Family-Friendly Fall Activities Near Fort Hamilton 2026

Annual Halloween block party with indoor and outdoor activities.

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 6 mi

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

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

Brooklyn 6 mi $$

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

Dumboween: March to the Arch

Brooklyn 7 mi

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

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

Brooklyn 5 mi

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

Luna Park Halloween Harvest

Sep 18 – Nov 1

Brooklyn $$$

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

Annual Pumpkin Festival

Oct 3 – Nov 1

Brooklyn 5 mi Free

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

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 17 mi

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

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 7 mi Free

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

Hudson County Fall Fest

Jersey City 7 mi Free

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

Halloween Family Bash

Jersey City 8 mi

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

Halloween Costume Parade

Sat, Oct 10

Long Beach 19 mi

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

Bay Ridge Halloween Fest

Garden City South 21 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 7 mi Free

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

Harvest Festival

Sun, Oct 18

New York 12 mi Free

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

Illustration of small costumed children and a witch on a sunny autumn lawn with pumpkins, hay bales and orange trees (23rd Annual Garden City South Fall Festival)

23rd Annual Garden City South Fall Festival

Sun, Oct 25

Features inflatable rides, pony rides, a petting zoo, and food trucks.

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

Revolutionary Harvest Festival

Sat, Sep 19

Yonkers 24 mi Free

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

Illustration of costumed clay children and a witch playing among pumpkins, hay bales and tents on an autumn lawn (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 5 mi $$$

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

Illustration of clay figures walking past striped market stalls and pumpkins on a paved square with orange autumn trees (Boo!KCM Halloween Celebration)

Boo!KCM Halloween Celebration

Brooklyn 5 mi Free

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

Pumpkin Smash

Sun, Nov 1

Astoria 14 mi Free

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

Illustration of two costumed figures in a festive autumn street at dusk with pumpkins, string lights and a glowing bonfire (BKLYN Boo! at Abolitionist Place)

BKLYN Boo! at Abolitionist Place

Fri, Oct 30

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

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

Fall Fun Series 2026

Sep 19 – Oct 10

Brooklyn 7 mi Free

Free Bed-Stuy community gathering with local art and family activities

Illustration of a craft table with a glitter pumpkin, paint cups, a clay kid, a smiling ghost and a paper bat under bunting (Gulick Arts Hub: Free Pumpkin Painting)

Gulick Arts Hub: Free Pumpkin Painting

New York 8 mi Free

Features pumpkin painting, face painting, and bulb planting for kids.

Illustration of a sunny autumn lawn with pumpkins, hay bales, a small tent, a witch and costumed children under orange trees (Monster Puppets - Family)

Monster Puppets - Family

Tue, Oct 13

Edison 17 mi

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

Illustration of small costumed figures and a witch playing on a sunny lawn with pumpkins, hay bales, a tent and orange trees (Not-so-Spooky Scavenger Hunt)

Not-so-Spooky Scavenger Hunt

Wed, Oct 14

Edison 21 mi

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

Mini Pumpkin Painting - Ages 12-14

Wed, Oct 28

Edison 21 mi

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

Jug Jackolanterns

Wed, Oct 21

Edison 21 mi

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

Paper Ghosts - Family

Tue, Oct 20

Edison 17 mi

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

Ort Farms Fall Festival

8 mi $$

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

Illustration of two costumed trick or treaters with candy buckets on a dusk street of glowing houses and carved pumpkins (Trick or Treating at Ridge Hill)

Trick or Treating at Ridge Hill

Yonkers 26 mi Free

Free trick-or-treating at participating shops and restaurants, rain or shine.

Pumpkin Painting

Fri, Oct 2

Old Westbury 25 mi $$

Decorate your own mini pumpkin at the Barn at Orchard Hill.

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

Community street festival with trick-or-treating

Illustration of a small Ferris wheel, striped tents and a decorated booth with pumpkins on a grassy fairground in autumn (Spooktober at Prospect Park Zoo)

Spooktober at Prospect Park Zoo

Brooklyn 5 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 $$

Family-friendly trick-or-treating event for children

Illustration of clay figures in costumes mingling among striped market tents and pumpkin displays under orange autumn trees (Fort Greene Park Halloween Fest)

Fort Greene Park Halloween Fest

Annual Halloween Fest with dog costume contest.

Boo-tastic Sensory Party

Jersey City 8 mi Free

Spooktacular sensory party with creepy cauldron surprises.

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 Free

Free, family-friendly Halloween celebration in a park.

Halloween in Harlem

New York 7 mi Free

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

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 $$

Marine-themed Halloween fun with aquatic animal encounters

Staten Island Zoo Spooktacular

Staten Island $$

Spooky zoo experience with animal exhibits after dark

Illustration of costumed figures near striped booths and pumpkin displays on a grassy town square with orange autumn trees (Halloween Family Movie Night: The Addams Family)

Halloween Family Movie Night: The Addams Family

Screening of 'The Addams Family' animated movie

Illustration of small costumed figures and a witch playing on a sunny lawn with pumpkins, hay bales, a tent and orange trees (The Rock and Roll Playhouse Presents Halloween Spectacular)

The Rock and Roll Playhouse Presents Halloween Spectacular

Brooklyn 8 mi $$

Kid-friendly rock concert with classic hits

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