The Best Spooky Attractions

Families seeking ghoulish fun this Halloween season have a wide choice of events celebrating the scary holiday, some even taking place all month long. Below is a list of choices, so get your costumes ready!

Bronx Zoo: Boo at the Zoo is an annual month-long weekend tradition. The list of activities—some scary, some just plain fun—is long every weekend in October as the Bronx Zoo celebrates Halloween with a Haunted Safari, costume parades, hay rides and mazes, live music, magic shows and more. Kids in costume get in free with a full-priced adult general admission ticket ($16.) Dates are Oct. 1-2, 8-10, 15-16, 22-23 and 29-30.
Visit bronxzoo.com or call 718-220-5100.

Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing: Explore a haunted house and join in the fun of Halloween crafts, music, games, ghost stories and a pumpkin patch at the FREE Spooktacular in the Al Oerter Recreation Center.
Visit nycgovparks.org/parks/fmcp/ or call 718-353-7853.

Flushing Town Hall, Flushing: Halloween Remixed for kids and families is all about hands-on FREE fun starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30. Kids should wear their costumes. Moms and Dads seeking some adult fun can enjoy a night of ghouls and ghosts at the adults-only Halloween Remixed Costume Party on Sat. Oct. 29 at 8 pm. Tickets are $35; half-price for members and Flushing residents with I.D.
Visit flushingtownhall.org or call 718-463-7700.  

Fort Totten Park, Bayside: Enjoy a FREE day of family-friendly spooky fun, including games and rides during the annual Halloween Festival. Kids are encouraged to come in costume and the best one wins a contest. There are hay rides, a pumpkin patch and goodie bags to enjoy. For those who are slightly more brave, Haunted Lanterns Tours of Fort Totten offer a glimpse into history as Urban Park Rangers take you on a lantern tour of the historic Water Battery at Fort Totten. Halloween Festival takes place on Saturday, Oct. 22: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Haunted Lantern Tours take place Friday, Oct. 28 and Sat. Oct. 28 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Visit nycgovparks.org/parks/forttotten/ or Call 718-352-4793 for more on the Halloween Festival and  718-352-1769 for details on the Lantern Tours. 

New York Botanical Garden, Bronx: It’s a Spooky Nighttime Adventure when visitors are invited to bring their flashlights to explore the festive sculptures of the Adventure Garden. Their reward for
bravery is the chance to trick or treat along the paths and decorate a pumpkin to take home. Dates are Saturday Oct. 22 and Oct. 29 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Daytime spooks take place in the Adventure Garden with the Haunted Pumpkin Garden Tuesdays through Fridays 1:30 to 5:30 pm and Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 1-30. See hundreds of carved pumpkins sculpted into scarecrows, snakes, spiders, and more and enjoy hands-on activities and Halloween Parades. Admission is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and students with ID, $8 for children ages 2 to 12 and free for kids under 2.
Visit nybg.org or call 718-817-8700. 

Queens Country Farm Museum, Floral Park: Get scared at the Farm’s Halloween Haunted House, ideal for kids ages 4 to 12 (and some adults, too!) You can also enjoy hayrides, Halloween treats, pumpkins, apples and cider. Admission is $4. House is open Oct. 29, 30 and 31 from 4 to 7 p.m.
Come a little early and check out the Amazing Maize Maze and the Pumpkin Patch, which will also be open Oct. 29 and 30.
Visit queensfarm.org or call 718-347-3276.

Village Halloween Parade: This year the legendary parade will celebrate its 39th year when the wackiest and wildest of NYC strut their stuff along 6th Ave. from Spring Street to 16th Street from approximately 7 to 10:30 pm on Monday, Oct. 31. It’s FREE to line-up, but for those who would rather not join the thousands and thousands attending, you can view the spectacle from your own home on WPIX Channel 11 (from 7:30 to 10 pm) and NY 1 (from 8 to 9:30
pm.)

Visit halloween-nyc.com.