Looking for some spooktacular ways to celebrate Halloween in Staten Island? There are plenty of festive and fun events and activities happening in Staten Island this Halloween, from pumpkin picking and corn mazes to fall festivals and so much more! Here’s a list of our top picks for family-friendly Halloween events happening in Staten Island. Be sure to call in advance to make sure activities aren’t canceled due to weather and get the venue’s updated COVID safety requirements.
Halloween Events in Staten Island
Staten Island Zoo Spooktacular
614 Broadway
718-442-3100
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When: Oct. 15-17, Friday-Sunday, 5:30-9pm
Go wild for Halloween! Enjoy an outdoor walk-through experience at the Staten Island Zoo featuring family friendly activities such as light shows, live music and more at this spooktacular event.
Want to go? Tickets are $25 and must be purchased online in advance. Children 2 and younger are free.
Go Green this Halloween
Schmul Park, Pearson Street and Watson Avenue
When: Saturday, Oct. 16, 9am-12pm
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Join the Freshkills Park Alliance and NYC Parks Department for a Sustain-a-ween workshop and volunteer day at Schmul Park. Learn about upcycling and the many animals that get more attention this time of year, like spiders, bats, snakes and others.
Want to go? Admission is free.
South Beach Library Halloween Crafting
South Beach Library, 21-25 Robin Road
718-816-5834
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When: Tuesday, Oct. 19, 4-5pm
Trick or treat! Come to the library to make a craft honoring the season of spookiness. Ages 4 and up.
Want to go? Admission is free.
Great Kills Library’s Afternoon Halloween Craft
56 Giffords Lane
718-984-6670
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When: Wednesday, Oct. 20, 4-5pm
Join the library for a festive after-school craft to get kids in the Halloween spirit. For ages 5 and up. Space is limited to 10 children and their caregivers.
Want to go? Free, but registration is required.
Fang-tastic Costume Party at Snug Harbor
Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden,• 1000 Richmond Terrace
718-425-3504
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When: Friday, Oct. 22, 6-10pm
Join Snug Harbor for the Newhouse After Dark Halloween Special, a fang-tastic costume party featuring performances by some of Staten Island’s local musical talents.
Want to go? Tickets are $10.
Sci-Fi Family Halloween
Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace
718-727-1135
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When: Saturday, Oct. 23; 2-4pm
Travel through space and time with activities and crafts inspired by some of your favorite sci-fi and fantasy books.
Want to go? Tickets are $15; $10 for kids. Includes museum admission.
Outdoor Halloween Bash and Fall Harvest
Holy Trinity – St. Nicholas Church, 1641 Richmond Ave.
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When: Saturday, Oct. 23, 12-3pm
Enjoy an outdoor Fall Harvest and Halloween Bash with activities including trunk or treating, games, prizes, music, snacks and more. There will be a cash prize for the best adult and kid costume.
Want to go? Adults ages 21 and over are free. Pre-sale tickets are $20 or $25 at the door for kids 3 and older.
Kids Halloween Gardening Workshop
Staten Island Children’s Museum, 1000 Richmond Terrace
718-273-2060
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When: Sunday, Oct. 24, 1-2pm
Kids will enjoy eerie Halloween fun at this workshop on poisonous plants and how to avoid them. Participants will make a take-home health-packed elixir based on thousands of years of botanical medicine.
Want to go? The event is free.
Not-So-Spooky Halloween Party
Sweets ‘N Such Candy Shop, 71 New Dorp Plaza
718-663-2120
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When: Sunday, Oct. 24, 12-4pm
Enjoy a sweet afternoon of kid-friendly activities, including arts and crafts, face painting, balloons, snacks, drinks and lots of candy. Costumes are optional.
Want to go? Tickets are $10.
Staten Island Greenbelt Haunted Trail
Greenbelt Nature Center, 501 Brielle Ave.
718-667-3545
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When: Wednesday, Oct. 27, 4:30-7:30pm
Take a walk along the Haunted Trail- if you dare! You never know what is lurking in the trees. Do not fear, you can also take a walk through the pumpkin patch or join in on some arts and crafts. Be sure to wear your best costume. Prizes will be given out.
Want to go? Admission is free.
Movies Under the Stars: Twitches
Lyons Pool, 6 Victory Blvd.
718-667-3545
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When: Wednesday, Oct. 27, 7-8:30pm
Join NYC Parks and the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment for a screening of the movie, “Twitches.” Destiny brings twin witches, separated at birth, back together on their 21st birthday to fight a dark force that is threatening their long-lost birth mother.
Want to go? Admission is free.
Halloween BINGO for Kids
Dongan Hills Library, 1617 Richmond Road
718-351-1444
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When: Friday, Oct. 29, 3:30-4:30pm
Kids will enjoy a spooky version of this fun game. They’ll get a free goodie bag, too!
Want to go? Admission is free.
Wicked Walker: Haunted House and Family Fun
Walker Park, Delafield Place, Bard and Davis avenues
718-816-8103
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When: Friday, Oct. 29, 3-6:30pm
Head to Walker Park for a free, family-fun filled Halloween event. Enjoy a haunted house, arts and crafts, games, activities and more. Make sure to wear your best costume. Prizes will be given out. There will be a screening of “Halloween Town” at dusk.
Want to go? Admission is free.
Chilling Conference House Trails and Stories
The Conference House, 298 Satterlee St.
718-816-8103
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When: Saturday, Oct. 30, 3-7pm
Listen to ghost stories from the Conference House, enjoy arts and crafts, games, and activities. There will be a showing of the movie Coco after the festivities at 7pm.
Want to go? Admission is free.
Not-So-Scary Halloween Walk
The GRACE Foundation, 460 Brielle Ave.
718-983-3800
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When: Saturday, Oct. 30, 12-3:30pm
Get ready for a Not-So-Scary GRACE-ful Halloween Walk! Activities include a walk/parade, rides, trunk-or-treat, food trucks, vendors and raffles. Costumes are optional. The walk benefits the GRACE Foundation, an organization that supports children, teens and adults living with autism spectrum disorder.
Want to go? Admission is free, but here is a ticket fee for rides, food trucks, vendor tables and raffles.
Haunting Halloween Cruise
National Lighthouse Museum, 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point
718-390-0040
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When: Saturday, Oct. 30, 3-6pm
Cruise the East River through Hell’s Gate with the National Lighthouse Museum. Join the crew in recalling haunted tales of lighthouses and other spooky points of interest along the way. Hear about the haunting river stories on the way to Execution Rocks.
Want to go? Tickets are $60 for ages 13 and older; $40 ages 12 and younger. Book tickets online.
Trick-or-Treat and Haunted Model RR Train Show
National Lighthouse Museum • 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point
718-390-0040
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Details to be announced.
Huguenot Park Library Classic Movie Night: The Mummy
830 Huguenot Ave.
718-984-4636
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When: Saturday, Oct. 30, 2-3:30pm
Join the library watching this classic film from 1932 where an ancient Egyptian mummy searches 1930s Cairo for the girl he thinks is his long-lost princess.
Want to go? Admission is free, but registration is required.
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