Tag Archives: Family Fun

J. Hood: HallowScream Fright Walk

HallowScream Fright Walk

Friday, October 18, 2024 | Fright Walk
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 19, 2024 | Fright Walk & Fall Festival
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

HallowScream Fright Walk and Fall Festival

Join us for a spooky celebration at J. Hood Wright Park with an interactive haunted house, games, inflatables, and more! Wear your best costume and get ready for the scariest party in town!

Know before you go:
You can experience our fright walk at any point between the allotted time for the day. For your safety and others’, please exercise caution during the fright walk. Please wear comfortable, closed-toed shoes, and refrain from wearing jewelry. Participants cannot run or touch props and actors. No bags or belongings are allowed inside, so please plan accordingly. Parental discretion and supervision, especially for participants under 13, are highly recommended. Waivers must be signed by an adult.

The HALLOWSCREAM! Fright Walk features frightening images and special effects, sudden movements and jump scares, loud and intense audio, varying light conditions (such as flashing lights and low visibility), and fog in a potentially physically and emotionally demanding environment. Enter at your own risk.

Friday, October 18, 2024 | Fright Walk
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 19, 2024 | Fright Walk & Fall Festival
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

J. Hood Wright Park | W. 174 St. & Fort Washington Ave. | New York, N.Y. 10033

This event is FREE and open to the public. For more information visit nyc.gov/parks or call 311.
Contact accessibility@parks.nyc.gov or (212) 360-1430 for more information regarding accessibility.

Highbridge Park: Halloween Spooktacular

Wednesday, October 30, 2024
2:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Come all! Children wear your Halloween Costumes lets come to enjoy a day of Halloween games and activities. Kids will enjoy a fun filled day of creepy crafts, pumpkin egg race, pumpkin painting, monster musical chairs, costume dancing and more. Candy will be distributed to all the kids at Kwame Ture.
Instructor: Kelly Adams

Location

Lobby in Highbridge Park
1527 Jesup Ave, Bronx, NY 10452
Manhattan

Directions to this location

Cost

Free

Inwood Hill Park: Uptown Kid Lit

Uptown Kid Lit—Word Up’s mini book festival for kids—is back in 2024 to celebrate music! 

Stop by Pat’s Lawn at Inwood Hill Park to meet beloved local authors & musicians with new books, as they lead story times and activities, workshops, and more, all with a musical twist. Along with new books, Word Up will be giving away FREE books and school supplies.

Featured authors & artists:

Adria Quiñones (Mi Tierra)
Angie Cruz (Angélica y la güira)
Chris Raschka (Nothing: John Cage and 4’33”)
Crudo Creates
Demetrius Daniel
Hilda Eunice Burgos (Bodega Cats: Picture Purrfect)
Inju Keum
Jackie Azúa Kramer (I Am Salsa, ¡Boogie En El Bronx!)
Janelle Harper (My Block Looks Like)
Jazz WaHi
Jyoti Rajan Gopal (One Sweet Song)
Leadlights Ensemble with Rachael Harrington
Luz Maria Mack (¡Pequeña María descubre su baile! / Little María discovers her dance!)
Megan Madison & Katie Madison (Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race)
Pablo KALAKA (Son de estos mares)
Stacy Davidowitz (Cut Loose!, Camp Rolling Hill series)

Word Up first launched Uptown Kid Lit in 2019 as a one-day festival for the Uptown community. After two years of virtual/hybrid programming in 2020 and 2021, UKL returned in person in 2022 with a focus on comics as part of the three-day Uptown Comics Fest. Each year has gathered a unique and vibrant group of authors, illustrators, educators, publishers, editors, craftspeople, artists, and community organizations—all to support and celebrate our neighborhood’s youngest readers and families. We hope you’ll join us in 2024 for our fourth year of Uptown Kid Lit at Inwood Hill Park!

Spanish interpretation will be provided at the main stage presentations.

This is a free event. Please consider donating so that we can continue creating accessible programming by, with, and for our neighbors.

Storytime at The Met Cloisters

Tuesday, September 3, September 10, October 22, and October 29, 2024
11:30 am–12 pm

Look, listen, sing, and have fun with Storytime! Join Met educators every Tuesday for picture-book readings in English and Spanish connected to objects in The Met Cloisters collection and to our uptown community. Recommended for families with children ages 18 months to 6 years.

See our visitor guidelines.

Assistive listening devices are provided in the gallery where the program begins.

Assistive listening devices with headsets or neck loops are available from the Admissions Desk in the Main Hall. We encourage you to bring your own headphones.

Accessibility at The Met Cloisters is somewhat limited for wheelchair and stroller users and others who need step-free access due to the building’s landmark status. Baby carriers are recommended.

Please visit our Accessibility page for more information. For access accommodations, contact access@metmuseum.org or 212-650-2010.

Image: Photo by Filip Wolak

Free with Museum admission; admission is free for children under 12 with an adult, and a caregiver accompanying a visitor with a disability. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served.

Accessibility at The Met

Resources

Find visitor information, programs and resources, and Access stories from across The Met community.

Storytime at The Met Cloisters

Tuesday, September 3, September 10, October 22, and October 29, 2024
11:30 am–12 pm

Look, listen, sing, and have fun with Storytime! Join Met educators every Tuesday for picture-book readings in English and Spanish connected to objects in The Met Cloisters collection and to our uptown community. Recommended for families with children ages 18 months to 6 years.

See our visitor guidelines.

Assistive listening devices are provided in the gallery where the program begins.

Assistive listening devices with headsets or neck loops are available from the Admissions Desk in the Main Hall. We encourage you to bring your own headphones.

Accessibility at The Met Cloisters is somewhat limited for wheelchair and stroller users and others who need step-free access due to the building’s landmark status. Baby carriers are recommended.

Please visit our Accessibility page for more information. For access accommodations, contact access@metmuseum.org or 212-650-2010.

Image: Photo by Filip Wolak

Free with Museum admission; admission is free for children under 12 with an adult, and a caregiver accompanying a visitor with a disability. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served.

Accessibility at The Met

Resources

Find visitor information, programs and resources, and Access stories from across The Met community.