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Halloween on Long Island continues to become a lot more than dressing up and haunted houses. Restaurants transform into witchy pop-ups, bars roll out spooky cocktail menus and costume parties, and family destinations host everything from Halloween breakfasts to aquarium trick-or-treating.
Here are some of the biggest Halloween happenings announced so far across Nassau and Suffolk counties for 2026.
Halloween with the family
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Witchcraft Halloween Pop-Up Experience
Place: Bull Smith’s Tavern, Smithtown
When: Multiple dates beginning Oct. 3 and continuing through Halloween weekend
Ages: Family-friendly sessions available; check individual ticket time
Price: $30-34
Bull Smith’s Tavern transforms into a Hocus Pocus-inspired Halloween experience with elaborate décor, themed food and drinks, live entertainment, photo opportunities and an interactive witch character meet-and-greet. Tickets include a 90-minute seating and souvenir stadium-style cup.
Haunted Tree House
Place: Long Island Aquarium, Riverhead
When: Fridays and Saturdays throughout October, 7–9 p.m.
Ages: 3–11
Price: $25 per child; one parent free with each paid child
Five levels of kid-friendly Halloween fun include the Haunted Tree House, an animal interaction, candy bags, pumpkin decorating, a Halloween craft and a Halloween button. Hot cocoa and seasonal treats are available separately.
Bats, Barnacles & Broomsticks
Place: Long Island Aquarium, Riverhead
When: Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Ages: All
Price: Included with aquarium admission; children 12 and younger in costume receive 50% off admission with a paying adult, one discounted child per adult
The aquarium gets a Halloween makeover with trick-or-treating, crafts, giveaways, vendors and even Halloween treats for some of the animals.
Witches & Warlocks Weekend
Place: Downtown Port Jefferson
When: Oct. 10 and 11, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Ages: All
Price: Free
Witches & Warlocks Weekend transforms Port Jefferson into a village-wide fall experience. There’s something to discover around every corner. Rather than one traditional festival area, the fun stretches throughout the village.
Rise of the Jack O’Lanterns
Place: Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts, Wheatley Heights
When: Select nights beginning Oct. 2
Ages: All
Price: Ticketed experience, price depends on date and age.
Thousands of illuminated creations take over a 4,200-foot trail, including approximately 7,000 hand-carved jack-o’-lanterns and thousands of specialty lanterns. It’s spooky-season atmosphere without the haunted-house scares.
Sayville Fan Fest
Place: Sayville Library
When: Saturday, Oct. 3, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Ages: Families
Price: Free admission
The Sayville Fan Fest is a Comic-Con-style event, featuring amazing guests, events and activities for all ages.
Northport Halloween Hayride
Place: Northport Village Park, Northport
When: Sunday, Oct. 18, noon to 4 p.m.
Ages: Families
A Halloween hayride through Northport Village Park gives families another lower-scare option for celebrating before Halloween weekend.
Spooky Walk at Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck
Place: Spooky Walk, Center Moriches
When: Oct. 16, 17, 23 and 24, 7–9 p.m.
Price: $25
Best For: Older kids, teens and adults who actually want to be scared
The approximately 45-minute walk winds through the dark woods at Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck with live scares and elaborate Halloween scenes. The volunteer-run event has been a Long Island Halloween tradition for decades, with proceeds supporting the camp.
NASSAU COUNTY
Haunted House of Hamburgers
Place: Haunted House of Hamburgers, Farmingdale
When: Open year-round
Ages: All ages
Price: Menu pricing
Reservations: Recommended, especially in October
This isn’t a restaurant that puts up a few fake cobwebs in October. The restaurant is Halloween-themed year-round, with immersive spooky décor, themed food, desserts, mocktails and cocktails. Costumes are welcome.
Stew’s Spooktacular Costume Breakfast
Place: Stew Leonard’s, Farmingdale
When: Saturday, Oct. 24, 10–11 a.m.
Ages: Families
Price: $19.99 for adults and ages 12 and older; $17.99 for children 11 and younger
Come in costume for a Halloween breakfast hosted by Wow the Cow. The morning includes a breakfast buffet, spooky dance floor and a Halloween craft for every child to take home.
Stew Leonard’s Halloween Walk Through
Place: Stew Leonard’s, Farmingdale and East Meadow
When: Oct. 1–31, noon–8 p.m. daily
Ages: All ages
Price: Free
More than a dozen Halloween scenes filled with inflatables, characters and decorations take over Stew Leonard’s pumpkin patch throughout October.
Pumpkin Palooza
Place: Stew Leonard’s, Farmingdale and East Meadow
When: Oct. 17–18, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
Ages: All ages
Price: Complimentary pumpkin painting with pumpkin purchase
Buy a pumpkin from the Garden Shop and kids can stick around to decorate it during Stew’s outdoor pumpkin-painting event.
Royal Boo Bash
Place: The Inn at New Hyde Park, New Hyde Park
When: Sunday, Oct. 25, 10 a.m.–noon
Ages: 1–12
Price: $58–$75
This is one of the bigger family Halloween brunch-style events I’ve found. Kids can meet princesses, heroes and silly villains while trick-or-treating, eating breakfast, watching live performances and playing games. Kids receive a Halloween mocktail, while adults get a complimentary mimosa.
Trick-or-Treating at Old Westbury Gardens
Place: Old Westbury Gardens, Old Westbury
When: Sunday, Oct. 25, beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Ages: Families
Price: Included with admission; registration required
Kids can dress up and trick-or-treat through the gardens with nut-free candy, followed by a Halloween puppet show at 1 p.m.
Whimsical Wizard School
Place: Old Westbury Gardens, Old Westbury
When: Sunday, Oct. 11, 1:30 p.m.
Ages: Families
Price: Included with admission; registration required
Kids go to wizard school, then set off on a wizard quest through the gardens.
Halloween on Plandome Road
Place: Downtown Manhasset
When: Saturday, Oct. 17
Ages: Families
Price: Free
Plandome Road turns into a community trick-or-treat trail as participating merchants hand out candy and host family activities throughout the business district.
Spooky Fest
Place: Center for Science Teaching and Learning at Tanglewood Preserve, Rockville Centre
When: Select dates beginning Oct. 2
Ages: Families; scarier trail generally best for roughly ages 7–12
Price: $22 and $27
Families can choose their level of spooky. The Enchanted Forest features friendly characters and fantasy scenes for younger children, while the Spooky Woods adds live actors, zombies, creepy creatures and jump scares for braver kids.
Halloween restaurants worth the trip
Here are some restaurants and bars where the Halloween atmosphere itself is a big reason to go.
Haunted House of Hamburgers — Farmingdale
Haunted House of Hamburgers is probably the most obvious family pick because Halloween is its entire identity. Expect immersive decorations, themed menu items, desserts and spooky drinks rather than a standard restaurant with seasonal decorations.
Witches Brew Coffee House — West Hempstead
Witches Brew Coffee House is a longtime Long Island favorite, particularly spooky season. The dark, witchy coffeehouse feels like Halloween throughout the year, with vintage furniture, gothic touches, specialty coffees and teas, desserts and vegetarian and vegan comfort food. Treat this as a destination, rather than a quick coffee stop.
Necromantic Brew Co. — Farmingdale
Necromantic Brew Co is the grown-up horror-fan counterpart. Horror memorabilia, spooky décor, horror movies and rotating themed programming give the brewery Halloween energy throughout the year.
Bull Smith’s Tavern — Smithtown
The restaurant goes considerably further for October 2026 with the Witchcraft Halloween Pop-Up, adding immersive witch-themed décor, characters, entertainment, food, cocktails and photo opportunities.
O-Co-Nee East Diner — East Islip
The O-Co-Nee East Diner is widely recognized as one of Long Island’s most festive spots, transforming with elaborate, wall-to-wall seasonal setups that feature spooky skeletons, giant spider webs, pumpkins, lights and so much more.
Halloween for adults
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Witchcraft Halloween Pop-Up After Dark
Place: Bull Smith’s Tavern, Smithtown
When: Multiple dates throughout October
Price: Ticketed
The Witchcraft experience isn’t just for families. Later sessions lean naturally into date-night territory with dramatic witchy décor, specialty cocktails, entertainment and photo installations throughout the restaurant.
Blue Point Halloween Party: Rocky Horror Picture Show
Place: Blue Point Brewing Company, Patchogue
When: Friday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m.–midnight; doors open at 6 p.m.
Ages: 21+
Price: $25
Blue Point’s large Halloween party returns with a Rocky Horror Picture Show theme. Expect live music, vendors and a costume contest.
The $25 ticket includes admission, a first drink, limited-edition pint glass and costume-contest entry.
Sweet Jane Halloween Weekend
Place: Sweet Jane, Bay Shore
When: Saturday, Oct. 24, 3–9 p.m.
Sweet Jane is advertising pumpkin beer and spooky cocktail specials during Bay Shore’s Trunk or Treat weekend, making it an easy adult stop before or after the downtown festivities.
Patchogue Halloween Bar Crawl
Place: Downtown Patchogue
When: Saturday, Oct. 31
Ages: 21+
Main Street serves as the route for a Halloween bar crawl connecting participating Patchogue bars and restaurants. Tickets include a route map and access to crawl-only drink specials, with a costume contest running across the participating venues.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Original Cast Spooktacular Tour
Place: Patchogue Theatre, Patchogue
When: Thursday, Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.
The cult Halloween favorite comes to Patchogue as part of its Original Cast Spooktacular Tour just before Halloween weekend.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Place: The Suffolk, Riverhead
When: Saturday, Oct. 31, 8 p.m.
Riverhead closes out Halloween night with a screening of the cult classic at The Suffolk.
NASSAU COUNTY
The Witches Coven: Halloween Party
Place: High Horse at Dark Horse Tavern, Farmingdale
When: Friday, Oct. 23, 7–11 p.m.
Ages: 21+
Price: $35
The third annual Long Island Pride Lions Halloween Party goes full witch for 2026 with costumes, cocktails, dancing, appetizers, music, raffles and a costume competition offering $350 in prizes. Admission includes appetizers and hors d’oeuvres, with a cash bar available throughout the night.
Witches Brew After Dark
Place: Witches Brew Coffee House, West Hempstead
When: Open until midnight on Friday and Saturday
Price: Menu pricing
Not a ticketed Halloween party, but arguably one of the easiest spooky date-night options on Long Island. Go late for coffee, tea and dessert surrounded by year-round witchy décor.
Bayville Scream Park
Place: Bayville Scream Park, Bayville
Season: Sept. 18–Nov. 7
Price: Ticketed
Five haunted houses are bundled into one Halloween destination, but there’s more to do between scares: themed restaurants, bars and optional experiences including secret bars, zombie mini golf and other attractions.
Hocus Pocus: The Taste-A-Long Experience
Place: Landmark on Main Street, Port Washington
When: Friday, Oct. 30, 7–9 p.m.
Instead of simply watching Hocus Pocus again, guests get themed tastings timed to moments in the movie during this interactive Halloween-season screening.
More to come
Many Long Island restaurants don’t announce their Halloween menus, brunches, costume parties and cocktail specials until the first or second week of October.
Restaurants and nightlife districts in Patchogue, Huntington, Bay Shore, Farmingdale, Rockville Centre and Port Jefferson are prime spots for hosting Halloween and fall-related events.
If you see an event or come across a Halloween-themed restaurant thst you think should be included here, shoot us a note at [email protected].
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