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10/6/23 - By Jaime Sumersille

Looking for the best Halloween events on Long Island for toddlers and preschoolers? Read on for our top picks.

Halloween can be uber exciting, but also completely overwhelming for little revelers. With that in mind, we've rounded up several Halloween events across Long Island perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. These events promise plenty of fun with very little in the way of fright.

We've got tons more Halloween picks in our Long Island Halloween Guide. Whether you're looking for free events and activities, trunk-or-treats, inspiring pumpkin carving ideas, or a family-friendly Halloween movie, we've got it all. Of course, before you can carve your pumpkin, you're going to need to pluck it from the vine at one of these top-notch Long Island pumpkin patches. 

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The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze features an impressive display of illuminated, hand-carved jack-o’-lanterns. Photo by Kim Miller
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Halloween Events on Long Island for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Spooky Fest at The Center for Science Teaching and Learning

Rockville Centre
Weekends October 6-8, 13-15, 20-22 and 27-29, 2023
Spooky Fest celebrates the Halloween season with scary and non-scary attractions for all ages. There are wooded paths, exhibits, and spooky characters that greet visitors, as well as a zombie dinosaur attraction. READ MORE

Haunted Tree House at the Long Island Aquarium

Riverhead
Fridays and Saturdays October 6-28, 2023
Be afraid! Well, not too afraid. Celebrate the season family-style with this brand-new Haunted Tree House and its five levels of Halloween fun! Head to the Long Island Aquarium after dark for an immersive experience sure to quicken your heartbeat as you climb 62 steps to the top. READ MORE

Milleridge Halloween Village

Jericho
Weekends October 6-29, 2023
This annual Halloween Village at the Milleridge Inn features a variety of ghoulishly good activities, including a haunted house, pumpkin patch, coffin ride, inflatables, mini golf a spooky train, several shops and more. READ MORE

Tales, Trails, and Treats at the Sweetbriar Nature Center

Smithtown
Saturday, October 14, 2023
At Sweetbriar Nature Center, families can enjoy close encounters with animals, a ghostly garden, games, and a special trick-or-treat trail complete with animals, characters, and a storybook. READ MORE

Gateway Playhouse Not-So-Scary Halloween Adventure

Bellport
Saturdays and Sundays October 14- 29, 2023
In daylight on weekends, the Gateway's Haunted Playhouse maze is transformed into a not-so-scary Halloween adventure for little kids, featuring mini witches and warlocks, pumpkins and cats, monsters and fairies, superheroes and bats. READ MORE

Halloween Fest in Riverhead

Riverhead–FREE
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Halloween Fest in downtown Riverhead transforms Main Street into a spooky and enchanting land in honor of All Hallows Eve. A ghoulish day is planned for witches and warlocks of all ages. Rain Date: October 26. READ MORE

Ghostly Gala at the Long Island Children's Museum

Garden City
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Show off your costumes and dance moves at LICM's Monster Mash Dance Party, plus trick-or-treat throughout the museum and visit the Mummies of the Museum haunted house. READ MORE

Not-So-Scary Monster Bash at the Landmark on Main Street

Port Washington
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Put on your costumes and join in the family fun at the Landmark on Main. A DJ dance party, arts and crafts, games, snacks, and even a costume contest are all on the docket. READ MORE

Not-So-Scary Hikes at the Garden City Bird Sanctuary

Garden City
Fridays and Saturdays, October 20, 21, 287-28, 2023
For a Halloween activity with little fright, the Garden City Bird Sanctuary is hosting a not-so-scary walk that is suitable for families and little ones. READ MORE

Halloween Spooktacular at the Sweetbriar Nature Center

Smithtown
Friday, October 20-Saturday, October 21, 2023
All ghoulies, ghosties, and other Halloween creepies are invited to the Sweetbriar Nature Center for an evening of fun and excitement. Enjoy eerie animal presentations, a ghostly graveyard, creepy games, scary music, and spooky night trails. READ MORE

Enchanted Forest Trail at Quogue Wildlife Refuge

Quogue
Weekends October 21, 22, & 28, 2023
Follow your guide at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge to meet whimsical, fun, and educational characters on the forest trails. Dress up in Halloween costumes to add to the fairyland fun! READ MORE

A Kooky Spooky Halloween at Theatre Three

Port Jefferson
Weekends through Saturday, October 21, 2023
Hilarious hijinks and a message of cooperation highlight A Kooky Spooky Halloween, a delightful musical for the entire family on the Theatre Three stage. READ MORE

Halloween Family Day at the Walt Whitman Birthplace

Huntington Station
Sunday, October 22, 2023
This family-friendly fun day at the Walt Whitman Birthplace features a Halloween magic show with Mike Militello. READ MORE

Pumpkin Palooza at Stew Leonard's Farmingdale

East Meadow-FREE
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Patrons who shop at Stew Leonard's in Farmingdale are invited to a complimentary pumpkin painting event outdoors under the Garden Shop’s tent. READ MORE

Spooky Science Night at the Cradle of Aviation

Garden City
Friday, October 27, 2023
Spooky Science Night returns to The Cradle of Aviation Museum with stimulating STEM activities and enough Halloween fun to entertain the entire family. READ MORE

Halloween House Long Island at Broadway Commons

Bats, Barnacles, and Broomsticks at the Long Island Aquarium

Riverhead
Saturday, October 28, 2023
It's more than just fishy fun at the Long Island Aquarium Bats, Barnacles and Broomsticks event. Safe trick-or-treating, giveaways, animals in costumes, and a party are included.  READ MORE

The Great Jack-o'-Lantern Sail at Belmont Lake State Park

North Babylon–FREE
Saturday, October 28, 2023
The Great Jack-O’-Lantern Spectacular Sail returns to Belmont Lake State Park. The first 100 carved pumpkins are placed on flotation devices with candles inserted inside and sailed around the lake behind kayaks.  READ MORE

Haunted Hatchery at the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery

Cold Spring Harbor
Saturday, October 28, 2023
Calling all ghosts and goblins, spiders, and bones: Families are welcome to join in this not-so-scary haunted hatchery visit.  READ MORE

Not-So-Spooky Walk at Clark Botanic Gardens

Albertson
Sunday, October 29, 2023
Younger children (and those easily spooked) can enjoy the Not-So-Spooky Walk during the daylight at Clark Botanic Garden on October 27. READ MORE

Halloween Family Fun Day at the Long Island Museum

Stony Brook
Sunday, October 29, 2023
Attend the Halloween Family Fun Fest at the Long Island Museum in costume and join in for some spooky family fun on the museum grounds. READ MORE

Haunted Boo-Seum & Festival at The Whaling Museum

Cold Spring Harbor
Sunday, October 29, 2023
Join The Whaling Museum's spookiest event of the year, with fun activities for all ages. This indoor/outdoor, rain or shine event has crafts, games of skill and chance, costumed "spooky" characters, and more. READ MORE

1800s Haunted Halloween at Old Bethpage Village

Old Bethpage
Saturday, October 28-Sundays, October 29, 2023
Step back in spooky time to this 1880s Halloween at Old Bethpage Village Restoration. Enjoy safe trick-or-treating, witch's broom making, a children's costume parade, meeting the Grim Reaper, pumpkin painting, a monster scavenger hunt, and a reading of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. READ MORE

Fall Festival at Hicks Nurseries

Westbury–FREE
Through Sunday, October 29, 2023
At Hicks Nurseries' Fall Festival, fill your shopping cart with fall decor favorites while kids enjoy fun festival activities. Plus, Otto the Ghost stars in a free walk-through adventure, Otto’s Animated Halloween Story, all month long. READ MORE

Trick-or-Treat at Old Westbury Gardens

Old Westbury
Monday, October 30, 2023
Travel around the Westbury House and Old Westbury Gardens and gather nut-free candies while dressed in your best Halloween costume. READ MORE

WMHO’s Annual Halloween Festival

Stony Brook-FREE
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
The Ward Melville Heritage Organization (WMHO)’s Annual Halloween Festival returns on October 31 with music from WALK 97.5, trick-or-treating throughout Stony Brook Village Center, dancing, and games for children. READ MORE

Rise of the Jack O'Lanterns at Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts

Wheatley Heights
Through Sunday, November 5, 2023
View thousands of hand-carved, illuminated jack-o'-lanterns creatively arranged along a scenic walking path within the Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts. READ MORE

The Great Jack-o'-Lantern Blaze: Long Island

Old Bethpage
Through Sunday, November 5, 2023
Walk the immersive pumpkin trail on the grounds of a 19th-century village where thousands of hand-carved jack o'lanterns light up the night, complete with an all-original soundtrack, synchronized lighting, and special effects you have to see to believe. The Great Jack o' Lantern Blaze lights up Long Island through November 3. READ MORE

Kids Not-So-Scary Days at Bayville Scream Park

Bayville
Through Sunday, November 5, 2023
Bayville Scream Park's Halloween-themed attractions are family-friendly on select not-so-scary days. Families enjoy a funhouse, mirror maze, Halloween express train ride, pumpkin bounce, mini-golf, rock climbing, bumper boat safari, spooky treetop adventure, and more.  READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Center For Science Teaching And Learning CSTL
Gateway's Not-So-Scary Halloween Adventure
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium