'Take The Train To The Tarrytown Halloween Parade,' Officials Urge

TARRYTOWN, NY — Tarrytown officials have a message for those headed to their überpopular Halloween festivities: unless you're being chased by a headless horseman, consider public transportation.

The 22nd Annual Tarrytown Halloween Parade is taking place on Saturday, and over 10,000 residents and visitors are expected to head to Broadway and Main Street for the spooky costumes, creative floats, live music, and Halloween fun. The parade will start at 5 p.m. at Patriots Park, proceed along Broadway and then down Main Street. For safety reasons, spectators will not be allowed inside the park. Be sure to arrive early to get your prime viewing spot.

Due to the growing popularity of the parade every year, village officials are urging all out-of-town visitors to consider taking the train from one of the neighboring communities to the Tarrytown station, to avoid the traffic problems and limited parking, and also to check out one of the Hudson River towns before or after the parade.

The Hudson Line train schedule is available here. Officials say there will be a shuttle to run parade viewers up the hill from the train station between 2 p.m and 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Neighboring communities will also have events going on all day:

• Hastings on Hudson: Scarecrow’s Ball, an all-day Oz-themed Halloween Party from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Good Witch Coffee Bar in the old train station.
• Irvington:
  • Irvington Theater Open House: Re-opening after five years, enjoy light refreshments and music, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Savvy Sips Wine & Spirits: will be hosting Harridan Vodka from the Finger Lakes who will be sampling some Halloween cocktails, including a Blood Orange gimlet and their Spooky Voodoo Vodka cocktail, from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
• Ossining: Costume Karaoke at Sing Sing Kill Brewery at 8 p.m.
• Dobbs Ferry: Free parking from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday at the Waterfront Parking Lot and 99 Cedar Street Parking Lot.

The following traffic closures will be in effect on parade day:

• Broadway/ Rt. 9: Closed to all traffic from Main St. in Tarrytown to College Ave. in Sleepy Hollow, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. No parking from 2 p.m.
• Main St. in Tarrytown: Closed to all traffic from Broadway to Baylis Court from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Closed from Baylis Court to Depot Plaza from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. A shuttle will be running from Depot Plaza to Baylis court, so pedestrians are advised to stay on the sidewalk.