Halloween is coming: what spooky holiday entertainment awaits New Yorkers

Just being in New York in the fall is an adventure in itself: fresh air, the smell of leaves and an incredible atmosphere. But it's Halloween entertainment that attracts the most, and some of it starts much earlier than October 31st. So get ready to have some fun. Edition Time-out has collected several events dedicated to Halloween, which it recommends visiting.

Haunt O'Ween

From Sept. 30 to Oct. 31, LA's beloved Haunt O' Ween will finally hit the East Coast in Holmdel, New Jersey, an hour from New York City. Haunt O'Ween creates an appropriately creepy yet quirky atmosphere. Treats, a carnival, rides, face painting, and a tunnel with glowing Jack lanterns are waiting for you. Of course, there is a pumpkin patch, perfect for choosing your pumpkin, and a carving station where you can make your fantasies come true.

Village halloween parade

The Village Halloween Parade is a creative and spooky parade in New York City. It's one of the best Halloween events in Greenwich Village and you won't want to miss it.

Every year, over 50 zombies, ghouls, witches, monsters, robots, Jedi, giant puppets and other creatures that roam the night take to the streets to party.

So get your costume ready - the night promises to be creepy. The Village Halloween Parade will take place on Monday, October 31, 2022.

Excursions on Madame Morbid trolleybuses

The trolley tour, decorated in the style of a Victorian funeral home (chandeliers and velvet curtains), takes you on a journey through Brooklyn's dark past. The tour visits the secret location where Murder, Inc. disposal of bodies, an "alien abduction" site along the Brooklyn Bridge, a brothel, and other spooky locations spanning 400 years of Brooklyn's history.

House of Spirits: Haunted Cocktail Party

As soon as you enter this Wall Street mansion, you will be taken to a supernatural evening filled with magic, haunting and mystery that will take you on a chilling journey with themed drinks.

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House of Spirits is a XNUMX-hour adventure that lets you roam the mansion and discover eerie magic, sinister séances, tarot readings, strange wandering ghosts, live music, hidden secret games, and giant Ouija boards. Here, among other things, there is a storyline about Molly and Francisco Vega, a young couple who lost a child during childbirth. Based on the life and work of renowned Spanish artist Francisco Goya, The House of the Spirits weaves a disturbing and interactive storyline. Be sure to prepare for this event - guests are strongly advised to dress in the fashion of the time.

Halloween pumpkin flotilla

Celebrate the Halloween season in one of the best places in the city - Central Park. New Yorkers are encouraged to bring their own carved gourd and launch it into Harlem World on October 28.

Be careful though, only the first 50 people to show up will see their gourd lanterns in the water. You can drop off your creation between 16:00 pm and 17:30 pm at the Charles Dana Discovery Center. The flotilla starts at 18:30, after which you can take your pumpkin home.

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze is back this year with surreal creations like a giant pumpkin dragon and New York City skyline, each made up of hundreds of pumpkins.

This year, New Yorkers are waiting for 2 light shows at once - Blaze: Hudson Valley (at the Van Cortlandt estate in Croton-on-Hudson) and Blaze: Long Island (at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration in Old Bethpage).

The upcoming show is bigger and better with thousands of hand-carved gourd lanterns lighting up elaborately decorated historic landscapes.

Blaze: Hudson Valley will run for 54 nights from September 16 to November 20. Blaze: Long Island will run for 28 nights from September 30th to November 6th.

holiday markets

If you're in the mood for fun but want less fear, then holiday markets are just the thing for you. Even before the summer was over, Urbanspace had already announced when and where the most beloved of them will take place this fall:

• Union Square Holiday Market: November 17 - December 24.
• Holiday shopping in Bryant Park: October 27 - January 2.
• Columbus Circle Holiday Market: November 28 - December 24
• Brooklyn Borough Hall Holiday Market: November 28 - December 26

In addition, a brand new market is opening this year at Brooklyn Borough Hall. It will be open daily from 11:00 am to 20:00 pm at 209 Joralemon St. and will feature Brooklyn vendors as well as organizations for their predominantly market.