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Upper West Side: Halloween Events for Kids and Adults

Looking for Halloween events for you and the kids? No need to leave the Upper West Side! There are ghosts.There are haunted houses. There are even gargoyles. And of course, plenty to eat, not to mention all that candy! Here’s a list of some of the best Upper West Side Halloween activities:

Oct. 24
Big Green Halloween at P.S. 166. A parent-run festival and fundraiser that will feature live music and entertainment, carnival games, raffles and prizes, a costume contest and haunted house, celebrity chefs and more. For more information, click here. (Via NY Metro Parents)

Brownstone School’s Halloween Fun Fair. Activities include a bouncy castle and slide, train ride, life-size Candyland course, pumpkin and cupcake decorating, sand art. For more information, click here.

Oct. 27
Spooky, Sparkly Halloween Bat Puppets. Decorate a night creature puppet. For more information, click here.

Halloween Ball 2009 at the Central Park Conservancy. A non-traditional black-tie gala—over-the-top costumes are the rule—to celebrate Halloween. For more information, click here.

Oct 29
Spider Lollipops and Fairy Flowers. Make scary spider lollipops or pretty fairy flowers to give away as Halloween treats. For more information, click here.

Oct. 30
Halloween Extravaganza and Procession of the Ghouls at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. An Upper West Side institution, the evening begins with the screening of a classic horror film. Visit here for more details.  (Via About.com)

Halloween on the Hudson. Party on the Hudson aboard the Queen of Hearts; there are drinks, costumes, and prizes. Click here for details.

Halloween Party, Rutgers Church. Come in costume to celebrate Halloween. For more details, click here.

Spooky, Sparkly, Halloween Puppets. Decorate a night creature puppet with day glow paper cut-outs, orange glue and spooky sparkles. Click here for more details.

Oct. 31
Morning of the Gargoyles: A Children’s Halloween Workshop at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Morning activities include a reading of Eve Bunting’s Night of the Gargoyles and the opportunity to make grimacing gargoyles and scary skeletons.  Details here.

Museum of Natural History Halloween Party. More than 30 of the Museum’s popular halls will be open for trick-or-treating, arts and crafts, and other Halloween fun. For more information, click here.

Healthy Haunted House. Build a sweet and healthy haunted house with graham crackers, icing and assorted dried fruits. Details here.

West 90th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West.The West 90th Street Park West Block Association sponsors decorations and lights, neighbors are on the street with trick or treat candy and some lobbies on the street welcome children as well. For more details, click here.  (Via Gotham Girl)

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