New York City announced on Oct. 6 a lineup of fall festivals and Halloween events at parks and recreation centers across the five boroughs. All events are free, and only the Manhattan event requires advance registration. The first event takes place in Manhattan on Oct. 16.
New York City announced on Oct. 6 the schedule for fall festivals and Halloween events at five parks and recreation centers around the city. All events are free. Only one, the Manhattan event, requires advance registration; the others can be attended without registering.
The first event is the "Hallo-Scream Fright Walk" at J. Hood Wright Recreation Center & Park in Manhattan on Friday, Oct. 16, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. On Saturday, Oct. 17, from noon to 3 p.m., the same site hosts a fall festival together with a fright walk. The same day, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the "Williamsbridge Fall Fiesta" takes place at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center in the Bronx; in case of rain, it will be postponed to Oct. 24.
On Saturday, Oct. 24, the "Oceanbreeze Fall Festival" runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Oceanbreeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island. In case of rain, it will move indoors. On Friday, Oct. 30, a "Haunted House & Hallo Gala" takes place from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in Brooklyn, and the "Mad Monster Lab Haunted House & Fall Festival" is held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Bowne Park Fieldhouse in Queens.
At the Bowne Park event, the haunted house will operate as planned even in rain, and only the outdoor festival will move to Nov. 1. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, in closing, said in effect that it is no trick, and that the spooky season is coming to parks and recreation centers across the city this month.