5 top Halloween activities in Brooklyn for kids
These fun Brooklyn Halloween activities will have your kids screaming - with laughter.
Halloween is nearly here, and you may be scratching your head to come up with fun, festive, and slightly fear-inducing activities to really get your kids in the spirit of the season. Brooklyn kids are brave - but they’ve also seen it all, so they need the most entertaining Halloween activities possible. We’ve rounded up five of the spookiest, silliest activities in Brooklyn this month. Happy haunting!
Free activities for Halloween in Brooklyn
Nothing is more treat and less trick than free Halloween activities. These five family-friendly activities are sure to delight all the little Brooklynite ghouls, while keeping your wallet happy all the way to November.
The Great PUPkin - Annual dog costume contest
When: Saturday, October 29
Where: Fort Greene Park
The Great PUPkin is on its 24th year of bringing impressively costumed dog joy to Fort Greene. This annual tradition, which is free for spectators, sees countless doggos dressed in their finest, most inventive, and hilarious costumes. Adults love it it, too!
Creepy Crawly Halloween in Prospect Park
When: Sunday, October 30, 2022, 1-4 PM
Where: Audubon Center, Prospect Park
For your budding biologist, the Audubon Center has a packed afternoon of slightly creepy, but definitely intriguing, exploration programming to offer. Dissect owel pellets, go on a Creepy Crawly walk around the hidden parts of the park, and assist in a feeding of the animals in the Center’s collection.
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Harvest Festival
When: Saturday, October 22, 11 AM - 4 PM
Where: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6
The 12th annual Harvest Festival in Brooklyn Bridge park is a classic, with activities to fit every kind of kid! There’s arts and crafts, storytelling, face painting, games, and more. Best of all, perhaps, is the festival’s pumpkin patch, helping Brooklyn kids get that much closer to nature and the season.
Bay Ridge Ragamuffin Parade
When: Saturday, October 1, 1 PM
Where: Bay Ridge, starting at 76th Street and 3rd Avenue, walking down 3rd Avenue to 92nd Street.
Now in its impressive 55th year, the Ragamuffin Parade lets kids who love to dress up walk in this fun, festive parade, alongside marching bands, fire engines, and more. Taking place at the start of the month, it’s a great way to kick off Halloween season - and every child who walks the whole parade route gets a gift at the end!
The Brooklyn Boo at Albee Square
When: Saturday, OCtober 29 2-5 PM
Where: Downtown Brooklyn, Fulton St & Bond St
This fun street festival along the Fulton Mall by City Point promises all sorts of fun Halloween activities, with music, performances, prizes, and more. After, you can head downstairs at City Point to the underground Market Hall for food from around New York - and the world.
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Halloween kicks off the holiday season, which is sure to be filled to the brim with all the fun we’ve been missing the last few years. Keep your eyes peeled for more tips about fun activities, advice in parenting, and helpful guides in your nanny search on our newsletter.
If you go out on any Halloween adventures, don’t forget to share pics of your ghouls, goblins, and pumpkin patch kids on our Facebook or Instagram - we love to see what Brooklyn kiddos are up to this fall!
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