All the Fun Halloween Events to Check Out This Week in Harlem and Beyond
- The Curious Uptowner
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Pumpkin flotillas, scarefests, haunted cottages—and more spooky things to see and do this week in Harlem and beyond.
Thursday, October 30 4pm-7pm FREE
Central Harlem The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park, 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Aves
This celebration by the Harlem Meer includes family-friendly crafts, music and entertainment, plus the park's annual pumpkin flotilla—bring your own carved creation, then watch it float across the lake. Instructions for submitting pumpkins are online (note: drop-offs are from 4pm–5:30pm and space is first come, first served).
Thursday, October 30 5pm-10pm
West Harlem 12th Ave and W 133rd St
A Halloween-themed block party under the arches with 70-plus food vendors, DJ sets and live performances.
Trick or Streets in Upper Manhattan (listed from south to north)
• Friday, October 31 3pm-8pm Central Harlem, St.Nicholas Ave between W 116th and W 118th Sts
• Friday, October 31 noon-9pm Central Harlem, W 120th St between Mount Morris Park West and Lenox Ave/Malcolm X Blvd
• Friday, October 31 4pm-8pm Central Harlem, W 123rd St between Mount Morris Park West and Lenox Ave/Malcolm X Blvd
• Friday, October 31 8am-8pm East Harlem, E 123rd St between Second and Third Aves
• Friday, October 31 4pm-10pm Central Harlem, W 124th St between Mount Morris Park West and Lenox Ave/Malcolm X Blvd
• Friday, October 31 noon-midnight West Harlem, Hamilton Terrace between W 141st and W 144th Sts
• Friday, October 31 4pm-9pm West Harlem, Hamilton Pl between W 142nd and W 143rd Sts
• Friday, October 31 3pm-8pm Central Harlem, W 143rd St between Frederick Douglass Blvd and Bradhurst Ave
• Friday, October 31 noon-8pm Inwood, Quisqueya Plaza, Dyckman St between Broadway and Seaman Ave
Head to these car-free streets for trick-or-treating, costume contests and more Halloween fun.
Friday, October 31 3pm-6pm for kids (17 and younger), 7pm-10pm for adults (18+)
West Harlem Roller Skating Rink at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, entrance at 145th St and Riverside Drive
Roller skating season at the rink wraps up with a Halloween costume party for kids in the afternoon and adults at night.
Friday, October 31 3pm-7pm
East Harlem The Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave at E 103rd St
Come to this family-friendly event in your favorite costume and enjoy scavenger hunts, arts and crafts, harvest games, "grave" etching and more.
Friday, October 31 4pm-10pm
West Harlem City College of New York, entrance at W 138th St and Amsterdam Ave
This free scary tour through City College's tunnels includes a lights-on walk for the little ones during the first hour. After that it's lights off.
Friday, October 31 4pm-7pm FREE
Central Harlem Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building Plaza, 163 W 125th St and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd
This Halloween tradition returns to the plaza with music by DJ Stormin' Norman, stilt walkers, magic by Jazzman “S” Magic, costume contests, arts & crafts, candy giveaways, plus a Thriller dance demo with Moses Harper.
Friday, October 31 6pm-8pm
Washington Heights Fort Tryon Park Cottage, 741 Fort Washington Ave on the corner of Margaret Corbin Circle
Everyone's invited to explore the grounds of this landmark building, complete with spooky decorations and festive photo spots.
Saturday, November 1 noon-6pm; FREE
East Harlem El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Ave between E 104th and E 105th Sts
One of the city's best Day of the Dead celebrations kicks off with a dance procession by Atl Tlachinolli, followed by a visit to the museum's community altar by artist Nitza Tufiño, plus sugar skull mask making, traditional face painting, and a photo booth with La Catrina y El Catrín. There's also live performances by Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Nueva York, Mariachi Sol Azteca from NYC, the Mazarte Dance Company and others.
