Halloween is the most important American holiday in the country after Thanksgiving Day (Thanksgiving). A tradition that involves entire families and has been immortalized thanks to pop culture with movies and emblematic characters such as Jamie Lee Curtis in the saga Hallowe’en. Born in Ireland and northwestern France as a festival—called Samhain—to commemorate the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter, and introduced to the United States by Irish immigration in the late 19th century.
New York tends to celebrate it almost like no other city in the country. It is impressive to see how the days before October 31, the city is filled with pumpkins and terrifying costumes. The Parade of Hallowe’en in the Village and Tim Burton’s light installation at the Botanical Gardens are just two of this year’s big events.
The parade
The 51st edition of the emblematic annual halloween parade of the Village in New York will be held on the night of October 31, starting at 7:00 p.m. It is the largest Halloween in the United States. The route will begin at Canal Street and Sixth Avenue and extend north to 15th Street. This 2024, Tony-winning actor Andre DeShields will marshal the parade.
This year the parade will have a special section dedicated to “cat women” for all those who want to express their feline side. The after-party will include a costume contest with a $5,000 prize. It will take place at Webster Hall.
For the children
The New York Botanical Garden, in the Bronx, offers a route outdoors with more than 2,000 square meters of lighting installations inspired by the 1993 children’s film Nightmare before Christmas by Tim Burton. It will run until November 30. On the other hand, the organization Mano a Mano: Mexican Culture without Borders produce until November 2 a celebration of Day of the Dead in the Big Apple.
Tribute to a classic
The Rocky Horror Picture Show celebrates its 49th anniversary with a screening on Halloween night at the King’s Theater in Brooklyn, featuring Barry Bostwick, who played Brad Majors in the original film. There will also be a costume contest.
Gay and Latino Halloween
The gay community will celebrate at the party Reggaeton Halloween, at the Brooklyn Monarch in Williamsburg this Friday, October 25; and in Silly Halloween Discoa night of music dance French in the Drom (East Village) on Saturday the 26th.
Halloween on the tables
The producers of drunk shakespeare are presenting an adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic vampire novel, called Drunk Dracula. Audiences will delight in this 90-minute comedy about “the thirstiest bachelor in Transylvania.” The performances culminate on November 3 at the Ruby Theater.
Visit to the cemetery
One hour from Manhattan is the picturesque town where the film was filmed. sleepy hollowin the Hudson Valley, in which the character Ichabod Crane—played by Johnny Depp— was scared by The headless horseman. The cemetery offers walking tours day and night that promise chills.
