Thursday, October 31, 2024
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Instructor: Camille Pottinger
Free
Inwood Pumpkin Pageant – 5-8 pm – Isham Park. Don’t throw out that old jack-o-lantern, bring it to the 10th Annual Pumpkin Pageant! Whether fresh or gently rotted, drop off your ghoulish gourd along the paths of Isham Park before or during the event for a grand community display. Free tickets will be handed out to vote for your favorite designs, and the judges will award the Blue Ribbons at 7 pm. After the event all pumpkins will be smashed up and binned for composting at NYRP and Riverside Park. (Volunteers still needed, please email inwoodpumpkin@gmail.com if you can help!!)
Friday, October 25, 2024
5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
HallowScream Fright Walk
Join us for a spooky celebration at J. Hood Wright Park with an interactive haunted house. 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.
J. Hood Wright Recreation Center| 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.
Fitness Room in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center
Free
It’s time for the Community Halloween Parade!Wear your best costume, meet at the PS 187 Schoolyard and then at 6 p.m. we’ll process from the school yard along Cabrini Boulevard to Fort Tryon Park’s Stan Michels Promenade. The evening will end with a mill about and candy exchange on Fort Tryon Park’s Cafe Lawn! *Please note, Cabrini Boulevard will be closed at 6 p.m. from 187th Street to Margaret Corbin Plaza.*
Special thanks to the Leaderless Coalition for making this event possible!
