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10/3/25 - By Katherine Dhurandhar

Two of our favorite things collide in October: Halloween and FREE events in Westchester and the Hudson Valley. With all the money spent on costumes, ticketed events, and parties, having no-cost events to add fun without adding expense is a perfect way to enhance the season.

From pumpkin painting to trunk or treats, there’s enough variety here to justify getting costume mileage on many occasions throughout the month.

Be sure to check out our Guide to Halloween Fun for Westchester & Hudson Valley Families for other ways to enjoy the spooky season. 

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Get down at the Cross County Shopping Center's annual Halloween bash. Photo courtesy of the event
Get down at the Cross County Shopping Center's annual Halloween bash. Photo courtesy of the event

Free Halloween Events and Parades in Westchester

Boo Walk at Muscoot Farm

Katonah
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Head to Muscoot Farm to roam around the non-scary, Halloween-decorated wooded trails anytime between 12 and 3pm. Wearing your costume adds to the fun! READ MORE

Creepy Crawlies in the Woods at Sheldrake Environmental Center

Larchmont
Saturday, October 11, 2025
With Halloween on the way, it’s time to get creepy! Sheldrake’s woods are the perfect setting for some not-too-spooky nature fun. Search for signs of creepy crawlies along the trails–from insects to bat houses and more.  READ MORE

YMCA of CNW Trunk-or-Treat

Valhalla
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Join YMCA of Central Northern Westchester for a spooktacular Halloween Trunk or Treat at 2 Broadway, Valhalla (next to Kensico Dam). Bring your costumes, your smiles, and get ready for some Halloween fun. READ MORE

Yorktown Halloween Parade of Costumes & Carnival

Yorktown Heights
Saturday, October 18, 2025
This Halloween fun kicks off with a costume parade that leads to a carnival with activities, games, and entertainment.  READ MORE

Village of Mamaroneck Spooktacular Sunday

Mamaroneck
Sunday, October 19, 2025
The Village of Mamaroneck and Mamaroneck Chamber of Commerce invite you to grab your trick-or-treat bag, dress up as your favorite character, and join the Annual Spooktacular Halloween parade and festivities. READ MORE

Haunted House at the John C. Hart Library

Shrub Oak
Friday, October 24-Sunday, October 26, 2025
It's that time of year for the John C. Hart Library's Haunted House. There will be popcorn, hot chocolate, crafts for kids, and, of course, a spooooooky Haunted House!  READ MORE

Cross County Center Halloween Spooktacular

Yonkers
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Kids can enjoy trick-or-treating, inflatables, a performance and meet & greet with the Wicked witches, and more at Cross County Center. READ MORE

Tarrytown Halloween Parade

Tarrytown
Saturday, October 25, 2025
This spooky spectacle of marchers and floats is back with costume and float-decorating contests. The parade begins in Patriot Park and ends at Main Street with a block party.  READ MORE

Trick-or-Treating at Ridge Hill

Yonkers
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Come out to Ridge Hill Mall for a spooktacular Halloween kickoff filled with tricks and treats for everyone! Visit Guest Services in Park Plaza to pick up your trick-or-treating map and stop by participating retailers and restaurants, who will be handing out candy and treats to children. Don’t forget to bring your trick-or-treat bags! READ MORE

Creepy Candy Crawl - Tuckahoe Village

Tuckahoe
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Join the Creepy Candy Crawl at the Halloween Street Fair and Block Party in the Village of Tuckahoe. Enjoy trick-or-treating, pumpkin painting, arts and crafts, balloon animals, stilt walker, haunted trolley, street performers, and so much more. Absolutely everything is free.  READ MORE

Halloween Happenings at Warner Library

Tarrytown
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Calling all unicorns, witches, and superheroes: come in costume for a Halloween celebration!  READ MORE

Halloween Storytime at Sleepy Hollow Bookshop

Sleepy Hollow
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Come in costume to Sleepy Hollow Bookshop's annual Halloween Costume Storytime and listen to some favorite (not very) spooky Halloween stories for babies and children.  READ MORE
Get decked out for the Museum of Firefighting's Trunk-or-Treat event. Photo courtesy of the museum
Get decked out for the Museum of Firefighting's Trunk-or-Treat event. Photo courtesy of the museum

Free Halloween Events and Activities in the Hudson Valley

Halloween Carnival - Nanuet Town Centre

Nanuet
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Celebrate Halloween carnival-style at Nanuet Town Centre with interactive games, stilt walkers, pumpkin crafts, skeleton encounters, spooky photo ops, and delicious festive treats! READ MORE

Wicked Wappingers Trunk or Treat & Halloween Parade

Wappingers Falls
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Wicked Wappingers is a day of spooky celebration at the Village of Wappingers Falls. The parade kicks off at noon, followed by festivities at Mesier Park, where there will be a trunk or treat, music, food, vendors, and games. READ MORE

Boo Bash - Nanuet Town Centre

Nanuet
Sunday, October 19, 2025
This spooktacular trick-or-treating adventure is made just for little ghouls, goblins, and their families. Nanuet Town Centre is closing off part of the outdoor shopping center so kids can safely parade in costume and collect treats along decorated storefronts and festive vendor tables. READ MORE

Town of Newburgh Trunk or Treat

Newburgh
Friday, October 24, 2025
Newburgh Emergency Services presents its annual trunk-or-treat event held in Algonquin Park. Families can enjoy a safe and festive evening of decorated trunks, sweet treats, and spooky fun for all ages. READ MORE

Wurtsboro Halloweenfest

Wurtsboro
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Join the kids' Halloweenfest in Veterans Park, featuring a kids' costume parade and contest, a pet costume parade and contest, cookie decorating, a live wood-carving demonstration, a bake sale, and free crafts, candy, and games.  READ MORE

Trunk or Treat at the FASNY Museum of Firefighting

Hudson
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Join Molly the Museum Dog at the Museum of Firefighting for a unique event you will not soon forget. Local firefighters will have decorated fire trucks and give out treats.  READ MORE

Children's Halloween Party at Coldenham Fire Rescue

Walden
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Bring out the kiddos for a night of spooky Halloween fun, with music, dancing, games, snacks, a trunk or treat, a costume contest, and everybody’s favorite, the haunted house.  READ MORE

Boo at the Bear Mountain Zoo

Bear Mountain
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Head to Bear Mountain Trailside Museums and Zoo for a spooky good time. Arrive between 10:30 to 11am to make bear treats, then watch the bears explore their den full of Halloween-themed enrichment. Learn about vultures, owls, bears, and other animals. Family friendly activities include pumpkin decorating, matching games, and crafts. Wear your favorite not-so-spooky Halloween costume!  READ MORE

Nyack Halloween Parade

Nyack
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Put on your best costume and come out for one of the biggest Halloween parades in the area. The parade moves through downtown Nyack with float contests and costume contests for kids and adults.  READ MORE

Malloween & Trick or Treating at the Palisades Center

West Nyack
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Join the ForTheCulture Foundation at the Mall-Wide Trick-or-Treat at the Palisades Center. Kids can trick-or-treat from one festively decorated table to the next in their costumes. Enjoy meet-and-greets, sweet treats, surprise giveaways, a skeleton drummer, skating characters, a magician, and more spooky-fun entertainment! READ MORE

Halloween in the Hamlet of Sugar Loaf

Sugar Loaf
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Enjot trick or treating and a scavenger hunt this Halloween in Sugar Loaf. Locate the Halloween displays throughout the hamlet and enter to win an amazing Family Boo Basket. Then, trick or treat throughout the shops of Sugar Loaf. READ MORE

Trick or Treat in the Town of Marlboro

Marlboro
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Enjoy Halloween festivities in the quaint hamlet of Marlboro. Adults get a treat by receiving local business information/coupons/savings, and kids get tasty treats!  READ MORE

MyKingstonKids Halloween Fest & Parade

Kingston
Saturday & Sunday, October 25-26, 2025
The MyKingstonKids Halloween Fest is now a two-day event with a parade and festival that includes vendors, food, trick-or-treating, carnival games, a costume contest, and more. READ MORE

Kids Trick or Treating at Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue

Dover Plains
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Witches, ghouls, and horses, oh my! Come dressed in your best costume and enjoy some spooky treats at this Halloween trick or treating event at Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue. READ MORE

Halloween Costume Contest and Trick or Treating at the Palisades Center

West Nyack
Friday, October 31, 2025
Bring the kids to the Palisades Center in costume and enjoy trick-or-treating throughout the mall with participating tenants handing out candy. Enter the Instagram costume contest for a chance to win a prize. READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Firehouse to Jack Devito Veterans Memorial Field
Town of Newburgh Emergency Medical Services
Downtown Nyack
Hamlet of Marlboro
Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue

About the Author

Katherine Dhurandhar
Katherine Dhurandhar is a Community Publisher for Mommy Poppins, representing the Westchester and Hudson Valley region of New York, and a freelance copyeditor for Westchester Publishing Company. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, camping, and traveling with her husband and son.
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