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Photograph: By Iri Greco & Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media
Photograph: By Iri Greco & Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media

The best Halloween events for 2025 in NYC

Check out the creepiest and coolest Halloween events NYC has ever seen including parties, parades, and haunted houses.

Rossilynne Skena Culgan
Written by Rossilynne Skena Culgan
Things to Do Editor
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We're throwing the spookiness into high gear with events for Halloween in NYC. October is filled with costume parties, haunted houses, corn mazes, parades and even dog parades — and we're so ready! Don't bother breaking out your sewing kit, New York's greatest Halloween stores have plenty of options to make you look really spooky. Make sure to check out our NYC events in October too for even more activities to finish off the month in killer spirits. 

Bookmark this link because we'll be updating this guide all autumn long.

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NYC Halloween events 2025

1. The Village Halloween Parade

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The Village Halloween Parade
The Village Halloween Parade
Photograph courtesy Virginia Rollison 39th Annual Village Halloween Parade

The Village Halloween Parade—NYC’s creative and spooky procession—is one of the best Halloween events in Greenwich Village and it's coming back this year on Halloween, Friday, October 31. Each year, 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 that you won't want to miss. 

Whether you march or watch from the sidelines, don't miss this iconic Halloween event.

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2. The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze

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The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze
The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze
Photograph: Tom Nycz / Courtesy Historic Hudson Valley

Carving a jack-o'-lantern may be a time-honored American tradition for many, but nobody—and we mean nobody—does pumpkin carving quite like Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze.

Every fall, pumpkins aplenty decorate this festive, family-friendly attraction. This year promises thousands of intricately carved jack-o'-lanterns in mesmerizing displays, plus dazzling new experiences.

Blaze: Hudson Valley runs at Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson in Westchester County from September 12 through November 16. Get tickets here.

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3. Pumpkin and apple picking near NYC

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Pumpkin and apple picking near NYC
Pumpkin and apple picking near NYC
Photograph: Courtesy Twin Star Orchards

Autumn is the time to pick two of the season’s most emblematic fruits: apples and pumpkins. Fortunately there are some fantastic farms where you can go apple and pumpkin picking near NYC. These farms and orchards will get you into that fuzzy fall feeling in no time.

There’s nothing quite like taking a bite out of a crisp apple straight from the tree (even better, taking home a basketful for making pie), and your Halloween pumpkin will be that much more special when you pick it right off the vine. You’ll find a wide variety of apples and pumpkins at these farms, plus fun activities like hayrides, corn mazes and petting zoos. Don’t miss hot apple cider and other fresh-made treats at the farmstand. 

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