Family-Friendly Fall Activities Near Howard Beach 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 7 mi $$

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

Dumboween: March to the Arch

Brooklyn 8 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

Garden City South 10 mi Free

Brooklyn 6 mi

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

Annual Pumpkin Festival

Oct 3 – Nov 1

Brooklyn 5 mi Free

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

Queens Farm Pumpkin Patch

Oct 1 – Oct 31

Queens 9 mi Free

Pick your own pumpkin on a historic 47-acre working farm.

Halloween Costume Parade

Sat, Oct 10

Long Beach 10 mi

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

Harvest Festival

Sun, Oct 18

New York 10 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.

Revolutionary Harvest Festival

Sat, Sep 19

Yonkers 19 mi Free

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

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

Harlem Grown Halloween Festival

New York Free

Free community celebration featuring hands-on farm activities and a haunted tent.

Pumpkin Smash

Sun, Nov 1

Astoria 7 mi Free

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

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

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

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 7 mi $$$

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

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 21 mi Free

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

BKLYN Boo! at Abolitionist Place

Fri, Oct 30

Brooklyn 8 mi Free

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

Illustration of costumed figures near striped booths and pumpkin displays on a grassy town square with orange autumn trees (Vander Ende-Onderdonk House Harvest Festival)

Vander Ende-Onderdonk House Harvest Festival

Sun, Oct 11

Queens 5 mi $

Features butter churning demonstrations, arts and crafts, and pumpkins for kids.

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 Free

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

Halloween Moove

Queens 9 mi $

Brazilian Halloween celebration featuring family activities, costume contests, and DJs.

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 costumed children and a cat walking a leafy sidewalk past glowing jack-o'-lanterns and cozy houses at dusk (Cool Kids Halloween Ice Cream Decorating Class)

Cool Kids Halloween Ice Cream Decorating Class

Oct 13 – Nov 1

Queens 9 mi $$

Kids scoop non-alcoholic ice cream and decorate cups with Halloween toppings.

Pumpkin Painting

Fri, Oct 2

Old Westbury 15 mi $$

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

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 27 mi

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

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 28 mi

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

Paper Ghosts - Family

Tue, Oct 20

Edison 28 mi

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

Illustration of costumed figures mingling among striped festival booths, pumpkins, and orange autumn trees at dusk (Spooktober at Prospect Park Zoo)

Spooktober at Prospect Park Zoo

Brooklyn 6 mi $$

Family-friendly Halloween celebration with spooky animal facts

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 9 mi Free

Community street festival with trick-or-treating

Illustration of a town square fall festival with striped pumpkin booths, costumed figures, and orange autumn trees (Fort Greene Park Halloween Fest)

Fort Greene Park Halloween Fest

Jackson Heights 7 mi Free

Annual Halloween Fest with dog costume contest.

Illustration of two costumed figures in a festive autumn street at dusk with pumpkins, string lights and a glowing bonfire (Fort Totten Park Fall Festival)

Fort Totten Park Fall Festival

Queens Free

Free community fall festival with games and activities

Illustration of a giant pumpkin float rolling down a town street past costumed figures, with orange balloons and confetti (Jackson Heights Halloween Parade)

Jackson Heights Halloween Parade

NYC's largest children's Halloween parade

Illustration of a toy tractor pulling a wagon of costumed figures past pumpkins, autumn trees and a red barn (Fall Hayrides at Queens County Farm Museum)

Fall Hayrides at Queens County Farm Museum

Floral Park 9 mi $

Tractor-pulled hayrides across 47 acres of historic farmland.

Illustration of two tiny costumed figures near a flag among tall golden cornstalks, with small farm houses and pumpkins (The Amazing Maize Maze at Queens County Farm Museum)

The Amazing Maize Maze at Queens County Farm Museum

Floral Park 9 mi $$

NYC's only 3-acre corn maze with puzzles and clues.

Halloween at the Garden

Flushing 7 mi $$

Festive Halloween fun with trick-or-treat trail and live performances.

Illustration of a giant grinning jack-o'-lantern float and costumed marchers parading along a tree-lined park path at dusk (McGolrick Dogs Halloween Parade and Costume Contest)

McGolrick Dogs Halloween Parade and Costume Contest

Dog-focused Halloween parade and costume contest

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 9 mi $$

Marine-themed Halloween fun with aquatic animal encounters

Illustration of clay figures in costumes mingling among striped market tents and pumpkin displays under 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 clay figures walking past striped market stalls and pumpkins on a paved square with orange autumn trees (Creepy Crawly Halloween)

Creepy Crawly Halloween

Brooklyn 8 mi Free

Interactive nature activities with a Halloween twist

Illustration of a Halloween parade on a town street at dusk with a giant smiling pumpkin float and costumed children (Greenpoint Children's Annual Halloween Parade & Party)

Greenpoint Children's Annual Halloween Parade & Party

Brooklyn 7 mi $$

Free parade led by NYPD Marching Band, followed by timed party sessions.

Illustration of a twilight carnival with a glowing ferris wheel, a carousel, a game booth, pumpkins and costumed figures (Cityside Pumpkin Patch - NYC)

Cityside Pumpkin Patch - NYC

Long Island City 9 mi $$

NYC's most expansive Halloween rooftop experience.

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 9 mi Free

Free community Halloween event with costume contest

Illustration of two clay kids and cotton ghosts around a craft table with painted pumpkins, paint pots and paper bats (Upcycling Halloween Crafts for Kids)

Upcycling Halloween Crafts for Kids