Fall is here and that means gourds of diabolical fun for the whole family — especially on that day. You know what we’re talking about, that day when the brrr-ave venture out to press flesh with devilish, fanciful, costumed critters for a rollicking revel. Halloween is peeking around the corner, folks, but rest assured it’s not the only star in our fall line-up:
Ragamuffin Parade
The month kicks off with the 44th Annual Ragamuffin Parade on Oct. 2, where junior and lil’ sis’ will lap up the spotlight — especially if they like to play dress-up. Register your merry munchkin(s) on Oct. 2 at 11 am-12:15 pm in the school yard of Holy Angels Academy, 74th Street and Third Avenue.
The parade — led by Grand Marshall Paul Cassone, executive director of the Guild for Exceptional Children — will step off at 76th Street, and travel up the avenue to 92nd Street for more revels in the parking lot of HSBC Bank. Children who submit a registration form and complete the parade will receive a gift.
For more information, call (718) 307-7855
Halloween
Haunted Walk
The calendar’s most spooktacular day is a-looming, so get your ghoul on at phant-astic Prospect Park where the annual Halloween Haunted Walk will set your spine tingling by the light of the yellow orb, Oct. 30.
Make sure your lungs are in fine shrieking form because Lookout Hill will be crammed with zombies, wolfmen, headless horsemen, warlocks and other creepy critters putting an intrepid foot forward.
Suitable for young children accompanied by adults or older siblings, the frightfest continues at the Nethermead with a carnival of games and seasonal treats.
Begin to howl at Prospect Park Southwest and 16th Street, noon-3 pm. It’s open to all and is free.
Check out more at www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/Halloween.
Children’s Halloween Parade
Come dressed to thrill — to a fairy tale theme — when the Park Slope Civic Council presents its zany Children’s Halloween Parade (some say the largest wee one in the country), Oct. 31, featuring magical, memorable fun for the whole family along Seventh Avenue where princesses and gnomes are invited to hobnob with ravens, sprites and other ghosties and goblins.
The parade kicks off at 6:30 pm at the corner of Seventh Avenue and 11th Street. Travel up Seventh, turn left on Third Street and end up at the Old Stone House for more nerve-jangling frolics until 9 pm.
Pre-parade festivities will include a costume contest in front of the Secondary School for Law, Journalism, and Research — Seventh Ave. between Fourth and Fifth streets — at 4 pm. Boo-erific categories include “Best Theme,” “Best Classic Character” and “Best Use of Materials.” Winners will be given banners to display in the parade.
For more information, contact (718) 832-8227
Children’s Halloween Walk
For a great friendly vibe with a down-home feel, get your glad rags pressed — think fangs and fake blood, too, in keeping with the Vampire Opera theme — and head over to Pratt-Clinton Hill Community Garden, DeKalb Avenue and Hall Street to press flesh with the haunted hordes for the 17th annual Children’s Halloween Walk and Performance, Oct. 31, 5–6:30 pm.
Devotees describe the eerific event as one of their favorites, thanks in part to the wacky folks at 313 Clinton Ave., who will host their 19th annual Halloween party.
Fort Greene Halloween Festival
The chills and thrills continue at historic Fort Greene Park — Myrtle Avenue, Cumberland Street and DeKalb Avenue — when the Fort Greene Park Conservancy presents its 11th annual Fort Greene Halloween Festival, Oct. 31, noon–3 pm.
The fancy fun includes games, performances, costume contests, parades, plus tons of hair-raising sights.
