West Milford Family-Friendly Fall Activities 2026

46 family-friendly fall activities in West Milford and nearby

Illustration of glowing jack-o'-lanterns, candles, pumpkin seeds and small figures on a wooden table under string lights (Jack-O’-Lantern Experience at Skylands Stadium)

Jack-O’-Lantern Experience at Skylands Stadium

Sep 25 – Nov 1

Augusta 18 mi $$

Walk-through spectacular featuring over 6,000 illuminated hand-carved jack-o'-lanterns.

Pumpkin Chunkin!

Oct 17 – Nov 1

Ringwood $$

Carve or decorate a pumpkin and launch it from a trebuchet.

Brick or Treat

Oct 2 – Nov 1

Goshen 17 mi $$$

Features 10 candy stations, themed LEGO builds, and live monster shows.

Zoo Boo

Oct 16 – Oct 18

Paramus 21 mi

Fundraiser featuring trick-or-treating plus friendly or haunted train rides

Illustration of a small clay figure on a path between tall golden cornstalks, with a red flag, pumpkins and a tiny cottage (Secor Farms Fall Hayrides and Pumpkin Picking)

Secor Farms Fall Hayrides and Pumpkin Picking

Mahwah 13 mi $

Scenic hayride past willow trees to pumpkin picking and corn mazes.

Illustration of clay figures in costumes mingling among striped market tents and pumpkin displays under orange autumn trees (Demarest Farms Pumpkin Festival)

Demarest Farms Pumpkin Festival

Sat, Sep 26

Hillsdale 18 mi $

Pick pumpkins in the orchard with hayrides and playground access.

Illustration of a pumpkin patch with orange pumpkins, a red wheelbarrow, a wooden farm stand and two scarecrow figures (Whippany Railway Museum Pumpkin Patch Train)

Whippany Railway Museum Pumpkin Patch Train

Oct 4 – Oct 11

Whippany 21 mi $$

Round-trip heritage train excursion with pumpkin picking and decorating for children.

Illustration of a small Ferris wheel, striped tents and a decorated booth with pumpkins on a grassy fairground in autumn (11th Annual Bountiful Harvest Celebration)

11th Annual Bountiful Harvest Celebration

Fri, Sep 18

Otisville 24 mi

Features farm-to-table dining and a celebrity cow milking competition.

Boo at the Zoo

Oct 24 – Oct 25

Bear Mountain 24 mi

Features a costume parade, pumpkin decorating, and Halloween animal enrichment.

Illustration of two costumed figures in a festive autumn street at dusk with pumpkins, string lights and a glowing bonfire (Strut Your Mutt: Canine Halloween Costume Contest)

Strut Your Mutt: Canine Halloween Costume Contest

Sat, Oct 24

Montclair 22 mi Free

Annual canine costume contest and parade with prizes.

Illustration of striped booths with pumpkins and costumed figures on a town street with orange autumn trees (Jersey Cares Halloween Costume Drive)

Jersey Cares Halloween Costume Drive

Sep 2 – Oct 19

Livingston 23 mi

Collects new and gently used Halloween costumes for New Jersey children.

Sandyston Trunk or Treat

Fri, Oct 23

Sandyston 24 mi Free

Community trunk-or-treat featuring costumes, candy, and trunk decorating prizes.

Illustration of striped market booths and pumpkin displays on a street with small clay figures under orange autumn trees (Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat)

Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat

Sat, Oct 24

Sparta 18 mi Free

Costume celebration featuring food, games, and activities for families.

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 29 mi

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

Illustration of glowing carved jack o'lanterns, candles, and small figures with tools on a wooden table under string lights (The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze)

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Sep 18 – Nov 8

Croton 26 mi

Walk through over 7,000 hand-carved, illuminated jack o' lanterns.

Illustration of a fall festival in a town square with a red roofed gazebo, striped booths, pumpkins and orange trees (Tarrytown Halloween Parade & Block Party)

Tarrytown Halloween Parade & Block Party

Sat, Oct 24

Tarrytown 27 mi

Parade featuring over 130 marching groups, floats, and costumed characters.

Illustration of a candlelit ofrenda altar with marigolds and skull decorations as clay figures stand in a plaza at dusk (Spooky Garden Nights at New York Botanical Garden)

Spooky Garden Nights at New York Botanical Garden

May 23 – Nov 2

Bronx 32 mi $$

A diverse calendar of seasonal events and exhibitions.

Stony Hill Farms Maze Fun Park

Sep 5 – Nov 1

Chester 29 mi $$

Features a 10-acre corn maze celebrating New Jersey's 250th anniversary.

Illustration of a clay kid in cat ears at a craft table with ghosts, pumpkins, paint pots and paper bats (LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester Brick or Treat)

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester Brick or Treat

Oct 1 – Oct 31

Yonkers 29 mi $$

LEGO monster builds, glow-in-the-dark workshops, and a 4D movie.

SUP Witches Festival

Sat, Oct 10

Sleepy Hollow 26 mi $

Costumed witches and warlocks paddleboard on the Hudson River with live entertainment.

Howl-O-Ween at Turtle Back Zoo

Sat, Oct 31

West Orange 26 mi $

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

Pick-Your-Own Pumpkins

Fri, Oct 2

Yorktown Heights 30 mi Free

Hudson Valley pumpkin patch with free admission and no reservations needed.

Boooo-mfield 5K

Bloomfield 25 mi $$$

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

Illustration of a ghost and two costumed kids trick or treating past glowing houses with pumpkins and autumn leaves at dusk (Lyndhurst Trick-or-Treat Weekend)

Lyndhurst Trick-or-Treat Weekend

Oct 17 – Oct 18

Tarrytown 27 mi $

Family-friendly trick-or-treating along estate pathways with optional self-guided mansion exploration.

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 28 mi Free

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

Illustration of a fall festival with a tractor, striped pumpkin booths, hay bales and orange trees (Halloween Spooktacular at Cross County Center)

Halloween Spooktacular at Cross County Center

Sat, Oct 24

Yonkers 30 mi

Features live stage shows, trick-or-treating, inflatable attractions, and photo ops.

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

Sat, Oct 24

Yonkers 29 mi Free

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

Illustration of a craft table with a glitter pumpkin, paint cups, a clay kid, a smiling ghost and a paper bat under bunting (Family Halloween Day at Philipse Manor Hall)

Family Halloween Day at Philipse Manor Hall

Sat, Oct 31

Yonkers 28 mi Free

Sleepy Hollow movie marathon, crafts, and trick-or-treating in costume.

Illustration of a fall festival street with big pumpkins in front, striped booths, and small figures under orange trees (The Pumpkin Singalong at Sakura Park)

The Pumpkin Singalong at Sakura Park

Sun, Oct 25

New York 31 mi Free

Free outdoor community concert featuring four youth and community choirs.

Illustration of a sunny autumn lawn with pumpkins, hay bales, a small tent, a witch and costumed children under orange trees (Pochuck Valley Farms Market and Deli)

Pochuck Valley Farms Market and Deli

Glenwood 10 mi Free

Pick-your-own fruits and pumpkins

Illustration of two tiny costumed figures near a flag among tall golden cornstalks, with small farm houses and pumpkins (Wright Family Farm Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch)

Wright Family Farm Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch

Warwick 12 mi $$

Expansive 5-acre corn maze and pumpkin picking.

Ort Farms Fall Festival

Pequannock Township 12 mi $

Extensive fall activities with pick-your-own options

Illustration of costumed figures near striped booths and pumpkin displays on a grassy town square with orange autumn trees (Annual Children's Halloween Party)

Annual Children's Halloween Party

Hackensack 25 mi Free

FREE children's Halloween party with variety show and parade

Illustration of an older person handing out candy to costumed children on a glowing neighborhood porch at dusk (Palisades Center Trick-or-Treat Halloween Event)

Palisades Center Trick-or-Treat Halloween Event

West Nyack 22 mi Free

Family-friendly trick-or-treat event at a large shopping center.

Illustration of costumed children carrying pumpkin buckets along a winding path past glowing cottages at dusk (Cornwall Halloween Spooktacular and Howl & Prowl Parade)

Cornwall Halloween Spooktacular and Howl & Prowl Parade

Cornwall 27 mi

10th Anniversary Spooktacular with Cornwallis Family Homestead

Illustration of a corn maze path with tall golden cornstalks, small costumed figures, a flag, pumpkins and a red barn (Alstede Farms Fall Festival and Corn Maze)

Alstede Farms Fall Festival and Corn Maze

Chester 30 mi $$

Expansive corn maze and 'Pick Your Own' farm experiences.

Illustration of small costumed figures and a witch playing on a sunny lawn with pumpkins, hay bales, a tent and orange trees (Legend of Sleepy Hollow Family Storytelling Event)

Legend of Sleepy Hollow Family Storytelling Event

Sleepy Hollow 26 mi $$

Costumed storyteller retelling 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'

Illustration of clay figures walking past striped market stalls and pumpkins on a paved square with orange autumn trees (West New York Fall Festival, Ragamuffin Parade & Trunk or Treat)

West New York Fall Festival, Ragamuffin Parade & Trunk or Treat

West New York 30 mi Free

Ragamuffin Parade and Trunk or Treat celebration

Illustration of a pumpkin patch with many orange pumpkins, a scarecrow, a wheelbarrow, a fence and a red barn at sunset (Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm Corn Maze and Fall Festival)

Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm Corn Maze and Fall Festival

Yorktown Heights 30 mi $$

Over 100 years of harvest tradition

Illustration of clay figures clinking foamy beer steins at wooden tables under a striped tent with pretzels and pumpkins (Ort Farms Fall Festival)

Ort Farms Fall Festival

Long Valley 31 mi $

Pick-your-own apples and pumpkins at the Fall Festival

Illustration of a small figure walking a path between tall golden cornstalks toward a red flag, with pumpkins nearby (Tranquillity Farms Fall Fest)

Tranquillity Farms Fall Fest

Green Township 26 mi $$

U-Pick pumpkins and scenic hayrides.

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

McLoone's Boathouse Pumpkin Carving Party

West Orange 25 mi $

Choose and carve your own pumpkin

Illustration of a winding path through autumn trees with glowing lanterns and carved pumpkins in purple evening light (Run Wild Halloween Costume Run)

Run Wild Halloween Costume Run

Scarsdale 31 mi $$

1.25-mile forest run with Halloween-themed obstacles

Illustration of costumed figures mingling among striped festival booths, pumpkins, and orange autumn trees at dusk (New Settlement's Halloween Block Party)

New Settlement's Halloween Block Party

Bronx 31 mi Free

Free community Halloween celebration with games and resources

Illustration of a Halloween parade on a street with a smiling pumpkin float, costumed children and orange balloons overhead (Riverside Park Pup Halloween Parade)

Riverside Park Pup Halloween Parade

New York 31 mi Free

Dog costume parade and contest

Howl-o-ween Event

Bronx 31 mi $

Pet costume showcase for Halloween

Family-Friendly Fall Activities this weekend Oct 23–25

Fri23Oct Sandyston Trunk or TreatSandyston

Sat24Oct Boo at the ZooBear Mountain

Sat24Oct Strut Your Mutt: Canine Halloween Costume ContestMontclair

Sat24Oct Fall Festival and Trunk or TreatSparta

Sat24Oct Historic Irvington Halloween FestivalIrvington

Sat24Oct Tarrytown Halloween Parade & Block PartyTarrytown

Other Halloween categories in West Milford

Illustration of a Halloween party at dusk with a ghost above string lights, two witches by a table, and glowing pumpkins

West MilfordHalloween Food, Drink, and Parties3 parties & tastings

Illustration of a small haunted cottage with glowing windows, ghosts, pumpkins and a black cat under a big pale moon

West MilfordHaunted Experiences17 haunted attractions

Illustration of a small ghost and a jack-o'-lantern performing on a stage with red curtains, watched by a crowd at dusk

West MilfordHalloween Movies, Theater, and Entertainment7 shows & screenings

Illustration of a Halloween town at twilight with glowing houses, jack o lanterns, ghosts, and a witch flying past the moon

West MilfordUnique Halloween Events16 unique events

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West Milford families seeking Halloween entertainment will find local and nearby attractions. Consider the larger-scale events like the Jack O’Lantern Experience or the historic Halloween Festival in Irvington, or look for free community gatherings closer to home.

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