Guide to Halloween Activities on Long Island, NY

As October approaches and the leaves begin to turn colors and fall, you’ll begin to start seeing the signs and notices advertising a host of Halloween activities. All across Long Island, New York, many towns and establishments will be hosting their own Halloween activities, some of them a yearly tradition, others premiering for the first time.

You’ll find Halloween activities on Long Island for adults and children alike. Many of the elementary schools will be holding their own Halloween Costume Party, and some towns may feature a small children’s Halloween parade. Your local community newspaper will likely have more information on such events.

In historic, scenic Stony Brook, The Dorothy and Ward Melville Carriage House will feature a Halloween Masquerade for children ages 3-5, on October 25th and 26th from 1-2pm. The Dorothy and Ward Melville Carriage House is affiliated with the Long Island Museum and children are sure to love the grounds as well as enjoy the Halloween Masquerade party. Be sure to visit http://www.longislandmuseum.org for more information regarding this event.

In West Sayville, the Long Island Maritime Museum hosts a traditional Halloween Boat Burning, along with other Halloween activities and festivities. Easily one of the more unique Halloween activities on Long Island, the Halloween Boat Burning is based on a Viking tradition, and each year, the Long Island Maritime Museum uses and old wooden boat as the centerpiece for the event. Visitors are encouraged to come in costume, and refreshments will be available, as well as pumpkins for picking, and a bonfire in the evening.

The Halloween Boat Burning will take place on October 27th, at 7:00 PM. You can visit the Long Island Maritime Museum website at http://www.limaritime.org for more information.

The Harbes Family Farm in Jamesport, NY will be holding a Fall Festival from September 16th through October 29th. The Harbes Family Farm Fall Festival will feature many Halloween activities, including pumpkin picking, apple cider, candy apples, hayrides, and a large corn maze, fun for everyone, plus much more.

In a similar fashion, Wicks Nursery in St. James will also be hosting their own yearly Halloween Fall Festival Activities, featuring pumpkin picking, a haunted house tour for children, animals and pony rides, hayrides, as well as many Halloween decor items for sale, along with apple cider and other treats.

Adventureland, Long Island’s own amusement park, located in Farmingdale, NY, will be having their annual Pumpkin Park event on October 28th and 29th, from 11-5. Pumpkin Park is a safe Halloween environment for children that allows them to go trick or treating around the park, as well as enjoy all the rides and the haunted house.

On October 29th, the town of Bethpage will be holding a Halloween Street Fair, from 11-5. Featuring over 100 craft vendors, a pumpkin carving contest, and a bake sale, the Bethpage Halloween Street Fair is a fun time for all, and visitors are encouraged to come in costume.

To find local haunted houses in your area on Long Island, you can visit Long Island Haunted Houses at http://www.lihauntedhouses.com. On the website you’ll find a listing of haunted houses to visit, including the House of the Living Dead in Lake Grove, the Valley Stream Haunted House, and Long Island’s Halloween Theme Park, plus many more.

Be sure to check your local newspapers and Newsday for more Halloween activity listings as we enter the month of October.