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Best 2025 Halloween Events on Long Island for Kids and Families

Spooky Fest at the Center for Science Teaching and Learning celebrates the Halloween season with scary and non-scary attractions for all ages. Photo courtesy of CSTL
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9/21/25 - By Jaime Sumersille

We've rounded up the best Halloween events for kids on Long Island in 2025 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 20-Sunday, November 2, 2025 (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

Jack's Nightmare Halloween Pop Up at Alibi Lounge

Farmingdale
Saturday, September 20-Sunday, November 2, 2025
Step into Halloween Town at Jack’s Nightmare Pop-Up Experience at the Alibi Lounge. Celebrate the spooky season in style as The Alibi Lounge transforms into a Nightmare Before Christmas-inspired Halloween pop-up. READ MORE

Halloween House Long Island at Broadway Commons

Hicksville
Friday, September 26 - Sunday, November 2, 2025
Experience fun with very little fright at the Halloween House Long Island walk-through experience at Broadway Commons. There are no jump scares, actors, or gore here! READ MORE

Scarecrow Contest and Fall Festival at The Shoppes at East Wind

Wading River–FREE
Saturday, September 27-Friday, October 31, 2025
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
Wednesday, October 1-Sunday, October 26, 2025
This October, scarecrows will once again line the walkways throughout Stony Brook Village in the Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Annual Scarecrow Competition.  READ MORE

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

Old Westbury
Friday, October 3-Saturday, November 1, 2025 (select days)
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 3-Sunday, November 2, 2025 (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

Not-So-Scary Hikes at the Garden City Bird Sanctuary

Garden City
Fridays and Saturdays October 3-October 25, 2025 (Haunted Hike option too)
For a Halloween activity with little fright, the Garden City Bird Sanctuary is hosting three trails with varying levels of spookiness. From a not-so-scary walk that is suitable for families and little ones to one with mild jump scares and live actors strolling. READ MORE

Amityville's Haunted Harvest

Amityville
Saturday, October 4, 2025
The Amityville Haunted Harvest returns for a unique, family-friendly, and interactive experience for all, including carnival entertainment from Coney Island, paint-a-pumpkin patch, character meet-and-greets, and more. READ MORE

Not-So-Scary Halloween Adventure at Gateway's Haunted Playhouse

Bellport
Saturday, October 11-Tuesday, October 28, 2025 (select days)
This daytime event at Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse is made for little ones, with kid-friendly witches, skeletons, scarecrows, mummies, and friendly vampires who lead children through a scavenger hunt and walk-through adventure. Swap chills and thrills for the giggles and squeals. READ MORE

Halloween Happenin' at Girls Scouts of Suffolk County

Bayport
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Get dressed in your spookiest costume and grab your favorite trick-or-treat bag for the Suffolk County Girl Scouts' Ghoul Scout Halloween Happenin'. READ MORE

Ghostly Gala at the Long Island Children's Museum

Garden City
Saturday, October 18, 2025
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. Be sure to check out the optional add-on and catch Uncle Vlad’s Pumpkin Patch: Hiccup Havoc in the LICM theater. READ MORE

Bats, Barnacles, and Broomsticks Halloween Celebration at the Long Island Aquarium

Riverhead
Saturday, October 18, 2025
It's more than just fishy fun at the Long Island Aquarium's Bats, Barnacles, and Broomsticks Halloween event. Safe trick-or-treating, giveaways, animals in costumes, and a party are all included.  READ MORE

Port Jefferson Oktober Harvest Fest

Port Jefferson
Saturday, October 18-Sunday, October 19, 2025
The 2025 Port Jefferson Oktober Harvest Fest runs along the picturesque harborside village area with autumn fun for the entire family. READ MORE

Halloween Boat Burning at the Long Island Maritime Museum

Sayville
Friday, October 24, 2025
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 at the Vanderbilt Museum

Centerport
Friday, October 24, 2025
The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum is hosting creepy fun this Halloween season. 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

Spooky Woods Haunted Trail and Trick or Treat

Smithtown
Friday, October 24 - Sunday, October 26, 2025
Friendly guides lead visitors on an interactive, spooktacular walk through this new haunted trail at the Smithtown Historical Society. While you're there, enjoy visiting farm animals, trick-or-treating, and visiting craft and food vendors. READ MORE

Tales, Trails, and Treats at the Sweetbriar Nature Center

Smithtown
Saturday, October 25, 2025
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

Haunted Hatchery at the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery

Cold Spring Harbor
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Calling all ghosts and goblins, spiders, and bones: Families are welcome to join in this not-so-scary haunted hatchery visit.  READ MORE

Halloween at Old Bethpage Village Restoration

Old Bethpage
Saturday, October 25-Sunday, October 26, 2025
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

Enchanted Forest Trail at Quogue Wildlife Refuge

Quogue
Saturday, October 25-Sunday, October 26, 2025
Follow your guide at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge to meet whimsical, fun, and educational characters on the forest trails. Dress up in Halloween costumes to add to the fairyland fun! READ MORE

Not-So-Spooky Walk at Clark Botanic Gardens

Westbury
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Younger children (and those easily spooked) can enjoy the Not-So-Spooky Walk during the daylight hours at Clark Botanic Garden. READ MORE

Fall Festival at Hicks Nurseries

Westbury–FREE
Through Sunday, October 26, 2025
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
Friday, October 31, 2025
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

WMHO’s Annual Halloween Festival

Stony Brook - FREE
Friday, October 31, 2025
The Ward Melville Heritage Organization (WMHO)’s annual Halloween festival returns with music and trick-or-treating throughout Stony Brook Village Center. Families can enjoy dancing and games for children. READ MORE

Halloween Story Stroll & Craft at the Vanderbilt Museum

Centerport
Friday, October 31, 2025
Young children are invited to hear a Vanderbilt Museum educator read a sweet Halloween book from its collections, and then create something special inspired by the story. 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

About the Author

Jaime Sumersille
Jaime Sumersille, a mom of two boys in Bellmore, has been writing for Mommy Poppins for over a decade. She’s always exploring Long Island’s beaches, parks, and new attractions, and loves sharing those experiences on the site. Jaime enjoys adding her family’s perspective to Mommy Poppins’ mission.
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