2026 Halloween events on Long Island

Through Nov. 1: Hicks Nurseries Fall Festival

100 Jericho Tpke., Westbury

The Hicks Fall Festival runs daily, including school holidays, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Nov. 1. Weekday activities include the hay maze ($8) and free yard games such as cornhole, scarecrow ring toss, bowling and a 3-hole mini golf course. Walk through a free animated Halloween story from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Oct. 31.

Additionally, the Country Kitchen is open daily, offering cider doughnuts, fudge and apple cider. On weekends, visitors can enjoy the activities above and more. A pay-one-price wristband costs $25 for members, $30 for non-members, available online or in-store, and offers unlimited hay maze access plus three different crafting activities.

Take a free picture with Otto the Ghost on weekends and school holidays between 10 a.m. and noon and from 1 to 4 p.m. through Oct. 25.

• WHEN  8 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri., wristband activities 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. and school holidays
• COST Free admission; pay-one-price wristband for unlimited hay maze and three crafting activities. Available online or in store.
• MORE INFO 516-334-0066, hicksnurseries.com

Through Nov. 1: Gateway's Haunted Playhouse at Gateway Playhouse

215 S. Country Rd., Bellport

This haunted attraction features professional actors, state-of-the-art sound, lighting, automation and set design. Attendees can try a virtual queue midway with games and attractions. Head to the "Fear" garden with alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks, snacks and a food truck. New for 2026: second attraction 3D Funhouse. Additional fees apply.

• WHEN 7-11:30 p.m. weekends and select weekdays; recommended for ages 13 and older.
• COST $44 online, $54 at the door
• MORE INFO 631-286-1133, fearli.com 

Through Nov. 1: Rise of the Jack-O'-Lanterns at Usdan

185 Colonial Springs Rd., Wheatley Heights

Pumpkins are crafted and arranged by local artists, with music playing in the background during this trail. It's a not-so-spooky, 4,200-foot trail suitable for all age groups.

• WHEN Times vary: Oct. 2-4, Oct. 8-11, Oct. 14-18, Oct. 21-25, Oct. 28-Nov. 1
• COST Tickets start at $25 and advance tickets are required.
• MORE INFO jackolanterns.com

Weekends through Nov. 1: Spookyfest at Center for Science Teaching and Learning

1450 Tanglewood Rd., Rockville Centre

Discover what's lurking in the woods besides zombie dinosaurs at the Center for Science Teaching and Learning this Halloween season. Spookyfest includes a frightening walk in the woods along with The Enchanted Walk for younger kids. Visit Pirates Cove, a place to meet friendly pirates.

Kids can meet merry monsters and stroll through a mystical garden 6-9 p.m. Try face painting or learn what your future holds with a fortune reading. You'll also find kids' arts and crafts and, for a fee, "spooky bites" served by food trucks.

• WHEN 6-9 p.m.
• COST Admission starts at $22, book online
• MORE INFO 516-764-0045, cstl.org

Oct. 2-31: 'Not So Scary' Tree House at Long Island Aquarium

431 E. Main St., Riverhead

Climb 26 steps to the top as you make your way through the spooky tree house. Kids can see animals, decorate pumpkins, do crafts and play arcade games.

• WHEN 7-9 p.m.
• COST $25 per person with one parent admitted free with paid child
• MORE INFO 631-208-9200 ext. 426, longislandaquarium.com

Oct. 3-4; 11-12; 17-18: Great Pumpkin Palooza at Lenny Bruno Farms

740 Wading River Rd., Manorville

The festival features pumpkin and sunflower picking, live music, hayrides and jumbo garden games. Travel around a corn maze or hop around in a bounce house. 

• WHEN 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 
• COST $10
• MORE INFO 631-591-3592, lennybrunofarms.com

Oct. 10-11, 17-18 and 24-25: Not-So-Scary Adventure

Gateway Playhouse, 215 S. Country Rd., Bellport

Experience a walk-through "lights on" haunted house for kids ages 3-10. Meet Halloween characters throughout a journey where you will hear stories and play games. Also featured are a hay bale maze, pumpkin bouncer, face painting, balloons and more.

• WHEN Noon-3 p.m. Sat. and Sun.
• COST $25
• MORE INFO 631-286-1133, thegateway.org

Oct. 10-11: Witches and Warlocks Weekend

Village-wide Port Jefferson

The weekend features haunted tiki cruises, history walking tours, candle crafting, flower crowns, broom crafting and readings. Local restaurants will be joining in on the festivities by offering themed drink menus. Don't miss the witches paddle board rave at the marina or the arrival of the Headless Horseman. Head to the night market at Danfords for gifts (7-9 p.m. on Oct. 10).

• WHEN 11 a.m.-9 p.m. 
• COST Fees and tickets are required for some events
• MORE INFO iloveportjeff.com

Oct. 23-25 and Oct. 30-31: Trick or treat tours

Main House at Planting Fields, 1395 Planting Fields Rd., Oyster Bay

Come in costume and trick-or-treat in the Main House. Collect candy and prizes and learn facts about the Coe family.

• WHEN 1-4 p.m.
• COST $15; $5 ages 6-12
• MORE INFO 516-922-9210, plantingfields.org

Oct. 23: Halloween Boat Burning

Long Island Museum, 88 West Ave., West Sayville

The Halloween tradition continues with the burning of an old boat.

• WHEN Gates open at 5 p.m.
• COST $5
• MORE INFO 631-854-4974, limaritime.org

Oct. 24: Haunted Village at Southampton History Museum

17 Meeting House Lane, Southampton

Come in costume and trick-or-treat around the village. The festivities include a costume contest, music and ghost stories.

• WHEN 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
• COST Free admission
• MORE INFO 631-283-2494, southamptonhistory.org

Oct. 24: Barnacles & Broomsticks Halloween Party

Long Island Aquarium, 431 E. Main St., Riverhead

The Halloween-themed event features trick-or-treating, games, animal encounters and prizes.

• WHEN 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• COST Party is free with aquarium admission: $52.50, $37.50 ages 3-12, $38.50 ages 62 and older. Half price for ages 3-12 in costume with a paying adult.
• MORE INFO 631-208-9200 ext. 426, longislandaquarium.com

Oct. 24: Halloween in the Plaza 

1 W. Chester St., Long Beach

Go trick-or-treating around Kennedy Plaza and enjoy live music and a kids' art station.

• WHEN 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; 11 a.m. costume parade and dance party 
• COST Free
• MORE INFO 516-476-2473, artsintheplaza.com

Oct. 24: Great Jack-O'-Lantern Sail

Belmont Lake State Park, North Babylon

The first 50 carved pumpkins received will be placed on flotation devices and lit with candles, then sailed from the back of kayaks around Belmont Lake at dusk (6:15 p.m.). Inflatables, a magic show, balloon twisting, a children's spooky den, character performances, trick-or-treating and games will round out the fun.

• WHEN 3-6 p.m.; rain date: Oct. 25.
• COST Free
• MORE INFO 631-321-3510, parks.ny.gov/events

Oct. 25: Trick-or-treat in The Vines at Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard

North Lawn, 2114 Sound Ave., Calverton

Kids and adults can come in costume and go trick-or-treating at the vineyard. Bring a bucket to collect goodies. 

• WHEN 1-4 p.m.
• COST Free
• MORE INFO 631-369-0100, ext. 3, baitinghollowfarmvineyard.com

Oct. 30: Murder Mystery Party at Planting Fields

Main House, 1395 Planting Fields Rd., Oyster Bay 

Come dressed in Roaring '20s style costumes for a 1920s mafia murder mystery party.

• WHEN 6-9 p.m.
• COST $150 per person includes lite bites, charcuterie, signature cocktails, beer and wine
• MORE INFO 516-922-9210, plantingfields.org

Oct. 30: Park After Dark: Movie Night at Michael J. Tully Park

1801 Evergreen Ave., New Hyde Park

Bring your own blankets or chairs for a screening of “Poltergeist.”

• WHEN 7 p.m.
• COST Free
• MORE INFO northhempsteadny.gov

Oct. 30: Boo at the Museum at Vanderbilt Museum

180 Little Neck Rd., Centerport

Take a stroll whiling listening to a Halloween story. Kids can create a craft inspired by the book.

• WHEN 10-11 a.m.
• COST $20 per child; must register
• MORE INFO 631-854-5579, vanderbiltmuseum.org

Oct. 30: Disney Pixar's "Coco" at Staller Center for the Performing Arts

100 Nicholls Rd., Stony Brook

See a screening of the family-friendly film with the musical score performed live by the Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de México.

• WHEN 6:30 p.m.
• COST $26-$41
• MORE INFO 631-632-2787, stallercenter.showare.com

Oct. 31-Nov. 1: Haunted Halloween at Old Bethpage Village Restoration

1303 Round Swamp Rd., Old Bethpage

The village is transformed with Halloween decorations and kids can trick-or-treat and join a costume parade. The event will feature music, dancing and a retelling of the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

• WHEN 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• COST $15; $5 ages 5-12
• MORE INFO 516-572-8409, oldbethpagevillagerestoration.org

Oct. 31: Halloween Bar Crawl in Farmingdale 

The Coop Nashville Kitchen Bar and Lounge; meet at 342 Main St., Farmingdale

Dress in costume and make your way around town for Halloween-inspired drinks at participating bars and continue the festivities at a free after-party.

• WHEN 3-10 p.m.
• COST Tickets start at $10.20
• MORE INFO 516-730-8906, eventbrite.com

Oct. 31-Nov. 1: Stem X Festival at Cradle of Aviation Museum

Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, Uniondale

Learn about "spooky science" with VR, coding, drones and robotics.

• WHEN 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
• COST Free with museum admission: $18; $126 ages 2-12
• MORE INFO 516-572-4111, cradleofaviation.org

Oct. 31: Bootiques by the Bay in Oyster Bay 

Downtown Oyster Bay and Audrey Avenue and East and West Main streets and South Street; gazebo across from Town Hall

Trick-or-treat at participating local businesses (displaying balloons) and make holiday crafts at the gazebo.

• WHEN Noon-2 p.m.
• COST Free
• MORE INFO obmsa.org

Oct. 31: Scare in the Air at Urban Air Adventure Park

3147 Middle Country Rd., Lake Grove

Have an adventurous Halloween go ziplining and trunk-or-treating. Kids can play arcade games, laser tag, mini go-karts and trampolines.

• WHEN 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• COST $44.99 for unlimited play; free for walk-ins
• MORE INFO 631-861-4125, urbanair.com

Oct. 31: Halloween Haunted House Dance Party at The Paramount

370 New York Ave., Huntington

 

Look for neon vampires and zombies, stilt walkers and Halloween-themed video wall while dancing to the music of DJ Theo Pisani.

• WHEN Doors open at 8:30 p.m.; party starts at 9 p.m.
• COST Tickets start at $37.50
• MORE INFO 631-673-7300, paramountny.com

Oct. 31: Adventureland's Pumpkin Park

2245 Rt. 110, Farmingdale

Wear your costume and trick-or-treat along "Sweet Street." Kids can pick and decorate a pumpkin.

• WHEN 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; rain date: Nov. 1 
• COST $39.50; $51.50 for ages 2-24; free younger than 2
• MORE INFO adventureland.us/park-calendar

Oct. 31: Stony Brook Halloween Festival

Stony Brook Village Center, Main Street

The annual festival features trick-or-treating (noon-4 p.m.), children’s games and live music. Scarecrow Competition announcements at 3:30 p.m. Monster Merlin will be present for photo opps with visitors.

• WHEN Noon-4 p.m.
• COST Free
• MORE INFO 631-751-2244, stonybrookvillage.com

Nov. 1: Día de los Muertos celebration at Nassau County Museum of Art

2 Prime Ave., Huntington

Create art inspired by the "Day of the Dead" featuring mariachi music and a costume parade in the park. Learn about the ofrenda (traditional altar) and bring photographs or personal items to leave at the altar to honor and remember loved ones. The celebration continues with Mexican-style calaveras (skulls), maraca decorating, mask making, face painting and flower crowns.

• WHEN Noon-5 p.m.
• COST Free admission
• MORE INFO 631-380-3230, heckscher.org

Nov. 1: Screening of 'Young Frankenstein' at Guild Hall

158 Main St., East Hampton

The "Feel Good Films" series presents a post-Halloween screening of Mel Brooks' classic, starring Gene Wilder.

• WHEN 7 p.m.
• COST $13
• MORE INFO 631-324-0806, guildhall.org

Oct. 9, 16, 23 & 30: 'Fright Night Frights & Bites'

The Edgewood on the Green, 600 Long Island Ave., Brentwood

Dine and slash during the new "Friday Night Frights & Bites" at The Edgewood on the Green in Brentwood where horror fans can watch a slasher film while enjoying a dinner and dessert buffet. The event will be held on Oct. 9, 16, 23 and 30 for guests aged 17 and older.

Catch "Friday the 13th" (2009 version) on Oct. 9, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (2010 version) on Oct. 16, "Scream" (1996) on Oct. 23 and "Halloween" (2018 version) on Oct. 30. Each film will be projected on an 8x15 screen with seating for 75 in communal rows of tables and chairs.

Each night will have a surprise guest appearance by a killer character from the film being shown who will pose for selfies.

• WHEN 6 p.m., Oct. 9 — "Friday the 13th" (2009 version), Oct. 16 — "A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 version), Oct. 23 — "Scream" (1996) and Oct. 30 — "Halloween" (2018 version); each film starts between 6:30-7 p.m.
• COST $60 per person (includes dinner/dessert buffet; not drinks)
• MORE INFO uniquesocialevents.com

Weekends through Nov. 1: 'Jack's Nightmare'

Alibi Lounge, 230 Main St., Farmingdale

Look out for the return of Jack Skellington, the king of Halloween Town, during "Jack’s Nightmare" at Alibi Lounge in Farmingdale Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays Sept. 26 through Nov. 1. This immersive Halloween experience is inspired by the Tim Burton film, "The Nightmare Before Christmas." The 18 and over event, which holds 30 people per seating, offers weekend matinee times for kids.

The tapas menu contains mac-n-cheese bites, vodka meatball sliders, soft pretzels with mustard and cheese, Jack’s Caviar Dip (hummus spread with a chickpea and black-bean base served with tortilla chips or pita bread) as well as pulled pork sliders with crispy fried onions. Food and drink prices were not yet available. 

Don’t miss desserts such as pumpkin cheesecake, fried Oreos, rainbow cake or the cotton candy sundae (vanilla ice cream topped with cotton candy).

Each attendees can take home a souvenir stadium cup containing a mosaic print of the different faces of Mr. Skellington.

• WHEN Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays Sept. 26-Nov. 1. 90-minute seatings at 6 and 8 p.m. on Fridays; 2, 4, 6 and 8 p.m. on Saturdays; and 2, 4 and 6 p.m. Sundays; 2 and 4 p.m. seatings are all ages, the remainder are 18 and over
• COST $25 per person for reservation (does not include food or drinks)
• MORE INFO uniquesocialevents.com

Weekends through Nov. 1: 'Witchcraft'

Bull Smith’s Tavern, 155 W. Main St., Smithtown

Fans of the Disney film, "Hocus Pocus," can join the fun during the "Witchcraft" pop-up at Bull Smith’s Tavern  Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Oct. 3 through Nov. 1. The all-ages experience, which holds 50 per seating, features the sister witches of Sarah, Mary and Winifred Sanderson.

The menu is currently being built but a movie-themed cocktail list is set to include The Binx Black Cat (tequila, mescal, lime juice, black agave syrup with a black salt rim) and The Billy Butcherson (vodka, coffee liqueur, pumpkin puree, espresso plus cookie crumbles). Prices were not immediately available. 

The decor includes black drapes with orange and purple Halloween uplighting plus props from the movie like the Spellbook (signed by the cast) and Mary’s old school Oreck vacuum.

A plastic stadium cup with a mosaic pattern containing colored silhouettes of the witches’ hairstyles will be distributed to each attendee.

• WHEN Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays Oct. 3-Nov. 1. 90-minute seatings at 6 and 8 p.m. on Fridays; 2, 4, 6 and 8 p.m. on Saturdays; and 2, 4 and 6 p.m. Sundays; seatings are for all ages
• COST $25 per person for reservation (does not include food or drinks)
• MORE INFO uniquesocialevents.com

Oct. 2-4 & Oct. 3- Nov. 1: 'The Addams Family'

Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Company, Twin Oaks Theatre, 457 Babylon Tpke., Freeport; CM Performing Arts Center, 931 Montauk Hwy., Oakdale

Wednesday Addams has grown up and she has a boyfriend who is far too "respectable" for her parents’ liking. When he comes to dinner with his parents, comedy and chaos rule as wacky family dynamics threaten to ruin the romance. Sing along — "They’re creepy and they’re kooky … the Addams family." Snap, snap!

• WHEN Times vary: Oct. 2-4: Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Company; Oct. 3-Nov. 1: CM Performing Arts Center
• COST Lighthouse: $35 advance, $40 door, $32 seniors; CM: $44-$48, seniors $42-$46
• MORE INFO 516-272-6597, lighthousetheatrecompany.com; 631-218-2810, cmpac.com

Oct. 9-11, 15-18, 23-25 & 31: 'Frankenstein'

Manes Studio Theatre of Long Island, 141 S. Wellwood Rd., Lindenhurst

There are hundreds of variations on the timeless story of the mad scientist trying to unlock the secrets of life. In Tim Kelly’s adaptation of the Mary Shelley classic, the creature is less a terrifying monster and more a tragic figure who wants to be loved.

• WHEN Times vary; Oct. 9-11, 15-18, 23-25 and 31
• COST $40, $35 seniors, $25 students
• MORE INFO 631-226-8400, studiotheatrelongisland.com

Oct. 31: Dracula's Dance at Ballet Long Island

1863 Pond Rd., Ronkonkoma

See a not-so-scary ballet performance featuring a Halloween-theme.

• WHEN 1 p.m.
• COST $25; $15 ages 3-12
• MORE INFO 631-737-1964, balletlongisland.com

Newsday's Dave Criblez contributed to this story.