Fall has officially begun and that means Halloween will be here before we know it. Even with COVID, there is still a lot of Halloween fun in the Hudson Valley to be had. Here are some of the Halloween events taking place to help you plan your October Halloween fun. Please note, I did not add Trunk or Treat events, as there are so many taking place throughout Westchester County.
Barley on the Hudson Haunting on the Hudson season finale party – Although currently closed for the season, Barley on the Hudson is reopening on October 30th only for the season finale Hudson Haunting party. Wear you costume for the competition, dance to the live DJ, participate in the Cornhole Tournament and more. Open bar 7-8 PM, free appetizers. 21+
Location: 236 Green Street
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Date: October 30, 7 PM – 12 AM
Tickets: $25/person
Boo & Brew – Enjoy food trucks, live music, a haunted hay ride, arts & crafts, face painting, bouncy houses and more.
Location: Jefferson Valley Mall (in front of PB Pizza & Beer)
650 Lee Boulevard
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Date: October 29, 5 PM – 10 PM
Tickets: Free admission, food and activities have costs
Boo at the Zoo – The Bronx Zoo is continuing its annual Halloween celebration. Children can come in costume and enjoy pumpkin carving demonstrations, the candy trail, the pumpkin trail, a scavenger hunt and more.
Location: Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10460
Dates: Saturdays & Sundays
October 2 – October 31, and October 11
10 AM – 5:30 PM (weekends and holidays)
Tickets: $39.95/adults (13+)
$34.95/seniors (65+)
$29.95/children (3-12)
*Advanced ticket purchases are required
Parking: $17
Broadway Fright Night (White Plains) October 30: The White Plains Performing Arts Center will showcase a celebration of songs from Broadway and off-Broadway musicals with supernatural, horror and sci-fi themes.
Location: White Plains Performing Arts Center
11 City Place, 3rd Floor
White Plains, NY 10601
Dates: October 30 at 8 PM
Tickets: $35-$55
Claude’s Halloween – This is a free, small neighborhood Halloween display at a house in Newburgh. You can park your car and take pictures of your children with the decorations. Or, you can just drive by in your car to admire the festive display.
Location: 206 Coldenhill Road
Newburgh, NY
Dates: Fridays, Saturdays in October: 5:30 PM – 10 PM
Sundays in October: 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM
The Dark House – This is an immersive sensory experience. “As the story goes, you and a team of your “friends” aim to disprove emphatically that there is no such thing as ghosts by spending the night in a long rumoured haunted house. The story is told to you through your audio headset as you navigate the space by following the “umbillicals.” You will hear, taste, smell and touch the world around you as your “guides” activate tactile elements at key inflection points in the audio to make it all come to horrifying life.” Ages 14+ For technical reasons, this experience is completed as a group of 4.
Location: Philipstown Depot Theatre
10 Garrisons Landing
Garrison, NY 10524
Dates: Wednesday – Sunday, October 7- 31
October 7 – 21, and October 24, 27, 28: 6 PM – 9 PM – $30/ticket
October 22-23, 29-31: 5 PM – 9 PM – $35/ticket
*Advanced tickets only
Enchanted Forest at Teatown – Enjoy a guided adventure walk, “featuring a cast of whimsical characters and familiar forest friends.” Tickets include a 30-minute guided walk, parking, a treat for children and a visit with the Teatown animal ambassadors. For families. Costumes encouraged, but optional.
Location: Teatown
1600 Spring Valley Road
Ossining, NY 10562
Dates: October 23, 24, 30, 31
11 AM, 11:30 AM, 12:00 PM, 12:30 PM, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 2:30 PM, 3:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 4:00 PM
Tickets: Members: $13/child, $8/adult, Non-members: $16/child, $10/adult
Ghost Tours of the Music Hall – Enjoy a special 45 minute “balcony to backstage” guided ghost tour to learn more about the secrets of the Tarrytown Music Hall theater, it’s intriguing history and the ghostly guests. Flashlights will be provided for all attendees compliments of sponsor Key Bank.
Location: Tarrytown Music Hall
13 Main Street
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Dates & Times: October 24: 11 AM, 12:30 PM, 2 PM, 3:30 PM, 5 PM
October 27 & 28: 4 PM, 5:30 PM, 7 PM, 8:30 PM, 10 PM
Tickets: $25/ticket
Please arrive 15 before scheduled tour time – No late entry will be permitted.
The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze – This is the Hudson Valley’s most famous fall event. Enjoy seeing thousands of hand-carved, illuminated jack o’lanterns in amazing displays of artistry. Tickets are very limited for this attraction and are almost sold out!
Location: Van Cortlandt Manor
525 South Riverside
Croton on Hudson, NY 10520
Dates:
Select Dates September 17-November 21
Tickets: $48/adults
$40/children 3-17
*Advance reservations required, no tickets are sold onsite
*Free Parking
The Greekish Nyack’s Halloween Party – Party with the Greekish Nyack. Festivities include a costume party, food and drink specials and a DJ.
Location: 8 North Broadway
Nyack, NY 10960
Date: October 28 – 8:00 PM
Headless Horseman Drive-Thru Haunted Experience & Haunted House – This year, the Headless Horseman award winning attraction is replacing its Haunted Hayride with a Haunted Walking Trail plus 9 additional attractions. T
Location: 778 Broadway, Route 9W
Ulster Park, NY 12487
Dates: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in October, 7 PM – 9 PM timed entry, every 15 minutes
Tickets:
$47.95/person plus service charge and tax) in advance: General Admission on October 1-2, 9, 15, 17, 24, 28
$57.95/person + tax onsite
$57.95/person plus service charge and tax) in advance: High Demand Nights on October 8,9,10, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30, 31
$67.95/person + tax onsite
*This event is not recommended for children under the age of 13
*Children 8 or younger will not be admitted
*Children 15 or younger must be accompanied by an adult
*No refunds
Special Children’s Days: Younger guests get to experience a daytime I Spy Drive Thru game experience and then get to walk through the Magic Moon Maze Haunted Gardens, Witch Hazel’s Halloween House and more.
Saturday October 9th and Saturday October 23rd
11:30 AM – 3:30 PM
$14.95/person plus service charge and tax in advance
$19.95/person + tax onsite
Hudson Grille Halloween Party: Put your costume on and enjoy a night of dancing at the Hudson Grille. Prizes for best costume and giveaways all night.
Location: 165 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
Date: October 30 – starting at 9 PM
Tickets: $15 includes 1 drink (select beer, wine or well cocktail)
Irving’s Legend (Irvington) Performed under the stars at Washington Irving’s Sunnyside, enjoy seeing the classical tale performed by master storyteller Jonathan Kruk. Tickets:
Location: 3 W. Sunnyside Lane
Irvington, NY 10533
Dates: October 1 – 31- Friday-Sunday only, 6:30 PM, 8:00 PM, 9:30 PM
Tickets: $40/adult, $34/children (3-17)
Advance tickets required
Kevin McCurdy’s Haunted Mansion – This is the 45th year of the Haunted Mansion. This year, they are presenting a double feature: “The Procedure” and “The Wicked Woods.” Guests will walk an almost one mile trail of Halloween horrors.
Location: 38 Sheafe Road
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
Dates: October 1 -31:
Fridays: 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Saturdays: 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Sundays: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Tickets: Fridays and Sundays $25/person
Saturdays: $28/person
Plus online ticketing fee and sales tax
*reservations are required
*No refunds
*Free parking
*This event is not recommended for young children
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Brick-or-Treat October 1 – November 7: Get into the Halloween spirt with fun activities including brick-or-treating around the attraction, a MINILAND scavenger hunt, character meet and greets, monster training and more.
Location: LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester
Ridge Hill Shopping Center
39 Fitzgerald Street
Yonkers, NY 10710
Dates: October 1 – November 7
Weekdays: 12 PM – 5:30 PM
Weekends: 10 AM – 5:30 PM
Tickets: $19.99/one day, $23.99/admission plus collectible
Monster Cookie Decorating Workshop – Enjoy some sweet treats by decorating cookies to look like monsters!
Location: Auntie Liana’s at the Jefferson Valley Mall
650 Lee Boulevard
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Date: October 30 – 3 sessions starting at 1 PM
Tickets: $10/child
Nightmare Circus -Nightmare Circus is a family operated haunted house.
Location: 24 Sycamore Road
Mahopac, NY 10541
Dates: October 30th 7 PM – 10 PM
October 31st, 7 PM – 9 PM
Admission: Free
*Recommended for teens and adults only.
Pure Terror Scream Park – Pure Terror Scream Park is the Guinness World Record holder for “longest haunted house scream park in the world.” Guests walk through 10 different themed haunted houses filled with characters and special effects.
Location: 1010 State Route 17M
Monroe, NY 10950
Dates: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in October:
Fridays – 7 PM – 10:00 PM
Saturdays – 7 PM – 10:30 PM
Sundays – 7 PM – 9:30 PM, except Halloween 7 PM – 10 PM
Tickets: – Limited online timed tickets
General Admission – $57.95 + online service fee + NY sales tax
$65 onsite – cash only
*No refunds – all sales are final.
River Outpost Brewing Halloween Party – Put on your costume and enjoy a Halloween DJ dance party. There’s a costume contest and drink specials.
Location: 5 John Walsh Boulevard
Peekskill, NY 10566
Date: October 30
Spooky Sweets and Succulents – Auntie Liana’s Kitchen and Vintage & Vine are hosting a Witchy Tea Party. Plant a succulent, enjoy a tea party. Costumes are encouraged. 4 sessions starting at 12 PM.
Location: Jefferson Valley Mall
650 Lee Boulevard
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Date: October 23
Tickets: $20/child
