1. Special Event – Ghostly Gala
Saturday, Oct. 29 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Join us for a special night at the Museum as we welcome action heroes, ballerinas, clowns, soldiers and more costume-clad visitors to celebrate Halloween in a fun, safe and spooky way. Bonus: Special guests from the Organization for Bat Conservation are swooping in to dispel the myths surrounding bats. Rob Mies, one of the world’s leading experts, will introduce you to the benefits bats provide as you meet live bats from around the world.
Showtimes are 6:15, 7, 7:45 and 8:30 p.m. (Additional fee: $4 with Gala admission; $3 for museum members with Gala admission. All ages. Ghostly Gala fee: $10 ($8 for museum members).
Where: 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City
Info: (516) 224-5800 www.licm.org
2. Frightening Floating Ghosts
Sunday, Oct. 30 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Create a spooky and fun floating ghost. Have a frighteningly good time as you test it out in our wind tunnel before your next Halloween haunting. Ages: 3 and up. Free with museum
admission.
Where: 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City
Info: (516) 224-5800 www.licm.org
3. Annual Williston Park Ragamuffin Halloween Parade
Monday, Oct. 31 at 6:15 p.m.
Meet at the American Legion at 6:15pm. The Parade steps off promptly at 6:30pm and will proceed west on Charles Street, South on Park Avenue, and east on Lafayette Street and ending at the Village Hall
Where: 730 Willis Ave, Williston Park
Info: Village Hall (516)746-2193
4. Halloween Trick or Treat At The American Airpower Museum
Sunday, Oct. 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Trick or treat in the safety of our haunted hangar, scavenger hunt for kids with
treats, participate in a best child’s costume contest (12 and under), and take a
tour of our haunted bomber.
Also there will be crafts, games with prizes and face painting.
Adults $10, Seniors and vets $8, Children (5-12) $5
Where: 1230 New Highway, Farmingdale
Info: (631) 293-6398
5. Haunted Hangars Museum Sleepover
Friday, Oct. 28 from from 7:30 p.m. to 8 a.m.
Participate in creepy science activities, watch a film in our Dome Theater, dare to take a flashlight tour of our galleries, and come in your best (or worst) Halloween costume. For families with children from ages five through 12.
Pizza, bedtime snack, light breakfast and a Cradle of Aviation Sleepover Patch are included. BYO sleeping bag or air mattress.
$65 per person, $50.00 for museum members.
Where: Cradle of Aviation Museum Charles Lindbergh Blvd, Garden City
Info: (516) 572-0557 www.cradleofaviation.org
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