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Queens gets ready to go batty for Halloween with parades and parties
BY EMMA MILLER
for completing activities as well as make
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a Halloween craft and hear a spooky
story. Th ere will also be animals to meet
Halloween is almost here, and Queens
throughout the aft ernoon. Th is event is
has lots of fun events for the whole family.
included with general admission.
From haunted houses to parades, here
Th e New York Hall of Science has
are some activities for you to enjoy no
multiple events celebrating Halloween.
matter what neighborhood you live in.
At Little Makers: Frankentoys, kids can
make their own creations out of recycled
Bayside
materials. At Spooky Sounds, children
Th e park rangers at Fort Totten will
can use materials from the design lab
once again be leading Haunted Lantern
to create creepy instruments. Th ese are
Tours to celebrate the season. Tours run
both recurring workshops; go to www.
continuously from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Oct.
nysci.org for details. Th e main event is
26 and 27 starting at the Fort Totten Park
on Oct. 28 from 1 to 5 p.m. At Dead or
Water Battery. Please line up by 8 p.m. to
Alive: Science of Creepy, kids can create
guarantee your spot.
their own costumes, make fake blood,
Fort Totten will also be having their
watch a pumpkin-throwing catapult and
annual Halloween Festival at the parade
more. Th is event is included with NYSCI
grounds. Enjoy games, rides, craft s and
admission.
more. Th e free festival also includes a
Flushing Meadows Corona Park will be
pumpkin patch and a costume contest.
having their Shocktoberfest on Oct. 28 as
Th e fun starts at noon and goes until 3
well. Th is event has music, games, rides,
p.m. on Oct. 27.
pumpkins and more. All kids in attendance
If you still need more spooky fun in
will receive a goodie bag while supplies
Bayside, come to Halloween Family Fun
last. Th e festival runs from noon to 3
Day the following day. Th is free kids
p.m. and is free.
event includes stories, magic, pumpkin
decorating, craft s, infl atables and more.
Flushing
Th e party goes from noon to 4 p.m. on
Celebrate Halloween at the Queens
Oct. 28. Th is event by the Bayside Village
Botanical Garden on Oct. 28 from noon to
Business Improvement District is at the
4 p.m. Th is event includes trick-or-treating,
corner of 41st Avenue and Bell Boulevard.
craft s, face painting, a magic show and
a costume dance party. Carnivorous plants
Corona
will be on display as well. Most activities
Th e Queens Zoo is holding their annual
are included with QBG admission.
“Boo at the Zoo” on Oct. 27 and 28.
If you are looking for something a little
Th e fun runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. all
diff erent this Halloween, the Voelker
around the zoo. Kids can collect candy
Orth Museum will be showing spooky old
cartoons from the 1920s and ’30s. Th ere
will also be supplies to make masks and
fl ip books. Th e event starts at 3:30 p.m.
and the cartoons start at 5 p.m. on Oct.
28. Admission is $4 per person or $10
per family.
Fresh Meadows
Cunningham Park Farmers Market will
be having a Halloween family fun day on
Oct. 28. Th ere will be pumpkin painting,
trick-or-treating and a costume parade
for kids along with the normal vendors.
Th e fun starts at 11 a.m. and ends at 1
p.m.
Glen Oaks
Th e Queens County Farm Museum will
once again be having their haunted house.
Come anytime from 1 to 7 p.m. on Oct.
27 for $4, or visit during the fall festival
on Oct. 28. Th is event includes hayrides,
pony rides, a petting zoo, a corn maze
and more. Tickets are $20 and include all
events from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Jackson Heights
For the 28th year in a row, Jackson
Heights will be having their Halloween
parade on Oct. 31 at 5 p.m. Th is is the
second largest Halloween parade in NYC.
Kids can start lining up at 4:30 p.m. on
89th Street and 37th Avenue. Th e parade
goes down to 76th Street where goodie
bags will be handed out.
Little Neck
Th e Alley Pond Environmental Center
will be having a Spooktacular Celebration
for young children on Halloween from
12:30 to 2 p.m. Kids ages 18 months to
four years old can come in costume for
games, craft s and pumpkin picking. Th ey
will also be able to meet a turtle and a
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach. Tickets
are $16.
Long Island City
Th e annual Halloween Harvest Festival
at Socrates Sculpture Park includes costume
making, face painting and a costume
contest for dogs. Th is year, the
theme is Fet Gede, the Haitian Festival of
the Ancestors, so the festival will feature
special food and performances. It is on
Oct. 27 from noon to 4 p.m.
Glendale
All are invited to take part in one of
the oldest Halloween parades in the city
in Glendale on Oct. 31. Th e Glendale
Halloween march begins at 7 p.m. from
the corner of 69th Street and Myrtle
Avenue. Costumed spectators of all ages
will head west on Myrtle Avenue to the
parking lot of Stop & Shop supermarket
at Cypress Hills Street. Th e parade will
close with a ceremony featuring prizes
and raffl es.
Maspeth
Th e Maspeth Lions Club will be hosting
their annual Halloween Ragamuffi n
Parade on Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. Kids walk
from the Mt. Olivet Cemetery main gate
to the Maspeth Federal Savings parking
lot and receive candy. Th ere will also be
prizes for the best costumes.
A scene from the 2017 Glendale Halloween Parade
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