2020 Halloween Parade & Party

Unfortunately due to COVID we are unable to have our annual Halloween parade and party.  Boooo!!!!! Next year we hope to host again, bigger and better than ever.

This year We WILL be holding a modified Pumpkin Carving Contest on Saturday, October 31st. Please consider participating and come see the  park’s pumpkin patch that afternoon along Greenwich Street at Duane Street! Click here for details!

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2019 Halloween Parade & Party

Join us for the best family Halloween parade and party in NYC!

In past years we’ve had appearances from
the Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Band,
Halloween crafts with our neighbor The Craft Studio,
Parkour coaching from the Movement Creative,
juggling and hula-hooping from Playful Productions,
children’s stilt-walking and performances from Children’s Tumbling,
and carnival games from Aardvark Amusements.

Come enjoy the games, candy, prizes, giveaways and costume contest awards!

This free public event is open to all.
We hope to see you there!

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While it was VERY WET this year,  we still had some true Halloween Spirits out there this year!

Special thanks to our band –  Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Band (a fan favorite!) for bringing the heat!

Halloween Band Video #1

Halloween Band Video #2

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2018 Halloween Parade & Party

Poster design by Jaime Viñas, 2018

Check out some of 2018’s winning costumes!

Our annual Halloween Party and Costume Parade is the park’s longest running event, and it is one of the highlights of our year and for children in the neighborhood! Inside the park, Friends volunteers run a dozen free events, from penny-in-a-haystack to a bone dig in the sandbox, and a hay circle on the lawn.

PLEASE NOTE: Strollers are not be permitted in the park during the event. For your convenience, a free stroller-check will be available at Duane and Greenwich streets, run by our Friends board volunteers.

PARADE: Our parade line-up begins at 12:50pm near CitiGroup Plaza (Beach Street at N. Moore Street). The parade travels south along Greenwich Street to the park.

in partnership with JCP Downtown

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2017 Halloween Parade and Party

THANK YOU to our 2017 sponsors Bright Horizons and KinderCare Learning Centers!

Neither rain nor soggy costumes could stop the @WashMarketPark Halloween parade, with the Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Marching Band. pic.twitter.com/brOZ9UFAQd

— Tribeca Trib (@TribecaTrib) October 29, 2017

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2016 Halloween Parade and Party

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2015 Halloween Parade and Party

Faces in the Crowd: Washington Market Park’s Halloween Extravaganza

By Carl Glassman
Tribeca Trib, October 26, 2015