Local Events · Town of Babylon, NY · October 23–25, 2026

Jack-O’-Lanterns Adrift, Trunks Creaking Open, and a Creepy Crawl. Enter If You Dare.

Gather ’round, boys and ghouls. It is the weekend before Halloween, and something has crept into the Town of Babylon. On Saturday, carved pumpkins are set adrift on Belmont Lake, a spooky house opens its doors to the little ones, and the trunks of Lindenhurst creak open. On Sunday, two more trunk-or-treats appear in Amityville and Deer Park, and the Creepy Crawl slithers through Babylon Village to a Monster Mash at the library. All weekend long, the Long Island Family Festival haunts Tanner Park. It was rescheduled, and it has returned. Halloween itself falls next Saturday. Consider this your warning.

A word on the weather, for those who venture out: the sun shines all weekend. Friday is 58°, with a northeast wind gusting to 23, so bring a jacket. Saturday is mostly sunny and 59°, and Sunday is sunny and 62°. The nights are clear and cold, about 41°. Perfect weather for jack-o’-lanterns.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE
54 events
Friday through Sunday, across the Town of Babylon
20 Friday  ·  22 Saturday  ·  12 Sunday  ·  3 trunk-or-treats  ·  1 Creepy Crawl

The 13th Annual Great Jack-O’-Lantern Sail at Belmont Lake State Park

Saturday, October 24 · Belmont Lake State Park · 3–6:30pm · Free

The 13th annual, from NYS Parks. From 3pm the grounds come alive with a kid-friendly spooky house, a magic show, a petting zoo, character meet-and-greets, children’s games and Pumpkin Park Sweet Street, a trick-or-treat with candy from local businesses. Then, at about 6:15, the jack-o’-lanterns are set adrift, glowing across the dark water. Everything is free, and food is sold on site. Want to send your own pumpkin out onto the lake? Register at bookwhen.com/jackolantern (the first 50 only). 🔗 See the full listing →

Long Island Family Festival

Friday–Sunday, October 23–25 · Tanner Park, Copiague · Free admission

Fri 6–10pm, Sat 11am–10pm, Sun 11am–9pm. It was rescheduled, and it has returned. The Copiague Chamber brings carnival rides, continuous live music, the Ocean View Art, Craft & Gift Show, and the Long Island Pet Expo in the Park (dog demos, lure coursing, agility, a canine fashion show, rescue and adoption groups), plus a skateboard demo, food and family contests. The Ferris wheel glows over the bay all three nights. 🔗 See the full listing →

Creepy Crawl

Sunday, October 25 · Downtown Babylon Village · 12–3pm

The Babylon Village Chamber’s Halloween walk through participating businesses. Collect your tote and your map at registration, then follow the trail. It ends at Babylon Public Library, where the free Monster Mash Dance Party (1–4pm, Legendary Entertainment, all ages, no registration) is part of the Crawl. Costumes are strongly encouraged. 🔗 See the full listing →

🍬 The trunk-or-treat round-up (three trunks, one weekend): Lindy Cares Trick or Trunk is Saturday 5–7pm at Lindenhurst Village Square (the Village and the library). On Sunday, the Amityville Teachers Association Trunk or Treat and Breast Cancer Walk is 10am–1pm at James A. Caples Memorial Park, and the 2nd annual Texas Roadhouse Trunk or Treat is 10am–12pm at 502 Commack Rd in Deer Park, with the Deer Park Chamber: treats, games, crafts and a costume contest (families sign up through the flyer’s QR code). Also Saturday, the free NYSF Spooky Happenings Market is noon–4pm at 759 Long Island Ave in Deer Park, with 100+ vendors, live music, food trucks, puppy adoptions and readers, and the LICMA Dance at 6:30pm at the Constantino Brumidi Lodge is a Halloween costume dance party with cash prizes for the top 3 costumes and DJ Neil Wrangler ($20, $15 for members).

Friday, October 23 20 events · 58°, sunny

The sun shines on Friday, 58° and deceptively pleasant, with a northeast wind gusting to 23 that rattles the last leaves loose. Bring a jacket. At 6, the lights of the Long Island Family Festival flicker on at Tanner Park in Copiague and burn until 10. It was rescheduled, and it has returned. Meanwhile, the libraries are up to something. In North Babylon at 6:30, Halloween Charcuterie builds a “zombie arm” out of cheese and prosciutto. In Copiague at 6:30, Pumpkin Carving hands you the knife ($3, pumpkins provided), and at 7 the teens bend glowing wire at Teen Spooky Light Up Wire Art. Earlier, at 4, Ceramic Scarecrow Basket sets a scarecrow on watch in North Babylon. When darkness falls, Beer Nutz haunts happy hour at Lily Flanagan’s from 6, Templars + The Stress raise a racket for a record release at Amityville Music Hall at 6:30, and On Your Feet! takes the Argyle stage at 7:30. The night stays clear and cold, about 41°. Perfect for prowling.

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Saturday, October 24 22 events · 59°, mostly sunny

Saturday, boys and ghouls, is the most Halloween day of the weekend: mostly sunny, 59°, and crawling with costumes. At 10:30 the dogs dress up for Rotary Club Pups on Parade in Lindenhurst Village Square (the library joins the procession). All day, the Children’s Room at Lindenhurst Memorial Library hands out Velvet Poster Take and Make kits, Day of the Dead posters to color at home. And Freckleface Strawberry plays the Argyle at 10:30. At 11 the Long Island Family Festival reopens at Tanner Park and runs until 10. At noon, more than 100 vendors gather for the NYSF Spooky Happenings Market in Deer Park: free, with food trucks, puppy adoptions and readers who will tell your fortune. From 3 to 6:30, the Great Jack-O’-Lantern Sail at Belmont Lake State Park opens a free spooky house, a magic show and a petting zoo. At about 6:15, the pumpkins are set adrift on the dark water. From 5 to 7, Lindy Cares Trick or Trunk pops its trunks in Lindenhurst Village Square. On Your Feet! has a 2:30 matinee. And when the moon comes up, the LICMA Halloween dance in Deer Park pays cash to the top 3 costumes, and Ballyhoo! plays Amityville Music Hall at 6:30. (Sleepy Hollow Awakens is listed below, but it is staged at the RISE of the Jack O’Lanterns, outside the Town of Babylon.) Clear and about 41° after dark.

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Sunday, October 25 12 events · 62°, sunny

Sunday rises sunny and 62°, and the trunks creak open all over town. Fortify yourself at the Babylon Village Farmers Market, then choose your trunk, if you dare. The Amityville Teachers Association Trunk or Treat and Breast Cancer Walk runs 10 to 1 at James A. Caples Memorial Park, and the Texas Roadhouse Trunk or Treat in Deer Park runs 10 to 12, with a costume contest. At 10:30, Freckleface Strawberry is back at the Argyle. From 11 to 1, the Kick-A-Thon in Lindenhurst splinters boards for the Kiwanis pediatric trauma centers, and the Long Island Family Festival makes its final stand at Tanner Park, 11 to 9. At noon, the Creepy Crawl slithers through downtown Babylon Village until 3, and the trail ends at the library for the free Monster Mash Dance Party (1 to 4). On Your Feet! takes its final bow at the Argyle at 2.

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🎬 At the Movies: South Bay Cinemas

At South Bay Cinemas on Sunrise Highway in West Babylon, the screens have gone dark in the best way. The horror-thriller Clayface premieres this weekend, along with the animated adventure Wildwood. Michael Myers is back on the big screen in John Carpenter’s original Halloween (1978), and for the little ghouls there is The Nightmare Before Christmas. Doors open 30 minutes before the first showtime. These are Friday’s showtimes; for Saturday and Sunday, check southbaymovies.com.

  • NEW · PREMIERE Clayface — R, 1 hr 49 min. Horror, Thriller, Drama
    Starring Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, Eddie Marsan · Friday: 3:30PM, 6:15PM, 8:40PM
  • NEW · PREMIERE Wildwood — PG-13, 2 hr 10 min. Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Family
    Starring Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Mahershala Ali · Friday: 8:15PM
  • Halloween (1978) — R, 1 hr 31 min. Horror
    Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Nancy Kyes · Friday: 4:45PM, 8:45PM
  • NEW Street Fighter — PG-13, 2 hr 0 min. Action, Martial arts
    Starring Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji, Callina Liang · Friday: 5:00PM, 7:45PM
  • NEW Whalefall — PG-13, 1 hr 46 min. Thriller, Drama
    Starring Austin Abrams, Josh Brolin, Elisabeth Shue · Friday: 3:30PM, 5:45PM
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas (Re-Release) — PG, 1 hr 16 min. Animation
    Starring Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey · Friday: 6:45PM
  • Heart Of The Beast — PG-13, 1 hr 41 min. Action, Adventure
    Starring Brad Pitt, J.K. Simmons · Friday: 3:45PM, 6:00PM
  • Verity — R, 1 hr 54 min. Drama, Romance, Thriller
    Starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett · Friday: 8:00PM

🍂 This Weekend in October

The Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition’s Vision of Hope Garden is still standing at Town Hall Park in Lindenhurst through October 31, for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. On Sunday, the Amityville Teachers Association’s Trunk or Treat also comes with a Breast Cancer Walk at James A. Caples Memorial Park.

Halloween is next Saturday, October 31. The trunk-or-treats, haunted walks and costume events between now and then are in the October guide, along with the rest of the month’s observances.

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