Picks of the Week: October 8-14

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It’s never too early to start celebrating Halloween. To put you in the holiday mood, we’ve put together our favorite spooky event picks going on this week through the end of the month. Enjoy!

Through Wednesday, October 31
The Haunted Pumpkin Garden
New York Botanical Garden
10 am-5:30 pm
The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at NYBG has over 500 hand-carved pumpkin sculptures and plays host to kiddie costume parades, performances at the Pumpkin Puppet Theater, and fall arts and crafts. All-Garden Pass tickets start at $20 for adults and $8 for children under the age of 12.

Saturday, October 13-Sunday, October 14
Boo at the Zoo
Bronx Zoo
11 am-5 pm
The Bronx Zoo is the place to be on October weekends to get in the Halloween spirit. Their Boo at the Zoo activities include hayrides, a haunted mansion, a hay maze, costume parade, magic shows, pumpkin carving, and much more. Tickets are $29.95 for adults and $19.95 for kids ages 3 through 12. 

Sunday, October 14
B.Y.O.K. (Bring Your Own Kid) Concert Series
92Y Tribeca
11 am
Every Sunday in October, B.Y.O.K. to the 92Y Tribeca’s Bring Your Own Kid concert series featuring performances by Randy Kaplan, Astrograss for Kids, artists from the kid’s album Science Fair, and Alastair Moock. Tickets start at $15.

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