Mad Monster Lab Haunted House and Fall Festival at Bowne Park, Queens, NYC

NYC Parks is holding the Mad Monster Lab Haunted House & Fall Festival on Friday, October 30, 2026, at the Bowne Park Field House in Queens. It runs from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is free and no registration is required.

The first part of the event is a family-friendly fall festival. There is a pumpkin patch, and kids can make arts and crafts projects. Inflatables are set up for bouncing, and Halloween-themed music is played for dancing. The Parks listing files the event under arts and crafts, festivals, games, best for kids, Halloween and fall festivals.

Once the sun goes down, the Mad Monster Lab opens its doors. Parks describes it as a spooky laboratory open to anyone who dares to walk in. Our summary of the evening portion is a haunted walk with jump scares.

The venue is the Field House in Bowne Park, Queens. Questions can go to NYC Parks at (718) 393-7370.

Halloween in New York is often associated with big parades and ticketed attractions. A neighborhood event like this one, run by the city's parks department and free to attend, shows another side of the season. NYC Parks lists it alongside its other Halloween and fall programming, and amNewYork has covered the wider slate of fall and Halloween events at city parks and recreation centers. For visitors from Japan, it is a chance to see how local Queens families celebrate the holiday.