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Halloween Weekend in Westchester: Trick-or-Treat and More Things To Do with Kids

Pelham Art Center hosts a FREE Day of the Dead celebration, and costumes are welcome. Photo courtesy of the center
Pelham Art Center hosts a FREE Day of the Dead celebration, and costumes are welcome. Photo courtesy of the center
10/26/22 - By Katherine Dhurandhar

Looking for the best things to do in Westchester and the Hudson Valley on Halloween weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for Halloween weekend.

Halloween 2022 is packed with family-friendly things to do in Westchester and the Hudson Valley. From costume parties with ponies and zoo animals to trick-or-treating with firetrucks and celebrating the Mexican Day of the Dead, kids can wear their costumes all weekend long. 

Beyond our top picks below, we've profiled tons more things to do this holiday weekend in our Halloween Fun Guide for Westchester Kids, including our top picks for FREE Halloween events, not-so-scary Halloween activities for little ones, and even teen-friendly spooky haunted houses. Come Monday, October 31, you'll want to keep this list of the best local trick-or-treating neighborhoods handy. So, put the finishing touches on those costumes and get ready to hit the streets. It's time to celebrate!

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Bethel Woods hosts daytime and after-dark attractions this Halloween weekend. Photo courtesy of the Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association.
Bethel Woods hosts daytime and after-dark attractions this Halloween weekend. Photo courtesy of the Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association.

Best Things To Do in Westchester this Weekend with Kids

Ponysitters Costume Party & Pony Rides

Poughquag–FREE
Saturday, October 29
Spend Halloween weekend with the ponies. This free celebration includes games, a costume party, and treats. Pony rides are available for a $10 donation.  READ MORE

New Rochelle Children's Costume Parade and Treat Fest

New Rochelle–FREE
Saturday, October 29
The annual children's costume parade on Main Street begins near Monroe College’s Main Hall and ends with treats at Ruby Dee Park. Parade participants can enjoy treats, games, DJ-spun tunes, and Halloween photo-ops. Afterward, families can take advantage of special Halloween meal deals offered by downtown New Rochelle restaurants.  READ MORE

Halloween Spooktacular at the Museum

Rye
Saturday, October 29
Swing by the Westchester Children's Museum for a fun-filled day of creepy-crawly crafts, science, stories, songs, and even a costume parade. Get dressed in your best costume, and join all the fun. READ MORE

Spooky Halloween Fun Show with Mr. Bungles

Pound Ridge–FREE
Saturday, October 29
Party down with Mr. Bungles! Assorted Halloween fun includes stepping on a 14-foot snake and touching a bowl of eyeballs (they're only peeled grapes), and getting trapped inside a giant bubble. Enjoy juggling, music, and an original Halloween story that takes kids on a journey through a haunted house with balloon monsters lurking around every corner.  READ MORE

Annual Roller Magic Halloween Party

Hyde Park
Saturday, October 29
Hyde Park Roller Magic invites guests to come out and skate this Halloween weekend with games, prizes, treats, and a costume contest. READ MORE

Mexican Day of the Dead

Pelham–FREE
Saturday, October 29
Experience El Día de los Muertos, the festive Mexican tradition in which passed loved ones are remembered with joy and celebration. Renowned artist Zafiro Romero-Acevedo returns to the Pelham Art Center to share the history of one of Mexico’s richest traditions through performance and demonstration.  READ MORE

The Haunted Mill

Wassaic–FREE
Saturday, October 29
Created by artists, this PG-13 extravaganza features a ghostly puppet show, Lucid Dream Mini-Golf course, a fish tank trick-or-treat station, giant nature-inspired inflatables, an electro-animal petting zoo, plus more games and attractions. The art installations are placed all throughout Maxon Mills.  READ MORE

Trunk-or-Treat: Firefighter Edition

Hudson–FREE
Saturday, October 29
Join Molly the Museum Dog at the Museum of Firefighting for a unique event you will not soon forget. Joining Molly are local firefighters with their decorated firetrucks giving out treats.  READ MORE

Spooktacular Oktoberfest

Cross River
Saturday, October 29
Come in costume and enjoy a hayride to a spooky trick-or-treating trail, hear scary stories by the campfire, carve and paint pumpkins, enjoy s'mores in the haunted sugar house, have fun crafting, enjoy cotton candy, apple cider, and doughnuts, and maybe even meet a magical creature. Magic the Unicorn and other movie characters plan to visit. READ MORE

Boo at the Bear Mountain Zoo

Highlands
Saturday, October 29
Head to Bear Mountain Trailside Museums and Zoo for a spooky good time. Make Halloween snacks for the bears and watch them chow down. Family-friendly activities include pumpkin decorating, face painting, matching games, and crafts.  READ MORE

Spooktacular Fall Fest

Briarcliff Manor–FREE
Saturday, October 29
Come out in costume for the Spooktacular Fall Fest, featuring live bands, games, face painting, a trunk-or-treat, bouncy houses, and a pet parade, plus a beer garden and live music for adults.  READ MORE

Tarrytown Halloween Parade

Tarrytown–FREE
Saturday, October 29
This spooky spectacle of marchers and floats is back in 2022 with costume and float-decorating contests. The parade begins in Patriot Park and ends at Main Street with a block party.  READ MORE

Halloween at the Woods

Bethel–FREE
Saturday, October 29
Enjoy Halloween-themed games, arts and crafts, and a costume contest at this FREE family fun day at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. As an added treat, explore the daylight trail of the Peace, Love, and Pumpkins walk-thru Halloween display.  READ MORE

Halloweekend and Day of the Dead

Yonkers
Saturday, October 29-Sunday, October 30
Celebrate Halloween and Day of the Dead with assorted family activities at the Hudson River Museum. Explore a haunted historic home on a Gothic Glenview Tour, learn about the stars in a spooky planetarium show, The Sky Tonight: Night Frights, create a jar-o’-lantern to take home, and enjoy a live reptile show with the Wizard of Lizards. Guests in costume receive candy in the lobby throughout the weekend. READ MORE

Teatown’s Enchanted Forest

Ossining
Saturday, October 29-Sunday, October 30
Spend Halloween season at Teatown, strolling through the forest in search of what's missing. Along the way, encounter whimsical characters and forest friends. A 30-minute guided walk is included. You're sure to have even more fun if you wear your costume. Treats provided! READ MORE

Boo Arrow Farm and Haunted Hayride

Pine Island
Saturday, October 29-Monday, October 31
Blue Arrow Farm celebrates Halloween with a pair of fun and frightful attractions. Families with wee ones should attend early in the evening for a not-so-spooky family train ride. After dark, the Boo Arrow Farm turns into a frightfully haunted hayride. Stick around for live music, vendors, face painting, and other fun. READ MORE

Boo Walk

Katonah–FREE
Sunday, October 30
Head to Muscoot Farm to roam around the decorated wooded trails, which are more sweet than scary bedecked in their Halloween decor. Wear your costume adds to the fun! READ MORE

Spooktacular Halloween Music Party

Larchmont–FREE
Monday, October 31
Come in costume for a fun-filled morning of Halloween songs, dances, and lots of musical instruments. Kids have a blast, explore a musical concept, and go home with a goody bag. READ MORE

Halloween Dance Party in the Park

Harrison–FREE
Monday, October 31
The Harrison Public Library hosts this fun toddler-friendly Halloween celebration. Little ones are invited to wear their costumes to dance and sing in the park with Miss Claudia.  READ MORE

Ghosts and Goblins on Parade

Yonkers–FREE
Monday, October 31
Celebrate Halloween at the Yonkers Public Library's Will Branch! Come in costume for Halloween songs, stories, and a parade around the library. READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Harrison Public Library - Richard E. Halperin Building
Yonkers Public Library - Will Branch