BEST HALLOWEEN EVENTS FOR KIDS ON LONG ISLAND

Find Halloween festivals, activities, and events for kids on Long Island. Our Halloween calendar is broken up into Nassau County and Suffolk County events so it's easy to find events near you, including haunted houses and hayrides, Halloween shows, costume parades and parties, pumpkin carving and contests, and much more.

Suffolk County

In this live performance of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the audience is encouraged to participate in the production. October 22-23, 29-30. 1pm. $10; $8 children; free kids younger than 3.

The Vanderbilt Mansion Carriage House, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport; www.arenaplayers.org

Magic Bob injects humor, stories, and audience participation as you'll find out in Halloween Family Day with Magic Bob. Miss Sue face paints and there's a prize for the best costume. October 22, 1pm. $7 per child; chaperones free.

Walt Whitman Birthplace, 246 Old Walt Whitman Road, Huntington

Come dressed for Halloween and take part in games and crafts at Costume Party at the Castle. Be warned: you may even get your face painted. Tickets must be purchased in advance. October 23 and 29, 3-5pm. $12.99.

The Castle at Westhampton, 59D Montauk Highway, Westhampton

Take a walk on the spooky side. Trails are decorated with eerie lighting, special effects, and roaming characters for Spooky Fest, and for a less scary experience, there's a Friendly Forest. October 28-30. 6:30-9:30pm. $5; $10 children.

Center for Science Teaching and Learning, 1 Tanglewood Road, Rockville Centre

Kids 7 and older can create their own jack- or jill-o-lantern in a Pumpkin Carving Workshop. October 29, 10am-12pm. $35.

Then come out in the evening for Haunted Hayrides and enjoy a spooky tour of the farm, complete with live haunts. October 31, 5-8pm. $6.

Benner's Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, East Setauket

Today is the day for your diva to dress up in her Halloween costume and enjoy ghoulish games, prizes, face painting, pizza, and candy at a Divalicious Halloween Party. October 29, 5-7pm. $24.99; $19.99 siblings.

Darlings & Divas of Amityville, 65 Merrick Road, Amityville

Indulge your desire for Halloween mischief in Pumpkin Fling. Team up to build a catapult or other device and send your pumpkins flying into an open field. October 29, 11am-3pm. Participants call the office for details; spectators admission by donation.

Suffolk County Farm, 350 Yaphank Avenue, Yaphank

At Plasterkraze's Annual Halloween Party, kids paint a plaster pumpkin, decorate a pumpkin, and eat pizza. There's a costume parade, plus games and dancing. Call to register. October 30, 4-6pm. $24.

Plasterkraze, 1310 Middle Country Road, Selden

At Halloween Festival, trick or treat through downtown Stony Brook and receive free mini-pumpkins. There are games, a spooky dance performance, a costume parade, and a scarecrow competition. October 31, 2-5pm.

Stony Brook Village Center, Main Street on the Harbor, Stony Brook

Nassau County

Costumed characters will bewitch guests while sounds of the witching season chill spines at the Children's Witches Brew Tea at the Garden City Hotel. Tea sandwiches and pastries will be served; costumes are encouraged. Reservations required. October 22, 2-5pm. $39.

The Garden City Hotel, 45 Seventh Street, Garden City; www.gchevents.com.

Celebrate Haunted 1880 Halloween as it was done more than 130 years ago on Long Island, with ghost stories, jack-o-lantern carvings, tours of the haunted buildings, a 19th-century monster hunt, and personalities such as the local gravedigger at the cemetery. October 22, 11am-4pm. $10; $7 children 5-12, seniors 60 and older, and volunteer firefighters; free children younger than 5.

Old Bethpage Village Restoration, 1303 Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage; www.nassaucountyny.gov/parks

Celebrated in Mexico and other Latin American countries, Dia de Los Muertos: Day of the Dead brings holiday fun for everyone. Children and their families can enjoy a day of interactive tours, arts and crafts, music, and a parade that starts at 1pm. Wear your costumes. October 29, 11am-2pm. $10; $8 seniors; $4 children 4-12, plus $3 art materials fee. $2 weekend parking fee.

Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor

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