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5 Spooktacular Macaroni KID Picks for Family Fun This Weekend

Your family fun this Halloween 2022!

By Adina Kayton October 30, 2022

Looking for family fun this weekend? We have ideas for you! Here are five fun events happening around us that will have your kids sleep in the next day   

1. Pumpkin Point Returns to Governors Island!

October 30, 2022 - November 7, 202210:00 am - 5:00 pm

This year’s fes­tiv­i­ties will include plen­ty of free fall moments, pump­kin paint­ing, and craft­ing activ­i­ties all tak­ing place Octo­ber 22 – 23 and 29 – 30, as well as a rotat­ing sched­ule of spe­cial events and per­for­mances from Ris­ing Sun Per­for­mance Com­pa­ny, Won­der­Spark Pup­pets, Drag Sto­ry Hour, Brook­lyn Mag­ic Shop, Fly­ing Leap Pro­duc­tions in col­lab­o­ra­tion with Gov­er­nors Island ten­ant Beam Cen­ter, the Nation­al Park Ser­vice, and more to be announced.


2. Halloween Boo Bash

October 30, 202212:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Come in costume. Enjoy crafts, games, treats, and spooky fun before you go trick-or-treating.

3. Family Halloween Event Charlie Brown

October 30, 202212:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join us for an afternoon of treats, not tricks as we celebrate our anual Halloween community event. There will be fun for the whole family! Activtie include a magic show, carnival games family photo opps, refreshments and giveaways!


4. Trick or Treat with East Midtown

October 31, 20223:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Check-in at one of our two welcome locations on East 56th Street: • Sunrise at East 56th (139 East 56th Street at Lexington Avenue) where we’ll also have free pumpkin painting, or • the plaza outside 919 Third Avenue (at East 56th Street), where we’ll have a spooky photo booth And then head out to collect candy at participating businesses throughout the neighborhood! 

5. The 32nd Annual Children's Halloween Parade

October 31, 20223:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Join us for an afternoon at one of the city's largest free children's events on Halloween Day. Families will enjoy live performances, games, treats, and more!

Here are some BONUS events!! 

  Tricks and Treats at Bryant Park!

October 31, 20223:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Annual Halloween party with eerie magic tricks, face painting, arts & crafts, and spooky stories.

  Celebrate Día de Muertos with Flatiron NoMad Partnership

November 2, 202212:00 pm - 4:00 pm

On November 2, The Flatiron NoMad Partnership will host an inaugural celebration of Día de Muertos on the Flatiron North Public Plaza, with music, dance, interactive activities, food, and a community altar to honor and celebrate the lives of the departed.


That's all Folks!! Go out and there and have a great Halloween!