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Celebrate Halloween at these Queens events
BY ANGELICA ACEVEDO
AACEVEDO@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
Halloween is almost upon us,
and there’s no shortage of events
to celebrate the spooky occasion in
Queens.
Whether it’s family fun or a night
out with friends, here’s a list of what
you can do around the borough.
Thursday, Oct. 24
Evening Cocktail and Craft:
Pumpkin Carving
The Queens Botanical Garden is
hosting a Halloween-themed Cocktail
and Craft to teach guests the
best techniques for carving their
own pumpkins while sipping on autumnal
cocktails and local pumpkin
ales.
6 to 8 p.m. at the Queens Botanical
Garden (43-50 Main St., www.eventbrite.
com). $25 for members and $30
for non-members. Registration is
required.
Friday, Oct. 25
Halloween Ball with Susanne
Bartsch: “Valley of the Dolls”
MoMA PS1 and New York legend
Susanne Bartsch are teaming up
once again for the eighth annual Halloween
Ball. This year, the theme is
the 1960s drama “Valley of the Dolls,”
with live performances, tableaux
vivants, DJs and costumes.
Starts at 8 p.m. at MoMA PS1
(22-25 Jackson Ave., www.mo.ma/
halloween). $18 for MoMA members,
$25 for non-members and $55 for expedited
entry and two complimentary
drinks.
Saturday, Oct. 26
Young Chefs — Spooky Halloween
Snacks
The Alley Pond Environmental
Center’s Young APEC Chefs will prepare
tasty treats during a cooking
class for kids from ages 8 to 12. The
menu will include Oreo Pumpkin
Pops, Strawberry Ghosts, Cheesy
Eyeballs and Witch’s Halloween
Brew.
10:30 a.m. to noon at the Alley Pond
Environmental Center (228-06 Northern
Blvd., www.alleypond.doubleknot.
com). $24 per person. Register online
or contact via email contact@alleypond.
com.
Halloween Harvest Festival in
Long Island City
The Halloween Harvest Festival is
inspired by the Haitian Festival of
the Ancestors this year. There will
be many vibrant cultural activities
including a Gede song workshop,
card readings, and a dance and drum
performance directed by Alexandra
Jean-Joseph, with choreography
by Mikerline Pierre and music by
Young chefs can learn how to prepare spooky Halloween treats at the Alleypond Environmental Center.
Photo via Getty Images
Menesky “Sky” Magloire.
Noon to 4 p.m. at Socrates Sculpture
Park (32-01 Vernon Blvd., www.socratessculpturepark.
org). Free.
Astoria Queens Halloween Bar
Crawl
You can join hundreds of crawlers
as they hit New York’s hottest and
— for one day — spookiest neighborhood.
The drink specials bar crawl
schedule will be announced the day
of the crawl, there will be a costume
contest and an exclusive after party
invitation at the end.
4 to 9 p.m. in Astoria. $15-20 (Ticket
prices will go up as demand goes up).
Register at www.eventbrite.com.
JUMBIE: A Caribbean LGBTQ
Halloween Party
The Caribbean Equality Project,
a Richmond Hill-based nonprofit
organization, is hosting their fifth
annual Jumbie ball for guests who
are 21 and over. They will provide an
authentic safe space for socializing
and fostering new relationships to
unite individuals of the Caribbean
LGBTQ community. There will also
be prizes for best costumes.
Starts at 10 p.m. at Impulse Lounge
(129-04 Liberty Ave., www.eventbrite.
com). Limited online advance tickets
$10, general admission $20.
Sunday, Oct. 27
Shocktoberfest
Kickoff Halloween celebrations
with music, games, rides, crafts, a
pumpkin patch and more fun. Pumpkins
and goodie bags are limited and
for children only.
Noon to 3 p.m. at Playground for
All Children in Flushing Meadows
Corona Park (11101 Corona Ave., www.
nycgovparks.org). Free.
Halloween at the Garden
The Queens Botanical Garden
invites families to enjoy a trick or
treat trail, seasonal crafts, a magic
show, a carnivorous plant display
and a costume dance party.
Noon to 4 p.m. at the Queens Botanical
Garden (43-50 Main St., www.
queensbotanical.org). Free for members
and $6 for non-members.
Thursday, Oct. 31
Spooktacular Celebration
The Alley Pond Environmental
Center is hosting a Halloween day
event where children from 18 months
to four years of age can dress up,
play games, design creepy crafts and
even take an up-close look at snakes,
tarantulas, and cockroaches.
12:30 to 2 p.m. at Alley Pond Environmental
Center (228-06 Northern Blvd.,
www.alleypond.doubleknot.com). $16
per child (no charge for chaperones).
Registration is required.
The 29th Annual Jackson Heights
Halloween Parade
The Jackson Heights Beautification
Group is hosting its annual
Halloween Parade on 37th Avenue,
from 89th to 76th streets.
Starts at 5 p.m. from 89th to 76th
streets on 37th Avenue. Free.
Annual Children’s Halloween
Costume Party
The United Community Civic Association
is hosting its annual costume
party for kids under the age of
12, and they must be accompanied by
an adult. There will be hot dogs, soda
and prizes for best costumes.
5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Central Restaurant
(20-30 Steinway St.). Free.
A Very Queens Halloween Party
The Queens Bully restaurant will
be hosting a Halloween party for
guests 21 and over, complete with a
costume contest, spooky cocktails
and pumpkin beers as well as food
themed for the “Bully Freakfest!”
9 p.m. to midnight at the Queens
Bully (113-30 Queens Blvd., www.
eventbrite.com). $10.
Friday, Nov. 1
Halloween Quiet Clubbing
The Halloween Quiet Clubbing
event invites guests who are 21 and
older to wear their best costumes and
enjoy music from three different DJs
that they can choose from and listen
to in their own headphones. Ticket
purchase comes with raffle tickets,
where participants could win a 43
inch 4K TV, an Echo Show, Bluetooth
headphones, a private Silent Disco
party for them and 20 friends and
free tickets to future events.
Starts at 10 p.m. at Bohemian
Hall & Beer Garden (29-19 24th Ave.,
www.quietevents.com). $20-30, visit
their website to register and for more
information.
Sunday, Nov. 3
Halloween Tinker Festival
The Latimer House Museum will
host a special Halloween Tinker
Festival featuring artist-led activities
that combine art and science to
create projects that come alive in the
dark. All ages are welcome.
3 to 6 p.m. at Lewis H Latimer House
(34-41 137th St., www.eventbrite.com).
Free, but space is limited. Registration
is required.
Editor’s note: The preceding is for
informational purposes only; the
events were chosen at random by the
author.
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