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In the spirit of Ray Bradbury’s chilling tale Something Wicked This Way Comes, and of course William Shakespeare’s spooky line, “Double, Double toil and trouble…” it is necessary to once again give attention to the upcoming holiday of Halloween! With five days remaining before the trick or treating begins it is crunch time! Don’t panic if you haven’t done your pumpkin picking or decided on a treat to either enjoy or distribute this year. Here you will find a few ideas to help you and your family enjoy this very creepy tradition.
Located in the Stonybrook Village Center is a Halloween festival for all ages. Complete with a scarecrow competition, costume parade and trick or treating, this free event should not be missed. It will be held October 31st, between 3 and 5pm.
The Nassau County Museum of Art host The Twilight Pumpkin Spectacular. This fantastic event is loaded with over 3,000 hand carved pumpkins, story-telling in the Spooky Circle, refreshments at the The Sweet Outdoors which include, jelly apples, pumpkin pie, hot chocolate and of course warm cider. A stop at Hag’s Hollow will appease any shoppers need to bring home trinkets and wares from this wonderful event. The event requires advanced tickets which are accessible through the website and are reasonably priced. The event is held October 23rd through the 26th from 6-9:30 pm.
You will find another treat at the Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport. The “Halloween” Night Out held on Sunday October, 26th is a one hour interactive children’s story telling program that invites all to come in costume. There will be treats for the children to aid in audience participation that will surely be a crowd pleaser. For the adults and older children, there is the Haunted Skies program in the planetarium to help you thrill seekers uncover the history and origin of Halloween through what the museum calls a “Spine tingling…intelligent and often frightening”, event.
If you still haven’t picked your pumpkins don’t worry there are quite a few farms all over the island to choose from. Here are a few to get you started.
Albert H. Schmitt Family Farms in Melville is open from 9am to 6pm on weekends.
The Elwood Pumpkin Farm in Huntington is another hot spot; it is open Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am until 5 pm. Call 631-368-8626 for directions and additional information.
Found in Cutchogue, the Greenland Family Farms is another great choice for those orange delights! Open from 9 am to 5 pm daily.
Harbes Family Farm on Sound Avenue in Jamesport is another Eastern Suffolk location worthy of a visit. The farm is open from 9 am to 6 pm daily.
Just a few safety reminders before going out to trick or treat this coming Halloween!
Children should go out during daytime hours unless accompanied by a responsible adult.
All treats should remain unopened until an adult can examine them for tampering.
A flashlight or glow stick can help your child be more visible to cars while walking house to house.
Set up a curfew for older children and make sure they follow a safe route if going out without an adult.
Instruct your children to never ever enter someone’s home or vehicle under any circumstances.
Keep them safe by not allowing them to cut through fields or trails and to always stay in well lit areas.
Most importantly: HAVE A SPOOKTACULAR TIME THIS YEAR!
www.stonybrookvillage.com
www.nassaumuseum.com
www.vanderbiltmuseum.org
www.schmittfamilyfarms.com
www.harbesfamilyfarm.com
www.greenlandfamilyfarms.com
www.nassaumuseum.com
www.vanderbiltmuseum.org
www.schmittfamilyfarms.com
www.harbesfamilyfarm.com
www.greenlandfamilyfarms.com
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