Here comes another fun weekend of Halloween Festivities filled with pumpkins, scarecrows, haunted houses, costumes and festivals! Also this weekend is Columbus Day and Eastchester is the place to celebrate! Here is our list of things you don't want to miss!
You can also visit our Community Calendar for a full listing of all events. Or take a look at our updated Fall Festivals & Halloween Events, Where to Get Spooked this Halloween in Westchester County, Apple & Pumpkin Picking Picks and Fall Carnivals articles.
You can also visit our Community Calendar for a full listing of all events. Or take a look at our updated Fall Festivals & Halloween Events, Where to Get Spooked this Halloween in Westchester County, Apple & Pumpkin Picking Picks and Fall Carnivals articles.
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Carnivals & Fairs
Eastchester Columbus Day Carnival & Parade
Summary: Not to miss! Multi-day festival featuring rides and games, as well as, cuisine and crafts from local restaurants and businesses that celebrate everything local, and most of all, everything Italian! Special events include a DJ Dance Party, Homemade Meatball Contest, Live Music, Homemade Wine Contest, Fireworks (Sunday, October 9th at 9 pm). The Eastchester Columbus Day Parade is Sunday, October 9th at 3:30 pm starting at the Immaculate Conception Chuch, Eastchester.
Schedule: October 7th - 10th (Columbus Day). Friday 7 - 11 pm, Saturday 1 - 11 pm, Sunday 1 - 11 pm, Monday 1 - 6 pm.
Location: Lake Isle Country Club, 660 White Plains Road, Eastchester, NY
Peekskill Rotary Horse Show & Country Fair
Summary: 46th Annual Horse Show and Country Fair with attractions including pony and hay rides, craft market, bounce and slide rides for the children, and a “Kountry Kitchen” offering home-baked goods, pumpkins, apples and mums.
Schedule: Saturday, October 8th 9 am - 5 pm and Sunday, October 9th 8 am - 5 pm
Location: Blue Mountain Reservation, 435 Welcher Ave, Peekskill, NY
Hastings Flea - Fun for Fall
Summary: A fun family day filled with treats, gifts, entertainment, food and surprises. Includes bounce house, live music for children, face painting and more.
Schedule: Sunday, October 9th 10 am - 4 pm
Location: 131 Southside Ave, Hastings-On-Hudson, NY
Yorktown Festival & Street Fair
Summary: A fun filled day of food, music, activities for kids and more than 250 vendors! Includes children's rides, musical performances, dance performances, dog costume parade, hula hoop contest, hot dog eating contest and more.
Schedule: Sunday, October 9th 11 am - 5 pm
Location: Jack Devito Veteran's Memorial Field, Commerce St & Veterans Rd, Yorktown Heights, NY
Summary: Not to miss! Multi-day festival featuring rides and games, as well as, cuisine and crafts from local restaurants and businesses that celebrate everything local, and most of all, everything Italian! Special events include a DJ Dance Party, Homemade Meatball Contest, Live Music, Homemade Wine Contest, Fireworks (Sunday, October 9th at 9 pm). The Eastchester Columbus Day Parade is Sunday, October 9th at 3:30 pm starting at the Immaculate Conception Chuch, Eastchester.
Schedule: October 7th - 10th (Columbus Day). Friday 7 - 11 pm, Saturday 1 - 11 pm, Sunday 1 - 11 pm, Monday 1 - 6 pm.
Location: Lake Isle Country Club, 660 White Plains Road, Eastchester, NY
Peekskill Rotary Horse Show & Country Fair
Summary: 46th Annual Horse Show and Country Fair with attractions including pony and hay rides, craft market, bounce and slide rides for the children, and a “Kountry Kitchen” offering home-baked goods, pumpkins, apples and mums.
Schedule: Saturday, October 8th 9 am - 5 pm and Sunday, October 9th 8 am - 5 pm
Location: Blue Mountain Reservation, 435 Welcher Ave, Peekskill, NY
Hastings Flea - Fun for Fall
Summary: A fun family day filled with treats, gifts, entertainment, food and surprises. Includes bounce house, live music for children, face painting and more.
Schedule: Sunday, October 9th 10 am - 4 pm
Location: 131 Southside Ave, Hastings-On-Hudson, NY
Yorktown Festival & Street Fair
Summary: A fun filled day of food, music, activities for kids and more than 250 vendors! Includes children's rides, musical performances, dance performances, dog costume parade, hula hoop contest, hot dog eating contest and more.
Schedule: Sunday, October 9th 11 am - 5 pm
Location: Jack Devito Veteran's Memorial Field, Commerce St & Veterans Rd, Yorktown Heights, NY
Fall Themed & Halloween Events
Hastings Friday Night Live: Oktoberfest
Summary: Food, beer garden, live music and activities for children including pumpkin painting, mini golf and more.
Schedule: Friday, October 7th 6 - 9 pm
Location: Boulanger Plaza, Hastings-On-Hudson, NY
Halloween Costume Swap at Greenburgh Nature Center
Summary: Donate your gently used, clean Halloween costumes and in return swap it for a costume to wear this year. Children will be invited to play a spooky critter hide-and-seek recycling game. Costumes for all ages and sizes are appreciated, as well as accessories. Free for members, $5 for non-members.
Schedule: Saturday, October 8th 12 - 3 pm
Location: Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Rd, Scarsdale, NY
Pumpkin Picking at Muscoot Farm
Summary: Take a hayride out to the farm patch and pick your pumpkin.
Schedule: Sunday, October 9th and Monday, October 10th 12 - 3 pm
Location: Muscoot Farm, 51 NY-100, Katonah, NY
Scarecrow Making
Summary: 7th annual scarecrow making program where you can create a life-sized scarecrow that will be exhibited and entered in the upcoming scarecrow contest at Harvest Festival, October 15 & 16. You can then take your scarecrow home to decorate the lawn for Halloween. Pre-registration is recommended due to popularity.
Schedule: Sunday, October 9th, 2 - 3 pm & 3 - 4 pm.
Location: Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT
The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze (ongoing event)
Summary: Experience a Halloween spectacular of thousands of jack o' lanterns by walking through an 18th century riverside landscape. Recommended for all ages. This event sells out so you need to purchase tickets or a membership through Historic Hudson Valley in advance.
Schedule: Fridays and weekends plus some additional evenings September 30th - November 13th
Location: Van Cortlandt Manor, 525 S Riverside Ave, Croton-On-Hudson, NY
Irving's 'Legend' at Philipsburgh Manor (ongoing event)
Summary: Master storyteller Jonathan Kruk offers a dramatic performance of Washington Irving’s classic tale, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Buy tickets in advance.
Schedule: Fridays and weekends October 7th - October 31st
Location: Old Dutch Church at Philipsburgh Manor, Philipsburg Manor, 381 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY
Horseman's Hollow at Philipsburgh Manor (ongoing event)
Summary: Sleepy Hollow’s premier haunted attraction featuring a terrifying landscape, haunted trail, scary scenes, twisted maze of horrors and more. Buy tickets in advance.
Schedule: Fridays and weekends October 7th - October 31st
Location: Philipsburg Manor, 381 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY
The Haunt at Rocky Ledge (ongoing event)
Summary: Experience a full night of live frightening entertainment featuring two mind-blowing haunted houses, a long terrifying walk through the woods, and the only haunted cornfield in Westchester. Buy tickets in advance.
Schedule: Fridays and weekends October 7th - October 30th
Location: 1402 Old Orchard St, White Plains, NY
Scarecrows and Pumpkins (ongoing event)
Summary: Enjoy fall attractions including extraordinary pumpkins, spooky scarecrows, and plenty of fun at the New York Botanical Garden.
Schedule: September 17th - October 30th, see details for exact entertainment line-up and times per day.
Location: New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY
Festival Weekends at Harvest Moon Orchard (ongoing event)
Summary: Weekly fall festival with hayrides, apple and pumpkin picking, live music, face painting, pony rides, bouncy castles, BBQ and more.
Schedule: Saturday - Sunday 10 am - 5 pm (final weekend is October 30th).
Location: Harvest Moon Orchard, 130 Hardscrabble Rd, North Salem, NY
Fishkill Farms Fall Harvest Festival Weekends (ongoing event)
Summary: Weekly fall festival with apple picking, wagon rides, donuts, live music, hard cider tasting, the Fishkill Farms grill and lots more family fun.
Schedule: Saturday - Sunday 10 am - 5 pm (final weekend is October 30th).
Location: Fishkill Farms, 9 Fishkill Farm Rd, Hopewell Junction, NY
Brick or Treat at Legoland (ongoing event)
Summary: Have a Franken-tastic time at LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Westchester. There will be Halloween themed activities including a MINILAND Scavenger Hunt and receive a Limited Edition Halloween Brick.
Schedule: Weekends October 1st - October 30th
Location: LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester – 39 Fitzgerald St. Yonkers, NY
The Legend Behind the 'Legend' at Washington Irving's Sunnyside (ongoing event)
Summary: To celebrate it's connection to Washington Irving's classic tale, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, this event will showcase numerous objects related to Irving’s famous story. Visitors can enjoy a shadow puppet performance of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and experience one of Irving's spooky tales on a walk through the woods. Purchase tickets in advance.
Schedule: Weekends October 1st - October 30th
Location: Washington Irving's Sunnyside, 9 W Sunnyside Ln, Irvington, NY
Boo at the Zoo (ongoing event)
Summary: One of the Bronx Zoo's most popular traditions, Boo at the Zoo includes a series of Halloween themed activities and attractions including: Jack O'Lantern Creatures, hay maze, the costume parade, pumpkin carving, treat stations, music shows, creepy crafts and more. Many children attend in costume.
Schedule: Weekends October 1st - October 30th
Location: Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY
Halloween Hayride Spooktacular (ongoing event)
Summary: Family friendly hayride at Stew Leonard's. While you are there, take advantage of free face painting every Saturday and Sunday in October from noon - 3 pm.
Schedule: Every day Saturday, October 1st - Monday October 31st. Monday through Thursday: 3 - 7 pm, Friday 3 - 8 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am - 8 pm.
Location: Stew Leonard's, 1 Stew Leonard Dr, Yonkers
Lasdon Park Halloween Train Show (ongoing event)
Summary: Watch Lionel trains making their way through 100 feet of spooky train track in their decorated house, a scavenger hunt, wagon rides and more. Perfect for young children.
Schedule: Weekends October 1st - October 30th 11 am - 3:30 pm
Location: Lasdon Park & Arboretum, 2610 NY-35, Katonah, NY
Bats & Ghosts: The Art of Adam Handler (ongoing event)
Summary: A bright and seasonal multi-media art exhibition featuring colorful and bigger than life bats and ghosts by Westchester based artist Adam Handler.
Schedule: October - December 15th during museum hours
Location: Westchester Children's Museum, 100 Playland Pkwy, Rye, NY
Museum Detectives at Westchester Children's Museum (ongoing event)
Summary: Calling all Ghostbusters! Ghosts and Bats have been let loose in the Westchester Children's Museum! Help “catch” all the hidden ghosts and bats in a fun educator-led scavenger hunt throughout the Museum.
Schedule: Fridays in October
Location: Westchester Children's Museum, 100 Playland Pkwy, Rye, NY
Summary: Food, beer garden, live music and activities for children including pumpkin painting, mini golf and more.
Schedule: Friday, October 7th 6 - 9 pm
Location: Boulanger Plaza, Hastings-On-Hudson, NY
Halloween Costume Swap at Greenburgh Nature Center
Summary: Donate your gently used, clean Halloween costumes and in return swap it for a costume to wear this year. Children will be invited to play a spooky critter hide-and-seek recycling game. Costumes for all ages and sizes are appreciated, as well as accessories. Free for members, $5 for non-members.
Schedule: Saturday, October 8th 12 - 3 pm
Location: Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Rd, Scarsdale, NY
Pumpkin Picking at Muscoot Farm
Summary: Take a hayride out to the farm patch and pick your pumpkin.
Schedule: Sunday, October 9th and Monday, October 10th 12 - 3 pm
Location: Muscoot Farm, 51 NY-100, Katonah, NY
Scarecrow Making
Summary: 7th annual scarecrow making program where you can create a life-sized scarecrow that will be exhibited and entered in the upcoming scarecrow contest at Harvest Festival, October 15 & 16. You can then take your scarecrow home to decorate the lawn for Halloween. Pre-registration is recommended due to popularity.
Schedule: Sunday, October 9th, 2 - 3 pm & 3 - 4 pm.
Location: Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT
The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze (ongoing event)
Summary: Experience a Halloween spectacular of thousands of jack o' lanterns by walking through an 18th century riverside landscape. Recommended for all ages. This event sells out so you need to purchase tickets or a membership through Historic Hudson Valley in advance.
Schedule: Fridays and weekends plus some additional evenings September 30th - November 13th
Location: Van Cortlandt Manor, 525 S Riverside Ave, Croton-On-Hudson, NY
Irving's 'Legend' at Philipsburgh Manor (ongoing event)
Summary: Master storyteller Jonathan Kruk offers a dramatic performance of Washington Irving’s classic tale, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Buy tickets in advance.
Schedule: Fridays and weekends October 7th - October 31st
Location: Old Dutch Church at Philipsburgh Manor, Philipsburg Manor, 381 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY
Horseman's Hollow at Philipsburgh Manor (ongoing event)
Summary: Sleepy Hollow’s premier haunted attraction featuring a terrifying landscape, haunted trail, scary scenes, twisted maze of horrors and more. Buy tickets in advance.
Schedule: Fridays and weekends October 7th - October 31st
Location: Philipsburg Manor, 381 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY
The Haunt at Rocky Ledge (ongoing event)
Summary: Experience a full night of live frightening entertainment featuring two mind-blowing haunted houses, a long terrifying walk through the woods, and the only haunted cornfield in Westchester. Buy tickets in advance.
Schedule: Fridays and weekends October 7th - October 30th
Location: 1402 Old Orchard St, White Plains, NY
Scarecrows and Pumpkins (ongoing event)
Summary: Enjoy fall attractions including extraordinary pumpkins, spooky scarecrows, and plenty of fun at the New York Botanical Garden.
Schedule: September 17th - October 30th, see details for exact entertainment line-up and times per day.
Location: New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY
Festival Weekends at Harvest Moon Orchard (ongoing event)
Summary: Weekly fall festival with hayrides, apple and pumpkin picking, live music, face painting, pony rides, bouncy castles, BBQ and more.
Schedule: Saturday - Sunday 10 am - 5 pm (final weekend is October 30th).
Location: Harvest Moon Orchard, 130 Hardscrabble Rd, North Salem, NY
Fishkill Farms Fall Harvest Festival Weekends (ongoing event)
Summary: Weekly fall festival with apple picking, wagon rides, donuts, live music, hard cider tasting, the Fishkill Farms grill and lots more family fun.
Schedule: Saturday - Sunday 10 am - 5 pm (final weekend is October 30th).
Location: Fishkill Farms, 9 Fishkill Farm Rd, Hopewell Junction, NY
Brick or Treat at Legoland (ongoing event)
Summary: Have a Franken-tastic time at LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Westchester. There will be Halloween themed activities including a MINILAND Scavenger Hunt and receive a Limited Edition Halloween Brick.
Schedule: Weekends October 1st - October 30th
Location: LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester – 39 Fitzgerald St. Yonkers, NY
The Legend Behind the 'Legend' at Washington Irving's Sunnyside (ongoing event)
Summary: To celebrate it's connection to Washington Irving's classic tale, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, this event will showcase numerous objects related to Irving’s famous story. Visitors can enjoy a shadow puppet performance of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and experience one of Irving's spooky tales on a walk through the woods. Purchase tickets in advance.
Schedule: Weekends October 1st - October 30th
Location: Washington Irving's Sunnyside, 9 W Sunnyside Ln, Irvington, NY
Boo at the Zoo (ongoing event)
Summary: One of the Bronx Zoo's most popular traditions, Boo at the Zoo includes a series of Halloween themed activities and attractions including: Jack O'Lantern Creatures, hay maze, the costume parade, pumpkin carving, treat stations, music shows, creepy crafts and more. Many children attend in costume.
Schedule: Weekends October 1st - October 30th
Location: Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY
Halloween Hayride Spooktacular (ongoing event)
Summary: Family friendly hayride at Stew Leonard's. While you are there, take advantage of free face painting every Saturday and Sunday in October from noon - 3 pm.
Schedule: Every day Saturday, October 1st - Monday October 31st. Monday through Thursday: 3 - 7 pm, Friday 3 - 8 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am - 8 pm.
Location: Stew Leonard's, 1 Stew Leonard Dr, Yonkers
Lasdon Park Halloween Train Show (ongoing event)
Summary: Watch Lionel trains making their way through 100 feet of spooky train track in their decorated house, a scavenger hunt, wagon rides and more. Perfect for young children.
Schedule: Weekends October 1st - October 30th 11 am - 3:30 pm
Location: Lasdon Park & Arboretum, 2610 NY-35, Katonah, NY
Bats & Ghosts: The Art of Adam Handler (ongoing event)
Summary: A bright and seasonal multi-media art exhibition featuring colorful and bigger than life bats and ghosts by Westchester based artist Adam Handler.
Schedule: October - December 15th during museum hours
Location: Westchester Children's Museum, 100 Playland Pkwy, Rye, NY
Museum Detectives at Westchester Children's Museum (ongoing event)
Summary: Calling all Ghostbusters! Ghosts and Bats have been let loose in the Westchester Children's Museum! Help “catch” all the hidden ghosts and bats in a fun educator-led scavenger hunt throughout the Museum.
Schedule: Fridays in October
Location: Westchester Children's Museum, 100 Playland Pkwy, Rye, NY
More Fun Events
Touch-A-Truck
Summary: A family-friendly, hands-on, day-of-play where kids can climb aboard a fire truck or sit inside a helicopter! Plus activities, raffles, food trucks and much more.
Schedule: Saturday, October 8th 10 am - 2 pm
Location: Immaculate Conception Church Field, 53 Winter Hill Rd, Tuckahoe, NY
Kid's Clothing & Toy Swap Party
Summary: Bring your gently-used kid's clothing, books and toys that your children have outgrown and in return take home items that they currently need. The event is family orientated with refreshments, kid's activities, gift bags and giveaways. A ticket for the whole family costs $15 (use promo code NYMOMS).
Schedule: Sunday, October 9th 3 - 5 pm
Location: Riverdale Y, 5625 Arlington Ave, Bronx, NY
Columbus Day Cooking Classes
Summary: A fun cooking class where kids can learn how to make a delicious fall dish and visit the chicken and ducks! Reserve in advance.
Schedule: Monday, October 10th 10:30 - 11:30 am and 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Location: 24 Westchester Ave, Pound Ridge, NY
Summary: A family-friendly, hands-on, day-of-play where kids can climb aboard a fire truck or sit inside a helicopter! Plus activities, raffles, food trucks and much more.
Schedule: Saturday, October 8th 10 am - 2 pm
Location: Immaculate Conception Church Field, 53 Winter Hill Rd, Tuckahoe, NY
Kid's Clothing & Toy Swap Party
Summary: Bring your gently-used kid's clothing, books and toys that your children have outgrown and in return take home items that they currently need. The event is family orientated with refreshments, kid's activities, gift bags and giveaways. A ticket for the whole family costs $15 (use promo code NYMOMS).
Schedule: Sunday, October 9th 3 - 5 pm
Location: Riverdale Y, 5625 Arlington Ave, Bronx, NY
Columbus Day Cooking Classes
Summary: A fun cooking class where kids can learn how to make a delicious fall dish and visit the chicken and ducks! Reserve in advance.
Schedule: Monday, October 10th 10:30 - 11:30 am and 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Location: 24 Westchester Ave, Pound Ridge, NY
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