It is finally fall in Hoboken! If you are a parent like myself, your schedule is probably rapidly filling up with an abundance of activities. Here are some more to add to your list of Halloween related festivities this year.
Baby Bandstand Halloween Pop-Up Class (ages 0-3 years)
Sunday, October 28 - 11:00 AM
Celebrate Life Studio
Halloween costumes welcome and encouraged ($25)
LH Hook-Up Vendor
5th Annual City Place 3K Spooky Stroll
Saturday, October 20 - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (rain date: October 27)
A Fundraiser for the Holy Rosary Food Pantry
DJ, Face Painting, Prizes, Costumes are encouraged
Sponsored by the Edgewater Education Association
($3 adults/ $2 Children - along with non-perishable donations)
Cornerstone Pets Howloween Pup Portrait Pop-Up
Sunday, October 28 - 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Free portraits of your pup by the wickedly talented Pupparazzi NYC. First come first served.
Eat Drink and Be Scary with Mile Square Church
(Christopher Columbus Gardens - 455 9th Street - Hoboken)
Costumes, food, and family fun, along with safe trick-or-treating in the park
Saturday, October 20 - 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Pier A - Hoboken
Pony rides, petting zoo, pumpkin painting, trackless train, crafts, hay maze, face painting, moonwalk, spin art, carriage rides, and more
Family Halloween Bash at Jersey City Pedestrian Mall - Newark Avenue Wednesday, October 31 - 3:00 PM - 7:00PM
Music, bouncy house, face painting
(FREE)
Pumpkin Decorating at Garden Street School of the Performing Arts
Saturday, October 20, 2018 - 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Dance class/party, pumpkin decorating, and music
Email to rsvp - dance@gardenstreetmusic.com
($35 per person/ $60 for siblings - price includes pizza, cupcakes, and juice)
Halloween Pumpkin Patch and Fall Festival - Jersey City
Saturday- October 27 & Saturday - October 28 - 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Urby Parking Lot (200 Greene Street)
Pumpkin patch, bounce house, food vendors, magic shows, train rides, and face painting
Sponsored by Exchange Place Alliance
Hoboken Library Pumpkin Painting Party (ages 4+)
Tuesday, October 30 - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Storytelling, music, and pumpkin painting
Hoboken Ragamuffin Parade and Costume Contest
Wednesday, October 31 - 3:00 PM
Line step-up for parade is on Washington and 13th Street at 3:00 PM.
The costume contest will be held at the end of the parade a the Little League Field on 5th and River Terrace.
HoBOOken 5K and Scary Scurry Kid's Run
Saturday, October 27
Pier A
Both runs' proceeds benefit the Hoboken Homeless Shelter.
Check-in for the HoBOOken 5K will take place 10:00 AM ($30)
The Scary Scurry Kid's Run, hosted by Little Hoboken, will hold check-in from 9:30 AM - 11:00AM on the south side of Pier A. Run will begin at 11:00 AM. The course will be under a mile and vary based on the child's age. The first 300 kids to register receive a local goodies packed giveaway! All kids receive a t-shirt and medal!
($20, each additional child $15)
Hudson Coffee Halloween Portrait Shoot
Wednesday, October 31 - 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Professional lighting will be set up with a seamless background. One printed photo will be provided free of charge to all who show up.
Hugs and Bugs Club (ages 2-7 years)
Daddy and Me Pumpkin Carving
Sunday, October 21 - 11:00 AM
($35)
Halloween Potion Party
Sunday, October 28 - 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Potion making and spooky sensory play. Parents bring their own brews and children make a witches brew. Wear costumes!
($35)
LH Hook-Up Vendor
Saturday, October 13 - 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
City Hall Plaza (280 Grove Street)
Pumpkin decorating, dancing with Rockness Music, Elite Musicians, and Next Step Broadway, a bounce house, and a kid's train
Jersey City's Spooky Terminal III (ages 1-12)
Saturday, October 27 - 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
(Central Railroad at NJ Terminal - 1 Audrey Zapp Drive)
Jersey City's largest family friendly Halloween event.
Activities, food trucks, and costume contests.
($5 child, $15 adult)
Kidville Hoboken
Friday, October 26 4:00 PM- 7:00PM
Shipyard Park (across from Kings)
Games, dance party, face painting, arts and crafts, carnival games, and photo booth. Pets can also dress up for a costume parade.
(FREE)
Liberty Science Center
Spooky Sleepover Family Halloween Camp In (ages 6+)
Saturday, October 27 - 6:00 PM - Sunday, October 28 - 10:00 AM
Themed activities. experiments, shows and more
($65 pp/ $55 LSC members)
Little City Play Spooky Halloween Cookie Decorating
Tuesday, October 23 - 10:00 AM or 4:00 PM
Cookie decorating, Halloween treats, and open play ($35)
LH Hook-Up Vendor
Mason Civic League - Halloween Block Party
Friday, October 26 - 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
(12th Street between Bloomfield and Washington)
Trick-or-treating, kids activity zone, DJ, lots of candy and lots of fun
For more info email info@masoncivic.org
(FREE)
Play City - Weehawken
4918 Park Ave.
2nd Annual Halloween Party
Wednesday, October 31 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Costume contest(s), raffles, Halloween music and characters, trick or treat bag, and activities ($26.66)
LH Hook-Up Vendor
Port Imperial Harvest Festival
Saturday, October 20 - 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Port Imperial Blvd. (in front of P.F. Chang's)
Pumpkin patch, hay rides, live music, ice cream, and treats from local vendors
600-604 Newark Street
Saturday, October 27 - 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
The display case will get a spooky makeover, and all those who arrive in costume will receive a free mini-cupcake.
Costumes and Cookies (ages 3-10 years)
Sunday, October 28 - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Rollout and bake Halloween themed sugar cookies. While the cookies bake, work on a pumpkin craft, and play a Halloween game with Tinsel Events. Sarina Scheepers Photo will be capturing images and provide hi-res photos. ($75)
LH Hook-Up Vendor
Super Satya Saves the Day - Halloween Book Reading and Card Making
Inner Athlete - Hoboken
Sunday, October 28 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Prize for best superhero costume, light snacks, and card making for children who need SUPER cheering up
(FREE)
Sunday, October 28 (3 - 90 min. sessions at 9:30 AM, 2:30 PM, and 4:00 PM)
Ghoulish sensory play, pumpkin parade dance party, story time, crafts, and open play
($25, each sibling $20)
Wednesday, October 31
Urban Jungle will host complimentary activities all day in open play.
LH Hook-Up Vendor
Wizard of Paws: Halloween Spook-Tacular at Pier 13
Sunday, October 21 - 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Pet costume contest, raffles, pumpkin carving
Did I miss a local Halloween celebration? Let me know by emailing me at Lindsay@littlehobokenblog.com!
