Straight from the oracle of Prospect Park, Eugene Patron:
On Saturday, October 30, from 12 – 3 p.m., the beloved Haunted Walk is back and more fun than ever at Brooklyn’s Prospect Park! Lurking high on Lookout Hill are zombies, wolf men, headless horsemen, good and bad witches, and other creepy characters. The Halloween Haunted Walk is suitable for young children accompanied by parents/guardians or older siblings. Suggested donation is $1. Enter the Park at the Prospect Park Southwest and 16th Street entrance.
October 30, from 12 – 3 p.m. is also the Haunted Carnival. This annual treat on the Nethermead in the center of the Park features games and music. Free. Both the Walk and Carnival are rain or shine.
Also on October 30: “Horses and Humans: A Celebration of Dancing and Healing.”
The Equus Projects, a professional dance company that makes performances with horses, and GallopNYC, an equine therapy program that works with children with disabilities, presents a series of performance staged in The Nethermead. 12 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Free.
Also on Saturday Oct. 30 AND Sunday Oct. 31:
- Haunted Carousel, 12 – 5 p.m.
Crank up the scary music on the Wurlitzer: our Carousel is haunted for Halloween! $1.50 per ride.
- Scary Stories from the Past, 2 & 3 p.m.
Meet the old ghosts of Flatbush in haunting tales passed down from Lefferts ancestors. Lefferts Historic House. Free.
- Skeleton Cut-Outs, 1 – 4 p.m.
Make your own Halloween headbands using the traditional Scharen-Knippen paper-cutting art form. Lefferts Historic House. Free.
- Creepy Crawly Halloween, 12 – 5 p.m.
It’s a critter-fest in Prospect Park with lots of spiders, worms, and other creepy creatures that are sure to make your skin crawl! Creepy crafts, live critters and hands-on experiments. Audubon Center. Free.
- Boo at the Zoo, 10 a.m. – 5: 30 p.m.
Go batty for Halloween with activities like face painting, craft making, encounters with “spooky” creatures and a trip through the Zoo’s legendary haunted barn. Free with Zoo admission.
Get your ghoul on – be a volunteer! Volunteers are needed to dress up and be scary, prepare meals for performers, assist with carnival games, load the sets, and much more. Call (718) 965-8960 or email volunteers@prospectpark.org for more information.