HERE IS OUR UPDATED LISTING OF HALLOWEEN EVENTS. Have a BLAST! There are some other NON-Halloween events this week up too! Yes, there is a life outside of Halloween, Gracie!

**Thursday, October 29- Sunday, November 1st: Hansel and Gretel from Scotland
The New Victory Theater is having a Scottish Festival and one of the productions they have brought over is Hansel and Gretel, based on an original work by the National Theatre of Scotland (Black Watch). Audiences of 100 at a time take an eerie “promenade” through a New Vic that is transformed from basement to balcony into a haunted forest and other surprising destinations. Playgoers will follow the path of Hansel and Gretel as the pair journeys from their kitschy 1970s inspired home through a spooky forest and into the dangerous clutches of a bald-headed witch who is at once nasty, funny and completely off-her-rocker. Hansel and Gretel features live music – and for a little nostalgia and camp – a few Bay City Rollers’ tunes in the soundtrack. The show received wide acclaim last year when it was the featured holiday show at the Barbican in London. Theater-goers who buy tickets for three or more New Vic shows qualify for free Membership benefits, including 30% savings. To purchase tickets online visit , and to purchase by phone, call . (This got a GREAT review in TONY Kids this week- but the writer did say that it is scary- and like Grimm’s fairy tales).

**Every Friday – Sunday starting October 16th, closing on October 31st, various times: Long Island Fear Fest
What could be spookier than visiting really old historic buildings filled with ghouls and vampires? Visit the Longs Island Fear fest at the historic Old Bethpage Village Fairgrounds. This attraction spans 3 separate 1600+ square foot, very haunted houses. Participants have the option to enter 1, 2, or even all 3 houses where they will attempt to maneuver their way through each of the houses’ 12+ rooms while being taunted and surprised by 35 or more of the scariest characters. Revelers will battle their way though a sinister body bag room, run for their lives in a terrifying monster-themed room, scream for mercy in the “trophy” room and pray for pity as they desperately try to escape several haunting, bloody mazes. Don’t let the fireplaces, book cases or chandeliers fool you! It might look warm and cozy, but expect to spooked beyond your imagination, whenever you least expect it! Zombies abound and creatures of the night lurk in every passageway. The Long Island Fear Fest is located at: Fair Exhibition Building – 1 mile south off/ exit 48 LIE, 1303 Round Swamp Road at Old Bethpage Village Fairgrounds, Old Bethpage, NY 11804. Pricing • 1 or 2 Haunted Houses $12.00 per entry per house • All 3 Haunted Houses $25.00- VIP passes available too if you don’t want to wait in line. Hours of operation are 7pm until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays and Sundays from 7pm to 10pm. Long Island Fear Fest will also be open on Wednesday, October 28th and Thursday, October 29th, from 7PM until 10PM. Visit for additional information or to purchase tickets online.

**October 29, 30 and 31: Gravsend Inn Haunted Hotel Theatreworks’ high-tech haunted hotel, the Gravesend Inn, returns again this year. Produced by Theatreworks, City Tech’s resident theatrical troupe with design, construction, and operating support provided by students and faculty of the College’s , It takes place at the Voorhees Theatre, 186 Jay Street (north of Tillary), Brooklyn, NY. From the site, I would say this is for older kids- but call to find out their suggested age range (my wild guess would be 7 years and up). Admission: $6 for adults $4 for students (with ID) Contact: Call for recorded information. Call during regular business hours.

**Oct 30 & 31: 12:00 – 9:00pm and special events on Oct. 30 and 31st (listed below)
This spooky Festival happens two weekends in a row at Aviator Sports ( a HUGE Chelsea Piers type of place) and features a Haunted Hayride, a Pumpkin Patch, face painting, pumpkin painting and, strange but true…a Headless Horseman! They will also have fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, pumpkins, pies, and Halloween decorations for sale. Additional events: Friday, October 30: Teen Madness Relay Race 7:00 – 9:00pm: two 45-minute sessions 1st session: $10 2nd session: $15 (best costume contest) Saturday, October 31: Haunted Obstacle Course 1:30 – 4:30pm Ages 3 and up $6.00 per half hour session (costume contest session 1,2)

**Tuesday, October 27th- Saturday, October 31st: A Halloween Haunted House Tour
The best decorated homes will be nominated by Park Slope residents on the Park Slope Civic Council’s website, , and then added to a master map that can be downloaded. A twilight stroll with the map is suggested for the spookiest Halloween experience.

**Friday, October 30, 12:30 to 3:00 (ages up to 5) and 3:30 to 6:30 (for ages 6 and up): Spook Feast in Bay Ridge
“Spook Feast” will include pumpkin painting, Halloween plaster art and face painting, games and activities and playtime in their large playroom- plus cookies and juice. There will also be a spook walk. The cost is $10 per child (adults are free). If you pre-register with CC by phone it is $8.00. Play Days and Parties at 6632 3rd Avenue (Next to Firehouse) Brooklyn, New York 11220

**Friday, October 30: 9 am- 11:30 am: BAX Halloween Dance Party
BAX Halloween playspace is featuring singer/songwriter Ted Stafford who will perform before the costume parade. Parents, caregivers and kids are encouraged to come in costume. Recommended ages: tots to elementary aged children. $10 per family. For more info: BAX | Brooklyn Arts Exchange at 421 5th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11215

**Friday, October 30: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm and 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (Rain or shine): Spooky Belvedere Castle
It doesn’t take much to make a 19th Century gothic castle look creepy at dusk – so go to Belvedere Castle with the whole family. Treats provided for those brave enough to make it through. No advance registration. At Belvedere Castle (Mid-Park at 79th Street) FREE! All ages. For more information and a full schedule of events, visit or call .

**Friday October 30 all day and 5 pm party & Saturday, October 31: 11am to 8pm: Monster Mash
Children of all ages are encouraged to attend dressed in their best Halloween finery for this Brooklyn Children’s Museum fete. On these two days, as in past years, special admission tickets are required for entry to the party (Museum Members: $5 per person; Non-members: $10 per person). Due to the popularity of the event every year, you should buy tickets in advance at the Museum’s admissions desk. Advance tickets are available for purchase beginning Wednesday, October 7. . Brooklyn Children’s Museum is at 145 Brooklyn Ave Brooklyn, NY

**Saturday October 31st: 11:00am-4:00pm: Puppetry Arts 4th Annual Haunted Halloween Carnival
Free Admission All Day to this Indoor Event with activities like monster mashing with WPLJ 97.7, cookie decorating sponsored by Gourmet Croissants, puppet and mask crafts, make your own silk screen t-shirts with Daydream Silkscreen, face painting, and carnival games. Raffles and giveaways include items from 7-11, Top of the Rock, WNBA NY Liberty, NY Sky Ride, Five Guys Burgers, Regal Cinemas, Elope Hats, Poland Spring, Enterprise, Malt-O-Meal and more! There will be a Bounce House by Send in the Clowns, NY Fire Safety booth, and Puppetry Arts’ popular Haunted House. And if that’s not enough, a Costume Contest will be held at the end of the event sponsored by Wham-O Toys. The first 200 kids get a free Trick-or-Treat Bag filled with tons of goodies from Kid Stuff, NBA Store, Intrepid, and Cadbury Candy. Meet N’ Greets this year include Snoopy from Met Life, the Brooklyn Cyclone’s Sandy the Seagull, and fan’s favorite Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, and Jedi Knights of the 501st Empire City Garrison and Echo Base Legions Star Wars Costume Characters. The reasonable prices include: $1 Games & Activities & Snacks, $2 Haunted House, $3 Bounce House. For information visit or call . Last year they had over 1500 visitor, so make sure you get there early if you want a free trick or treat bag. Making this event even more special, Puppetry Arts provides costumes and stuffed trick or treat bags to over 300 at –risk youth from area shelters and foster care programs as well as low-income families from the surrounding communities who then get to enjoy the activities dressed to spook!

**Saturday, Oct 31: various times: The Legend of Ichabod Crane
“The Legend of Ichabod Crane” is a hilarious spook-tacular storytelling event, where critically acclaimed storyteller Dan Kitrosser takes on more than a dozen roles as he weaves his way through Washington Irving’s classic tale in his signature interactive, musical style. Audiences should come ready to sing and dance, as everyone in the theater will become the sights, the sounds and the screams of Sleepy Hollow. For ages 5 and up. Running Time: 45 minutes. Tickets are $10, 4 tickets for $30, and are available by online at . Location: The Brooklyn Lyceum at 227 4th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY 11215. Phone:

**Saturday, October 31st and Sunday Nov. 1st: Halloween at the A-Scarium
Activities at the A-Scarium: Make a sea creature costume or a mask out of recycled materials, dance to kid-friendly, marine and Halloween-themed tunes by DJ Dave, watch a pumpkin-carving demonstration by an expert who can carve amazing animal shapes, visit their haunted house to see murky waters full of extinct sea life tombs and creatures of the deep. Special Offer: A child age 3-12 wearing a wildlife costume will receive a free General Admission ticket when accompanied by an adult purchasing any full-priced adult admission ticket. Limit one free child per paying adult. For more details visit:

**Saturday, October 31: 2-5 pm: Halloween Face Painting
Come by for a very special face painting by Atlantic Antic favorite face painter, Alisha! I saw her at work this year- and she was quite good. She can help you finish off your costume! Small design $5, full face $10. Appointment required. Call Gumbo,. Gumbo 493 Atlantic Avenue (bet. Nevins & Third) Brooklyn 11217

**Saturday, October 31: 2-5 pm: Museum of Natural History Halloween Bash
This event is almost tempting enough for me to consider abandoning our usual Halloween trick or treating route. There will be roaming characters (Curious George, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Maisy and more), arts and crafts, trick or treating, live performances by David Grover and the Big Bear Band, pumpkin carving. Admission is $10 per person ($9 members), purchase online at or call . Tickets will also be available at the door.

**Saturday, October 31st: 7-10:30 pm: Village Halloween Parade
This annual tradition is an absolute blast and fun every year that I go. I don’t think Birch is ready for it yet, but some of your kids are! The parade runs straight up 6th Ave from Spring Street to 21st Street. The streets are most crowded between Bleecker and 14th Street. Personally I loved going to the heart of village, no matter how crowded- everyone is so pooped out by the time they get to 21st Street that it seems to have lost its vibrancy.

**Saturday October 31 and Sunday, November 1: various times: Boo at the Zoo with a Haunted Safari Adventure
This year’s Boo at the Zoo weekends are packed with wildlife magic shows, unique, exotically designed pumpkin carving demonstrations, haunted hayrides that take the adventurer into a spooky area of the zoo, musical entertainment, recycled wildlife costume making, trick or treats, a hay maze and the Wildlife Theater Presentation of It’s a Wonderful Niche. This year Boo at the Zoo debuts an interactive Haunted Safari Adventure where families will journey through a bat cave, the belly of a snake, a rainforest swamp and much more as they are challenged to find the missing creature that has been wandering in our midst. Special Offer: To add to the holiday fun, any child wearing a wildlife costume will receive free general admission with a full-priced adult general admission purchase. Musical Performances by Annie and the Natural Wonder band for animal-themed musical performances. Join the Wildlife Theater Players for puppetry, song and interactive fun as they perform “It’s a Wonderful Niche,” the real story behind Bata – and how they help our world. The show will be presented at Asia Theater. Let yourself get lost at the zoo’s Hay Maze while participating in this fun, fall tradition. Enjoy an “old style” hay wagon ride through the beautiful foliage of the season and the natural park setting. Watch an expert pumpkin-carver sculpt fascinating and intricate animal themed designs such as bats, tigers, gorillas and big cats. Catch one of their magic shows. The Bronx Zoo is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m. on weekends and holidays through November 2, 2009. Adult admission is $15, children (3-12 years old) $11, children under 3 are free, seniors (65+) are $13. Parking is $12 for cars and $16 for buses. The Bronx Zoo is conveniently located off the Bronx River Parkway at Exit 6; by train via the #2 or #5 or by bus via the #9, #12, #19, #22, MetroNorth, or BxM11 Express Bus service (from Manhattan that stops just outside the gate.) To plan your trip, visit or call .

**Saturday, October 31: 2- 7 pm: The Haunted Walk at Owl’s Head
I love Owl’s Head park. It is huge with fantastic playgrounds and a skateboarder’s park too.  This Haunted Walk is free- and good for all ages, except at the top of the hill which is supposed to be scary.  The park will be turned into a fairytale forest free face painting, character visits, pumpkin patch and much more. There is also a food court, novelty vendors, pony rides and bouncy rides.  The fairytale forest is not at all scary and a fun alternative to trick or treating. This event is really popular: last year they had 10-15,000 people! This year they expect up to 20,000- yikes! Go early as the lines get long very quickly. There are VIP passes for sale, they put you ahead of the line.  They are pre sold and ARE NOT SOLD at the event. (only sold until Oct. 29th)

**Saturday, October 31: 12pm (pet parade) 4 pm (contest) 6:30 (children’s parade) : Park Slope Halloween
The festivities begin with the very first Friends of Washington Park “Howl-a-Ween” Pet Parade from 12pm – 3pm. Registration takes place from noon-12:45 pm at the Old Stone House and the parade will begin promptly at 1pm. All proceeds from the $10 registration fee will support maintenance and programming in Washington Park. (4th Street btw. 4th and 5th aves) At 4pm the Park Slope Civic Council Halloween Costume Contest will take place in front of the Secondary School for Law, Journalism, and Research (formerly John Jay High School). Costume categories range from “best theme,” to “best classic character,” to “best use of materials.” Winners will be given banners to display in the parade. After the contest there will be a musical performance of Ethan’s Motley Rockin’ Show. For rules, schedule, entry form, and a list of sponsors and costume categories, go to . The main event—the Annual Park Slope Civic Council Children’s Halloween Parade—kicks off at 6:30 pm. The parade route *which has changed this year* will begin at the corner of 7th Avenue and 14th Street, continue north on 7th Avenue, turn left on 3^rd Street, cross 5^th Avenue and end at the Old Stone House on the Washington Park field where the revelry will continue until 9 pm. Theresa Linnihan, Master Puppeteer from the Puppeteer’s Cooperative is working with local Park Slope schools to construct new, unique puppets to march in the parade. This year a 20-foot Mermaid will be the parade showpiece and will be surrounded by fish, sea horses and turtles. Washington Park/The Old Stone House (5th Ave btw 3rd and 4th)

**Saturday, October 31: 3-6 pm: Halloween Photos in Bay Ridge:
Kaleidoscope toy store will be transformed into a photo studio with a Halloween theme and they will be taking professional portraits. Kaleidoscope is at 8722 3rd Ave (btwn 88th & 87th St).

**Saturday, October 31: 9:30 am- 12:30 pm: Families First’s Halloween Party:
Pumpkin painting, Halloween crafts, photos of your child in costume, music, and more. Check for more details as the date approaches.

**Saturday, October 31st: 11am to 4pm: Artscetera Halloween for the Littlest
How about a party for infants and toddlers up to 2 years old? This is a great Halloween starter for the little ones. There will be frightfully Fabulous Face-Painting with Sharon Enlow, Gruesome Music & Dancing, and Tricky Treats! $20 per family, more if/less if; drop in any time. ArtsCetera is located at in Cobble Hill, 212 Smith Street, between Baltic and Butler Streets, 1 block from the Bergen Street stop on the F and G trains.

**Saturday, October 31: 10:00 am: The Annual Pierrepont Playground Halloween Parade Last year I got about 3 emails asking when the parade would happen since it was rained out last year- so I know this event is a local favorite! Hopefully this year will be sunny. So, bring your little ghouls and goblins to join in the fun and show off their best costumes. A bake sale will be held to benefit the Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee. In case of rain please check our website for updates

**Saturday, October 31st, Sunday, November 1st: various times: Interpid Sea Spooktacular
Take a trip through a haunted house, paint a pumpkin in the pumpkin patch, watch a magic show, listen to scary stories and much more. All of the Halloween activities are free with the price of admission to the Museum. For more information and an up-to-date listing of events, visit . Place: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum at Pier 86 (46 Street and 12 Avenue) in Manhattan

**Saturday, Oct 31st: 11 am- 6 pm: Still Hip Halloween Still Hip is closing down Grand Ave on Halloween and putting on some festivities. From 11-2 pm: face painting, 11-3 : portraits by Orrie King, 1 pm: Rolie Polie Guacamole, 2 pm: Let’s Dance Brooklyn Performance, 3 pm: Pistachio: A Brooklyn Girl Made From Trash, 4 pm: Grand Ave March of the Costumes, 5 pm: LIG funk band….then head to the Clinton Hill Children’s Walk (see listing below).

**Saturday, Oct 31st: 4—7 pm: BAMboo! BAM Under the Sea BAM’s eighth annual Halloween  is an evening of underwater activities and submarine adventures—come dressed in your costume best. From candy giveaways to costume contests and tons of games, kids of all ages can enjoy the free festivities happening right in front of BAM. Honestly, my complaint for this every year is the speakers are sooooo loud that you can’t bring your little ones to it. I hope one year they hear me (and the other parents!). Takes place at Lafayette Ave between Ashland Pl and St. Felix St.

**Saturday, Oct 31st: 5-6:30 pm and late into the eve: Clinton Hill Children’s Halloween Walk and Performance
This is my absolute favorite Halloween event. Great friendly vibe, trick or treating everywhere, performances in front of houses and seeing friends. Head to the Pratt-Clinton Hill Community Garden (corner of DeKalb and Hall) for the beginning of the parade at 4 pm. The Parade Route winds through the neighborhood. Maps to the most generous homes for trick or treating will be provided. Of course, there will be the fantastic performance at 313 Clinton Ave. This house goes above and beyond with some kind of theatrical performance for everyone to see. (Performances run every 30 minutes).  We always start on Clinton Ave between Gates and Greene and walk up to Myrtle and you will see the great costumes as revelers walk through the blocked-off streets

.**Saturday, Oct 31st: 12- 3 pm: Fort Greene Halloween Festival (rain date is Nov. 1st)
I love this event- it is free and small and sweet. The fun starts with the 12 pm with the “Great PUPkin” costume contest for dogs. And, is this hilarious! Don’t miss this.  There will be free pumpkins for everyone (arranged in the shape of a huge eye- hmm?) Afterward, families can enjoy hay rides around the park, games, sack races, face painting, stilt-walkers, entertainers and more.  The stilt walkers are particularly fun to see. There is also a costume parade and spooky cemetery.

**Saturday, Oct 31st: 12- 6 pm: Habana Outpost’s Halloween Party
This Halloween party is also Habana’s last party for the season, so they are hoping for a fun day for kids and night time hangout for parents (9 pm-4 am!) For Kids: Recycled Arts and Crafts 12-4pm, Monster Bash Dance Party with DJ Juice E: 4- 6pm, Costume Contest – 5:00pm, Free. Habana Outpost at 757 Fulton Street (Corner of South Portland ) Brooklyn NY..

**Saturday, Oct 31st: BOCOCA trick or treating
Last year I got an email from a reader that she and her neighbors have been doing a Halloween table on Bergen Street (between Hoyt & Bond) for the past fifteen plus years. They set up a table outside 167 Bergen, and distribute home-baked cupcakes, hot & cold cider, candy, apples, and good cheer. Last year they had more than 200 children stop by!!! The whole block turns out to sit on their front stoops and pass out treats, and to socialize with each other. I am publishing this with the hope that this will still hold true this year!

**Saturday, Oct 31st: 4 pm: Cobble Hill Halloween Party
Cobble Hill Parents is sponsoring a Halloween Party in conjunction with the Cobble Hill Association in Cobble Hill Park. A steel drum band will lead the parade. Congress St & Clinton St Brooklyn, NY 11201

**October 31st, Nov. 1st: Halloween at the A-Scarium
Activities at the A-Scarium: Make a sea creature costume or a mask out of recycled materials, dance to kid-friendly, marine and Halloween-themed tunes by DJ Dave, watch a pumpkin-carving demonstration by an expert who can carve amazing animal shapes, visit their haunted house to see murky waters full of extinct sea life tombs and creatures of the deep. Special Offer: A child age 3-12 wearing a wildlife costume will receive a free General Admission ticket when accompanied by an adult purchasing any full-priced adult admission ticket. Limit one free child per paying adult. For more details visit:

**Saturday, October 31st: 12-6 pm: Kitchen Witch and DutchTub
What? Yes, this listing sounds particularily strange when I write the “headline”, but it seems pretty cool.  The Kitchen Witch (mom owned and operated) will be doing a treats and tidbits concession stand at Jungle (also mom owned and operated) in Williamsburg at 61 Kent btw 10th and 11th on Halloween Day. Autumn inspired sweets and savories in a gorgeous garden setting & there will be some magic potions-a-brewing too, wink wink! We were going to do a fire pit and fire-up the Dutchtub, but it might get up to 70 so make it a skimpy, water-proof costume either way! A great way to start off your Saturday Halloween Itinerary! (P.S.- we got our pumpkins here and loved the setting. Super sweet and mellow and fun for the kids to wander around in- but watch out for the gravel and non-walkers. I don’t think crawlers will be happy here).

**Saturday, October 31st: 11am- 1 pm: Pumpkin Festival at Cooper Park
Town Square is putting on more festivities for Willyburg/Greenpoint families (and all the rest of us too!).  Decorate pumpkins and get balloons, and sway to the music of the Seedy Punkins (this must be their holiday!) There will be kids activities and games with the Greenpoint YMCA and a soccer clinic with FC Soccer Select. (Cooper Park is Between Sharon, Olive, Maspeth and Morgan. Cooper Park is just 4 blocks from Graham Ave and Metropolitan. Walk towards the White castle down Metro and go left at Orient and that will take you right there. )- walking directions thanks to Sarah

**Saturday Oct. 31: 3 -6pm: Witches’ Walk Halloween Parade In Williamsburg The events begin at 3 pm with free photos by Rachel Elkind at local fav store Flying Squirrel (96 N. 6 btwn Berry and Wythe). This fun, sweet parade called “Witches Walk” leaves the store at 4 pm and makes stops at children’s shops Sweet William and Mini Jake for treats and activities. Finish up at Jimmy’s Diner for complimentary coffee and doughnuts and beer. Sounds perfect

**Saturday October 31 and Sunday, November 1: various times: Boo at the Zoo with a Haunted Safari Adventure
** we did this and loved it. To read my trick and tips for visiting for Boo at the Zoo, go here.  This year’s Boo at the Zoo weekends are packed with wildlife magic shows, unique, exotically designed pumpkin carving demonstrations, haunted hayrides that take the adventurer into a spooky area of the zoo, musical entertainment, recycled wildlife costume making, trick or treats, a hay maze and the Wildlife Theater Presentation of It’s a Wonderful Niche. This year Boo at the Zoo debuts an interactive Haunted Safari Adventure where families will journey through a bat cave, the belly of a snake, a rainforest swamp and much more as they are challenged to find the missing creature that has been wandering in our midst. Special Offer: To add to the holiday fun, any child wearing a wildlife costume will receive free general admission with a full-priced adult general admission purchase. Musical Performances by Annie and the Natural Wonder band for animal-themed musical performances. Join the Wildlife Theater Players for puppetry, song and interactive fun as they perform “It’s a Wonderful Niche,” the real story behind Bata – and how they help our world. The show will be presented at Asia Theater. Let yourself get lost at the zoo’s Hay Maze while participating in this fun, fall tradition. Enjoy an “old style” hay wagon ride through the beautiful foliage of the season and the natural park setting. Watch an expert pumpkin-carver sculpt fascinating and intricate animal themed designs such as bats, tigers, gorillas and big cats. Catch one of their magic shows. The Bronx Zoo is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m. on weekends and holidays through November 2, 2009. Adult admission is $15, children (3-12 years old) $11, children under 3 are free, seniors (65+) are $13. Parking is $12 for cars and $16 for buses. The Bronx Zoo is conveniently located off the Bronx River Parkway at Exit 6; by train via the #2 or #5 or by bus via the #9, #12, #19, #22, MetroNorth, or BxM11 Express Bus service (from Manhattan that stops just outside the gate.) To plan your trip, visit or call .

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