Family-Friendly Fall Activities Near Great Kills 2026

Annual Halloween block party with indoor and outdoor activities.

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 13 mi $$

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

Dumboween: March to the Arch

Brooklyn 14 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 13 mi

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

Luna Park Halloween Harvest

Sep 18 – Nov 1

Brooklyn 9 mi $$$

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

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 10 mi

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

Addams Family Fun Day

Sun, Oct 18

Westfield 11 mi

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

Annual Pumpkin Festival

Oct 3 – Nov 1

Monmouth Junction 23 mi $$

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

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

Hudson County Fall Fest

Jersey City 11 mi Free

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

Halloween Family Bash

Jersey City 13 mi

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

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 13 mi Free

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

Bay Ridge Halloween Fest

Brooklyn 9 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 19 mi Free

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

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 13 mi $$$

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

Illustration of a fall festival in a town square with a red roofed gazebo, striped booths, pumpkins and orange trees (Boo!KCM Halloween Celebration)

Boo!KCM Halloween Celebration

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

Pumpkin Smash

Sun, Nov 1

Astoria 22 mi Free

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

BKLYN Boo! at Abolitionist Place

Fri, Oct 30

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

Illustration of clay figures in costumes mingling among striped market tents and pumpkin displays under orange autumn 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.

Monster Puppets - Family

Tue, Oct 13

Edison 11 mi

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

Not-so-Spooky Scavenger Hunt

Wed, Oct 14

Edison 13 mi

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

Mini Pumpkin Painting - Ages 12-14

Wed, Oct 28

Edison 13 mi

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

Jug Jackolanterns

Wed, Oct 21

Edison 13 mi

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

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

Garden City South 28 mi Free

New York 14 mi Free

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

Paper Ghosts - Family

Tue, Oct 20

Edison 11 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.

Halloween Costume Parade

Sat, Oct 10

Long Beach 26 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 (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 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 10 mi Free

Community street festival with trick-or-treating

Spooktober at Prospect Park Zoo

Brooklyn 13 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 7 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