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Halloween Events and Activities in Lower Manhattan – FiDi Families Faves!

October 23, 2019 by Denise Courter

Halloween Events and Activities

Be sure to check out all the fun Halloween events in Lower Manhattan. We’ve highlighted some of our favorites.

Halloween Events and Activities in Lower Manhattan - FiDi Families Faves!

Check event websites for weather-related updates. 

 

Halloween Bash at Brookfield Place

Halloween Events and Activities in Lower Manhattan - FiDi Families Faves!

Brookfield Place transforms into a Halloween Spectacular with activities for the whole family including Cosmic Disco, a Lego Photo Op, Sweetbeatz live kids band, Drag Queen Storytime, Razzle Dazzle magic, a Costume “Catwalk” for you to strut your stuff and show off your best Halloween costume and Trick-or-Treating in many of the stores. Plus, Jam with Jamie will be performing at Monica + Andy. Kids are encouraged to wear their costumes for a costume contest. This particular celebration will be from 11 am – 1 pm, which is different than the rest of the Halloween Bash, which is from 12:00 pm – 3 pm.

Date: Saturday, October 26th

Time: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Location: Brookfield Place

Age(s): All ages welcome

Cost: Free

For more information visit their website HERE.


5th Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest

Halloween Events and Activities in Lower Manhattan - FiDi Families Faves!

 

How good are your Jack o’ Lantern carving skills? Bring out the best you can do and start creating your masterpiece. Please note that all pumpkins must be carved in advance. Bring CARVED pumpkins to the park to be judged in one of five categories: cutest, scariest, funniest, most creative and most realistic. Judging begins at 5:30 pm; winners announced at 6:00 pm. Battery-operated candles will be provided.

Date: Saturday, October 26th

Time: 4:45 pm – 6:00 pm

Location: Washington Market Park – Chambers & Greenwich St.

Age(s): All ages welcome

Cost: Free

FiDi Families Insiders: Entries submitted 4:45-5:30 pm. Judging begins 5:30 pm sharp

For more information visit their website HERE.


5th Annual Léman Manhattan Halloween Bash

 

Halloween Events and Activities in Lower Manhattan - FiDi Families Faves!

 

Léman Manhattan invites downtown families to a Halloween Bash at the Broad Street Ballroom. Kids are invited to decorate pumpkins, listen to live music and get their faces painted and more.

Date: Sunday, October 27th

Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location: 41 Broad Street (Broad Street Ballroom)

Age(s): All ages welcome

Cost: $25/family and complimentary for Léman families

RSVP HERE

Halloween Costume Parade and Party at Washington Market Park

Halloween Events and Activities in Lower Manhattan - FiDi Families Faves!

Come dressed up and join hundreds of families parade the sidewalk then celebrate at Washington Market Park with games and more for the kids!

Date: Sunday, October 27th

Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Location: Parade starts near CitiGroup Plaza – on the corner of Beach & North Moore St. then heads south on Greenwich Street to Washington Market Park

Age(s): All ages welcome

Cost: Free

FiDi Families Insiders: Strollers are not allowed inside the park, during the party.

For more information please visit their website HERE.


Governors Island Pumpkin Point

Halloween Events and Activities in Lower Manhattan - FiDi Families Faves!

Governors Island has transformed its own Nolan Park into “Pumpkin Point”, a free, family-friendly patch of over 5,000 pumpkins on the last two weekends in October. Families are invited to stroll through the pumpkin patch and enjoy free, Halloween-inspired arts and craft activities with Children’s Museum of the Arts including pumpkin painting and costume-making workshops, and enjoy festive fare from Governor’s Island vendors Little Eva’s & Threes Brewing.

FiDi Families Insiders: On Saturday, October 26th, kids are invited to meet at 1:00 pm for trick-or-treating at Nolan Park, while supplies last.

Date(s): Saturday, October 26th and Sunday, October 27th

Time: Regular park hours, but Pumpkin Point closes at 5:00 pm

Location: Governors Island – Nolan Park

Age(s): All ages welcome

Cost: Free to attend. Pumpkins and food available for purchase.

For more information, including hours of operation, ferry schedule, etc, please visit their website HERE.

Halloween Dog Costume Contest

Halloween Events and Activities in Lower Manhattan - FiDi Families Faves!

Dog owners and their pets are invited to join the last Yappy Hour of 2019 with a costume contest hosted by Downtown Magazine. Doggie giveaways, $5 beers, photo ops, adoptable pups and a chance to win one night at Four Seasons.

FiDi Families Insiders: RSVP is required for the dog costume contest.Date: Tuesday, October 29th

Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Location: Pier 17 at 89 South Street

Cost: Free

For more information and to register, please visit the Eventbrite website HERE.
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Halloween Kids Karnival 2017 at Pier 26

October 16, 2017 by Rachel Witzel

 

Halloween Kids Karnival 2017 at Pier 26

The fun returns to TriBeCa at Hudson River Park’s Pier 26! Join us from 12-5pm as we transform Pier 26 into “Halloween Central” with fun-filled attractions for the family.

Interactive storytelling with Story Pirates, magic with Kid Ace, pumpkin painting with the Friends of Hudson River Park Playground Committee, rides, face painting, treats and much more.

Date: Sunday, October 29th

Time: 12pm

Location: Pier 26

Fee: Free, some activities are $2

Age(s): 2 – 8 years old 

For more information please visit their website HERE.

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FiDi Families Halloween Party at the Seaport District

Date: Sunday, October 30th

Time: 11a – 2p

Celebrate Halloween with the kids at the daytime Halloween festival at the historic Seaport District. Mad Science will kick off the festivities with a fun and interactive science show at 11am.  Rock out with “Ramblin’ Dan & the Freewheelin’ Band” at 12:30pm. Activities will be offered from 11am – 2pm, including an interactive Lego brick build with Play-Well Teknologies, Nory will be on site offering a workshop in creating traditional Korean masks, Pine Street School will be creating “Drumkins” and a whole lot more. Kids can also enjoy complimentary snacks from Go Go squeeZ, Honest Tea, Happy Family, Insomnia Cookies and others. RSVP on Eventbrite HERE.

 

 

Halloween Storytime at Barnes & Noble

Date: Saturday, October 22nd

Time: 11a

This fun-filled Halloween Storytime will feature everyone’s favorite Blue Truck who is back for “Little Blue Truck’s Halloween” followed by “I Need My Monster”. Located at 97 Warren Street.

Asphalt Screams Halloween Party

Date: Friday, October 28th

Time: 4p – 6p

This halloween party will feature sports-related activities include a Spooktacular Soccer Shootout. The first 500 kids will receive a goody bag! Located at 212 North End Avenue.

Outdoor Movie featuring: Beetlejuice

Date: Friday, October 28th

Time: 7pm

Tim Burton’s classic movie will be coming the big outdoor screen this Halloween season. Come dressed up, prizes will be awarded for the best costume. Bring a blanket and snacks! Located at Rockefeller Park- Battery Park City.

Pumpkin Decorating

Date: Saturday, October 29th

Time: 10a-1p

Free apples for those who come to the market in costume! Apple- Cider Donut Eating contest, mulled cider samples and pumpkin decorating. Pumpkin decorating is free with the purchase of a pumpkin from participating farmers. Located at Tribeca Greenmarket-Greenwich & Duane St.

Carved Pumpkin Contest at Washington Market Park

Date: Saturday, October 29th. 

Time: 5p – 6p

FiDi Families Insiders: Bring your carved pumpkin between 5-5:45pm.  Judging will begin at 6pm

Ribbons will be awarded for: Scariest Pumpkin, Funniest and Most Creative. Electric candles will be distributed to illuminate the pumpkins. Located at Washington Market Park (corner of Greenwich & Duane Streets)

Brookfield Place Halloween Partybrookfield-place-halloween

Date: Saturday, October 29th

Time: 12p – 3p

Get your costumes out for the annual Brookfield Place Halloween Party featuring Carmelo the Science Fellow show, Mario the Magician, Puppets by Big Nazo , Hopalong Andrew and his Dusty Cowpoke Posse, and a Halloween Dance Party for all! Strut your stuff on the Costume Catwalk and watch Pumpkin Carver Hugh McMahon show off his pumpkin carving skills. Located at Brookfield Place.

Bubble’s Spooky Bash at The Learning Experience 

Date: Saturday, October 29th

Time: 10:30a – 1:30p

A spooktacular celebration! Photo Booth, Camp Rock Music performance, yoga, crafts, soccer, get your face painted and enjoy spooky stories. There is nut free snacks provided. Located at 28 Washington Street. 

Hudson River Park Carnival on Pier 26

Date: Sunday, October 30th

Time: 12p

FiDi Families Insiders: Event is free to attend. But, bring cash as some activities have a $2 fee. 

The pier transforms into a Halloween extravaganza! Interactive storytelling with the Story Pirates, magic with Kid Ace, rides, face painting, and plenty of treats. 

The Friends of Washington Market Park presents Halloween Costume Parade and Party

Date: Sunday, October 30th

Time: 1p – 3p

Inside the park you’ll find Crafts, Hula-Hooping, Juggling and Games and the Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Marching Band. Line up for the parade at 12:50 and walk through Tribeca in your halloween best.  Parade Lines up on Greenwich & Beach Street.

FiDi Families Insiders: No strollers are allowed in the park, stroller parking is located at Greenwich & Duane Street.

Pumpkins & Bats Annual Salty Paw Halloween Partysalty-paw-halloween

Date: Sunday, October 30th

Time: 12p – 2p

Who says Dog’s can’t wear costumes too? Dress up your furry friends and head down to the PAWty for the best- dressed pooch contest. Complimentary treats. Located at 38 Peck Slip.

 

 

 

26th Annual Trick or Treating Party and Parade presented by the Old Seaport Alliance

Date: Monday, October 31st

Time: 4p – 6p

This annual neighborhood tradition continues with trick or treating around local seaport area businesses and residences. Check out the Spooky Garden (located at the fish bridge garden). Make sure stop by the OSA table at Peck Slip Park and grab a map of haunts to visit. The streets are shut down on Peck Slip and kids can safely roam! Located at Peck Slip Park.

Annual Village Halloween Parade

Date: Monday, October 31st

Time: 7p

This iconic NYC Halloween Celebration attracts over two million parade goers each year! People spend months perfecting their costumes and working on their floats. If you are planning on going with kids, come prepared with snacks because you won’t want to give up your spot for a view once you have one! You can get the best view and least crowd if you line up right at the start of the parade just past the Holland Tunnel on 6th Avenue. You can watch all of the floats line up and kick off from there. Located at Spring & 6th Avenue – 16th & 6th Avenue.

Ticketed/Fee-based Halloween Events

Halloween Bash at Leman Prep

Date: Saturday, October 29th

Time: 10a – 12p

Pumpking Decorating, Face painting, spooky crafts and a costume parade. 

Fee: Free for Leman Prep Students and Adults, $10 per child 2+.

Location: 41 Broad Street

Kidville FiDi’s Halloween Bash

Date: Monday, October 31st

Time: 5:30p – 7p

Stop by the candy bar and then head over to the gym to the haunted bouncy castle or decorate your own  pumpkin! Don’t forget to pick up your bag of treats before the night ends!

Fee: $25 members/$30 non-members

Location: 49 Gold Street

Spooktacular Halloween Celebration at NY Kids Club

Date #1: Friday, October 28th

Time: 3:30p – 5p

Date #2: Saturday, October 29th

Time: 12:30p – 2p

NY Kids Club’s Spook-tacular Halloween Celebration features an extended open play in the gym, fun art projects and face painting. Your little trick-or-treaters will decorate halloween pumpkins, participate in a thematic sing-a-long and decorate cookies. With a fang-tastic costume parade, special party favors, a photographer present to capture special moments, pizza for children and wine, beer and hors d’oeuvres for adults, you’ll have a scary good time!

Cost: $48/per child

Location: 393 South End Avenue

 

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