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Events Not to Miss:
Why: Come out for a boo-tiful night of zombies, witches, ghosts, and more.
When: Thursday October 24, 6-8:30 pm
Where: Ho-Ho-Kus
Why: Drop them off for movies, games, and more while you enjoy some free time.
When: Friday October 25, 5-8 pm
Where: The Little Gym, Englewood
Why: Enjoy an afternoon of Halloween fun with pumpkin painting, apple cider, and donuts.
When: Saturday October 26, 1-3 pm
Where: Fort Lee Historic Park, Fort Lee
What: 8th Annual Boo Walk
Why: Trick or treat with the horses on the farm.
When: Saturday October 26, 12-3 pm
Where: Bergen County Horse Rescue, Mahwah
What: Al Roker
Why: Meet the NBC star and author of the new book, Al Roker's Recipes to Live By.
When: Saturday October 26, 4 pm
Where: Books & Greetings, Northvale
What: Fall Harvest Festival
Why: Dress them up for trick-or-treating, face painting, balloons, and so much more.
When: Saturday October 26, 10 am-2 pm
Where: Tice's Corner, Woodcliff Lake
What: Haunted Forest
Why: Come out for a not-so-spooky day with nature's creatures.
When: Sunday October 27, 1-5 pm
Where: Tenafly Nature Center, Tenafly
Why: Shopping for you, rides and games for them.
When: Sunday October 27, 10 am-4 pm
Where: Midland Ave., Garfield
Why: Take a tour in the dark and hear the ghost stories at night.
When: Now through Sunday October 27, 6:30 and 7:45 pm
Where: The Hermitage, Ho-Ho-Kus
What: Spooky Stories and Songs
Why: The littlest ones can enjoy dancing, stories, music, and goodies.
When: Monday October 28, 10:30 am, Thursday October 31, 9 am
Where: Abma's Farm, Wyckoff
What: Bobby Flay
Why: The celeb chef signs his new book.
When: Monday October 28, 6 pm
Where: Bookends, Ridgewood
Why: Head to the farm for fall fun including hayrides, pumpkin picking, and more.
When: Now-Sunday November 3, 3-4:45 pm weekdays, 9:30 am-4 pm weekends
Where: Secor Farms, Mahwah
Why: Get ready for Halloween and take a hayride to the patch.
When: Thursdays-Fridays, 3-4:30 pm, Saturdays-Sundays 8 am-4:30 pm
Where: Demarest Farms, Hillsdale
Why: Celebrate fall with hayrides, farm animals, and pumpkins.
When: Now through Saturday November 2, 1-4:30 pm weekdays, 9 am-4 pm Saturdays
Where: Abma's Farm, Wyckoff
What: Circus Vasquez
Why: Enjoy some high-flying, eye-popping fun at the circus.
When: Now through Monday October 28, check schedule for daily times
Where: Westfield Garden State Plaza, Paramus
If You're Heading Out of Bergen
What: Boo at the Zoo
Why: Give the bears their own treats, plus pumpkin decorating games and crafts.
When: Saturday October 26, 10:30 am-3 pm
Where: Trailside Museums & Zoo, Bear Mountain
What: Annual Halloween Event
Why: This free fall fun day has Jack Skeleton meet and greets, raffles, candy, and more.
When: Saturday October 26, 4-6 pm
Where: Palisades Center, West Nyack
What: Boo Bash
Why: There's plenty of food and fun all day, including a trick or treat trail, monster truck rides, and more.
When: Saturday October 26-Sunday October 27, 10 am-6 pm
Where: Ort Farms, Long Valley
What: Nanuet Fall Festival
Why: Enjoy a day of live music, pumpkin decorating, face painting, and treats.
When: Sunday October 27, 11 am-5 pm
Where: Lake Nanuet Park, Nanuet
What: Fall Fest
Why: Fall arrived at LSC, bringing trick-or-treating, a potions lab, indoor train, Halloween laser show, and more with it.
When: Now through Sunday November 3, 10 am-5 pm
Where: Liberty Science Center, Jersey City
Why: Spooky season starts with 6,000+ Jack-O'-Lanterns and a fall festival.
When: Now through Sunday November 3, times vary
Where: Skylands Stadium, Augusta
What: Fall Harvest Festivals
Why: Enjoy live music while you pick your own goodies, plus wagon rides, a corn maze, and more.
When: Weekends through Sunday October 27, 9 am-4:15 pm
Where: Fishkill Farms, Hopewell Junction
What: The Great Pumpkin Train
Why: All aboard for a ride to the pumpkin patch for some fall fun.
When: Now through Tuesday October 29, 10 am-4 pm
Where: Delaware River Railroad Excursions, Phillipsburg
What: Fall Harvest Weekend
Why: PYO apples and pumpkins, enjoy a corn maze, and grab some farm-fresh treats.
When: Weekends through Sunday October 27, 11 am-5 pm
Where: Donaldson Farms, Hackettstown
What: Disney on Ice
Why: Mickey brings his friends Elsa, Ariel, Stitch, and more for some frosty fun.
When: Wednesday October 30-Sunday November 3, check schedule for daily times
Where: Prudential Center, Newark
What: Great Pumpkin Festival
Why: There are dozens of family-friendly fall activities including a corn maze, boo barn, and new this year — baseball speed throw.
When: Now through Sunday November 3, 10 am-6 pm
Where: Heaven Hill Farm, Vernon
What: 2024 Fall Festival
Why: Think: hay maze, pumpkin bowling, horse lasso, and more farm fun to celebrate the season.
When: Now through Sunday November 3, 10 am-5 pm
Where: Happy Day Farm, Manalapan
Why: This lit event has thousands of Jack-O-Lanterns plus more boo-tiful displays.
When: Now through Sunday November 17, select times available
Where: Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson
What: Boo at the Zoo
Why: Take a break from the animals and enjoy a Halloween maze, creepy crawly mystery wall, mind reading, and more not-so-scary fun.
When: Now through Sunday October 27, select times throughout the day
Where: Bronx Zoo, Bronx
Upcoming Events:
What: Halloween Bash
Why: Celebrate with face painting, balloons, pumpkin decorating, and more.
When: Thursday October 31, 4-6 pm
Where: Bergen Town Center, Route 4 East and Forest Ave., Paramus
Why: Come hungry for a huge variety of sweet and savory trucks.
When: Sunday November 3, 11 am-5 pm
Where: Paramus Park Mall, Paramus
