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Family Fun Fall/Halloween Events
Read on to find out about the tons of activities for kids to do this weekend in Westchester
Weekend Highlights for Friday, October 31 - Sunday, November 2 for the Westchester area:
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Happy Halloween!! Friday’s highlights ( click here for more on Friday, October 31):
Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses. Dare to discover a dark and supernatural world of the Coven of Witches that exist in Crows Hollow as you travel a one mile theatrical hayride journey . Expose their secrets and hidden desire to achieve the power to control the Horseman.
Annual Halloween Train Show at Lasdon Park. Annual Halloween train display and haunted house featuring “Area 51” theme, with displays of UFOs in Westchester and a variety of spooky sights.
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Farm Project 2014 at Collaborative Concepts. The sprawling 140 acre Saunders Farm is populated by 51 objects and installations of sculpture for the Farm Project of 2014. Hike among the sculptures and the cow! Wear shoes good for rough terrain and cow pies!
Irving’s ‘Legend’ at Philipsburg Manor. Featuring the Headless Horseman and Ichabod Crane. Flavored with live spooky organ music Kruks spellbinding storytelling captivates all audiences. This event takes place at the Old Dutch Church, just across the street from Philipsburg Manor.
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Scared by the Sound. 2014 marks the 15th consecutive year of Scared by the Sound Haunted House and also our return to Historic Playland Amusement Park.
The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor. See more than 5,000 individually hand-carved, illuminated jack o lanterns in this elaborate walk-through experience. Meander through an historic, 18th-century riverside landscape and discover a breathtaking displayall made of jack o lanterns!
Kevin McCurdys Haunted Mansion. Now its its 38th season The Haunted Mansion takes fear to a new level. The only attraction of its kind in America that has guests participating in ways never before experienced. Its not just a haunted house anymore!
Horseman’s Hollow at Historic Hudson Valley. Taking the tale of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow to its darkest extremes, Horsemans Hollow returns for a fifth year of highly entertaining haunted mayhem, now expanded by popular demand to THIRTEEN evenings.
Rocky Horror Picture Show - First Showing at Paramount Hudson Valley. *This is an early showing. If you buy tickets to the 8pm showing you are invited to stay for the Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween Party beginning at 10pm.
Saturday’s highlights ( click here for more on Saturday, November 1):
THE WORLD GOES ROUND at Half Moon Theatre. From Cabaret to Chicago, the non-stop hit-parade features unforgettable gems including All That Jazz, Cabaret and New York, New York, seamlessly interwoven into an up-tempo evening of musical theatre.
READERS THEATER: HOW STORIES CAME TO BE at Larchmont Public Library. Come, listen, and hear the Native American tale of a little boy named Gaqka, and find out how stories came to be.
Fall Festival - World Cup Schools at World Cup Nursery School & Kindergarten. An Open House Filled with Lots of Free, Fun, Fall Activities!
Crafts at Purchase at Artrider Productions. Crafts at Purchase is a benefit for the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College and proceeds from ticket sales go to this world-class performing arts venue.
Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses. Dare to discover a dark and supernatural world of the Coven of Witches that exist in Crows Hollow as you travel a one mile theatrical hayride journey . Expose their secrets and hidden desire to achieve the power to control the Horseman.
Celebrate the Music of Billy Joel with Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot at Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. Featuring Members of Billy Joels Band |Presented by the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts |Saturday, November 1st at 2PM
The Peekskill Farmers Market. Lets get fresh!Operating hours: 8:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m.Every Saturday June through November
Cold Spring Farmers Market at Boscobel . Now outdoors at Boscobel!
Yellow Orb/Homage to Van Gogh at Katonah Museum of Art. John Ruppert transforms prison-grade metal chain link into vessel-like forms that define volume yet remain ethereal and porous.
Family Evening of the Arts (Open Mic) at New Era Creative Space. 1st Saturdays Family Evening of the Arts - Open Mic Bring a Snack!
FAIRY TEA PARTY at Greenburgh Nature Center. Explore our magical forest trails and have a tea party in our enchanted fairy circle! Make your own nature-inspired fairy wand to take home.
Sunday’s highlights ( Click here for more to do on Sunday, November 2):
Sunday Explorers at Stamford Museum & Nature Center. Sundays, November 2 - 30, Noon - 4 pmOur popular Sunday drop-in programs return for November.
Wheels in the Woods Fall Activity Trail at Stamford Museum & Nature Center. Sundays, November 2 - 30, Noon - 4 pmOur popular self-guided activity trail returns.
1st Sunday Bird Walks with Greenwich Audubon at Greenwich Point Park. Morning bird walks on the first Sunday of every month at Greenwich Point Park are becoming a local birding tradition. Get out & enjoy the mornings with your family. Bring binoculars & your cameras. Questions? Call Merideth Sampson at 203-637-9822.
South Pacific at Westchester Broadway Theatre. Rodgers and Hammersteins award-winning South Pacific is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener.
Crafts at Purchase at Artrider Productions. Crafts at Purchase is a benefit for the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College and proceeds from ticket sales go to this world-class performing arts venue.
Touch-A-Truck & Chili Cook-Off at Stamford Museum & Nature Center. Get up close to some cool larger-than-life vehicles during Touch-A-Truck. Find out how these trucks work, what purposes they serve, and climb inside a few.
Skull-tastic! at Teatown Lake Reservation. They say you cant tell a book by its cover but can you tell a skull by its teeth?! Whatsthe difference between predator and prey?
BEAR-FOOT STORYTIME at Greenburgh Nature Center. Join a naturalist for storytime, based on our popular Wild Encounters Storytime held weekly on Monday afternoon. This hour long program includes a story, live animals, and a nature-themed activity. Recommended for children ages 2-6.
PAWS-a-While to Read at Mamaroneck Library. Readers of All Ages : Children through Adults are invited to this free program!
THE WORLD GOES ROUND at Half Moon Theatre. From Cabaret to Chicago, the non-stop hit-parade features unforgettable gems including All That Jazz, Cabaret and New York, New York, seamlessly interwoven into an up-tempo evening of musical theatre.
The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor. See more than 5,000 individually hand-carved, illuminated jack o lanterns in this elaborate walk-through experience. Meander through an historic, 18th-century riverside landscape and discover a breathtaking displayall made of jack o lanterns!
It’s Only Natural - at Gallery 66. Two internationally exhibited artists, Two unique expressions of the animal world: one by land, and one by sea. Artist Cynthia McCusker and Carla Goldberg tackle the concept of the natural world giving it their own twist and signature.
Yellow Orb/Homage to Van Gogh at Katonah Museum of Art. John Ruppert transforms prison-grade metal chain link into vessel-like forms that define volume yet remain ethereal and porous.
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