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Halloween in New York: Things to Do in October
The Village Halloween Parade will feature a “cat lady” section, and the New York Botanical Garden has a Tim Burton light installation, plus much more.
Spooky season has arrived, and with it enough demented parties and darling pumpkins to fill a haunted mansion. Here’s a look at events to check out in the New York area through Halloween, no matter what your taste for the macabre.
The Streets Come Alive
Manhattan’s 51st annual Village Halloween Parade takes place on Halloween night starting at 7 p.m., and this year the grand marshal is the Tony Award-winning actor Andre DeShields. (Spectrum News NY1 will broadcast the parade at 8 p.m.) The route starts at Canal Street and Sixth Avenue and heads north on Sixth Avenue to 15th Street.
The parade will have a special “cat lady” section for participants who want to show off their most ferocious feline looks. The parade’s after party, including a costume contest with a $5,000 prize, will be held at Webster Hell — sorry, Hall.
Can’t wait for Halloween? The annual family-friendly Bronx Halloween Parade is on Oct. 26 at noon.
Party, People
Peacocks with dance moves are in for a busy month. Options include a Gay Zombie Prom — “glam gore” encouraged — at House of Yes in Bushwick (Oct. 24); a Reggaeton Halloween at the Brooklyn Monarch in Williamsburg (Oct. 25); and Daft Disko Halloween, a night of French dance music at Drom in the East Village (Oct. 26).
Jump scare lovers won’t have room to breathe either. Rockefeller Center is home to Jimmy Fallon’s Tonightmares (through Oct. 31), a new 10-room immersive maze featuring werewolves and other characters based on “The Tonight Show” host’s creepy dreams. The Manhattan club Circo is home to Haunted Hollywood (through Nov. 1), where drag queens will bring characters from “Carrie” and other classic scary movies to life in a variety show. Through Halloween, Schmitt’s Farm Haunt in Melville, N.Y., on Long Island, offers a haunted corn trail and a special clown takeover night.
