Halloween Spooktacular on the East River Esplanade
Sat 24 Oct, 13:00 · East River Esplanade, Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York · New York
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About this event
Halloween on the waterfront walkway above the FDR: live music, face painting, crafts and free ice cream handed out along the Esplanade. Costumes encouraged. It is a short, low-key afternoon that puts you on a stretch of riverfront most people only ever cycle past.
Why we picked it
Free ice cream and live music on a piece of Manhattan waterfront that rarely gets programmed.
Free entry
Carried in Mommy Poppins' "Free Halloween Events in NYC for Kids" roundup, which specifies "free ice cream"; no admission charge stated anywhere.
Registration
None
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