Halloween in New York City

- Events for Families

No surprise, New York City has dozens of Halloween Events for families. And October's a beautiful month to visit: good weather for walking and being outdoors, and colorful fall trees in Central Park. (Don't expect bargain hotel rates, though!)

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.)

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...

NY City Halloween for Kids at GoCity Kids
The calendar for "Holiday / Seasonal" has even more events including parades, carnivals, Pier of Fear, neighborhood festivals, Haunted Walk and Carnival in Brooklyn (where over 2500 kids a year walk through a forest filled with goblins, mummies, etc.), and much more.

Mommy Poppins is another good source for kiddie Halloween fun in NYC: haunted houses, parades, and more.