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Bayville Scream Park's Not So Scary Days offer fun for all ages this Halloween season. Photo by Jaime Sumersille
Bayville Scream Park's Not So Scary Days offer fun for all ages this Halloween season. Photo by Jaime Sumersille
9/22/24 - By Jaime Sumersille

We've rounded up the best Halloween events for kids on Long Island in 2024 to keep everyone entertained with thrills and chills. Whether your brood is in the mood for spooky scarecrows or not-so-scary Spooky Fests, there is plenty of fun to be had this season.

Our list continues to evolve, so check back regularly for updates on attractions and trick-or-treating opportunities for Long Island families, and be sure to bookmark our Long Island Halloween Guide and Long Island Fall Fun Guide for all the top family-friendly seasonal activities.

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Halloween Activities and Attractions for Long Island Kids

Kids Not-So-Scary Days at Bayville Scream Park

Bayville
Saturday, September 21-Sunday, November 3, 2024 (select days)
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

Halloween House Long Island at Broadway Commons

Scarecrow Contest and Fall Festival at The Shoppes at East Wind

Wading River–FREE
Saturday, September 28-Thursday, October 31, 2024
Visit The Shoppes at East Wind for fall family fun, including an ongoing Scarecrow Contest and designated fall festival weekend. READ MORE

Scarecrow Competition at the Ward Melville Heritage Organization

Stony Brook–FREE
Monday, September 30 - Friday, October 25, 2024
This October, scarecrows will once again line the walkways throughout Stony Brook Village in the Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s 33rd Annual Scarecrow Competition.  READ MORE

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

Old Westbury
Friday, October 4-Monday, October 28, 2024
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

Spooky Fest at The Center for Science Teaching and Learning

Rockville Centre
Friday, October 4-Sunday, October 27, 2024 (select days)
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

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

Old Bethpage
Friday, October 4-Sunday, November 3, 2024
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

Amityville's Haunted Harvest

Amityville–FREE
Saturday, October 5, 2024
The Amityville Haunted Harvest, hosted by Amityville Apothecary, returns to the village for a one-of-a-kind outdoor festival experience featuring entertainment, specialty foods, performers, and a handmade market. READ MORE

Tales, Trails, and Treats at the Sweetbriar Nature Center

Smithtown
Saturday, October 5, 2024
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

A Kooky Spooky Halloween at Theatre Three

Port Jefferson
Weekends, October 5-19, 2024 (the 6th is a free, sensory-friendly performance)
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

Gateway Playhouse Not-So-Scary Halloween Adventure

Bellport
Saturdays and Sundays, October 12-27, 2024
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

Harbor Haunts Walking Tour

Cold Spring Harbor
Saturday, October 12-Saturday, October 19, 2024 (select days)
Explore Cold Spring Harbor’s ghostly side with fascinating tales of mishaps and historic hauntings on Main Street. READ MORE

Halloween Fest in Riverhead

Riverhead
Saturday, October 19, 2024
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

Halloween Happenin' at Girls Scouts of Suffolk County

Bayport
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Get dressed in your spookiest costume and grab your favorite trick-or-treat bag for the Suffolk County Girl Scouts' First Annual Ghoul Scout Halloween Happenin'. READ MORE

Port Jefferson Oktober Harvest Fest

Port Jefferson–FREE
Saturday, October 19-Sunday, October 20, 2024
The 2024 Port Jefferson Oktober Harvest Fest runs along the picturesque harborside village area. READ MORE

Princess & Villains Day at Sands Point Preserve

Sands Point
Sunday, October 20, 2024
Embark on a trick-or-treat adventure like never before at the Sands Point Preserve this Halloween season. READ MORE

Ghostly Gala at the Long Island Children's Museum

Garden City
Saturday, October 26, 2024
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

Halloween Boat Burning at the Long Island Maritime Museum

Sayville
Friday, October 25, 2024
Each year someone donates an old boat and the Long Island Maritime Museum facilitates a safe burning in the harbor. This intriguing Halloween weekend tradition is quite the sight. READ MORE

Mr. Vanderbilt's Spooky Science Lab - SOLD OUT

Centerport
Friday, October 25, 2024
NOTE: This event has sold out. The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum is hosting creepy fun. Turn off the lights for a scavenger hunt in the collections and create jars that can be used in any spooky Halloween display. Examine all kinds of teeth, bones, spikey creatures, and things with arms that grow back. READ MORE

Haunted Trail Walk and Trick-or-Treating at the Smithtown Historical Society

Smithtown
October 25, 26, 27, 30, and 31, 2024
Take a spooktacular walk through the new haunted trail at the Smithtown Historical Society, where little ones will have a great time viewing Halloween displays on one side and farm animals on the other. READ MORE

Bats, Barnacles, and Broomsticks at the Long Island Aquarium

Riverhead
Saturday, October 26, 2024
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

Haunted Hatchery at the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery

Cold Spring Harbor
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Calling all ghosts and goblins, spiders, and bones: Families are welcome to join in this not-so-scary haunted hatchery visit.  READ MORE

Farmingville Trick or Treat Trail

Farmingville
Saturday, October 26, 2024
The Farmingville Historical Society hosts a Trick or Treat Trail for kiddos this October. READ MORE

Trunk or Treat in the Town of Huntington

Huntington–FREE
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Decorate your car and head to Park Avenue for this free Trunk or Treat event hosted by the Town of Huntington. READ MORE

1800s Haunted Halloween at Old Bethpage Village

Old Bethpage
Saturday, October 26-Sunday, October 27, 2024
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

Not-So-Spooky Walk at Clark Botanic Gardens

Westbury
Sunday, October 27, 2024
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

Fall Festival at Hicks Nurseries

Westbury–FREE
Through Sunday, October 27, 2024
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

Halloween at the Heckscher Museum of Art

Huntington–FREE
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Kids and families are invited to celebrate Halloween at the Heckscher Museum of Art. The museum offers a slate of FREE events and activities. READ MORE

Uniondale Halloween Family Activity Night

Uniondale
Thursday, October 31, 2024
This Halloween Family Activity Night, hosted by the Uniondale Empowerment Resource Center and Uniondale All Stars Little League is perfect for families with school-aged children READ MORE

Scarecrows in the Old Westbury Gardens

Old Westbury
Through Thursday, October 31, 2024
Individuals, scout groups and other organizations are welcome to submit a scarecrow for display in the Scarecrow Garden at Old Westbury Gardens. From October 4-31, a garden featuring scarecrows created by individuals and organizations will be on display on the east side of the gardens, near the Lake Trail. 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
Farmingville Hills County Park