{"id":343958,"date":"2025-10-30T20:38:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T20:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/343958\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T20:38:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T20:38:51","slug":"time-outs-picks-for-10-of-the-best-halloween-events-in-nyc-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/343958\/","title":{"rendered":"Time Out’s picks for 10 of the best Halloween events in NYC this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Halloweek, New York! Whether you’re looking for family-friendly fun or some raucous 21+ partying, there are tons of events to keep you entertained in NYC this weekend.<\/p>\n

We’ve picked\u00a010 of our favorites Halloween events below and listed dozens more in our full guide here<\/a>. Keep scrolling for trick-or-treating, Halloween parties, parades, spooky stories and a pumpkin photo opp.\u00a0<\/p>\n

RECOMMENDED: The best Halloween events for 2025 in NYC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Village
\nPhotograph: Courtesy Village Halloween Parade\/Virginia Rollison <\/p>\n

The iconic Village Halloween Parade is a must-see, whether you’re marching, watching from the sidelines or just watching on TV. The parade through Greenwich Village is back\u00a0Halloween, Friday, October 31. Expect more than 50,000 zombies, ghouls, witches, monsters, robots, Jedis, giant puppets and more things that go bump in the night take to the streets for a night of costumed revelry.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"10th
\nCourtesy of the East Midtown Partnership10th Annual Halloween in East Midtown <\/p>\n

More than 100 businesses in the East Midtown district are throwing open their doors to welcome trick-or-treaters aged 12 and under and their families to their annual Halloween celebration on Friday, October 31\u00a0from 3pm to 7pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"A
\nPhotograph: Courtesy of Single and the City <\/p>\n

Being single on Halloween doesn’t have to be scary. Find your “boo” at the Halloween Singles Soiree happening on Halloween night hosted by Single and the City at House Watch in the East Village. Wear a costume!<\/p>\n

\"Drunk
\nPhotograph: Courtesy Travis Emery HackettDrunk Dracula <\/p>\n

Dracula is a classic for this time of year, but this performance has a twist. One of the actors gets plastered before the performance and it\u2019s up to the remaining cast members to keep the show from going down for the count.\u00a0It makes for a very funny take on this gothic thriller.\u00a0Time Out readers can use code DRUNKTIME for a ticket discount all weekend long.<\/p>\n

\"A
\nPhotograph: Keeyahtay Lewis <\/p>\n

The annual\u00a0Pumpkin Arch\u00a0has returned to Pier 17 through November 17 offering a\u00a0charming seasonal photo spot.\u00a0Find the Pumpkin Arch on the\u00a0Heineken Riverdeck, that’s the north side of Pier 17 at\u00a089 South Street. Trust us, you can’t miss it.\u00a0Though it’s on view 24\/7, we recommend visiting at golden hour (that’s right after sunrise or just before sunset) for the dreamiest lighting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Madame
\nPhotograph: courtesy Madame Morbid <\/p>\n

Hop on a\u00a0trolley that’s outfitted to look like a Victorian funeral parlor\u2014think chandeliers and velvet curtains\u2014for a trip through the shadows of historic Brooklyn. The tour visits the secret location where Murder, Inc. disposed of bodies, alien abduction sites along the Brooklyn Bridge, a brothel and more spooky sites spanning 400 years of Brooklyn history.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"A
\nPhotograph: By Luis Suarez | Cast member Anna Monoxide at Gala Night of MASQUERADE <\/p>\n

Spend your Halloween night immersed in the world of\u00a0The Phantom of the Opera.\u00a0Masquerade<\/a>, the immersive\u00a0Phantom\u00a0performance, is hosting a Halloween soiree called Le Bal Macabre following its regular evening showing. The party promises a chance to revel after-hours beneath the glittering chandelier, marvel at live performances provided by The Box and dance to the music of the night all night long.<\/p>\n

\"Three
\nPhotograph: Courtesy of Venky <\/p>\n

Frigid New York gives you the chills in a festival inspired by Mexico’s dead-lifting D\u00eda de los Muertos. The lineup features spooky variety shows, short horror plays, Edgar Allan Poe works, a\u00a0traditional ofrenda, psychic\u00a0mediums, a tiny interactive matchbox theatre, a murder ballad\u00a0musical, necromancer burlesque, and other tales of the macabre.\u00a0Visit\u00a0the festival’s website<\/a>\u00a0for a schedule and a full list of offerings for shows throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n

\"The
\nPhotograph: By Bryan Kwon <\/p>\n

On Halloween\u00a0night, don’t miss out on the biggest (and freakiest) party at Industry City in Brooklyn\u2014The Vampire Ball. Serving as the official afterparty for the Village Halloween Parade,\u00a0the\u00a0event features seven stages of music and spectacle, including a full\u00a0Blade\u00a0“Blood Rave” recreation (blood will literally rain from above you as you’re dancing), kinky activations in the “House of Pain” and a live heavy metal ritual led by The Pale Hand.<\/p>\n

\"A
\nPhotograph: By Jay Belsky <\/p>\n

Bid adieu to Halloween with a smashing good time at Hudson River Park’s Pumpkin Smash. Bring your own jack-o-lantern or pumpkin, along with some safety goggles, and smush your pumpkin into compostable bits at Pier 84 on Saturday, November 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Happy Halloweek, New York! Whether you’re looking for family-friendly fun or some raucous 21+ partying, there are tons…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":343959,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,10336,18634,41800,15290,10784,10782,18625,10785,18626,10783,18627,18628,37720,68303,116903,405,403,18632,5226,5225,5228,5227,1072,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-343958","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-categories-things-to-do","10":"tag-family-kids-good-for-kids","11":"tag-good-for-good-for-a-rainy-day","12":"tag-good-for-good-for-couples","13":"tag-good-for-good-for-going-in-a-group","14":"tag-good-for-good-for-going-solo","15":"tag-good-for-good-for-going-with-friends","16":"tag-good-for-good-for-locals","17":"tag-good-for-good-for-taking-parents","18":"tag-good-for-good-for-tourists","19":"tag-good-for-vibe-beautiful","20":"tag-good-for-vibe-outdoors","21":"tag-good-for-vibe-quirky","22":"tag-holidays-fall","23":"tag-holidays-halloween","24":"tag-new-york","25":"tag-new-york-city","26":"tag-news-events-festivals","27":"tag-newyork","28":"tag-newyorkcity","29":"tag-ny","30":"tag-nyc","31":"tag-things-to-do","32":"tag-united-states","33":"tag-united-states-of-america","34":"tag-unitedstates","35":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","36":"tag-us","37":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}