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100+ Cheap and Free Halloween Events for Kids in New Jersey 2022

Republished annually with the current year’s Free Halloween Events for kids in New Jersey.

Where can I take my kids for free Halloween events in New Jersey?

There are so many upcoming great Halloween Events for kids! We list a lot on our Calendar of Events… but this post… it’s all about helping you find the best free Halloween events in New Jersey.

As you read below we’ll share brief details on each Halloween event and then we encourage you to click the links over to our Calendar of Halloween Events where you can find more details. Most of the New Jersey Halloween events are FREE. The rest are $5 or less to attend.

Because we have so many free NJ Halloween events for kids to share with you we’ve sorted this listing into a way that we hope will help you easily find your local Halloween events for kids, tweens, and teens.

  • First look for your region of New Jersey: North Jersey, Central Jersey, or South Jersey.
  • Then under each region heading you will find a listing of cheap and free New Jersey Halloween Events for kids by county.
  • Click on those county links to find listings specific to Halloween and fall events in your area of New Jersey.
Free Halloween events in New Jersey

We are updating this frequently for 2022. Be sure to check back often! 

The Best Free Halloween Events for Kids in New Jersey

To have your New Jersey Halloween event advertised on this listing, please visit our event submission form for more information.

Free North Jersey Halloween events for kids

The below list contains FREE Northern New Jersey Halloween events.

Please click through all event listings for specific times, dates, the event location, and important details regarding each free New Jersey Halloween event.

Bergen County Halloween events

Essex County Halloween events

  • Montclair Free Halloween Portraits The popular Halloween Portrait sessions are back. Once again, Portraits by Michael Stahl will be offering complimentary portraits of your young ones in costume in exchange for a full bag of groceries that they will be delivered to Tony’s Kitchen and the Human Needs Food Pantry. Visit this event listing for more details.
  • Downtown Verona Halloween and Fall Festival – Come in costume to enjoy a festival with pumpkin painting, petting zoo, inflatables, goodie bags, and a costume parade. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • South Orange Spooky Spiotta – A costume contest, a festival, and Wanda the Giant Witch will be back again to entertain the kids with music, jokes and games. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Livingston Halloween Haunted Walk – Take a twisted walk through the woods where the dead have risen to life! Visit our event listing for more details.
  • Belleville Halloween Celebration
  • South Orange Movie Night
  • Click over for more Essex County Halloween Events, parades, AND Essex County Trunk or Treat events.
  • Click to see Essex County NJ Trick or Treat Times.
New Jersey Halloween Events with Free Admission

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Hudson County Halloween events

  • Secaucus Halloween Trail – Activities include a haunted trail, a not-so-haunted house, and more. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Kearny Doggie Halloween PAWrade And Festival – Join the Kearny community for a PAWrade and other Halloween activities. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Jersey City Halloween Party at Pop Up Next Door – A kid-friendly and family-oriented Spooky Pop Up Party! For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • North Bergen Halloween Teen Movie Night – Grab your sleeping bag, pillow, towel, and join a late-over at the library for teens ages 13 and up. Free refreshments will be served. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • North Bergen Halloween Celebration at Main Library
  • Guttenberg Halloween Celebration
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  • Click to see Hudson County NJ Trick or Treat Times.

Morris County Halloween events

  • Mt. Arlington Halloween Bash – Celebrate the Maborc’s Halloween celebration with your kids. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Rockaway Halloween at the Lake – A safe and fun halloween event where children and families can walk around Park Lake while trick or treating. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • HalloWharton – There will be a haunted hayride, pumpkin painting, DJ with music and games, and a costume contest. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Cedar Knolls Halloween Masquerade at Malapardis Park – The Township of Hanover Recreation invites all girls and boys to the annual Masquerade at Malapardis Park with goodie bags, a pumpkin patch and other treats. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Morris Township Halloween Movie Night
  • Spooktacular Drive-In Movie Night
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  • Click to see Morris County NJ Trick or Treat Times.

Passaic County Halloween events

  • Clifton Halloween Parade, Costume Contest, and Harvest Fest – A Halloween parade with costume contest through the streets of Clifton. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Pompton Lakes Halloween Hunt – Only for Pompton Lakes residents, Borough of Pompton Lakes presents “Halloween Hunt”. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Click over for more Passaic County Halloween Events, parades, AND Passaic County Trunk or Treat events.
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Free Halloween events for kids in New Jersey

Please click through all event listings for specific times, dates, the event location, and important details regarding each free New Jersey Halloween event.

Sussex County Halloween events

  • Andover Halloween Party – Children’s Halloween party in Andover. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Halloween Inflatable Village in Augusta – The Martorana Christmas House you love at Christmas also offers Halloween fun. Check this out with your kids! For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Click over for more Sussex County Halloween Events, parades, AND Sussex County Trunk or Treat events.
  • Click to see Sussex County NJ Trick or Treat Times.

Union County Halloween events

  • Cranford Scarecrow Stroll – Get ready for a stroll like never before! You can find scarecrows throughout downtown Cranford, in front of stores and in windows. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Springfield Halloween Spooktacular – Costume contest, Halloween crafts, balloon animals and more. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Westfield Halloween Celebration at Miller-Cory House Museum – Visit the Miller-Cory House Museum for some Halloween fun! The program is appropriate for children, ages 3 through elementary school. The museum’s costumed docents will greet visitors in front of the farmhouse. There are numerous activities planned for the afternoon. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Union Halloween Spooktacular Saturday – This Spooktacular Saturday features TWO events: a trunk or treat AND All Hallows Evening. There will be food trucks, a DJ, pumpkn carvers, and more. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Kenilworth Carve It Out – Bring your carved creation to the pumpkin patch and join in on Halloween activities. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • AddamsFest in Westfield – Local musicians, vendors, street performers, Howl-O-Ween Dog Contest. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
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  • Summit Scream on the Green – A movie, Monster Mash Dance Party, and a bonfire with some free S’Mores! Swapping ghost stories will be encouraged. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Click over for more Union County Halloween Events, parades, AND Union County Trunk or Treat events.
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Warren County Halloween events

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Free Central Jersey Halloween events for kids

The below list contains FREE Central New Jersey Halloween events.

Please click through all event listings for specific times, dates, the event location, and important details regarding each free New Jersey Halloween event.

Hunterdon County Halloween events

  • Franklin Halloween Party – A trunk or treat event with live music and a costume contest. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Frenchtown Halloween Zombie Crawl and Scavenger Hunt – The original River Town Zombie Crawl! Frenchtown Zombie makeup team transforms the living into the Living Dead right before your very eyes! Scavenger hunt through town and put your own twist on your favorite Zombie oeuvre. Dress in your deadly best to participate in the well-esteemed zombie contest. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Lebanon Township Halloween Madness – Tailgating, parade, contests, Trick or Treating, music and fun! For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • High Bridge Halloween Party – Come down to Union Forge Park (football field) for two hours of Halloween fun! Many of our community groups have created fun family-friendly games and crafts for you to enjoy! For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Lebanon Township Halloween Celebration
  • High Bridge Halloween Movie Night
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  • Click to see Hunterdon County NJ Trick or Treat Times.

Mercer County Halloween events

  • Princeton Hometown Halloween Parade – A Halloween parade that ends with live music, crafts and family-friendly activities, and more! For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Ewing Halloween Party and Trunk or Treat – Arts and crafts, music and storytelling, trunk or treat and other Halloween activities. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Oktoberfest in Hamilton – Children’s rides, bounce houses, face painting, children’s novelties, entertainment and games. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Click over for more Mercer County Halloween Events, parades, AND Mercer County Trunk or Treat events.
  • Click to see Mercer County NJ Trick or Treat Times.

Middlesex County Halloween events

100 Free New Jersey Halloween Events for Kids

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Monmouth County Halloween events

  • iPlay America Halloween Trick or Treat Around the Park – Enjoy a trick-or-treat trail around the different INDOOR iPlay America attractions. Participate in costume contests! Win prizes! One night ONLY! For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
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  • Matawan Halloween Celebration – Start out by entering through an awesome Candy Lane Balloon Arch and then stop by the decorated tables sponsored by our local businesses where you can pick up some candies, and flyers. Then have fun at the fire station bounce house and slide combo, take a ride on the tea cup ride, and stop by an arts and crafts table. Fun with the petting zoo, pony rides, DJ Richie, and balloon animals will help round out the day. End the day with Stretch & the Armstrongs concert. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Middletown Halloween Hullabaloo – This spooktacular evening includes costume contests, cartooning with the Doodle Dude, haunted hayrides and more! For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Highlands Howl-O-Ween Pet Costume Contest – A costume contest for pets and their humans, prizes for scariest, most original and funniest costumes. Refreshments will be served. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Boscov’s Boo Bash Halloween in Eatontown – Trick or treat, Halloween crafts, and games. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Red Bank Halloween Movie – Grab a blanket, put on your spooky best and head to Riverside Gardens Park for a special showing of Hocus Pocus. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Neptune Township Halloween Party – Wear your costumes! There will be a magic show, DJ music, and treat bags! For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Manasquan Halloween Festival – Halloween festival activities include music, costume contest, pumpkin painting, and more. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Eatontown Halloween Celebration – This Halloween celebration will have a D.J., Costume Contest, Photo booth, and Pizza will be served. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Marty’s Place Howl-O-Ween Family Fest – Howl-O-Ween Family Fest activities include food trucks, music, hayrides, kid zone, pet photos, K9 demo, pumpkin bowling, canine Ruff Mudder obstacle course. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Eatontown Haunted Museum Tour – Experience stories of ghosts, urban legens and more brought to life at Eatontown’s Haunted Museum For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Manalapan Halloween Monster Mania – Costume contest, games, crafts, shows, haunted trails, and treats. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Upper Freehold Halloween Family Howl-O-Ween Festival
  • Hazlet Halloween Bonfire Howl-O-Ween
  • Long Branch Halloween Celebration
  • Holmdel Halloween Party at Bell Works
  • New Egypt Halloween at The Market
  • Marlboro Halloween Movie Night
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  • Click to see Monmouth County NJ Trick or Treat Times.

Somerset County Halloween events

  • Harvest Festival in Watchung – Activities include costume contests, mummy wrapping contest, pumpkin painting contest, music, games, prizes, petting zoo, hayrides, face painting, and crafts. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Hillsborough Howl-O-Ween – Howl-O-Ween at the dog park dog parade and costume contest, vendors, prizes and fun for all. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Somerset Halloween on Hamilton – Music, games, crafts, prizes, costume parade, pumpkin decorating, Trunk or Treat. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Downtown Somerville Spooktacular – Enjoy music, activities, and entertainment on Division Street, Main Street, and at Borough Hall! For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Bridgewater Halloween Festival – Calling all Bridgewater Resident Ghosts and Goblins! Join your friends and family for a spooktacular event with DJ, dancing, and a costume contest. Visit our calendar listing for more details.
  • Bridgewater Halloween Robotics Party – Join Bound Brook High School Robotics Team 56 in Community Hub at Bridgewater Commons as they host a FREE Halloween-themed party promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math for students aged 5-18. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Bridgewater Halloween Magic Show
  • Branchburg Halloween Movie Night
  • Click over for more Somerset County Halloween Events, parades, AND Somerset County Trunk or Treat events.
  • Click to see Somerset County NJ Trick or Treat Times.

Free South Jersey Halloween events for kids

The below list contains FREE South Jersey Halloween events.

Please click through all event listings for specific times, dates, the event location, and important details regarding each free New Jersey Halloween event.

Atlantic County Halloween events

  • Egg Harbor City Halloween Parade – Join or participate in this South Jersey Halloween parade. Be among thousands who are entertained by the array of costumes, floats, and performances. The parade has something for everyone of all ages. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Boscov’s Boo Bash Halloween in Egg Harbor Township – Trick or treat, Halloween crafts, and games. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Halloween Comicfest at Level Up at Hamilton Mall – Contests, free comics, special guests and activities. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Buena Vista Township Halloween Fun Day at Saw Mill Park – Contests, parade, and activities. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Halloween at Batsto – Tricks, treats, games, prizes, pony rides, face painting, entertainment and more. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Witches Day Out at Historic Smithville – Witch-themed activities, contests, and specials. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Galloway Towne Center Halloween – Come Celebrate Halloween! Trick-or-treating, costume contests, pumpkin paintings, coloring contests, crafts and more! For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Buena Vista Township Halloween Fun Day
  • Ventnor City Halloween Festival
  • Pleasantville Halloween Celebration
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Burlington County Halloween events

  • Boscov’s Boo Bash Halloween – Moorestown – Trick or treat, Halloween crafts, and games. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Eastampton Trunk or Treat and Bonfire – Come out and join family and friends for a great evening of fun activities for the entire family! Dance to great music from DJ Ron. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Moorestown Pumpkin Party at Perkins Center – Wear your best costume and march in a parade, play games, or create a piece of art. Come listen to a story, snap a spooky selfie in our photo booth, and enjoy seasonal treats! For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Pemberton Halloween Night of Terror – Join Pemberton families, businesses, and community groups for a night of fright and fun! For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Moorestown Halloween Party
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  • Click to see Burlington County NJ Trick or Treat Times.

Please click through all event listings for specific times, dates, the event location, and important details regarding each free New Jersey Halloween event.

Camden County Halloween events

  • Voorhees Township Halloween Festival – This family event features pumpkin patch, hayrides, Teal Pumpkin Table, a costume parade, bounce houses, face painting, balloon artist and much more. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Blackwood Pumpkin Festival – Activities include pumpkin painting, hayrides, amusement rides, Scarecrow making, bounce houses, a pumpkin carving contest, face painting, a costume contest, a talent contest, and more. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Magnolia Halloween Parade and Trunk or Treat – Start with a parade and end with a trunk or treat! For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Boscov’s Boo Bash Halloween in Voorhees – Trick or treat, Halloween crafts, and games. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Pennsauken Halloween Haunted Hayride – The Haunted Hayride features ghosts, ghouls, goblins, and the walking dead providing scary fun for the whole family, as guests ride around in a hay wagon pulled by a tractor. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Collingswood Halloween Haunted Hayride
  • Audubon Halloween Festival
  • Merchantville Halloween Festival
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  • Click to see Camden County NJ Trick or Treat Times.

Cape May County Halloween events

  • Cape May County BOO at the Zoo – Visitors of all ages are invited to wear a costume to this fun family event, which includes activities for the kids, games, candy, entertainment, animals, an inflatable obstacle course, a pirate ship, and more. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Sea Isle City Halloween Parade and Dance Party – The parade will feature live music, strolling entertainers, floats, local organizations and many well-costumed participants. Dance Party Immediately following parade at Excursion Park. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Downtown Wildwood Halloween Movie And Trick or Treat – Trick or Treating and a free movie. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events
  • Pumpkin Festival at Historic Cold Spring Village – Pumpkin Festival activities include crafters, pumpkin painting, games, haunted house, hayrides. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Click over for more Cape May County Halloween Events, parades, AND Cape May County Trunk or Treat events.
  • Click to see Cape May County NJ Trick or Treat Times.
Free Halloween events in New Jersey for kids

Please click through all event listings for specific times, dates, the event location, and important details regarding each free New Jersey Halloween event.

Cumberland County Halloween events

  • Hallo-Wheaton at WheatonArts – Trick-or-Treat in your Halloween costume at WheatonArts. Children will have a chance to meet and take pictures with traditional costumed characters, such as the Mummy, the Grymm Witches, the too-tall scarecrow and many others. Throughout the grounds, actors will perform an eclectic mix of short skits capturing the Halloween season. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Greenwich Halloween Ghost Walking Tours – Ghost Walk begins at the Lummis Library and ends at the Gibbon House with refreshments from the Greenwich Fire Company! For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Boscov’s Boo Bash Halloween in Vineland – Trick or treat, Halloween crafts, and games. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Click over for more Cumberland County Halloween Events, parades, AND Cumberland County Trunk or Treat events.
  • Click to see Cumberland County NJ Trick or Treat Times.

Gloucester County Halloween events

  • Williamstown Halloween Light Show – The The Blights B-Lighted Christmas show you love at Christmas is decked out with Halloween lights. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Glassboro Truck Or Treat and Haunted House with Fire & Police Department – Trick-or-Treat from Fire Truck to Fire Truck while enjoying an Autumn night out learning about fire safety and entertainment such as music, and 18-foot fire truck slide, giant haunted house and more! For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Blackwood Psycho Trail Home Haunt – Free home haunt haunted walk thru with designated no scare kids nights. Donations are gladly accepted and go towards The Unforgotten Haven. Non For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Boscov’s Boo Bash Halloween – Deptford – Trick or treat, Halloween crafts, and games. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Pitman Halloween Haunted Walk – Members of PYAC will lead timed guided tours through the Haunted Walk which is an approximately .3 mile paved path starting at the Rotary Pavilion and ending at the boat ramp. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • South Harrison Halloween Egg Hunt
  • Franklinville Halloween Celebration at S&J Stable
  • Mullica Hill Halloween Walk
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Ocean County Halloween events

  • Point Pleasant Beach Boo at the Boardwalk – Trick-or-Treating, Crafts, Games, Pumpkin Patch, Beach Maze, Underwater Pumpkin Carving, Perk’y Pumpkin Derby and more on the Point Pleasant Boardwalk! For the first time, the amusement park will be OPEN during Boo (limited rides)! For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Long Beach Township Harvest Hayride and More – Featuring a hayride to the beach to “pick” pumpkins then back to the park for pumpkin painting, crafting, snacks and refreshments and music. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Boscov’s Boo Bash Halloween in Toms River – Trick or treat, Halloween crafts, and games. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Halloween Harvest Hoedown in Lavallette – An afternoon and evening of Halloween fun for all, hayrides, pony rides, contests, magic show. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Fall Festival in Barnegat – Crafts, games, inflatables, contests, and more. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Lavallette Halloween Celebration
  • Point Pleasant Halloween Haunts in the Park
  • Fall Harvest Festival in Stafford Township
  • Click over for more Ocean County Halloween Events, parades, AND Trunk or Treat events.
  • Click to see Ocean County NJ Trick or Treat Times.

Salem County Halloween events

  • Pittsgrove Trunk or Treat – For Pittsgrove and Elmer residents, are invited to join us for this FREE community-wide event that provides a safe, friendly, and fun trick-or-treating environment for kids ages 1 to 13. For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
  • Click over for more Salem County Halloween Events, parades, AND Salem County Trunk or Treat events.
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