New Jersey will be celebrating Halloween this year with hayrides, haunted houses, mazes and parades. There are many events throughout New Jersey to commemorate the holiday. If you know of other events, post them in the comments section at the bottom of this page.
BERGEN COUNTY:
Allendale
Event: “Madhouse:” A Moving Horror Play
Date: Saturday, Oct. 18 and Saturday, Oct. 25
Location: Archer Hall
Website: www.SRYT.org
BURLINGTON COUNTY:
Bordetown
Event: Halloween Parade
Date: Sunday, Oct. 26
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Elizabeth Street
Website: http://www.bordentownhalloween.com/parade.html
Columbus
Event: Bloodshed Farms Fear Fest
Date: Every Friday and Saturday in October, starting Oct. 10
Time: 6:30 to 10 p.m.
Location: 2919 Route 206
Website: http://www.bloodshedfarmsfearfest.com/
Easthampton
Event: Costume Pet Parade in Historic Smithville
Date: Saturday, Oct. 25
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Historic Smithville Park
Southampton
Event: Bamboo Gardens Walk of Fear
Date: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights in October
Location: 134 Landing St.
Website: http://www.walkoffear.com
CAMDEN COUNTY:
Camden
Event: Mum Madness and Pumpkin Parade
Date: Saturday, Oct. 11
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Camden Children’s Garden
Website: http://bestofnj.com/event/mum-madness-pumpkin-parade/2014-10-11
Camden
Event: Goblins in the Garden
Date: Saturday, Oct, 25 and Sunday, Oct. 26 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Location: Camden Children’s Garden, 3 Riverside Drive
Phone Number: 856-365-8733
Email: info@camdenchildrensgarden.org
Website: http://www.camdenchildrensgarden.org/events/2014/10/26/goblins-in-the-garden-saturday-october-26th-1pm
CAPE MAY
Cape May
Event: 31st Annual Cape May Halloween Parade
Date: Sunday, Oct. 19
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: 300 Washington St.
Website: http://www.capemay.com/eventcalendar/index.php?eID=7608
Wildwood
Event: Boardwalk Pumpkin Run
Date: Saturday, Oct. 25
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: The Boardwalk
Website: www.BoardwalkPumpkinRun.com
Wildwood
Event: Paranormal Tour at the WIldwoods Shore
Date: Saturday, Oct. 25
Location: George F. Boyer Museum
Website: www.WildwoodsNJ.com
Wildwood
Event: Island Pumpkin Fest
Date: Sunday, Oct. 26
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Fox Park
Website: www.WildwoodsNJ.com
Wildwood
Event: Halloween Trunk-or-Treat
Date: Thursday, Oct. 30
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Wildwood Creast Recreation Department
Website: www.visitwildwoodcrest.com
Wildwood
Event: Greater Wildwood Elks Halloween Haunted House
Date: Friday, Oct. 31
Location: Elks Lodge
Website: www.WildwoodsNJ.com
Wildwood
Event: North Wildwood Trunk or Treat and Block party
Date: Friday, Oct. 31
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Olde New Jersey Avenue between 2nd and Chestnut Avenue
Website: www.NorthWildwood.com
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Greenwich
Event: Annual Greenwich Ghost Walking Tour
Date: Thursday, Oct. 23
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: 981 Ye Grate St.
Website: http://www.revolutionarynj.org/events/annual-greenwich-ghost-walking-tour-3/
ESSEX COUNTY:
Fairfield
Event: Fairfield Farms: Family Fun
Date: Through Nov. 2
Location: 177 Big Piece Road
Website: www.fairfieldfarms.net
Livingston
Event: Bane Haunted House
Date: Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October
Location: 630 West Mouth Pleasant Ave.
Website: http://www.banehauntedhouse.com/index.htm
Montclair
Event: Fright Night at the Museum II
Date: Oct. 18
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Montclair Art Museum
Website: http://bestofnj.com/event/fright-night-museum-ii
West Orange
Event: 1st Annual Muckers’ Ball
Date: Saturday, Oct. 25
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Website: http://www.foedison.org/
GLOUCESTER COUNTY:
Mullica Hill
Event: Night of Terror
Date: Saturday, Oct. 4 through Sunday, Nov. 2; Thursday through Saturday
Location: 448 Lincoln Mill Road
Website: http://www.nightofterror.com/
Woodbury
Event: Trunk or Treat!
Date: Saturday, Oct. 25
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: YMCA of Gloucester County
Website: http://www.ymcagloco.org/
HUNTERDON COUNTY:
Flemington
Event: Frightfest
Date: Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October
Time: 7 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 7 to 9 p.m. on Sunday
Location: Schaefer Farm, 1050 Flemington Whitehorse Road
Website: http://www.schaefersfrightfest.com/
Lambertville
Event: Halloween Parade
Date: Sunday, Oct. 26
Time: 2:45 p.m.
Location: York Street by Mary Sheridan Park
Website: http://www.halloween08530.com/
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Woodbridge
Event: Woodbridge Ghost Walk
Date: Saturday, Oct. 11 and Saturday, Oct. 18
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Parker Press, Rahway Avenue
Website: http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=YfmmqaslR8s%3d&tabid=214
Woodbridge
Event: 17th Annual Haunted House
Date: Friday, Oct. 24 through Saturday, Oct. 25
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: 1500 Rahway Ave.
Website: http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=SnwIXJzry6k%3d&tabid=214
MERCER COUNTY:
East Windsor
Event:Corner of Chaos
Date: Friday through Sunday nights in October
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Corner Copia Garden Center
Website: http://www.cornerofchaos.com/
East Windsor
Event: Field of Terror
Date: Thursday through Friday in October
Time: 7 to 10 p.m. on Thursday and Sunday and 7 to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday
Location: 831 Windsor Perrineville
Website: http://www.fieldofterror.com/index.html
Princeton
Event: Princeton Ghost Tour
Date: Saturday, Oct. 11
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Princeton University U-Store
Website: http://bestofnj.com/event/princeton-ghost-tour/2014-10-11
Robbinsville
Event: Oasis of Terror
Date: Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October
Location: 3 Circle Drive
Website: http://www.oasisislandofterror.com/after-dark-attractions.html
West Windsor
Event: Haunted Hayrides
Date: Friday, Oct. 10
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Windsor Farm and Market
Website: http://bestofnj.com/event/haunted-hayrides/2014-10-10
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Metuchen
Event: 4th Annual Halloween Parade
Date: Sunday, Oct. 26
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Pearl Street Parking Lot
Website: http://metuchenchamberexchange.com/events/4th-annual-halloween-parade
Metuchen
Event: Scarecrows on Main Street
Date: Friday, Oct. 24
Location: Main Street
Website: http://metuchenchamberexchange.com/events/scarecrows-on-main-street/
MONMOUTH COUNTY:
Manalapan
Event: NJ-350 Corn Maze
Date: Monday, Oct. 6
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Happy Day Farm
Website: http://bestofnj.com/event/nj-350-corn-maze/2014-10-06
Marlboro
Event: Haunted Trail
Location: Betty’s Farm, 288 Route 79
Phone: 800-880-3130
Email: visit@mrallenswoods.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/bettysfarmnj/info
Marlboro
Event: Various Haunted Attractions
Date: Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October
Time: 7 to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 7 to 10 p.m. on Sunday
Location: C. Casola Farm, 131 S. Main St.
Website: http://hauntedcasola.com/index.html
Red Bank
Event: 67th Annual Halloween Parade
Date: Sunday, Oct. 19
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Broad Street
Website: http://www.redbanknj.org/content/parks-and-recreation.html
Wall
Event: Camp Evans Base of Terror
Date: Every Friday and Saturday in October
Time: 7 to 11 p.m.
Location: InfoAge Science History Museum, 2201 Macaroni Road
Phone: 732-280-3000
Website: http://www.campevansbaseofterror.com/
MORRIS COUNTY:
Chester
Event: A Miller’s Halloween
Date: Oct. 18
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Cooper Gristmill
Website: http://bestofnj.com/event/millers-halloween
Montville
Event: Haunted Hayrides
Date: Every weekend in October
Location: Conklin Farm U-Pick
Email: Conklinupick@gmail.com
Website: http://www.conklinupick.com/index.html
Wharton
Event: Haunted Scare House
Date: Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October
Time: 7 to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 7 to 10 p.m. on Sunday
Location: 105 west Dewey Ave.
Website: http://hauntedscarehouse.com/
Wharton
Event: Haunt For the Hungry
Date: Thursday, Oct. 30 and Friday, Oct. 31
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: 183 West Dewey Ave.
Website: hauntforthehungry.com
Whippany
Event: Whippany Railway Museum 14th Annual Pumpkin Festival
Date: Sunday, Oct. 5
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: Whippany Railway Museum
Website: http://bestofnj.com/event/whippany-pumpkin-festival/2014-10-05
PASSAIC COUNTY:
Passaic
Event: Brighton Asylum
Date: Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October
Location: 2 Brighton Ave.
Website: http://www.brightonasylum.com/newjersey/index.html#
OCEAN COUNTY:
Bayville
Event: Blackbeard’s Grave Fright Nights
Date: Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October
Location: 136 Atlantic City Boulevard
Website: http://www.blackbeardscave.com/#!halloween/cdr9
Brick Township
Event: Scary Rotten Farms Haunted Experience
Date: Every Friday and Saturday in October and Sunday, Oct. 26 through Thursday, Oct. 30
Time: 7:30 to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 7:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 26 through Oct. 30.
Location: 151 Brick Boulevard
Website: http://www.scaryrottenfarms.com/index.shtml
Jackson
Event: Dracula’s Domain: Haunted Hayride and Psycho Path
Date: Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October
Time: 7 to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 7 to 10 p.m. on Sunday
Location: 569 Monmouth Road
Website: http://www.draculasdomain.com/index.html
Jackson
Event: Nightmare at Gravity Hill
Date: Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October
Time: Dusk to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and dusk to 9 p.m. on Sunday
Location: 1005 Farmingdale Road
Phone: 732-7034198
Email: gravityhillnj@gmail.com
Website: http://www.nightmareatgravityhill.com/index.html
Point Pleasant Beach
Event: Boo at the Boardwalk
Date: Saturday, Oct. 19 through Sunday, Oct. 20 and Saturday, Oct. 26 through Sunday, Oct. 27
Location: Jenkinson’s Boardwalk
Website: www.jenkinsons.com
Toms River
Event: Boo at the Zoo with Scooby Doo
Date: Friday, Oct. 10
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Insectropolis
Website: http://bestofnj.com/event/boo-zoo-scooby-doo/2014-10-10
Toms River
Event: Halloween Parade
Date: Saturday, Oct. 25
Time: 7 p.m.
Website: http://www.occis.com/events/halloweenparade/
Tuckerton
Event: Haunted Seaport
Date: Thursday, Oct. 23 through Saturday, Oct. 25
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Tuckerton Seaport
Website: www.TuckertonSeaport.org
SALEM COUNTY
Alloway
Event: Alloway Halloween Parade
Date: Saturday, Oct. 25
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Cedar Street and School lane
Website: http://www.allowayhalloweenparade.com/index.html
Salem
Event: Flashlight Maze
Date: Oct. 17
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Scarecrow Hollow
Website: http://bestofnj.com/event/flashlight-maze/2014-10-17
Woodstown
Event: 11th Annual Sputh Jersey Pumpkin Show
Date: Friday, Oct. 10 through Sunday, Oct. 12
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Salem County Fairgrounds
Website: http://bestofnj.com/event/south-jersey-pumpkin-show/2014-10-10
Woodstown
Event: South Jersey Big Pumpkin Weigh-off
Date: Sunday, Oct. 12
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Salem County Fairgrounds
Website: http://bestofnj.com/event/south-jersey-big-pumpkin-weigh-off
SOMERSET COUNTY:
Branchburg
Event: Spooky Skies
Date: Oct. 18
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Raritan Valley Community College
Website: http://bestofnj.com/event/spooky-skies
Hillsborough
Event: Scare Farm
Date: Every Friday and Saturday in October and Sundays in October starting Oct. 12
Time: 6:30 to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Sunday
Location: 116 South Branch Road
Phone: 908-371-2697
Email: Contact@scarefarm.com
Website: http://www.scarefarm.com/index.html
Montgomery Township
Event: Halloween Bash
Date: Saturday, Oct. 18
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Montgomery High School
Website: http://www.twp.montgomery.nj.us/fall-festival-halloween-bash-oct-18th/
SUSSEX COUNTY:
Augusta
Event: Scareland Stadium’s “Field of Nightmares”
Date: Every weekend in October
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Skylands Stadium
Website: www.StateScare.com
Newton
Event: Haunted Hayrides
Date: Every Friday and Saturday night in October
Time: 7 to 10 p.m.
Location: Lentini Farm, 251 High St.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/LentiniCornMaze/info
UNION COUNTY
Linden
Event: 63rd Halloween Parade
Date: Sunday, Oct. 26
Time: 2 p.m.
Website: http://www.linden-nj.org/web_content/pdf/flyers/2014-Halloween-Parade-Ltr-for-life.pdf
Union
Event: Pumpkin Patch Day!
Date: Saturday, Oct. 25
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Kean University Liberty Hall Museum
Website: http://www.kean.edu/libertyhall/
Union
Event: Halloween Parade and Costume Contest
Date: Sunday, Oct. 26
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Corner of Stuyvesant and Axton Avenue
Website: http://www.uniontownship.com/
Westfield
Event: Pre-Halloween Downtown with Trick or Treating, Costume Contest and Parade
Date: Sunday, Oct. 26
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Downtown Westfield
Website: http://www.westfieldtoday.com/events/town_calendar
Westfield
Event: Halloween Bash at Kidville
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 29
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Kidville
Website: http://www.westfieldtoday.com/events/town_calendar
WARREN COUNTY:
Washington
Event: Maze Runner
Date: Monday, Oct. 6
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Horse Sleigh Farm
Website: http://bestofnj.com/event/maze-runner/2014-10-06
Washington
Event: Horse Sleigh Farm’s Fall Festival
Date: Through Nov. 2
Location: 438 Route 57 West
Website: https://horsesleighfarm.com/