The Annual Park Slope Halloween Parade

The annual Park Slope Halloween Parade took place last night and it appeared that a great time was had by all during the costumed stroll down Seventh Avenue. (Should this slideshow bother you or not work, you can access our flickr set here.) The traditional shaving creaming of the teenagers took place at Third Street and Seventh Avenue. Don Wiss has posted a great set of photos of the parade and pre-parade festivities, which can be seen here. And Brit in Brooklyn has also posted photos some photos. There was a disturbing incident that took place on Fifth Avenue and President Street, which had nothing to do with the parade. Details are reported by Velvet Sea:

Woah crazy shit going down this evening around 8:30 on 5th Ave near President. A gaggle of teens got into a heated argument over something or other; apparently one pulled a knife. A lady uniformed cop and an undercover arrested one guy, they had him handcuffed against a vehicle in the middle of the street but they were quickly surrounded by a large group yelling and screaming…

There’s more, so do head over if you want more.

Happy Halloween from GL

Happy Halloween from GL. Here are a couple of houses in Williamsburg that are always done up, both for Halloween and for Christmas.

Tis the Season: Barfing Pumpkin

This comes from Humboldt Street, from the camera of our Greenpoint correspondent who notes–of the hurling Halloween decoration that it’s “Proof positive anything Williamsburg does, Greenpoint does better.” Indeed.

Tis the Season, Part II: Hanging Around

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Tis the Season, Part I: Happy in Straw

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Tis the Season: Monday Before Halloween Edition

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GL Sunday TV: Halloween

Given the season, a few YouTube Brooklyn Halloween-related vids seem appropriate today.

No Rain Today: Some Sunday Halloween Stuff

Here are some Sunday Halloween events, which are especially compelling because the weather is much nicer today. For a really good list of events in Brooklyn, see A Child Grows in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Ghouls and Gourds. Noon-6PM. They’ll have children’s bands, thai pumpkin carving, costume making contests and more. There will even be a parade for kids with a band and banners.

Dumbo: Fourth Annual Halloween Parade. Starts at 4PM. It’s the annual parade around Brooklyn Bridge Park. Adults, kids and pets in costume (or not in costume) accepted. There’s a Halloween Party from 4:30-6:00PM Toro, which is at 1 Front Street.

Greenpoint Town Square’s Kids Halloween Parade + Party. From 4PM-7PM. It kicks off at 176 Java Street (Manhattan Ave. & McGuinness) at 4 PM. The parade goes down Manhattan Ave with the NYPD Jazz band. There’s a party afterward at 176 Java Street with arts and crafts, food, drinks, games and music. The party is $5 admission for children.

North Flatbush Halloween Spooktacular. From Noon-4PM at the Brooklyn’s Bear’s Garden. There will be a Scary Garden, facepainting, scarecrow making, pumpkin decorating, apple bobbing, storytelling and more. Free.

Mother Cabrini Park 6th Annual Halloween Bash. 10AM-Noon. In Mother Cabrini Park, which is at President and Van Brunt Street. Costumes, games, face painting and a lot more.

Eighth Annual Fort Green Park Halloween Festival including the Great Pupkin. (Postponed from Yesterday.) 12 noon to 4:00 pm. The Festival will feature hayrides, face-painting, inter-active children’s music and dance, games and prizes plus live entertainment, culminating in a children’s costume parade. At 12:15 Cirque Boom Stilt Walkers and Jugglers will herald the event as The Great Pupkin Dog Costume takes place at top of the park near the monument. 12:15 Pumpkin Patch opens. 12-4 Hands on children’s art activities- decorating pumpkins and reusable canvas bags.12:15-3:15 “Haunted House Hallway” (incorporated into back of the stage) Open. Face painting 12:30-3:30. 12:30- “Games of Skill” and sack-races will commence- We have lots of prizes to give out. 1:00 The Haywagon will begin circling the main lawn. 3:30 Children’s Costume Parade and Contest. ON STAGE: Inter-active music with Fusha Dance Company 12:30-1:30 OpusDitty and the Hoedown Gang 1:30-2:30.

Prospect Park Halloween Events Still On

We just got an email from Eugene Patron at the Prospect Park Alliance, who always keeps us up to date about goings on in park. He writes to say that “as of 9:30am we’re still on. Even if some activities end up get scaled back there is still events at Audubon, Lefferts and the zoo.” The main issue in question is the Haunted Walk, but it is going forward. So all the information is one place, here’s a recap of today events, which run from Noon-3PM:

The Haunted Walk is free and is suitable for young children accompanied by parents/guardians or older siblings. The Haunted Carnival takes place on the the Nethermead and features games, music, hay and pony rides and performances. Enter the Park at the Prospect Park Southwest and 16th Street entrance. Plus, on Saturday and Sunday: Haunted Carousel, 12-5 p.m. Chilling music, ravens, bats, and spiders make a spin on the Carousel the perfect Halloween treat. $1.50.Plus, there will be Scary Stories from the Past at 2PM and 3PM at the Lefferts Historic House as well as Skeleton Cut-Outs from 1PM-4PM. The Audobon Center will have “Creepy crafts, live critters and hands-on experiments.” and there will be activities at the Prospect Park Zoo including “Boo at the Zoo” from 10AM-5:30PM: “Go batty for Halloween with activities like face painting, craft making, encounters with “spooky” creatures and a trip through the Zoo’s legendary haunted barn.

The events at toward the bottom are the ones that won’t be as affected by the weather. You can see the full schedule by clicking here. And, once again, the best guide to Halloween activities in Brooklyn is available here at A Child Grows in Brooklyn. You might want to check with the sponsors of any outdoor events scheduled today. The weather was an issue last year on the Saturday before Halloween too.

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