North Jersey family events
Family events across North Jersey: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Union, Somerset and Hunterdon counties. Daytime kid-friendly picks.
Fri, Oct 16 to Sun, Oct 18
Fri, Oct 23 to Sun, Oct 25
Fri, Oct 30 to Sun, Nov 1
Fri, Nov 6 to Sun, Nov 8
Saturday, October 24
10am to 5pm
Liberty Hall MuseumAnnual fall family tradition on the museum grounds: pumpkin picking, tractor rides, pumpkin carving and painting, games, crafts, and vendors on the historic 12-acre estate. $14 child, $8 adult; pumpkins extra.
10am to 1pm, every Saturday$35
Red Mill Museum VillageLow/no-scare daytime version of the Haunted Red Mill for younger kids: guided tour of part of the haunted mill, hayride, cider, doughnuts, face painting, and one free pumpkin per family. $35 per family at the door.
10am to 3pm, through Oct 25$15
Fosterfields Living Historical FarmOld-fashioned fall farm day at a living history farm with apple cider pressing, wagon rides, and pick-your-own pumpkins. Tagged by the organizer for families and kids.
11am to 2pmFree
Memorial Park at Van Neste SquareRidgewood Chamber of Commerce Halloween party in Memorial Park with a kids costume parade at noon, a pet parade at 1pm, a haunted graveyard, a pumpkin patch, and face painting. Free.
12 to 5pmFree
Newark Museum of ArtNMOA's free Community Day with harvest-themed games, a pumpkin scavenger hunt in the galleries, hands-on crafts, an indoor corn maze, vendors, plus a petting zoo and donut truck out front. Free with RSVP; pitched at kids and families.
1:30 to 4:30pm$5
Pickell ParkKids' Halloween party for preschool through grade 5 with a train ride, free family photo booth, amusements, and a goody bag for each registered child, plus a possible trunk or treat from 2:30 to 3pm. Pre-registration required by Oct 23.
4pm, through Oct 25
The Growing StageA children's theater staging of Roald Dahl's Matilda, where a brave, clever girl stands up to cruel grown-ups with help from kind teacher Miss Honey, performed by young actors alongside professionals. The Oct 17 show is sensory-friendly.
5 to 7pmFree
Vail Mansion PlazaMorris Arts hosts a free family event at Vail Mansion Plaza with a Sleepy Hollow storytelling show, a kids mummy-decorating art workshop, a luminary mask parade, and a carved-pumpkin display lighting up the reflecting pool. Rain date Oct 25.
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