Newark Halloween 2025

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Newark kicks off Halloween 2025 around Branch Brook Park and the Ironbound with ghostly attractions and frightening festivities. Entertainment spans haunted mansion tours, fall fairs, Halloween pub crawls, family festivals, and neighborhood trick-or-treat events.

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Last updated: 10/13/2025 by HalloweenLocal.com editorial team

Newark Halloween

Newark Family-Friendly Fall Activities

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Newark Fall Festival: Western

Saturday, October 25, 2025

📍 Military Park

51 Park Place, Newark, NJ 07102

(0.3 mi from Newark)

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⚡ Energy: Moderate

Event Description

Saddle up for the 5th Annual Western-themed Fall Festival in Military Park! This vibrant community celebration offers a rootin'-tootin' good time for all ages. Enjoy pony rides, a petting zoo, pumpkin decorating, face painting, and a thrilling costume contest. Live music and delicious food options add to the festive atmosphere, making it a perfect day for creating lasting memories.

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Halloween Near Newark

Jersey City Halloween

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Jersey City

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LSC After Dark: All Hallows' Eve (Jersey City)

📍 Liberty Science Center

Oct 30, 2025

(6.4 mi from Newark)

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Jersey City

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Jersey City Halloween Night Market (Jersey City)

📍 Harborside Atrium

Oct 31, 2025

(7.4 mi from Newark)

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Financial District Halloween

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New York

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Governors Island Pumpkin Point (New York)

📍 Governors Island

Oct 25, 2025

(8.6 mi from Newark)

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Brooklyn Bridge Park Harvest Festival in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

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Brooklyn Bridge Park Harvest Festival (Brooklyn)

📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park

Oct 18, 2025

(9.4 mi from Newark)

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Hells Kitchen Halloween

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New York

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Monster Ball NYC @ HK HALL (New York)

📍 HK Hall

Oct 25, 2025

(9.4 mi from Newark)

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The Villain's Ball at Somewhere Nowhere NYC in New York

New York

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The Villain's Ball at Somewhere Nowhere NYC (New York)

📍 Somewhere Nowhere NYC

Oct 30, 2025

(9.4 mi from Newark)

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East Village Halloween

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New York

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New York City Village Halloween Parade (New York)

📍 Sixth Avenue

Oct 31, 2025

(9.1 mi from Newark)

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Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade 2025 in New York

New York

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Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade 2025 (New York)

📍 Tompkins Square Park

Oct 18, 2025

(10.3 mi from Newark)

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Park Slope Halloween

Park Slope Children's Halloween Parade in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

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Park Slope Children's Halloween Parade (Brooklyn)

📍 Old Stone House/JJ Byrne Playground

Oct 31, 2025

(10.7 mi from Newark)

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Spooktober at Prospect Park Zoo in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

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Spooktober at Prospect Park Zoo (Brooklyn)

📍 Prospect Park Zoo

Oct 4, 2025

(11.9 mi from Newark)

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Paterson Halloween

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Hillsdale

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Demarest Farms Pumpkin Festival (Hillsdale)

📍 Demarest Farms

Sep 20, 2025

(19.6 mi from Newark)

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Hillsdale

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Halloween Light Show at Demarest Farms (Hillsdale)

📍 Demarest Farms

Sep 27, 2025

(19.5 mi from Newark)

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Parsippany Halloween

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Augusta

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Skylands Stadium Jack-O'-Lantern Experience (Augusta)

📍 Skylands Stadium

Sep 26, 2025

(39.0 mi from Newark)

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Wharton

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13th Hour Haunted House (Wharton)

📍 13th Hour Haunted House

Sep 20, 2025

(24.6 mi from Newark)

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Bayside Halloween

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Halloween on the Farm (Queens)

📍 Queens County Farm Museum

Oct 25, 2025

(23.6 mi from Newark)

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Queens

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The Amazing Maize Maze (Queens)

📍 Queens County Farm Museum

Sep 6, 2025

(23.6 mi from Newark)

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Middletown Halloween

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Leonardo

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Middletown Day 2025 (Leonardo)

📍 Croydon Hall

Oct 19, 2025

(23.3 mi from Newark)

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Jersey Devil Fable Fest Cryptid Commons in Asbury Park

Asbury Park

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Jersey Devil Fable Fest Cryptid Commons (Asbury Park)

📍 600 block of Mattison Avenue

(36.9 mi from Newark)

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Bridgewater Halloween

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Hillsborough

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Newark Scare Farm at Norz Hill Farm (Hillsborough)

📍 Norz Hill Farm

Sep 26, 2025

(30.7 mi from Newark)

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Chester

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Stony Hill Farms Maze Fun Park (Chester)

📍 Stony Hill Farms

Aug 31, 2025

(26.8 mi from Newark)

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