The Very Spookiest Halloween Events This Month In Nyack

NYACK, NY — Some of your favorite haunts are taking on a sinister atmosphere as Halloween approaches.

From now until Halloween, Halloween enthusiasts are encouraged to check out local websites and Facebook pages, especially The Visit Nyack website and other local mainstays for things like scary movies at the Nyack Library.

• Oct. 14, 5 p.m. - 10 p.m., the new Spirit of South Broadway block fair will take place. It will be a spooky evening of family fun featuring tarot card readings, psychics, the “creep show” car, live music and drumming, face painting, local vendors and crafters offering jewelry, leathers, capes, candles, herbs, spooky baked goods and other treats. South Broadway will be closed from Cedar Hill to Hudson Street for the event. Adding to the festivities and beginning at noon, Maria Luisa Whittingham, co-founder of Nyack Merchants United, will be welcoming friends, guests and all visitors for a celebration at her boutique on South Broadway marking her 35th anniversary of business in Nyack.
• Oct. 20: Village-wide store window painting by Nyack High School
• Oct. 22: Orangetown Fire Company’s Monster Mash
• Oct. 24: Oak Hill Cemetery Walking Tour with Historical Society of the Nyacks
• Oct. 27: Kids can enjoy Halloween crafts and story readings with Nursery School of the Nyacks at the Nyack Farmers Market.
• Oct. 29: Halloween Parade, 5:30 p.m. (rain date Oct. 30) Ranked by Travel Channel as one of the Top 10 Halloween parades nationwide. Dancing ghouls, marching bands, wild costumes, fantastic floats, live entertainment and more. There will be great prizes for the best floats and costumes. And this year for the first time, prizes for the best dressed pets. Judging will take place from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. in Memorial Park. Post-parade traditions "return from the dead" with parties, dancing and costume contests in Nyack establishments. Hotel Nyack is even hosting a "classy costume after-party".
• Oct. 29: Trunk-or-treating at Living Christ Church on Oct.29 (public invited). North of Main Street on Broadway is hands-down the liveliest trick-or-treat destination in the area, where the actual night of Halloween is celebrated regardless of the day of the week or the weather.
• Oct. 31: Streets are closed to traffic, home owners go all out on decorating their spooky abodes, and literally thousands of pounds of candy are distributed to kids of all ages

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