Halloween in NYC 2026: What's On, Day by Day
Halloween 2026 in New York was Saturday, October 31. The Village Halloween Parade marched at 7pm on Sixth Avenue, and the days before it had a zoo costume parade and a corn maze in Queens.
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Halloween 2026 is over. It was Saturday, October 31, and the main event was the Village Halloween Parade at 7pm on Sixth Avenue. The days before it had smaller things, most of them in daylight and most of them better for kids.
Here’s what ran, in date order, kept as a record of this year.
The short answer
- Saturday, October 31, 7pm: the Village Halloween Parade, Sixth Avenue from Canal Street to 15th Street. It was free to watch and free to march in costume.
- Saturday, October 31, 10am to 5pm: Halloween on the Farm in Queens, the best daytime pick for small kids.
- Weekends from September 26 through November 1: Boo at the Zoo in the Bronx, included with zoo admission.
Saturday, October 31: the Village Halloween Parade
The Village Halloween Parade turned 53 this year, and the theme was Body & Soul. It started at 7pm and ran until about 11pm. People watched from anywhere on Sixth Avenue between King Street and 15th Street.
To march, you wore a costume and joined the lineup at Canal Street and Sixth Avenue between 6:30 and 9pm. No signup. Our Village Halloween Parade guide has the route, where to stand and how to get there.
Saturday, October 31: Halloween on the Farm
Halloween on the Farm at the Queens County Farm Museum ran from 10am to 5pm on Halloween itself. There was a haunted farmhouse, trick-or-treating and a hayride, and the farm’s three-acre corn maze was part of the day. The farm listed tickets from $15 to $25.
It’s in eastern Queens, so it’s a trip. A morning there still left time to get back to Manhattan for the parade.
The Amazing Maize Maze was also open on its own on Saturdays and Sundays through November 1, from 11am, last entry 4pm. The farm listed $17 for adults and $10 for kids 3 to 11. Kids 2 and under were free.
Weekends through November 1: Boo at the Zoo
Boo at the Zoo at the Bronx Zoo ran Saturdays and Sundays from September 26 through November 1, plus Monday, October 12. It was included with Bronx Zoo admission. Kids came in costume, and there was a costume parade at Astor Court, followed by a dance party.
The zoo pitches it at toddlers through elementary school, and that’s right. If your kids are older, the farm is the better pick.
Already over
Nightfall at Green-Wood Cemetery was on Thursday and Friday, October 22 and 23 this year.
The Fall Harvest Festival at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, with its costume parade, was on Saturday, October 24.
The Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade was on Saturday, October 17 this year. Our dog parade guide has how it worked.
The day after: the marathon
Halloween was the night before the NYC Marathon on Sunday, November 1. The pro women started at 8:35am and the mass waves at 9:10am, so a late parade night ran into an early race morning. The clocks helped: daylight saving time ended at 2am that night, so Halloween got an extra hour. Our marathon spectator guide has this year’s results.
Check before you go
- Times and tickets, on each organizer’s own site. Halloween schedules shift late.
- Subway service for the weekend, on mta.info.
- The weather.
The rest of the season
- Village Halloween Parade 2026, Saturday, October 31
- Things to do in NYC in October 2026
- NYC Marathon 2026 spectator guide, Sunday, November 1
- Things to do in NYC in November 2026
- NYC with kids
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