Family-Friendly Fall Activities Near Carteret 2026

53 family-friendly fall activities near Carteret

Illustration of a giant pumpkin on a stand in a grassy field near striped booths with small figures and pumpkins (Historic Irvington Halloween Festival)

Historic Irvington Halloween Festival

Oct 24 – Oct 31

Irvington 10 mi

An 80th annual week-long community Halloween celebration with a street fair.

Illustration of two costumed figures in a festive autumn street at dusk with pumpkins, string lights and a glowing bonfire (HoBOOken 5K Race - USATF Certified Course)

HoBOOken 5K Race - USATF Certified Course

Sun, Oct 25

Hoboken 15 mi $$$

USATF-certified 5K race benefiting The Hoboken Shelter.

Illustration of costumed figures mingling among striped festival booths, pumpkins, and orange autumn trees at dusk (Governors Island Pumpkin Point)

Governors Island Pumpkin Point

Oct 24 – Oct 25

New York 14 mi

Annual pumpkin patch and fall festival with trick-or-treating in Nolan Park.

Illustration of clay kid characters, paper bats, cotton ghosts and pumpkins on a craft table with paint pots and bunting (BAMboo! Annual Halloween Block Party)

BAMboo! Annual Halloween Block Party

Sat, Oct 31

Brooklyn 15 mi Free

Annual Halloween block party with indoor and outdoor activities.

Middletown Day 2026

Sun, Oct 4

Leonardo 15 mi

Community festival featuring touch-a-trucks, rides, live music, and evening fireworks.

Dumboween: March to the Arch

Sat, Oct 31

Brooklyn 15 mi

Annual costumed parade with brass bands and puppets to an Archway party.

Illustration of a Halloween parade on a street with a smiling pumpkin float, costumed children and orange balloons overhead (Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest)

Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest

Sat, Oct 24

Brooklyn 15 mi $$

Brooklyn's largest dog costume contest with winners decided by the audience.

Illustration of a fall festival street with big pumpkins in front, striped booths, and small figures under orange trees (Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Fall Harvest Festival)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Fall Harvest Festival

Sat, Oct 24

Brooklyn 15 mi

Live music, hands-on family activities, and an afternoon costume parade.

Illustration of costumed children and two witches on a lawn with pumpkins, a small tent and orange autumn trees (Edison’s “Fall Family Spectacular” Street Fair & Food Truck Fest 2026)

Edison’s “Fall Family Spectacular” Street Fair & Food Truck Fest 2026

Sat, Oct 17

Edison 7 mi

Eight blocks of food trucks, crafters, live music, and pro wrestling.

Addams Family Fun Day

Sun, Oct 18

Westfield 7 mi

Family street festival with pumpkin carving, themed slimes, and character visits.

Howl-O-Ween at Turtle Back Zoo

Sat, Oct 31

West Orange 13 mi $

Trick-or-treating across the zoo with candy stations and stilt walkers.

Luna Park Halloween Harvest

Sep 18 – Nov 1

Brooklyn 13 mi $$$

Coney Island amusement park fall festival with seasonal decor and themed activities.

Annual Pumpkin Festival

Oct 3 – Nov 1

Brooklyn 15 mi Free

Free-admission farm festival featuring circus acts, animals, and a haunted house.

Illustration of costumed figures near striped booths and pumpkin displays on a grassy town square with orange autumn trees (Fall Festival Weekends at Von Thun Farms)

Fall Festival Weekends at Von Thun Farms

Sep 19 – Nov 8

Monmouth Junction 21 mi $$

Features a six-acre corn maze, hayrides, and over 30 fall activities.

Hudson County Fall Fest

Sat, Oct 31

Jersey City 12 mi Free

Fall festival featuring trick-or-treating, train rides, live music, and costume contests.

Halloween Family Bash

Sat, Oct 31

Jersey City 13 mi

Features a corn maze, bouncy house, games, face-painting, and candy.

Boooo-mfield 5K

Bloomfield 14 mi $$$

Halloween-themed 5K race and block party supporting local student-athletes and parks.

Illustration of three costumed clay children and little ghosts at a table with pumpkins and decorated cookies in autumn light (Halloween Paper Crafts and Letterpress Printing)

Halloween Paper Crafts and Letterpress Printing

Sun, Oct 11

New York 14 mi Free

Print broadside posters using a historic 19th-century working printing press.

Bay Ridge Halloween Fest

Sat, Oct 24

Brooklyn 11 mi Free

Car-free block party featuring puppet shows, pumpkin decorating, and haunted trucks.

Illustration of a Halloween parade on a town street at dusk with a giant smiling pumpkin float and costumed children (Washington Market Park Halloween Parade & Concert)

Washington Market Park Halloween Parade & Concert

Sun, Oct 25

New York 14 mi Free

Costume parade through Tribeca led by The Queer Big Apple Corps.

Harvest Festival

Sun, Oct 18

New York 20 mi Free

Pumpkin picking, decorating, a Spooky Trail, and a live family concert.

Spookfest Market 3.0

Sat, Oct 31

Piscataway 12 mi Free

Community Halloween market with trick-or-treating, costume contests, and local vendors.

Illustration of a sunny autumn lawn with pumpkins, hay bales, a small tent, a witch and costumed children under orange trees (My Gym Park Slope Parents' Night Out & Back to School Open House)

My Gym Park Slope Parents' Night Out & Back to School Open House

Mon, Oct 26

Brooklyn 14 mi $$$

Costume parade, games, and goody bags for children up to ten.

Boo!KCM Halloween Celebration

Sat, Oct 31

Brooklyn 15 mi Free

Family-friendly Halloween garden party with live music and trick-or-treating.

Pumpkin Smash

Sun, Nov 1

Astoria 24 mi Free

Smash your leftover pumpkins to turn them into compost for local soil.

Illustration of clay figures in costumes mingling among striped market tents and pumpkin displays under orange autumn trees (BKLYN Boo! at Abolitionist Place)

BKLYN Boo! at Abolitionist Place

Fri, Oct 30

Brooklyn 15 mi Free

An afternoon of music, treats, and spooky fun for families.

Illustration of a fall festival in a town square with a red roofed gazebo, striped booths, pumpkins and orange trees (Fall Fest at Atlantic Terminal Mall Plaza)

Fall Fest at Atlantic Terminal Mall Plaza

Sat, Oct 10

Brooklyn 15 mi Free

Outdoor pumpkin patch, haunted trucks, and pumpkin decorating for kids.

Monster Puppets - Family

Tue, Oct 13

Edison 7 mi

Craft a monster puppet using paper, googly eyes, and markers.

Not-so-Spooky Scavenger Hunt

Wed, Oct 14

Edison 11 mi

Hunt for hidden creatures around the library to redeem a prize.

Mini Pumpkin Painting - Ages 12-14

Wed, Oct 28

Edison 11 mi

Paint and take home a one-of-a-kind mini pumpkin craft.

Jug Jackolanterns

Wed, Oct 21

Edison 11 mi

Kids transform water jugs into glowing jack-o'-lantern crafts.

Paper Ghosts - Family

Tue, Oct 20

Edison 7 mi

Family-friendly DIY craft session making cute paper ghosts for Halloween.

Ort Farms Fall Festival

13 mi $$

Visitors can test their aim with five shots at the Apple Cannon.

Illustration of striped market booths and pumpkin displays on a street with small clay figures under orange autumn trees (Alstede Farms Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch)

Alstede Farms Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch

Tue, Sep 29

Chester 29 mi $$

Corn maze and pumpkin picking with hay wagon rides included.

Harvest Moon Nights

Oct 2 – Oct 30

Chester 29 mi $$

Nighttime corn maze, moonlit hayrides, campfires, live music, and hard cider.

Halloween Costume Parade

Sat, Oct 10

Long Beach 29 mi

Nearly 50-year-old annual kids costume parade ending with awards and treats.

Illustration of small costumed children and a witch on a sunny autumn lawn with pumpkins, hay bales and orange trees (Revolutionary Harvest Festival)

Revolutionary Harvest Festival

Sat, Sep 19

Yonkers 30 mi Free

Free American Revolution festival featuring living history reenactors, music, and colonial games.

Illustration of striped market booths and pumpkin displays on a street with small clay figures under orange autumn trees (Trick or Streets Festival on 5th Avenue)

Trick or Streets Festival on 5th Avenue

Brooklyn 12 mi Free

Community street festival with trick-or-treating

Spooktober at Prospect Park Zoo

Brooklyn 15 mi $$

Family-friendly Halloween celebration with spooky animal facts

Illustration of costumed children and a cat walking a leafy sidewalk past glowing jack-o'-lanterns and cozy houses at dusk (Trick-Or-Treating At The Museum)

Trick-Or-Treating At The Museum

Staten Island 8 mi $$

Family-friendly trick-or-treating event for children

Boo-tastic Sensory Party

Jersey City 13 mi Free

Spooktacular sensory party with creepy cauldron surprises.

Illustration of costumed figures mingling among striped festival booths, pumpkins, and orange autumn trees at dusk (Fort Greene Park Halloween Fest)

Fort Greene Park Halloween Fest

Brooklyn 15 mi Free

Annual Halloween Fest with dog costume contest.

Illustration of kids in costumes at a table with pumpkins, bowls of treats, and paper bats and bunting overhead (Halloween Boo Bash at Randall's Island)

Halloween Boo Bash at Randall's Island

New York 8 mi Free

Free, family-friendly Halloween celebration in a park.

Illustration of a ghost and two costumed kids trick or treating past glowing houses with pumpkins and autumn leaves at dusk (Halloween Costume Distribution Party)

Halloween Costume Distribution Party

New Brunswick 13 mi Free

Free costume distribution for attendees.

Halloween in Harlem

New York 14 mi Free

Multi-location Halloween celebration with trunk-or-treat, parade, and block party.

Illustration of a row of cars with open trunks decorated for Halloween at sunset with balloons, pumpkins and costumed kids (Edison Chamber of Commerce Trunk or Treat)

Edison Chamber of Commerce Trunk or Treat

Edison 7 mi $

Community trunk-or-treat with decorated car trunks

Illustration of small clay figures in costumes and ghosts painting pumpkins at a long table under bunting at dusk (Ascarium Halloween at the New York Aquarium)

Ascarium Halloween at the New York Aquarium

Brooklyn 13 mi $$

Marine-themed Halloween fun with aquatic animal encounters

Staten Island Zoo Spooktacular

Staten Island 6 mi $$

Spooky zoo experience with animal exhibits after dark

Illustration of a giant grinning jack-o'-lantern float and costumed marchers parading along a tree-lined park path at dusk (Westfield Halloween Family Fun & Parade)

Westfield Halloween Family Fun & Parade

Westfield 8 mi $

Family Halloween fun with 'Cops & Goblins' and a parade

Illustration of glowing jack-o'-lanterns, candles, pumpkin seeds and small figures on a wooden table under string lights (McLoone's Boathouse Pumpkin Carving Party)

McLoone's Boathouse Pumpkin Carving Party

West Orange 13 mi $

Choose and carve your own pumpkin

Illustration of two costumed figures in a festive autumn street at dusk with pumpkins, string lights and a glowing bonfire (Halloween Family Movie Night: The Addams Family)

Halloween Family Movie Night: The Addams Family

Brooklyn 14 mi Free

Screening of 'The Addams Family' animated movie

Illustration of striped booths with pumpkins and costumed figures on a town street with orange autumn trees (Spooktacular Free Community Event)

Spooktacular Free Community Event

Brooklyn 12 mi Free

Free community Halloween event with costume contest

Family-Friendly Fall Activities this weekend Oct 16–18

Sat17Oct Edison’s “Fall Family Spectacular” Street Fair & Food Truck Fest 2026Edison

Sun18Oct Addams Family Fun DayWestfield

Sun18Oct Harvest FestivalNew York

thru1Nov Luna Park Halloween HarvestBrooklyn

thru8Nov Fall Festival Weekends at Von Thun FarmsMonmouth Junction

thru30Oct Harvest Moon NightsChester

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Illustration of a Halloween party at dusk with costumed characters around a punch bowl, a ghost, pumpkins and string lights

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Carteret families have access to 44 Halloween events. You'll find everything from the large-scale Historic Irvington Halloween Festival to free local happenings like the FSO of MC & New Brunswick Middlesex School Trunk Or Treat. Consider which type of celebration suits your family best, from major town gatherings to smaller community activities.

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