Grab a costume and head out to all the fun, fall-festive and frightful family events Brooklyn has on offer this Halloween! Is this the year you check out a new Halloween adventure for your family? Browse our round up of Halloween events and keep checking back as we add to the guide. If we missed a great event, add it here.
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Carnaby Clubs is more than a playspace—it’s your family’s home-away-from-home in Dumbo! Purpose-built for families with infants and toddlers, we are your one-stop-shop to play, learn, and find community. With small class sizes and a Reggio Emilia-inspired approach, we foster a love for learning by engaging children’s natural curiosity. We offer flexible drop-in and semester options and a membership that includes unlimited drop-ins for open play, art, music and movement classes for kids ages 0-6. Learn more at carnabyclubs.com.
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The Craft Studio offers the most fun and creative experiences for all ages. Services include drop-in crafting, in-studio + offsite parties, camps, classes, retail, and special events at their Boerum Hill location at 295 Atlantic Avenue! From Halloween workshops to spooky drop-in crafting options, The Craft Studio offers the perfect way to celebrate the season – use promo code BKHalloween20 for 20% off.
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Haunted Carousel at Prospect Park Carousel | Prospect Heights | Weekends + Halloween 12-5pm
Don’t be scared when you see the haunted carousel! Take a spin on the spooky ride to your favorite Halloween jams at the beloved Prospect Park Carousel. $3 per ride; $13 for a book of 5 tickets
Greg's Great Pumpkin Patch at Greenwood Park | Park Slope | Daily thru Halloween | 12pm-12am
Join Greg's for a day of pumpkin carving/painting, music, and drinks! Now located at Greenwood Park beer garden and event space in Park Slope, they supply everything and clean up the mess! Pumpkin prices vary
Halloween Boo-tacular at Chuck E. Cheese | Downtown Brooklyn | Daily thru Halloween | 11am-9pm
Celebrate Halloween all month long with free E-Tickets for kids in costume, spooky treats, DJ Munch’s Haunted House Party every night & more! Prices vary by day and time spent ($20/60mins M-Th, $58/60mins/2 kids)
Pumpkin Weekends + Candy Hunt at Green Meadows Farm |
Marine Park | Weekends through November 3 | 11am-5pm
Head to Green Meadows farm for a day of outdoor activities, spooktacular CANDY HUNT, and choose a favorite pumpkin from their patch. Farm activities include hayrides, petting zoo, Katie the talking cow, bunny barn, playground, and farm machinery play. $14 for ages 2+
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| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30 |
Toddler Time - Special Halloween Story Time at Pacific Library | Downtown Brooklyn | 10:45-11:15am | Ages 18-36 mos
Halloween Stories, singing songs and movement with sing along music for ages 18-36 months. Babies ages (Birth-17 months) are welcome to attend. You can wear your Halloween costumes. FREE
Babies, Bubbles & Boo at Wise Wonder Enrichment | Park Slope | 11:30am-12:30pm | Ages 0-14 months
Our beloved Babies & Bubbles meet up is back for a special Halloween celebration! Join our community baby group for parents and caregivers of little ones to come together and have a safe place for their babies to meet and enjoy open read and exploration. For this special meet-up, we invite your little one to wear their Halloween costume! FREE with registration
Bed Stuy Dreams - The Haunting: A Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center Haunted House | Bed-Stuy | 12-8pm
This haunted house experience is guaranteed to spook you like never before! Reservations for large groups is required. This event is free and open to the public. FREE
Movies at The Library: Beetlejuice at Brower Park Library | Crown Heights | 3:30-5:30pm | Ages 6+
It's Spooky Season so why not watch a movie? We'll be watching Beetle Juice (1988). FREE
Halloween Kids Create at Park Slope Library | Park Slope Library | 4-4:45pm | Ages 6+
Celebrate Halloween at the Park Slope Library and create a take-home craft with us! The craft will change each week, so continue to stop by to see what we're making! FREE
Teen Time: Spooky Story Hour + Make a Ghost Tea Light at Greenpoint Library | Greenpoint | 4-5:30pm | Ages 13-18
Make a ghost tea light cover with us – happening alongside Spooky Story Hour. Listen to, or read some spooky stories on our rooftop Demonstration Garden! FREE
Spooky Trail at NYPD Patrol Borough Brooklyn North | Bushwick | 5-8pm
Join us for some Halloween fun at our annual Patrol Borough Brooklyn North spooky trail on October 30, 2024, from 5 PM - 8 PM! Free admission for all adults and children. FREE
Cabbage Night at Prankster's Anchor | Greenpoint | 7-9pm
At 7pm we will be showing an animated short by Birgit Rathsmann titled “I’m Not Tired!” and at 7:30 we will be showing the complete animated miniseries “Over the Garden Wall.”
Costumes are encouraged! FREE
| THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 |
Spooky Space at Space Club | Greenpoint | 8am-7pm
Our Halloween celebrations are open to anyone and everyone, not just members. Come and play for a couple of hours and enjoy Trick or treating, a Halloween Celebration, and Prize for best dressed. $35 for 1 adult + 1 child
little Lola's Costume Bash at Lola & tots | Bed-Stuy | 10am-11:30am | Ages 0-5
Stories, dance party and and tons of Halloween party fun! $35
FREE Trick or Treat Bag Decorating at Private Picassos | Clinton Hill | 10am-5pm | Ages 1.5-12
Come by either of our Art Studios to decorate your own Trick or Treat Bag! We'll have the perfect sized shopping bag on hand for kids to customize with colorful markers, stickers, Dot markers and paint sticks. Available 10am-5pm both our Park Slope & Clinton Hill Studios. FREE
Bed Stuy Dreams - The Haunting: A Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center Haunted House | Bed-Stuy | 12-8pm
This haunted house experience is guaranteed to spook you like never before! Reservations for large groups is required. This event is free and open to the public. FREE
Out of This World Halloween at Moore Street Market and Humboldt Plaza | East Williamsburg | 2:30-5pm
Join Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez and Moore Street Market for an Out of This World Halloween at the Moore Street Market! Come in costume and celebrate Halloween with your community! Trick or Treating, Arts & Crafts, Pumpkin Decorating, Games, Live DJ. FREE
Halloween at Berry Street Garden | Williamsburg | 2-6pm
Each planting bed has a different Halloween theme. The garden will have a child-friendly spooky theme at the front part of the garden with lots of Halloween Inflatable characters. A spookier theme will be located in the back part of the garden for older kids and adults. There will be treats for all kids, young and old! FREE
Spooky Stories: A Halloween Storytime at A&C Super | Williamsburg | 3-5pm
Children will gather in the yard at A&C Super, surrounded by eerie decorations and the gentle rustle of the wind. Our Librarian will weave chilling yet friendly tales of ghosts, mischievous monsters, and enchanted pumpkins. With soft voices and the warm glow of the afternoon sun, each story promises to ignite imaginations and send delightful shivers down young spines. Costumes are encouraged for a magical afternoon of frightful fun! FREE
Twinkle Monster Bash at Twinkle Playspace | Williamsburg | 3-5pm | Ages 0-6
Ghouls and Goblins, Superheroes and Villains! Come join us for our annual Monster Bash at Twinkle! Decorate your own cupcake with worms and candy corn! We'll also have a photo booth, face painter, guess the pumpkin weight, costume contest, pumpkin decorating, Puppet Show, Popcorn, and Pizza! All ticket holders will receive a goody bag. $45 non-member | $25 members
Halloween Cookie Decorating at Think, Talk, Create - Industry City | Sunset Park | 3-5pm
Join Think Talk Create for a one day only special for yummy spooky creations! Decorate 2 gluten-free, nut-free Halloween cookies for only $20!
5th Annual Halloween Costume Crawl for All on Leonard Street | Williamsburg | 3-6pm
You are invited to the 5th Annual Halloween Costume Crawl! There will be food and treats, games, music, and face painting. FREE
3rd Annual Elm Foundation Boo Bash | Williamsburg | 3:30-6:30pm
We'll transform our gallery into a Halloween party zone packed with art projects, games, a costume contest, a table full of prizes, and a special black light dance party! Plus, we're hosting a neighborhood Ghost Hunt! Find ghosts displayed in our community sponsor windows and collect prize winning tickets as you trick-or-treat. FREE
Cobble Hill Halloween Parade at Cobble Hill Park | Cobble Hill | 4pm
All are invited to come and enjoy the fun, and of course to trick-or-treat throughout the neighborhood afterward. We can't wait to see all the creative costumes - actually, all costumes, creative or not! Families will march down Congress to Henry, around to Warren Street, and back to the park. FREE
Brighton Beach Fall Festival at Brighton Beach Library | Brighton Beach | 4pm
Join us for our annual Fall Festival at the Brighton Beach Library! We will have our costume parade, music, arts and crafts, and some other fun activities. FREE
Brower Beats: Creepy Beats w/ Brower Park Library | Crown Heights| 4-5pm
Depending on the week you join us, we may be jamming in a drum circle, crafting new acoustic instruments, or mixing samples and producing music on the library's iPads and laptop computers. FREE
Myrtle Monster Mash at Myrtle Avenue Plaza | Clinton Hill | 4-6pm
Get your ghoul on with DJ Des One’s eerie tracks, marvel at Dancer Keller’s solo Thriller showcase, and learn killer moves from Mr. Chung. Then, join forces with PS20 Dancers for a chilling Thriller Dance Mob that’ll wake the dead! Cap off the night with a bone-shaking dance battle while enjoying spooky games & sweet treats throughout this Halloween spectacular — guaranteed to be a monster hit! FREE
21st Annual Stuyvesant Heights Halloween Crawl starting at Fulton Park | Bed-Stuy | 4-6pm
Join the Bed-Stuy Community for a fabulously frightful, family-friendly event! Trick-or-treat, take photos, and take in the sights! FREE
Boo!KCM | Park Slope | 4-6pm
The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music hosts our annual Halloween event for the whole family! Join us outside of our Park Slope building for spine-chilling musical performances, a haunted instrument garden and, of course, candy! Costumes encouraged! FREE
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Teen Time: BookFlix SCARY Movie Night! at Park Slope Library | Park Slope | 4-6pm | Ages 13-18
Check out a Book made into a Movie! Come and play to win Banned Book Week Prizes! It's Halloween! Join us for a scary movie and treats! FREE
Halloween Happy Hour at Lavender Blues Studio | Bed-Stuy | 4-6pm | ages 3 months-3 years
Come in costume for pictures with Lady B. Check out our dedicated space for Babies and Toddlers and our recording studio! Pizza and first drink included! $25
Patchen Community Square Garden Annual Halloween Party | Bed-Stuy | 4-6pm | Ages 0-13
Come in your best costumes for candy and creepy surprises. Enjoy free treats and music for all from babies to tweens and their families. FREE
Halloween Celebration at Newkirk Plaza | Flatbush | 4-6:30pm
Stop by Newkirk Plaza on your Trick-or-Treat route for an FDC goodie bag and festive activities! FREE
Dave & Boo-ster's at Dave & Buster's | Downtown Brooklyn | 4-7pm
$10 Ticket Includes: $15 Power Card with Unlimited Video Game Play, costume contest for a chance to win FREE GAMES FOR ONE YEAR, candy scavenger hunt, boo-tiful crafts, and more spooky surprises!
BAMboo! | Fort Greene | 4-7pm
Brooklyn’s favorite family-friendly Halloween party is back! Put a lid on the cauldron, grab your broomsticks, and soar over to BAM for an afternoon of candy giveaways, carnival games, arts and crafts, and kid-friendly movies. FREE
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Dumboween Parade, Party & Trick-or-Treating | DUMBO | 4-7pm
A neighborhood tradition, DUMBOWEEN brings hundreds of costumed Dumbonians out for our Annual March to the Arch through Brooklyn Bridge Park with brass bands + puppets, followed an Archway Party featuring crafts with Creatively WILD Art Studio, a photobooth and of course, candy! Plus, Trick-or-Treat at 50+ Dumbo small businesses! FREE
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McGhoulrick Halloween | Greenpoint | 4-7pm
Join Friends of McGolrick and McGolrick Dog Run for McGhoulrick Halloween! 4pm: Children's parade, 6pm: Dog parade. FREE
Willowtown Halloween on Joralemon Street | Brooklyn Heights | 4-8pm
Celebrate Halloween on Joralemon Street and adjacent Willow Place and Columbia Place, all fully closed to vehicular traffic this year from dusk and into the evening. Hope to see you on your stoop and out and about in your spooky ooky. FREE
Hometown BBQ's Halloween Party | Red Hook | 4-9pm
Have fun activities for the family: Pumpkin Carving, Fire truck, Donuts, Hot cider, Whole hog, Festbier. FREE entry
Bed-Stuy Annual Halloween Trick-or-Treat Blocks Maps 2024 | Bed-Stuy | 4:30-8pm
Bring your family and friends to experience Bed-Stuy’s unforgettable trick-or-treat trail. This Halloween, explore our community’s decorated homes, themed houses, spooky gardens, and special candy stops marked by orange and black balloons – treats await at every stop! FREE
Spooktacular Pumpkin Painting + Trick or Treating at BumbleBeesRus | Red Hook | 5-6pm | Ages 2-4
Join BumbleBeesRUs by bringing your little ones to our safe space to Trick or Treat and for our pumpkin patch paint your own pumpkin activity! FREE
Park Slope Halloween Parade | Park Slope | 5-7pm
The parade begins at 14th Street and 7th Avenue, then heads north on 7th Avenue, turning left on 3rd Street and ending in J.J. Byrne Playground at the Old Stone House. 6pm lineup, 6:30pm parade kickoff. FREE
CSI Clinton Hill: A Halloween Mystery at Clinton Hill Library | Clinton Hill | 5-7:30pm | Ages 12+
Interested in working a crime scene and solving a mystery? Take on the role of a witness (or suspect!) in this Halloween murder mystery and deduce who did the crime and why. Team up to process evidence from a mock crime scene and maybe you can solve the case! FREE w/ registration
Halloween Party at the Hoyt Street Garden | Boerum Hill | 5-8pm
Costume contest and Spooky Nail Art by Rucki da Nozhki Nail Lounge. FREE
Underhill Halloween Block Party | Prospect Heights | 5-8pm
Join us for our third year of Trick or Streets October 31 on Underhill Ave and Park PI. There will be car free trick-or-treating from 5pm-8pm and live music from the @thevillagersnyc brass band from 5pm-6pm! Get your costumes ready, it’s sure to be a haunting good time you won’t want to miss! FREE
Haunted Garden at 61 Franklin St Community Garden | Greenpoint | 5-8pm
61 Franklin St Community Garden is hosting a neighborhood Halloween gathering! All are welcome to join for an evening of spooky fun and delicious treats for all ages. FREE
Big Halloween Get Down at Brooklyn Bridge Park | Brooklyn Heights | 6-10pm
Join Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy for Big Halloween Get Down with Sounds from Herbert Holler! This is a free, all-ages dance party at Pier 3 Plaza. Bring your good vibes and your best moves! Doors open at 6:00 PM and the dance party starts at 7:00 PM. FREE
MOFAD's Monster Mash | DUMBO | 7-9pm
Get ready for some tricks and plenty of treats! Come trick or treating in your best halloween costume at MOFAD and stay to explore the Flavor: The World to Your Brain with some spooky twists. Enjoy sweets from NYC’s premiere candy shop, Economy Candy, and try out a new interactive Cookie Lab exhibit from MOFAD’s Flavor docent, Artist and Designer Una Zhang. $7 kids 5-14, $14 for adults
READ MORE: More Trick-or-Treating + Open Streets recommendations across Brooklyn Neighborhoods
| FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 |
Celebrate Día de los Muertos at Brooklyn Children's Museum | Crown Heights | 10am-5pm
Enjoy a day full of art-making, dance, music, and food, explore our artist marketplace, and contribute to our community ofrenda by sharing memories and stories of your loved ones. $15 admission
Day of the Dead Family Celebration at Green-Wood Cemetery | Greenwood Heights | 4-7pm (arrive by 5:30pm)
Discover the rich history and traditions associated with the holiday Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) through family-friendly crafts, performances, music, activities, and food. FREE
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| TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 + WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 |
The Service Collective's Candy Donation Stand at St. Ann's Church | Brooklyn Heights | 3:30-6pm
Save the date (and your Halloween candy) for November 5th and 6th from 3:30-6p. Donate what you can and TSC will make make sweet treat bags for our neighbors in need to enjoy. FREE
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