Find Halloween Fun in New York City for Families:
Boo at the Bronx Zoo
Special Halloween fun on several weekends in October: costume parades, magic shows, trick-or-treating, hayrides...
Halloween in Central Park
The famous park has lots of activities for Halloween, including Halloween Parade and "Pumpkin Sail" (photo above), pumpkin carving for families, Spooks at Belvedere (-- Belvedere Castle stages some special frights.)
New York's Village Halloween Parade
I was delighted to see this terrific event first-hand last year: amazing puppets are a feature of this parade. Though not a "family event" per se, countless kids are in attendance and come dressed for the occasion -- as domany adults.
Citi Pond at Bryant Park: Halloween Spooktacular on Ice
Face-painting, trick-or-treating, pumpkin carving, complimentary apple cider, and free skate rentals for first 100 children in Halloween costumes.
More Halloween Events in NYC for Families
Halloween celebration at the (fabulous) American Museum of Natural History; Trick or Treat parade at the Children's Museum of the Arts... (At About.com's site for New York City Travel).
Great Halloween Parades for Kids - a round-up at the MommyPoppins site. Prospect Park, Park Slope (one of the biggest kids' parades in the US) Battery Park City, a kiddies' version of the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade...
Haunted Walk and Carnival, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Over 2500 kids walk through a forest filled with zombies, headless horsemen, and other assorted scary types. Suitable for young kids with parents or older sibling escorts.
Mommy Poppins is a great source for kiddie Halloween fun in NYC: haunted houses, parades, and more.
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