Park Slope Halloween Parade 2017 Guide

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Come celebrate the neighborhood’s best fun-sized zombies, werewolves and witches (fueled, presumably, by fun-sized candy) at the annual Park Slope Halloween Parade on Tuesday night.

While the Park Slope Civic Council Halloween Parade is geared toward the tiny, Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to participate and tower over the miniature marchers. Adults are also invited to join the Artichoke Dance Company, who will be marching in costumes made entirely of plastic bags to protest … well … plastic bags.

For those of you interested in watching, marching, cheering or scoring bite-sized candy, here’s everything you need to know.

When is the parade?

The parade starts at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 31.

What is the parade route?

The parade runs north up Seventh Avenue, starting at 14th Street, turns at Third Street and ends at the J.J. Byrne Playground on Fifth Avenue.

How can I watch?

You can watch the parade from pretty much anywhere along the route, which runs through Park Slope along Seventh Avenue and down Third Street. There will be viewing parties at The Gate at 321 Fifth Ave. and the Olde Carriage Inn at 312 Seventh Ave.

How do I get there?

A couple of trains stop near the parade route. You can take the F train to either Fourth Avenue/Ninth Street or Seventh Avenue, the D and N trains to Fourth Avenue, or the B and Q trains to Seventh Avenue.

What streets will be closed?

Seventh Avenue will be closed to traffic between Third and 14th streets, according to the Department of Transportation.

Photo courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office/Flickr