Fall events in NYC
Fall in NYC: festivals, Halloween events, harvest weekends and outdoor fun across the five boroughs.
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 5:30pm, through Oct 25
Bronx ZooThe Bronx Zoo's annual Halloween celebration on fall weekends features trick-or-treat trails, costume parades, pumpkin carving demos, and seasonal animal enrichment, all included with regular zoo admission. Advance reservations are required; free for WCS members.
11am to 5pm
BrooklynBrooklyn Botanic Garden's ticketed fall festival: live music, hands-on family activities, a cider and beer garden, pumpkin decorating, and a costume parade in the afternoon. A special event ticket is required for entry on Oct 24.
11am to 4pm, through Oct 25$10
Queens County Farm MuseumNYC's only corn maze, a 3-acre living labyrinth at the farm. This year's design honors America's 250th anniversary with the torch of the Statue of Liberty. A Stalk Talk orients you before you hunt for clues and solve puzzles on the way to Victory Bridge. Advance tickets required; last entry 4pm.
11am to 8pm, through Oct 25
Luna ParkConey Island's amusement park goes full spooky season for its 10th annual Halloween Harvest. Wristband holders get pumpkin decorating, face painting, balloon twisting, mini tractor races through hay bales, and trick-or-treating, plus pumpkin-spice funnel cake and other fall treats across the park.
12 to 3pmFree
New YorkRiverside Park Conservancy's Halloween pup parade invites costumed dogs to march the park promenade from Dinosaur Playground at 96th Street north to Ellington in the Park, ending with a costume contest, music and giveaways. Free; pre-registration required to walk in the parade. Rain date October 25.
12 to 5pm, through Oct 25
Staten IslandPumpkin picking returns to NYC's oldest continuously working family farm on October weekends. The 11-acre Decker Farm offers a pumpkin patch, tractor hayrides, pumpkin chucking, pumpkin painting, and fall food from local vendors. Pumpkins priced by weight; separate tickets required for farm entry.
1 to 10pmFree
Times SquareThe country's largest Festival of Lights celebration fills the Broadway plazas with dance, music, food vendors, a kids zone and the signature diya lighting countdown on One Times Square.
1pmFree
Phil Rizzuto ParkThe Divya Jyoti Association's annual Diwali celebration lights up Little Guyana in Richmond Hill. The day begins with Lakshmi Puja and Havan, then decorated cars, trucks and floats parade down Liberty Avenue with Tassa drumming, live music, dance and cultural performances. Free to attend; vehicle registration is free.
7pm, through Oct 24$10
Historic Richmond TownCandlelit walking tours through Historic Richmond Town's village after dark, led by costumed storytellers sharing Staten Island ghost stories, folklore, and tales from the 3rd County Courthouse. Tours run Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00 and 8:30pm; no tours October 17. Ages 8 and up.
8:30 to 9:45pm, through Oct 24$30
Randall's Island Park1,200 illuminated drones draw moments from the Harry Potter films across the night sky above Randall's Island, set to the film soundtracks with a live electric violinist on stage.
11am to 10pm, through Oct 31
LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect ParkA month-long fall takeover at LeFrak Center with pumpkin picking, a corn maze, carnival games, seasonal treats and the Haunted Hotel walkthrough. Weekends run 11am to 10pm.
All day, through Nov 2
New York Botanical GardenNYBG's inaugural month-long Día de los Muertos celebration fills the garden with marigolds, a community ofrenda, calaveras, and a giant Catrina sculpture. Weekends bring folk music, MAZarte dance performances, and hands-on papel picado and silk flower workshops, closing with a parade and dance party on November 1.
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