Hi everyone,
The rain and wind has been such a drag this week but the good news is the weather is going to be great for the weekend!
The calendar is packed with Halloween events this weekend like the Monster Mash 2014 at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Halloween Festival in Fort Greene Park, Halloween Murder Mystery at the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, Harvest Festival at Brooklyn Bridge Park and Ghouls & Gourds 2014 at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Also happening this weekend is Puppets on Film at BAM with workshops and films and Prospect Park has lots of events this weekend like Boo at the Prospect Park Zoo and a Halloween Haunted Walk & Carnival. There are other events happening too this weekend like Alastair Moock and Friends at Symphony Space, Circus Parade at The Kaye Playhouse, Opening weekend for Ice Skating at Lakeside in Prospect Park and the Kid’s Flea Market at Bat Haus!
Be sure to check out the calendar and see all the events happening this weekend in Brooklyn & NYC! Please remember to check with venues to see if there are any schedule changes. Don’t forget to like us on Facebook for last minute events and news!
Enjoy the weekend!
~ Deirdre (mom to O & C)
Friday October 24th
Wii Dance Party for Kids at Brooklyn Public Library (Brooklyn Heights)
Fri 330-5p. Free. For ages 5+.
Get a workout in dancing, laughing and challenging your friends to a dance-off with Wii Dance on our big screen TV! Challenge a librarian and you just might win!
Drop In Sing Along with Andrew of Rolie Polie Guacamole at LARK (Flatbush/Prospect Park South)
Fridays at 4pm! $10 per family.
Come sing and dance with Andrew from Brooklyn children’s band Rolie Polie Guacamole. Andrew will sing familiar favorites with books like “Brown Bear” and Rolie Polie Guacamole originals like “wake up Shake up” and “Always brush your Teeth.” The sing along starts at 4pm and bring those shakers!
Monster Mash 2014 at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum (Crown Heights)
Friday Oct 24th 4-8p & Saturday Oct 25th 4-8p. For all ages. Tickets: $13 per person/ $8 members. Pre-sale ticket discount: $12 per person (purchase online or at the Museum by October 23). Members: You will be emailed a special promotional code to use online. For more information, email membership@brooklynkids.org. Calling all ghosts and goblins, come dressed to impress as the Museum celebrates Halloween! Face your fears and touch creepy crawlers from the land and sea, curl up at story time for little monsters, create a kooky craft, and shake it up at our ghoulish glowing dance party. The Museum is open from 10:00am-3:00pm. We close for one hour between 3:00pm-4:00pm, and then stay open from 4:00pm-8:00pm.
Halloween Murder Mystery at the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden (UES)
Friday October 24th & Saturday October 25th 630p & 730p. Appropriate for adults or families with children 8 and older. Reservations recommended. $25 Adults; $10 Children under 12; $15 Museum Members. All new for 2014! In this fictional mystery game, loosely based on an historic newspaper account, an unidentified skeleton has been discovered under the floorboards of the Mount Vernon Hotel. Who was killed? By whom? With what? Explore the Museum by candlelight, and collect clues to unravel the mystery and solve the case. Collaborate with others or go it alone, and find out how quickly you can uncover the truth.
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Saturday October 25th
Harvest Festival at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Sat Oct 25th 1030a-1p. Free. At Pier 6.
Join the Conservancy and our dozens of community partners for this beloved, free family festival celebrating the season on Pier 6! Tip: By far the best autumn celebration around!
Shortstack! Kids Shorts Program at BAM Rose Cinemas (Fort Greene)
Sat Oct 25th 11a. General admission: $10, Children 12 & under: $7. Run time 70 minutes. For ages 4+
Following last year’s sold-out Puppets on Film weekend, this year’s lineup features a bevy of ingenious shorts for kids young and old. Characters of all shapes and sizes will bring families on journeys possible only through the magic of puppetry. Whimsical, unique and beautiful, this collection of shorts is for audiences of all ages. See website for more information on the shorts.
Halloween Haunted Walk in Prospect Park
Sat Oct 25th 12n-3p. At Lookout Hill. Free. An adult should accompany young children. Rain or shine.
Deep in the Park lies Lookout Hill, the highest point in Prospect Park and home of the Prospect Park Alliance’s Annual Halloween Haunted Walk. Ghouls and goblins lurk behind the trees, ready to provide a silly scare!
Halloween Festival in Fort Greene Park
Sat Oct 25th 12n-3p (rain date: Sun Oct 26th). Free.
There are lots of things still going on in the park! Mark your calendars for the Annual Fort Greene Park Halloween Festival, Saturday, October 25 (Or a possible rain date of Sunday, October 26). Join us for lots of fun activities, including hayrides, face painting, games, contests, and more!
Ghouls & Gourds 2014 at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Crown Heights/Prospect Heights)
Sat Oct 25th 12n-530p. Rain or shine. Kids under 12 free! (adults $15)
Marching Band Madness! Colossal Metal Creatures! Brussels Sprout Bowling! Costume Parade & Drum Circle! Children’s Book Barn featuring the Community Bookstore Pop-up Shop. Get an autograph and enjoy readings by local authors and illustrators! Bug Day Afternoon and more! See the website for the full schedule.
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Sunday October 26th
Puppet Family Workshop: Animal Marionettes at BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building
Sun Oct 26th 10a & 1215p. Run time 45 minutes. General admission $7 (Children 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult, and each ticket admits one person). For ages 6-9y.
Kids unlock the secrets of marionette performance by building their own animal marionettes, then learning how to use weight, balance, and gravity to perform with a string puppet.
Kid’s Flea Market at Bat Haus (Bushwick)
Sun Oct 26th 1130a-330p. $5 for adults, free for children. (Portion of proceeds goes to American Cancer Society)
This flea market will feature families from all over Brooklyn & NYC who have purged their closets, spare bedrooms and storage spaces to sell all of their children’s outgrown and unused items. You’ll find everything from children and maternity clothing, accessories, toys, books, strollers and other gear, furniture and so much more!! Complementary snacks and beverages will be available. There will also be a DJ on hand compliments of ElitEvents NYC spinning some amazing music for all ages. (Please bring your own reusable bags to hold all of your purchases)
Children’s Fall Festival at Queens County Farm Museum
Sun Oct 26th 11a-4p. ADMISSION: $5.00 per person* (free with Farm Membership)
A festival of Halloween fun for children of all ages; everyone is invited to wear their costume! Free children’s games & bounces and professional character look-a-likes will add to the excitement. Don’t miss out on pig races, kids’ pony rides, food, live country music, and the ConEdison Ecology booth. Our Haunted House and Amazing Maize Maze will be open as well. This is a popular event, so if crowds aren’t your thing we recommend arriving early. *Admission includes Bounces and games for kids, Pig Racing , Halloween Characters (photos with characters welcome), Savannah Sky Country Band, ConEdison Ecology booth, and craft activity for kids. Additional fees apply for: Animal Feeding, Pony Ride, Hayride, Haunted House (12-4pm), and Amazing Maize Maze.
Brookfield Place Halloween Party (Battery City)
Sun Oct 26th 12n-3p. At the Winter Garden. Free.
Wear your scariest costume to this ghoulishly great family-friendly Halloween celebration! Flaunt your fierce style while you strut down the runway like a real fashion model on the Costume Catwalk and take your photo at the Freaky Photo Op Mosaic Wall by artist Sean Kenney. Transform yourself with Terrifying Temporary Tattoos and at the Face Painting Parlor. See water disappear with Carmelo the Science Fellow in his Spooky Science Lab! Be enchanted at the Magic Stage with storytelling, magic tricks and performances by The Toys & Tiny Instruments band. Lead by Pixel Academy, explore a virtual reality environment, play video games at the Drumkin Patch and transport yourself with 3D scanning. Dine and Trick o’ Treat at Hudson Eats among
12th Annual Brooklyn HowloWeen Doggie Costume Parade/Contest on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Sun Oct 26th 1-3p. Free.
Join us on the promenade where primped and costumed people, puppies and a few cats will strut their way along the promenade. Costumes will be judged by a select panel of celebrities. There will be tables with information from local rescue groups as well as other organizations that serve animals for you to look at while the judges are conferring about their decisions.
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All Weekend
SSI: Spooky Subway Investigation at the New York Transit Museum (Downtown Brooklyn)
Sat & Sun Oct 25th & 26th 130p. Free with admission. For ages 5+
Join fellow detectives to solve an interactive 100 year old mystery involving missing keys, squeaky wheels, subway spirits and a conductor’s hidden stash of candy!
Gravesend Inn Haunted Hotel (Downtown Brooklyn)
October 23rd, 24th, 25th, 30th, 31st November 1st, 2014. See website for information on times. $5 for students (with ID) and group admission, $8 for general sales. Location: Voorhees Theatre, 186 Jay Street (north of Tillary), Brooklyn, NY
Theatreworks’ high-tech haunted hotel, the Gravesend Inn, returns again this year. Produced by Theatreworks, City Tech’s resident theatrical troupe with design, construction, and operating support provided by students and faculty of the College’s nationally unique Entertainment Technology Department, this theme-park-quality Halloween attraction has been thrilling children and adults alike since 1999. To reserve tickets click here.
Puppets on Film at BAM (Fort Greene)
Fri Oct 24th-Sun Oct 25th. Various times. See website for details.
BAMcinématek and the Jim Henson Foundation present an annual festival of the best puppetry on film, featuring innovative short films, special guests, and more.
Boo at the Zoo in Prospect Park Zoo
Sat & Sun Oct 25th & 26th 11a-4p. Free with zoo admission.
The Wildlife Conservation Society’s host its annual, family-friendly Halloween extravaganza. Festivities include costumes, arts and crafts, and treats for the animals. Highlights include the popular “Spooky Barn” with requisite scary creatures and not-so-scary animals to pet and feed. No Halloween celebration is complete without bats, and the Zoo’s nocturnal exhibit provides the perfect setting for a dark and creepy look into the world of these fascinating flying creatures of the night.
Ice Skating at Lakeside in Prospect Park
Starting Oct 25th Tue-Thu 11a-6p, Fri 11a-8p, Sat 10a-9p and Sun 10a-6p. Prices are as follows: skating admission (Wednesday–Friday) $6, (Weekends and Holidays) $8, skate rentals $6. Ice Skating has returned to Lakeside in Prospect Park. With two spectacular 16,000 sq. ft. rinks (one covered and one open-air) seamlessly connected by an ice bridge, beautiful views of Prospect Park Lake, and indoor/outdoor dining at Bluestone Cafe; Lakeside is the perfect way to spend a day or night. Enter Prospect Park at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Lincoln Road.
Haunted Carousel in Prospect Park
Sat & Sun Oct 25th & 26th 12n-5p. $2 per ride, $9 for a book of five tickets
It’s time for a spooky, scary spin on the 1912 Carousel, which will be transformed for some haunted Halloween fun.
Circus Parade at The Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College (UES)
Sat Oct 25th 10a & 1130a & Sun Oct 26th 1130a & 1p. Single tickets: $17, $48 & $53.
Join the Orchestra for a musical day at the circus – you become the ringmaster and choose the melodies that are part of our circus parade! With music by Fucik, Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky.
Halloween Haunted House at Queens County Farm Museum
Fri-Sun Oct 24th-26th 4-7p. ADMISSION: $4.00 per person.
Visit our Haunted House for thrills and chills! Hayrides, Halloween treats, mulled cider, pumpkins and apples will be sold. This event is recommended for children age 6-12. Adults will find it creepy too!
Alastair Moock and Friends at Symphony Space (UWS)
Sat & Sun Oct 25th & 26th 11a. Tickets: Adults $21 (member $18), Kids $14 (member $12)
Get ready for some rowdy, rootsy, singin’ and dancin’ fun for the whole family (costumes welcome), original tunes, folk classics, and a few songs to get kids geared up for Halloween. Alastair Moock is a 2014 Grammy Nominee, Parents’ Choice Gold Medal Winner, and three-time National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold Medal Winner. Long one of Boston’s premier folk artists, Alastair turned his attention to family music after the birth of his twin daughters in 2006.
Ivy + Bean, The Musical at the Linda Gross Theater
Saturdays and Sundays at 1030a October 18th-November 9th. 1 hour, no intermission. Best for ages 4 and up. Tickets: $20 for adults, $15 for children. Based on The New York Times best-selling children’s book series by author Annie Barrows and Illustrator Sophie Blackall, Ivy + Bean, The Musical is the story of an unexpected friendship between two very different second graders. The moment they saw each other, Bean and Ivy knew they would never like each other. Bean is loud and wild and goofy. Ivy is quiet and full of ideas. But when Bean plays a joke on her sister, and needs a place to hide, Ivy comes to the rescue. When the two become a team, there’s mischief and laughter at every turn—along with lessons to be learned about the challenges and joy of family, friendship, and love.
The Emperor’s New Clothes and The Snow Queen by Puppet Works (Park Slope)
Sat & Sun now until Dec 21st 1230p & 230p. For 3y+. Admission for a Child is $8, an Adult $9. No credit cards accepted. Reservations are suggested: 718-965-3391 (current day or advance reservations) or e-mail us: puppetworks@twcmetrobiz.com (NO same day e-mail reservations). 2 Tales by Andersen at each performance adapted for Marionettes by Nicolas Coppola
Boo at the Zoo at the Bronx Zoo
Weekends Oct 4th-Nov 2nd 10a-5p. Total experience ticket adult: $33.95 and child $23.95. Discounts available for tickets purchased online.
October weekends at the zoo, including Columbus Day and Halloween, will feature hay mazes, costume parades, musical theater, magic, and more. Visit bats, owls, vultures and other winged icons of Halloween, then embark on a trip back in time as you ride our Dinosaur Safari! Get UNLIMITED access to our exclusive Dinosaur Safari ride, in addition to our other attractions, including 4-D Theater, Bug Carousel, Congo Gorilla Forest, JungleWorld, Butterfly Garden, Zoo Shuttle and Wild Asia Monorail.
Hansel and Gretel’s Halloween Adventure at The Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre
Tuesday-Sunday until Saturday Nov 1st various times. See website for times.Ticket prices are: $7/children under 12, $10/all others. Show is recommended for children ages 3–9y. Hansel and Gretel’s Halloween Adventure kicks off on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 and will run through Saturday, November 1, 2014. Hansel and Gretel’s Halloween Adventure picks up where the original Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre production leaves off; with the pair’s pet swan Samantha flying the children back to their humble home after their wild escapade in the forest. Safely back at home during the Halloween season; Hansel and Gretel experience the most vivid dreams where Central Park and the Belvedere Castle serve as the backdrop for a magical explosion of music, dance and exciting encounters with a host of lovable characters. The brother and sister team once again embark on an adventure where beautiful mermaids, adorable monsters, swashbuckling pirates, charming vampires and a fabulous witch all intertwine for one unforgettable Halloween night in New York City. See website for additional dates and times.
Halloween Harvest at Luna Park (Coney Island)
Sat & Sun until October 26th various times. Free admission. Fees for rides and games. See website for hours.
Join Luna Park in Coney Island on weekends until October 26th for our family-friendly activities, fall decorations and more. Luna Park’s Halloween Harvest features pumpkin picking and painting and FREE activities like trick or treating, daily entertainment, costumed characters, caricature artists, balloon benders and twisters, magicians, one of NYC’s largest pumpkins and more! ou don’t have to travel upstate or out to Long Island to pick a pumpkin – you can pick your very own gourd right here in Brooklyn! Visit our pumpkin patch and for $5 take home a pumpkin to call your own. Don’t forget to paint it at our pumpkin painting station, too!
Amazing Maize Maze at Queens County Farm Museum
Saturdays & Sundays until October 26th & Columbus Day (10/13) 11a-430p (last ticket sold 430p). Amazing Maize Maze: $9 adults, $5 kids age 4 to 11, free for kids age 3 and under. Enjoy getting lost in our 3-acre interactive corn maze. The adventure begins with a “Stalk Talk” to prepare you for the challenge of finding clues, solving puzzles and making your way out of the maze. Feel up to the challenge? Then join us for the fun of getting lost and loving it! *NOTE: Sept 20-21 & Oct 26 there is an admission fee to enter the farm grounds. These are the days of the Queens County Fair and Children’s Fall Festival.
Sensory Room Family Hours at Brooklyn Children’s Museum (Crown Heights)
Tue & Thu 3-445p & Sat & Sun 2-445p. Free with museum admission. Space is limited; availability on first come, first served basis.
Over, under, swing, and rock as you explore our newest space at BCM. Unlock doors on our Sensory Snake or relax and read on our fluff chair mountain This is an inclusive space that engages children of all abilities. This room provides a welcoming environment for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
Dinosaur Safari: Mysteries Revealed! at the Bronx Zoo
Now until November 2nd 10a-5p. Admission included in total experience ticket price. Dinosaur Safari: Mysteries Revealed! Nine new dinosaur species have been added this year including the deinonychus, prodohadros, stegosaurus, and edmontonia. Returning for the Dinosaur Safari: Mysteries Revealed, the ever-popular 40-foot long tyrannosaurus rex will send chills up the spines of Bronx Zoo adventurers. At the end of the experience, there is a field site that includes a fossil dig for children; a Tyrannosaurus rex photo-op; a paleontologist’s tent that includes a fossil museum; and an interactive robotic dinosaur that illustrates how the animatronics work.
Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs at the American Museum of Natural History (UWS)
Now until January 4th 10a-545p. Free with General Admission Plus One
In the new exhibition Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs, rare fossils, life-size models, and hands-on interactives bring these ancient animals to life. Step back in time to see pterosaurs, including giants such as Tropeognathus mesembrinus,with a wingspan of more than 25 feet, and find out how they moved on land and in the air. Get a first-hand look at the rare pterosaur fossils that have helped paleontologists learn all that we know about these animals. In a virtual flight lab, use your body to pilot a pterosaur over a prehistoric landscape. Encounter the exceptional creatures that flew in the age of dinosaurs.
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