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Top 2025 Halloween Events in NYC for Teens

1. Candlelight Ghost Tours of Merchant's House Museum – East Village

Select dates from Friday, October 10-Thursday, October 30, 2025
Why it's great for teens: This ghost tour is perfect for teens who like Ghost Hunters. Doors slam, floorboards creak, voices call into the dead of night. Venture into “Manhattan’s Most Haunted House” by flickering candlelight to hear chilling—and true tales of decades of otherworldly activity in the house, the results of years of paranormal investigations, and the latest stunning scientific findings.

2. Maze by Moonlight – Floral Park, Queens

Select dates from Saturday, October 18-Friday, October 31, 2025
Why it's great for teens: Head to the Queens County Farm Museum after dark for a chance to tackle NYC's only corn maze by the light of the moon. Bring a flashlight to help you find your way for this truly unique seasonal experience. You'll traverse 3 acres of towering corn stalks and solve puzzles along the way before arriving at Victory Bridge for a truly unique selfie with the field you've just conquered as the backdrop.

3. Procession of the Ghouls at St. John the Divine – Morningside Heights

Friday, October 24-Saturday, October 25, 2025
Why it's great for teens: Have theater-loving teens celebrate the spooky festivities by attending a screening of Lon Chaney's 1926 film, The Phantom of the Opera, which precedes the Cathedral of St. John the Divine's beloved annual Halloween celebration: the Procession of the Ghouls. Not only will there be live organ accompaniment, the Mettawee River Theater Company scares and delights audiences with larger-than-life ghouls and goblins following the movie. Note: Advance tickets for this event have sold out, but additional tickets, if available, will be released on Wednesday, October 15.

4. Village Halloween Parade – Greenwich Village

Friday, October 31, 2025
Why it's great for teens: Older kids can show off their costumes and revel in Halloween festivities at the Village Halloween Parade, NYC's most celebrated spooky procession. Each year, more than 50,000 people come together to show off some of the most creative and jaw-dropping costumes.

5. Haunted Bank – Soho

Select dates through Sunday, November 2, 2025
Why it's great for teens: This haunted house immersive experience blends storytelling with top-notch special effects and theatrics. The experience takes place in a real abandoned bank where a botched robbery left blood and ghosts in its wake. Expect elaborate sets, eerie soundscapes, and terrifying characters. Recommended for 14 years and up.

6. Blood Manor – Tribeca

Select dates through Saturday, November 8, 2025
Why it's great for teens: For teens looking for a good scare, Blood Manor serves up the scariest haunted house experience in NYC. Visitors walk through themed rooms, corridors, and a labyrinth of passageways designed to maximize one's fear. Recommended for teens 14 years and up.

The Great Jack-o'-Lantern Blaze is entertaining even for big kids. Photo courtesy of Historic Hudson Valley

7. Great Jack-o'-Lantern Blaze – Croton-on-Hudson

Daily through Sunday, November 16, 2025
Why it's great for teens: Even the most jaded teens will be impressed by the 7,000 hand-carved, illuminated, jack-o'-lanterns at the renowned Halloween walk-through at Van Cortlandt Manor. New for 2025 is a jack-o'-lantern big top adventure, a Wicked-themed, emerald-hued storybook pumpkin dreamscape, and the Headless Horseman’s Hideaway, featuring spooky sips and haunting visits from the Horseman himself, sure to tickle any teens spine. This one requires getting out of the city—but it is accessible via the Metro-North.

8. Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail at the NYBG – The Bronx

Select dates through Sunday, November 30, 2025
Why it's great for teens: Many teens have seen and love Tim Burton's classic, The Nightmare Before Christmas. The characters, scenes, and songs come to life at the NYBG with dazzling light installations, video projections, LED lighting, and 3D-printed sculptures. Halloween Town is bigger and better this year.

All aboard for a scary tour of Brooklyn with Madame Morbid's Trolley Tours. Photo by Matt Zaller/courtesy of Madame Morbid's Trolley Tours

9. Madame Morbid's Trolley Tours – Brooklyn

Select dates year-round
Why it's great for teens: This haunting trolley tour of Brooklyn is perfect for history-loving teens. Board a whimsical Victorian trolley, and Madame Morbid takes you through the historic neighborhoods of Brooklyn to explore hidden cemeteries and historical sites while being regaled with tales of lore and legend. Read our full review of the experience and see a sneak peek here.

10. Ghosts of New York: Greenwich Village Ghost Tour – Greenwich Village

Select dates year-round
Why it's great for teens: This Halloween ghost tour spooks teens with visits to haunted cemeteries and historic landmarks. They'll learn all about the Headless Horseman, see the hanging tree of Washington Square, and peer through Edgar Allen Poe's window. Best for ages 16 and up.

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