstein ) on your own , or check out the burying ground ’s livelyevent calendarfor special programme like a guidedSpirited Strollwith touch stories on October 28 and 29 , an eveningdance partyon October 19 and 20 , and a freeDía de los Muertos celebrationon November 1 feature live music and crafts .
BloodManor
Through November 4Tribeca , Prices change by dateNYC’spremier Halloween attractioncelebrates 20 long time this time of year with three new suite where screams are certain to abound . Whatever makes the tomentum on your cervix stand up — creepy clowns , eerie institution and aesculapian curiosities , or cursed mansions where ghosts lounge around every corner — this 10,000 - square - understructure haunted house has it and will get a few start - scares out of you . Ticketprices vary across dates .
Family-Friendly Halloween Events in NYC
Boo at the Zoo and Pumpkin Night at the Bronx Zoo
Through October 29Bronx Park , protrude at $ 23.95 ( non - appendage children)For kinsfolk - favorable festivities , theBronx Zoocan’t be beat . Daytime eventBoo at the Zooreturns each weekend , encouraging patrons to get in costume while visiting 6,000 mintage . Special activities include pumpkin - carving demonstrations , magic shows , a parade of puppets and stilt Zimmer , and a young beast skeleton in the cupboard exhibit . On Thursday through Sunday evenings , the zoological garden blink with a half - mile track of more than 5,000 animal - theme jack - o’-lanterns duringPumpkin Nights(a first for the menagerie ) .
Fall-O-Ween at the New York Botanic Garden
Through November 12Bronx Park , Starting at $ 15Hundreds of pumpkin and gourd vine are on display at theNew York Botanic Garden , alongside a promenade that highlights all sort of colorful varieties and a collection of award - winning mammoth Cucurbita pepo from farmers across the country . weekend bring opportunities to catch professional jack - o’-lantern statue maker and decorate your own pumpkin , and there are exceptional activities likeSpooky Garden Nights , feature fun additions like illuminated strawman , a phantasma puppet show , and a parade .
Halloween Pumpkin Flotilla
October 26Central Park , FreeSummon spirits into the city ahead of All Hallow ’s Eve with this sunset event . Central Park ’s yearly Pumpkin Flotilla , held on the Northeast corner of the Mungo Park , sets enlighten jack - o’-lanterns floating across the Harlem Meer on rafts in a mystic parade . The event and involution are liberal — just make it early , sign up by 5:30 pm , and make certain your pumpkin vine is destitute of unnatural decorations .
Elizabeth Street Garden Pet Parade
October 29Nolita , FreeThe annual pet parade takes overElizabeth Street Garden’sstunning , statue - dotted public green space with a costume contest and parade for favorite . take your furry , feathered , or scaled champion in a cunning costume to walk the track ( where they ’ll be " rigorously judged " ) for a chance to win dirty money from local businesses . ( Do n’t be afraid to get creative and collaborate : Last yr ’s success was a group of dachsie ( aka weenie dogs ) masquerade in ahot hound cartcostume . ) If you do n’t have a pelt babe of your own , just come and have what ’s guaranteed to be the most lovely Halloween plans . Plus , you ’ll be supporting the Garden , which isat risk of being destroyed by developer .
Halloween on the Farm at Queens County Farm Museum
October 29Glen Oaks , $ 20If Halloween does n’t feel terminated without a trip to the pumpkin while , you do n’t have to give the five boroughs to make that happen . Embrace your childhood nostalgia at theQueens County Farm Museum , a 47 - acre historic site owned by the Parks Department that features farm buildings , farm animal , fields , and more . fellowship - friendlyHalloween on the Farmreturns this year on October 29 . outwear a costume and enjoy a day of put-on - or - treating throughout the barns . OtherOctober eventsinclude athree - acre corn maze , hayrides , and a pumpkin eyepatch . Ticketsto Halloween on the Farm must be purchase in advance .
Halloween Shopping Events in NYC
Hester Street Fair Halloween Weekend
October 28 – October29The haven , Free entryEmbrace Halloween weekend ’s energy early by celebrating with eclectic shopping , craft opportunities , and a block political party all in one at theHester Street Fair . The popular costume competition return as well , so dress to instill while shopping for a new one - of - a - form addition to your closet and grooving to DJs while you await to hear who ’s taking home the prize handbasket of goodies from the flea grocery store ’s beloved vendors . launch by threeLower East Sidelocals , Hester Street Fairgot its start on Hester Streetbeforemovingto Pier 17 at theSeaportlast spring . The collection sport artificer , smart designers , time of origin , and more .
Spooky Bazaar at Grand Bazaar
October 29Upper West Side , Free entryChannel your inner Nora Ephron role and head up to the Upper West Side to spend a charming fall day atGrand Bazaar , the oldest and largestflea marketin the city . Hosted each Sunday , Grand Bazaar transubstantiate into a Halloween - themed shopping experience during the handsome weekend with palm and over 200 vendors ( stray from vintage sellers and outmoded dealers to inventive artisan and food makers ) , many in costume . fag out a costume as well while you patronise , but do n’t be afraid to hold back back on your aspect : you may bet some vintage retail merchant will take out incredible costumes and accessories out of their collections . You could assemble together a last moment look while you thrift .
Halloween Parties in NYC
Monster: A Halloween Party at The McKittrick Hotel
October 27 , October 28 , and October 31Chelsea , Starting around $ 100Bring whatever monster is hiding under your bed to this elaborate party at NYC ’s ' 30s - theme result space The McKittrick Hotel . Emursive , the squad behind acclaimed , interactive theater productions likeSleep No More , will transubstantiate the carrying out locus into a horrible dreamscape with hair - raising interior decoration , a assortment of top - notch live act , and a saltation floor where you could let your inner daimon on the loose .
Elsewhere Halloween
October 28East Williamsburg , start at $ 71.07For a night where you ’re undertake to see some of the live costumes and hear the hep beats , Elsewhere’sannual Halloween company is where it ’s at . voguish underground DJs make an eclectic mixture of theatre , hyperpop , and rosehip - hop are scheduled to play sets on every degree of this popular , multi - roomlive euphony spacefrom 10 phase modulation until tardily , so you may commune with the spirit world on the dancefloor all night long .
Final Girl at 3 Dollar Bill
October 29East Williamsburg , Starting at $ 15The repulsion movie final girl — from fiber Laurie Strode to Sidney Prescott and late faves like Maxine Minx — alwaysslays as she faces off with the killer . LGBTQ+nightclub3 Dollar Billis asking its guests to serve up those Halloqueens at this party , which is an court to the slasher film genre . Dance to voguish , curious electronic and pop music , see killer whale performances from pull queens like Thorgy Thor and Olivia Lux , and take a stab at getting a tattoo .
Webster Hell
October 31East Village , start at $ 25.92Webster Hell is where you ’ll get all the consecrate Halloween fiends partying well preceding midnight . The long - running party and official afterparty of the Village Halloween Parade beckons all of the diabolic bacchanalia from the underworld to music venueWebster Hall , where the political party takes over all three floor . Music throughout the order will emphatically have you doing the Monster Mash ; functioning — include a theatrical satanic ritual and fire dancers — are certain to hypnotize ; and the unspoilt costume takes home a powerful $ 5000 prize .
Halloween Food and Drink Events in NYC
Witchy and haunted bars
OngoingVarious locations , Prices varySip on libations at a spot where Frankenstein , Dracula , or the beast from the Black Lagoon would gibe right in were any to make a tripper to NYC . A smattering ofbarsthroughout the city have delightfully downcast air year - pear-shaped , from creepy-crawly - precious cocktail streak like Ridgewood’sThe Keepto kitschy , themed joints like the East Village’sBeetleHouse(dedicated to the boor king himself , Tim Burton ) andJekyll and Hyde Clubin the West Village . You could even summon your courage and natter rumored homes to friendly ghost , like the storiedEar Inn(founded in 1817 ) orWhite Horse Tavern , where some say the former poetDylan Thomashangs out from beyond the grave accent . For mocktails and a side of witchiness , the urban center ’s exclusive serious barHekateserves magnetize philosopher’s stone and frequently hosts religious events like tarot indication and workshops .
Black Lagoon Pop-Up at Pretty Ricky’s
October 17–31Lower East Side , Prices varyIf the spirits had a designate watering hole once they made it to the other side , it would be this pop - up . Black Lagoon , found by longtime bartenders Kelsey Ramage and Erin Hayes , will turn LES barPretty Ricky’sinto a habitant of the macabre by transforming the space with a dungeon - like interior with a special menu of cocktails from your nightmares . The Night Crawler , for example , is inspired by an autumnal palette and the Hellfire Fizz is a mephistophelean mix of crude flavors . Cocktail connoisseur and goths alike are certain to have a great sentence no matter what poisonous substance they nibble . Reservationsavailable on Resy .
The Haunting of Woodward Avenue, presented by Flying Fox Tavern
October 27–28Ridgewood , Starting at $ 66.60Sink your fangs into a Halloween prix fixe meal atFlying Fox Tavern . TheRidgewoodbar and eating house keeps thing chilling year - round with an eery space , selection of cocktails name after iconic vampires , and horror - themed case , but they all collide at a special dinner for this scary time of year . buffet car will untangle cue to work mystery story while enjoying either a vegan or non - vegan four - course of action repast and cocktail . costume are welcome , and the tickets to reserve a tail end go towards the net bill .
Halloween Horror Movies in NYC
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
October 12 – October 19Prospect Park and Williamsburg , $ 18.89The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival , the East Coast ’s premier literary genre festival , extend a slate ofscreeningsfrom self-governing , up - and - coming filmmaker . Broken down into categories like Slayed LGBTQ+ Horror , Head Trip , and Home Invasion , there ’s something for every sort of repugnance buff . Check out thelineup , riddle entirely at Nitehawk Cinema’sProspect ParkandWilliamsburglocations , and you might catch the debut project from the next Wes Craven or David Cronenberg .
Screenings of Horror and Halloween Classics
Through October 31Various locating , Prices varyIf you ’re a cinephile who ca n’t celebrate Halloween without ( re)watching a horror movie , or even a nostalgic , childhood favorite Halloween film , be sure to check out what NYC ’s indie theaters are screening . Nitehawk Cinemain Williamsburg and Prospect Park has several retrospective screenings this year : Don’t Go in Thereis devoted to haunted house picture show ( The Amityville Horror , The polishing , The Evil Dead , etc . ) and a more generalHalloweenslate ( Coraline , Suspiria , more ) . Bushwick ’s dine - in theaterSyndicatedhas a variety ofspecial screening , from certified classic ( Halloween , The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ) to cult classics ( Jennifer ’s Body ) and beloved international significance ( A Girl Walks abode Alone at Night , Possession , Ringu ) . In Manhattan , Hitchcocktoberis back atThe Village East by Angelikawith its annual screenings ofAlfred Hitchcockclassics throughout the month .
Outdoor Halloween Movie Screenings
Through October 31Midtown and Nolita , Prices varyThere are several chance to watch a picture show alfresco in the crisp autumn airwave . overhear a view of the visible horizon while seeing iconic title atRooftop Cinema Clubin Midtown . The subject - air film will play Halloween movies as a part of fall back series like Y2 K Tuesdays ( Final Destination , Scooby - Doo ) , plus it will celebrate the thirtieth anniversary ofHocus PocusandThe Nightmare Before Christmas . and Y2 K Tuesdays ( Final Destination , Scooby - Doo ) with screenings . There are also ample opportunities to catch whatever subgenre gets you in the scary time of year spirit — be it something witchy ( The Craft , Practical Magic ) or demonic ( The exorciser , Paranormal Activity ) . Meanwhile , embrace all the autumnal vibes in theElizabeth Street Gardenon October 24 , 25 , and 26 with the freeMonster Movie Mini Series , includingBeetlejuice , the originalCat Peoplefrom 1942 , andGhostbusters . Movie - related costumes are further , if you ’re so inclined to start dressing up early .
Elsewhere Halloween|Photo by Luis Nieto Dickens, courtesy of Elsewhere
BloodManor|Photo courtesy of Union Square Advertising
Boo at the Zoo|Photo by Julie Larsen Maher, courtesy of the Bronx Zoo
Hester Street Fair Halloween Weekend|Photo by Mike Szpot, courtesy of Hester Street
Monster: A Halloween Party at The McKittrick Hotel|Photo courtesy of The McKittrick Hotel
Black Lagoon Pop-Up at Pretty Ricky’s|Photo courtesy of Black Lagoon
