14 TIMES • OCTOBER 22, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com Scary and spooky fun across Queens for Halloween BY THE RIDGEWOOD TIMES STAFF editorial@ridgewoodtimes.com @ridgewoodtimes.com Spooks will run wild all across the “World’s Borough” in the days leading up to and including Halloween, as neighborhoods across Queens celebrate All Hallow’s Eve with an array of parades and parties. All are invited to come in costume to the family-friendly events, which are scheduled to take place rain or shine. With Halloween falling on a Saturday this year, many of the events that day will take place during the afternoon hours. The festivities include the following: Glendale The Glendale Kiwanis Club will host their annual Halloween Parade on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 1 to 5 p.m. This year the parade will begin outside of the Stop & Shop supermarket on 65th Street and Myrtle Avenue, and proceed down the avenue to St. Pancras School located at 68-20 Myrtle Ave. Maspeth The Maspeth Lions Club presents the Halloween Ragamuffi n Parade on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 4 p.m. The parade begins at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery Main Gate, located at 65-40 Grand Ave. and will proceed to the Maspeth Federal Savings Bank parking lot on the corner of 69th Street and Grand Avenue. All children are welcome to come dressed up in their costumes, with the best costume to win a prize. Ridgewood Let’s Fix Rosemary’s Playground is hosting a Halloween community event at Rosemary’s Playground, located at 7-51 Woodward Ave. The event will run from 2 to 5 p.m. and will feature a bulb planting, crafts for children and a costume contest. Forest Hills Young ghouls and goblins will be in search of tricks and treats along Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills during the neighborhood’s annual Halloween walk on Oct. 31 sponsored by Maspeth Federal Savings bank. The walk begins at 1:30 p.m. inside the parking lot of the bank located at 101- 09 Metropolitan Ave. Trick-or-treaters will walk up and down the avenue before returning to the parking lot for a raffl e and prize giveaway. Woodside The fourth annual Woofside Halloween Pet Festival is back and hosted by Woodside on the Move. Dress your pets and bring them to Windmuller Park on 52nd Street and 39th Drive. Registration is held at Skillman Pet Store at 49-16 Skillman Ave. from 11 to 11:45 a.m. The festival occurs from noon to 2 p.m. The costume contest is free for children under the age of 16 and $10 for people 17 and above. Howard Beach All are invited to come in costume and march in the Howard Beach Halloween Parade scheduled to take place along Cross Bay Boulevard on Oct. 31. Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach, the parade begins at 11:30 a.m. from the corner of Cross Bay Boulevard and 159th Avenue. The participants will head south to 165th Avenue, where refreshments and rides will be available. Long Island City The Annual Kids Halloween Parade will begin in front of the 108th Precinct at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 31. Participants will be treated to music and a special dance led by the LIC YMCA. The parade will proceed down Vernon Boulevard to 46th Road and Trickor Treating Totes will be distributed to every child. There will also be a costume contest and winners will be announced and win a prize by Nov. 15. Socrates Sculpture Park will host its Halloween Harvest Festival on Oct. 24. Children will be able to make their own costumes and masks with the help of the Free Style Arts Association. Guests will also get the chance to listen to live music and enjoy food from local restaurants. For more information, visit socratessculpturepark.org. RIDGEWOOD TIMES/File Photo Through recent Glendale Halloween parades took place at night, this year’s march will occur on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 31.
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