We rounded up the best things to do in Bergen County and beyond on our weekend PLAYlist!
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Why: Join Mickey, Woody and more fave Disney friends as they travel the world from Motunui to the Pride Lands.
When: Wednesday November 6, 7 pm, Thursday November 7, 7 pm, Friday November 8, 11 am and 7 pm, Saturday November 9, 11 am and 3 pm, Sunday November 10, 11 am, 3 pm and 7 pm, tickets start at $15, on sale now
Where: Prudential Center, 25 Lafayette St., Newark
Events Not To Miss:
What: Halloween Open House
Why: Come in costume for trick-or-treating and activities after-dark.
When: Friday October 18, 5:30-7 pm
Where: Paramus Public Library, 116 E Century Rd., Paramus
Why: Kids bounce and make Halloween-themed art.
When: Friday October 18, 6:30-8:15 pm, $19.95
Where: Bounce U, 70 Eisenhower Dr., Paramus
What: Halloween Workshop
Why: Bake up cauldron cupcakes and monster cookies.
When: Saturday October 19, 9:30-11 am, 1-2:30 pm, $30
Where: The Crafty Kitchen, 51 Prospect Pl., Hillsdale
Why: Celebrate the community with fun activities for the whole family.
When: Saturday October 19, 11 am-4 pm
Where: Westwood
Why: A spooktacular day of costumes, music and activities for the fam.
When: Saturday October 19, 9 am, kids/$2, adults/$3
Where: City Place, 225 River Rd., Edgewater
Why: Get your treats early plus bounce houses, crafts and more.
When: Saturday October 19, 4-7 pm
Where: Midland School, 300 Rochelle Ave., Rochelle Park
What: Autumn Calico Frolic
Why: Grab your faves for a night of music and dance from colonial times.
When: Saturday October 19, 6:30-9 pm, $15
Where: Historic New Bridge Landing, 1201 Main St., River Edge
What: Bubble Trouble
Why: An eye-popping show with bubbles galore.
When: Saturday October 19, 10-10:30 am, 11-11:30 am, 12-12:30 pm, 1-1:30 pm
Where: Westfield Garden State Plaza, One Garden State Plaza, Paramus
What: The Jim Breuer Residency
Why: The comedian and former SNL cast member bring his laughs to Bergen.
When: Saturday October 19, 8 pm, $29-$159
Where: BergenPAC, 30 N Van Brunt S., Englewood
What: Meet Author Vanessa Keel
Why: Enjoy a special story and signing of Boomer At Your Service.
When: Saturday October 19, 11 am
Where: The Curious Reader, 229 Rock Rd., Glen Rock
Why: The perfect way to spend a fall day.
When: Saturday October 19-Sunday October 20, 11 am-5 pm
Where: Piermont Rd. and County Rd., Tenafly
What: Spooky Story Time
Why: Spooky (but kid-friendly) stories, doughnuts and a nighttime hayride.
When: Saturday October 19, Friday October 25, Saturday October 26, 6:30 pm, 7 pm, 7:30 pm and 8 pm, $15
Where: Abma’s Farm, 700 Lawlins Rd., Wyckoff
Why: Throw on your kids costume for a parade and magic show, plus plenty of treats.
When: Saturday October 19, 9 am
Where: Westwood Ave. and Rivervale Road, River Vale
What: Norwood Fall Festival
Why: Check out the local artists, food trucks and activities to support the community.
When: Saturday October 19, 10 am-3 pm
Where: Norwood Public School, 177 Summit St., Norwood
Why: Celebrate Lodi’s 125th anniversary with pony rides and pumpkin picking for the kids, a wine garden, crafts and cigar lounge for the adults.
When: Sunday October 20, 12-5 pm
Where: Memorial Drive, Lodi
Why: The whole family will love the rides, games, shopping and more.
When: Sunday October 20, 11 am-5 pm
Where: River Rd. and Fair Lawn Ave., Fair Lawn
What: Joy Bauer
Why: Today Show health and nutrition expert signs her new book, Yummy Yoga!.
When: Sunday October 20, 12 pm
Where: Books and Greetings, 271G Livingston St., Northvale
Why: Bring your pet -- and your other children -- for a fun afternoon of pumpkin painting, food trucks, dog costume contests and more.
When: Sunday October 20, 11 am-4 pm
Where: Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge Campus, 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland
What: Apple Cider Making
Why: Drink up some fall flavor by making crisp cider.
When: Sunday October 20, 2-2:45 pm, 3:30-4:15 pm, individual/$10, family/$30
Where: Tenafly Nature Center, 313 Hudson Ave., Tenafly
What: Great Fall Festival
Why: Enjoy the outdoors plus bluegrass, pumpkin painting, nature walks and more.
When: Sunday October 20, 1-4 pm, 6-17 years/$10, adults/$15
Where: Flat Rock Brook, 443 Van Nostrand Ave., Englewood
What: Jenna Dewan
Why: The actress and dancer signs her new book, Gracefully Yours.
When: Tuesday October 22, 6 pm
Where: Bookends, 211 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood
Why: Make good use of your kid’s costume trick-or-treating a week early – and get some shopping in too!
When: Wednesday October 23, 4-5:30 pm
Where: Stew Leonard’s, 700 Paramus Park, Paramus
Why: Stylist and personal shopper Mary O’Reilly lets you shop some of her favorite pieces.
When: Open Thursdays-Saturdays in October, 10 am-6 pm by special appointment
Where: GLOW by Mary Shop My Closet Pop-Up, 1 Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood
What: Ridgewood Halloween Maze
Why: Take a stroll through this intricate (and wildly popular) maze set up by a local family in their backyard. At night, this maze is haunted, so daytime is best if you have little ones!
When: Now through Thursday October 31, weekdays 4-9 pm, weekends 12-9 pm
Where: 124 Sheridan Terrace, Ridgewood
Why: Take a haunted journey with ghosts and ghouls in the orchard.
When: Thursdays-Saturdays through November 2, check schedule for times, $25-$30
Where: Demarest Farms, 244 Wierimus Rd., Hillsdale
Why: Pick a perfect pumpkin and finish with apple cider and fresh donuts.
When: Now through October 26, 9 am-4 pm, $5
Where: Abma’s Farm, 700 Lawlins Rd., Wyckoff
What: Dinosaurs After Dark
Why: Tour the park in the dark and hunt for a T-Rex in the shadows, the enjoy s’mores and a sing-along.
When: Now through Saturday October 26, 7-9:30 pm, $24
Where: Field Station: Dinosaurs, 40 Fort Lee Rd., Leonia
Why: A perfect fall day on the farm with a corn maze adventure, pumpkins and more.
When: Now through Sunday October 27, 10 am-5 pm
Where: Lupardi’s Nursery, 75 Blanch Ave., Closter
What: Fall Farm Fun
Why: Hayrides, pumpkin picking, donut, wine and plenty more!
When: Now through Thursday October 31, weekdays 3:30 pm, weekends 10 am, 1 pm, 3 pm
Where: Stokes Farm, 23 DeWolf Rd., Old Tappan
What: Pick Your Own Pumpkins
Why: Find the perfect pumpkin and take a hay ride and enjoy a corn box and more Halloween fun.
When: Now through Sunday November 3, Weekends 9 am-4:30 pm, Weekdays 3-4:30 pm, $7
Where: Demarest Farms, 244 Wierimus Rd., Hillsdale
If you’re heading out of Bergen:
Why: Get Halloween-ready with trunk-or-treating, pumpking picking and an inflatable haunted maze.
When: Friday October 18, 5:30-8:30 pm
Where: JTS Center at Torne Valley, 115 Torne Valley Rd., Hillburn
What: Boo at the Zoo!
Why: Come in costume for goodies and a costume contest, and enjoy fun on the farm.
When: Saturdays October 19 and 26, costume contest at 2 pm
Where: Space Farms Zoo & Museum, 218 County Rd. 519, Sussex
What: Harvest Fest
Why: There’s something for everyone at this fun fest with hayrides, applesauce making, games and a beer garden.
When: Saturday October 19, 10 am-5 pm
Where: New Jersey Botanical Garden, 2 Morris Rd., Ringwood
What: Fall Harvest Festival
Why: Check out works of chalk art and enjoy plenty of family fun activities and food trucks.
When: Saturday October 19, 12-4 pm
Where: The Shops at Nanuet, 5101 Fashion Dr., Nanuet
What: Fall Fest
Why: Indoor and outdoor fall activities from pumpkin picking to a spider maze, plus new spooky Halloween adventures.
When: Additional Halloween activities begin Saturday October 19 through October, 9 am-5:30 pm
Where: Liberty Science Center, 222 Jersey City Blvd., Jersey City
What: Spooky Sleepover
Why: Spend the night at the museum exploring Halloween activities, plus the Doom Zoo haunted lab for only the bravest members.
When: Saturday October 19-Sunday October 20, 6 pm-10 am, $65
Where: Liberty Science Center, 222 Jersey City Blvd., Jersey City
What: Harvest Festival 2019
Why: Train rides, inflatables, spin arts and tons more activities for the whole familiy.
When: Saturday October 19, 11 am-3 pm
Where: Pier A Park, Sinatra Driver & 1st St., Hoboken
Why: Say Ugga Mugga and enjoy crafts, food trucks, face painting and a meeting with Daniel Tiger to benefit Newark families.
When: Saturday October 19, 12 pm
Where: NJPAC, 1 Center St., Newark
Why: Because a fun lesson in apples a day, keeps your kids’ boredom away.
When: Saturday October 19, 10-11:30 am, $8
Where: City Green, 171 Grove St., Clifton
Why: Gourmet food trucks to satisfy every craving plus live music and kids entertainment.
When: Sunday October 20, 11 am-7 pm, $5
Where: 181 Colfax Ave., Clifton
Why: Visit with the beautiful birds and enjoy breakfast.
When: Sunday October 20, 8:30-10 am, $30
Where: Turtle Back Zoo, Berson Education Center, 560 Northfield Ave., West Orange
What: First Annual Oktoberfest
Why: FREE pumpkin decorating plus games, activities and treats.
When: Sunday October 20, 11 am-3 pm
Where: Sloatsburg Nursery, 185 Orange Turnpike, Sloatsburg
Why: Go back to the Revolutionary War and ride a horse-drawn carriage, watch sheep shearing and tons more.
When: Sunday October 20, 12-4 pm
Where: Historic Traphagen Farm House, 131 Germonds Rd., West Nyack
What: Family Feud Live!
Why: Join Chris Kattan and Pauly Shore on stage to win cash and prizes.
When: Wednesday October 23, 7:30 pm
Where: Mayo Performing Arts Center, 100 South St., Morristown
Why: Over 7,000 spooky and silly jack o’lanterns light up the night, plus plenty of fall fun.
When: Now through Thursday October 31, Weekends plus some Fridays in November, kids/$22, adults/$29
Where: Van Cortlandt Manor, 525 S Riverside, Croton-on-Hudson
What: Rocktober Music Series
Why: Enjoy live music while you dine.
When: Saturdays through October 26, 7 pm, Friday October 18.
Where: Palisades Center, 1000 Palisades Center Dr., West Nyack
What: The Amazing Maize Maze®
Why: Cross the border for NYC’s only corn maze filled with puzzles, clues and challenges.
When: Weekends through Sunday October 26, 11 am-4:30 pm, kids/$8, adults/$15
Where: Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park
What: The Great Pumpkin Train
Why: Hop aboard for a trip to the pumpkin patch, enjoy a corn maze and gem mining.
When: Now through Sunday October 27, 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm, 3:30 pm, kids/$12, adults/$18
Where: Delaware River Railroad Excursions, 100 Elizabeth St. Phillipsburg
Why: Pick your own, pony rides, corn cannon and maze and more farm fun.
When: Weekends through Sunday October 27, pricing per activity
Where: Donaldson Farms, 358 Allen Rd., Hackettstown
What: Diggerfest
Why: Pumpkin decorating, axe throwing and hay rides give a fall feel to the construction theme park.
When: Now through Sunday October 27, 10 am-6 pm, $29.95-$36.95.
Where: Diggerland USA, 100 Pinedge Dr., West Berlin
What: Fall Harvest Festivals
Why: Live music, painting, a corn maze, apples and more.
When: Now through Sunday October 27, 9am-5 pm
Where: Fishkill Farms, 9 Fishkill Farm Rd., Hopewell Jct., NY
What: Spooky Pumpkin Garden
Why: The gardens get a ghostly makeover with a pumpkin trail, pumpkin activities and creepy creatures.
When: Now through Thursday October 31, 10 am-6 pm, kids/$12, adults/$28
Where: New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx
What: Boo at the Zoo
Why: Spooktacular fun at the zoo with animal magic, an animal graveyard, corn maze and more.
When: Weekends through Sunday November 3, check schedule for activity times
Where: Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Blvd., Bronx
What: Great Pumpkin Festival
Why: This HUGE pumpkin festival brings animals, rides, gem mining and tons more.
When: Now through Sunday November 3, 9 am-6 pm, $15
Where: Heaven Hill Farm, 451 State Route 94, Vernon
Why: Grab some apples and enjoy the corn maze and more fall farm activities.
When: Now through Monday November 11, 10 am-5 pm, $24.99
Where: Alstede Farms, 1 Alstede Farms Lane, Chester
What: Sleepy Hollow Experience
Why: Follow the story of Ichabod Crane with live music, seasonal drinks and treats.
When: Fridays-Sundays through November 3, 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm, kids/$35, adults/$55
Where: 3 W Sunnyside Lane, Irvington
Upcoming:
What: Carly Simon
Why: The Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter signs her new book Touch by the Sun.
When: Thursday October 24, 6 pm
Where: Bookends, 211 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood
What: Zoo Boo 2019
Why: Get into Halloween-mode with a spooky train ride, mad science and trick-or-treating.
When: Friday October 25-Saturday October 26, 6-9 pm, $6
Where: Bergen County Zoo, 216 Forest Ave., Paramus
Why: Check out the camp and enjoy a fun fall family day of face painting, pumpkin decorating, bouncing and more.
When: Saturday October 26, 10 am-1 pm
Where: Palisades Country Day Camp, 248 Herbert Ave., Closter
