2024 Halloween Events | Rochester NY and Finger Lakes
Halloween is a fun time in Rochester NY and the Finger Lakes with lots of Halloween events, activities, costume parties and things to do for kids and grownups alike. Whether you want to take the kids to a safe place to trick-or-treat (like Eastview Mall trick or treats) or dressing up for Halloween parties, costume contests and parades, pumpkin picking and pumpkin carving, there are lots of things to do to celebrate Halloween in Rochester and the Finger Lakes.
Events may be canceled or postponed. Check websites before heading to event.
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2024 Halloween Events and Parties for Grown-ups
Historic Palmyra’s famous Cemetery Walk
- October 12, 2024 (5:30pm and 7:30pm)
- Roger’s Chapel in the Palmyra Cemetery, 272 Vienna St. Palmyra, NY
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- Historic Palmyra’s famous Cemetery Walk. Saturday! One night only – 2 shows. An amazing journey into the land of the dead. You won’t want to miss this.
Spirits of Sodus Walk and Talk Cemetery Tour
- October 19, 2024
- Baptist Rural Cemetery, AKA Brick Church Cemetery
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- Bring a flashlight and join the tour for walk through the cemetery. You will meet some of the important people in the history of Sodus.
Canandaigua Elks Halloween Party – Canandaigua
- October 26, 2024 (Doors open 6pm)
- Canandaigua Elks Lodge, Niagara St. Canandaigua, NY
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- Enjoy Live music, drink specials, costume contest with prizes, $5 open to the public.
Star Cider Halloween Party – Canandaigua
- October 26, 2024
- Star Cider, Rte 364. Canandaigua, NY
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show – Geneva
- October 26, 2024 at 9pm
- The Smith Opera House – 82 Seneca St. Geneva, NY
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- The 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show is back at The Smith this October with romance, thrills, laughs, and an interactive shadow cast! Costumes are STRONGLY encouraged!
Haunted Stroll at Sonnenberg – Canandaigua
- October 27, 2024
- Sonnenberg Gardens – 250 Gibson St. Canandaigua, NY
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- Stroll through the gardens and encounter witches, goblins, and ghouls!
Sandbar Halloween Party – Canandaigua
- November 01, 2024
- Sandbar at the Lake House – 770 S. Main St. Canandaigua, NY
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- Halloween Party and Costume Contest at Sand Bar. Enjoy food and drink specials, live music and dancing. 21+, go to website for tickets
- For more spooky scares, check out Ghosts, ghost hunting and haunted sites in the Finger Lakes
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Halloween Activities and Events for Kids
Pumpkin Palooza Fall Festival – Lyons, NY
- October 05, 2024 (10am-4pm)
- Lyons, NY
- Celebrate the arrival of fall with craft and food vendors, games for the whole family, an antique show, music and entertainment, the famous Pumpkin Race down Pearl St (watch 200 pumpkins roll at top speed down a steep hill, see if yours will be the first to finish to win a $$ prize).
Screamfest – Hamlin
- Saturday, October 12, 2024 (12-5pm)
- Town Hall Park – 1658 Lake Road – Hamlin, NY
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- Hamlin’s Halloweenathon: Put on your spookiest costume and get ready for a Halloween celebration like no other! This event promises thrills, chills, and plenty of treats for all ages. Vendors, family activities, petting zoo, food, pony rides, contests, wagon rides and more.
Ontario Pathways Pumpkin Walk – Canandaigua
- October 19, 2024
- Ontario County Fairgrounds, Canandaigua, NY
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- The ghosts return to the Ontario Pathways Pumpkin Walk for a night of spookiness and fun. Stroll a mile-long path lined with hundreds of glowing jack-o-lanterns.
Fall Family Trunk or Treat – Brighton
- Saturday, October 19, 2024 (10am-11:30am)
- Brighton Memorial Library – 2300 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY
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- Visit with animals from the Seneca Park ZooMobile, and other activities as you trunk or treat. Costumes welcome.
Trunk or Treat in Geneva
- Saturday, October 19, 2024 (3:30-5pm)
- Geneva Public Library – Geneva, NY
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Trunk or Treat in Penn Yan
- Saturday, October 19, 2024
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- A fun children’s event featuring trick or treating right on Main Street, a costume parade, dance party and more.
Batavia Muckdogs Trick or Treat
- Saturday, October 19, 2024
- Dwyer Stadium, Batavia, NY
- Celebrate Halloween with a free event at Dwyer Stadium featuring Trick or Treat, games, activities and more.
Al Sigl Community WalkAbout
- Sunday, October 20, 2024
- Inside Eastview Mall, Victor, NY
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- Enjoy family-friendly indoor Halloween fun including trick-or-treat tables and activity stations, music, and more. This is a free event; all donations benefit 55,000 kids and adults with special needs in our community served by Al Sigl Member Agencies.
Pittsford Family Halloween Fest
- Sunday, October 20, 2024 (2pm – 5pm)
- Spiegel Pittsford Community Center – 35 Lincoln Ave. Pittsford, NY
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- A free family friendly Halloween party with trick-or-treating, games, Halloween activities, prizes, music and more. Admission: One canned good item per person to benefit the Pittsford Food Cupboard.
Halloween in Downtown Ithaca
- Friday, October 25, 2024 (4-6pm)
- The Commons, Downtown Ithaca, NY
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- Come in costumes to The Commons in Downtown Ithaca for a safe and secure trick-or-treating experience for families where local merchants will be giving out candy so kids can safely enjoy the spirit of the holiday.
Accessible Trunk-or-Treat Halloween Event
- Friday, October 25, 2024 (5-7pm)
- Innovative Field- One Morrie Silver Way, Rochester, NY
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- The Center for Disability Rights (CDR) will host an “Accessible Trunk-or-Treat” Halloween event at Frontier Field as an alternative to going door-to-door to trick-or-treat. For many children with physical or sensory disabilities, going door-to-door to trick-or-treat may be a challenge, if it is an option at all. This is a FREE event for children 10 and under. Adult supervision is required and costumes are strongly encouraged! This is a scent free event.
Trunk or Treat in Geneva
- Saturday, October 26, 2024 (2-5pm)
- 140 E. North St. Geneva, NY
Trunk or Treat in Farmington
- Saturday, October 26, 2024
- Farmington Town Park, County Rd 8, Farmington,NY
- Celebrate Halloween with a safe and family friendly Trunk or Treat event at the Farmington Town Park. There will also be a bounce house for all to enjoy.
Canandaigua Fall Festival – Canandaigua, NY
- October 26, 2024
- Downtown Canandaigua, NY
- Fall Into Canandaigua is Family Halloween Fun in Downtown Canandaigua, NY with halloween activities such as Pumpkin Decorating, Kids Costume Parade and Contest, Horse Drawn Wagon Rides, Musical Petting Zoo, Magic Shows, and family friendly activities.
Halloween@Onanda – Canandaigua
- Saturday, October 26, 2024 (2-5pm)
- Onanda Park, 4965 County Rd 16 (West Lake Rd) Canandaigua, NY
- Wear costumes and bring children to a free family Halloween event at Onanda Park in Canandaigua for Halloween activities like trick-or-treating, Halloween activities and crafts, children’s stories and music, in Halloween decorated lakeside cabins.
Victor Parks and Recreation Monster Mash Halloween Party
- October 26, 2024 (10am-1pm)
- Victor Recreation Center, 7891 Lehigh Crossing, Victor, NY
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- Enjoy safe and festive activities including trick or treating, a costume parade, pumpkin decorating, entertainment and hayrides. Come dressed in costume for an afternoon of activities and fun.
Eastview Mall Halloween Party
- October 26, 2024 (11am-1pm)
- Eastview Mall – Victor, NY
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- Little Halloween ghosts and goblins will enjoy donuts, cider, and trick-or-treating around the mall (at participating stores). The Halloween party in the Main Court at 11am-1pm.
Trunk or Treat in Bloomfield
- Saturday, October 26, 2024 (5-7pm)
- Duvall Farms – 6555 Rte 5&20. Bloomfield, NY
- Duvall Farms in Bloomfield, NY is a 4th generation family owned & operated farm and year round farmers market. The Pumpkin Palace will be open weekends until October 27th (Saturdays and Sundays). Enjoy hayrides, pony rides, corn maze, bounce house, petting zoo, (1) and U-Pick Pumpkins.
Trunk or Treat in Lyons
- Saturday, October 26, 2024 (1-3pm)
- Lyons Community Center – 9 Manhattan St. Lyons, NY
Trunk or Treat in Ovid
- Saturday, October 26, 2024 (5-7pm)
- at Ovid Big M and the Library
Trunk or Treat in Henrietta
- Saturday, October 26, 2024
- Rochester Elks Lodge #24 will host its annual free “Trunk or Treat” event for kids in the community in the parking lot behind the lodge at 3525 East Henrietta Road. NY
Haunted Highway in Hamlin
- Saturday, October 26, 2024 (7-9pm)
- Town Hall Park on Lake Road – Hamlin, NY
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- Haunted Highway in Hamlin is a haunted drive-thru Halloween experience with spooky displays throughout the park.
Halloween at the Rochester Public Market
- Sunday, October 27, 2024 (4:30-7pm)
- Rochester Public Market- 280 Union Street North Rochester, NY
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- Enjoy trick or treating, performances, interactive kids activities, hay rides, food vendors and much more at the Rochester Public Market. Come dressed in costume for an afternoon of activities and fun. Free- No registration or tickets required. Held the Sunday before Halloween each year.
Treats at the Creek – Palmyra
- Sunday, October 27, 2024 (3-5pm)
- Cross Creek Church – 3700 St Rte 31, Palmyra, NY
Toddler Trick-or-Treat at Rochester Museum of Play
- October 31, 2024 (10am-2pm)
- Museum of Play, Rochester, NY
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- Dress up in your Halloween costume and trick or treat for prizes at the homes of some popular costumed characters. Craft Halloween-themed artwork, play Feed the Monster and other Halloween party games, and show off your moves at the dance party with a special guest DJ!
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