Getting a jump on the Halloween planning, since I know folks are already feeling it. As usual, neighborhood storefronts will be handing out candy on Saturday, Oct. 31, shortly after school gets out. I will update this list as events are added.

WASHINGTON MARKET PARK
12th Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest
The Friends of Washington Market Park will hold its annual Pumpkin Carving Contest on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 3 to 6p. Bring your carved pumpkin to the park between 3 and 5; judges will announce awards at 5:30.

Annual Halloween Parade & Concert
Halloween Parade on Sunday, Oct. 25, starting at 1p from Greenwich and Beach. The parade will queue up starting at approximately 12:45p and will be led by The Queer Big Apple Marching Corps! The marching band will play till 2p on the park lawn, followed by the School of Rock House Band, jamming from the park’s gazebo.

THE DISPLAY & PARTY AT 21 JAY STREET
The residents of 21 Jay put up an elaborate Halloween installation on the corner at Greenwich — and for the past few years, the building has also closed the street for a block party with an inflated corn maze and DJ. This year it’s official, and part of the city’s Trick-or-Streets program.

TRICK-OR-STREETS NEARBY
There are several other closed streets nearby set up as part of the city’s Trick-or-Streets program, including a citywide party set for Wednesday, October 28, from 3 to 7p on Canal and Orchard/Essex; an event at Barnett Newman Triangle and the Arches under the Brooklyn Bridge. See more info here.

Photo by Julienne Schaer

PUMPKIN POINT AT GOVERNORS ISLAND
Governors Island will host its free family-friendly pumpkin patch at Nolan Park on Saturday, October 24, and Sunday, October 25, from 10a to 5p. Festivities will include trick-or-treating, music and crafts, a Fall Foliage Tree Tour, fall-themed food and drink from island vendors, and more. Performances will include traditional and contemporary folk music curated by long-time Governors Island event partner Porch Stomp, daily performances by Hopalong Andrew, and puppet theater by Cara’s Caterpillars. More info here.

THE SEAPORT
Bowne & Co. will host free Halloween Paper Crafts and Letterpress Printing on October 11 from noon to 2p at 207 Water. Come for a free hands-on experience crafting Halloween paper decorations, paper chains and folded-paper bats. Pre-registration is encouraged and walkups will be accommodated. Ages 5 and up.

Halloweekend at the Seaport Museum
October 31 | 11a to 5p | Free museum admission
The tall ship Wavertree will host a Sailors’ Superstitions spooky scavenger hunt plus Halloween treats and crafts on Pier 16, and trick or treating in the neighborhood from 3 to 5p. More info here.