The Ultimate Ravecation Guide: NYC Halloween 2025

Apparently, the spells, seances, and summonings worked… 👻 After months in the crypt, we heard your call and have risen to bring you the ultimate NYC Halloween guide — the spookiest, rave-iest, sickest Halloweek anyone (alive or dead) could dream up.

🕸️ Curated and approved by a long-time raver + NYC resident (yours truly).🕸️ This isn’t a list of everything happening — just the spots, events, and eats we’d actually hit ourselves. NYC can be overwhelming plus lots of TikTok bait out there, so it’s essential to narrow things down to what is actually good.

The perfect PARTY itinerary… if you dare

Thursday
- Risqué Halloween with Shahar, Vanjee and more at Public Hotel
  - Located at ArtSpace in the iconic Public Hotel, designed by Ian Schrager one of the founders of the legendary studio 54, this monthly party is a favorite among partygoers in NYC. Two rooms, authentic NYC energy, the perfect start to your weekend.
Friday October 31
- NYC Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village
  - Try to get to Sixth Ave early to grab a lookout spot before the parade starts. The start(around Spring St) or end of the parade (15th St) tends to be less congested
- White Lodge Halloween
  - Proper Bushwick warehouse vibes, 2 rooms with 4-point D&B Audio across both floors.
  - Room 1 presented by Vigilante with O.Bee + Tomas Station, Bobby, and Choukroun + Monk
  - Room 2 presented by Alegria Community with DLR (nyc), Kenia, and Joiah
Saturday Nov 1
- Dia De Los Muertos with Damian Lazarus, Adam Ten, and more
  - A fundraiser for the Mayan Warrior and Maxa Burning Man camps. A continuation of the legendary City of Gods party from the previous weekend.
Sunday Nov 2
- Resolute Why So Serious? With Mink, Rama, Maksim and more
  - Event starts Saturday night but we’ll be going for the morning sessions! A 30+ hour marathon event at H0l0. Three stages of music Saturday night and all day Sunday. Ends Monday 4 AM.
- Kazbah with Serge Devant, Traumer and more
  - An absolute can’t miss event! Kazbah and Golden Record NYC join forces for a 24-hour journey at Brooklyn’s new audiophile club. A 500-cap underground nightclub in East Williamsburg designed with every detail in mind, literally the perfect club. At its core is REX, a custom 4-point system with four 10-foot stacks surrounding the dance floor. Ends Sunday 10 PM.
- Circoloco afters at 99 Scott with Marco Carola, Chriss Stussy and more
  - Everyone knows this is THE Circoloco event to attend during Halloween. Ends Monday 4 AM.
More events you might like
- Friday – Party Monsters
  - Fetish Party headlined by Jamie Jones, Victor Calderone and more. Must be pre-approved to get code to unlock tickets!
- Saturday – Danny Daze and more at Signal
- Sunday – Murphy’s Law, Todd Terry, and more at Superior Ingredients Rooftop

Where to Stay

Note: There are a lot of legal restrictions on short-term rentals (AirBnB, VRBO, etc) in NYC so you’ll notice there’s not many options there! Hotels are the way to go or private short term rentals (If you don’t know anyone, you can get lucky sometimes on the Gypsy Housing FB group). Beware of scammers!

Williamsburg/Bushwick
- Most parties are in this area so it will make those late night Ubers pretty cheap! And it’s still easy to get to the city for daytime activities by train.
- Some hotels we like:
  - Moxy Williamsburg
  - William Vale
  - Hoxton
  - Wythe
  - Arlo
Downtown Manhattan
- Close to the Halloween parade and also so much to do during the day!
- Some hotels we like:
  - Public Hotel
  - The Standard East Village
  - Moxy East Village
Midtown/Uptown
- There’s not as many Halloween events in this area and it’s pretty touristy but you can usually find some good last minute deals! If it’s your first time in NYC and you do want to do the touristy things like Time Square, Central Park etc and want to be close by you might want to consider it. (But this wouldn’t be our first choice! You can really do all that stuff in 1 day and can get here from any of the other areas above pretty easily by train or uber)
- Some hotels we like:
  - Hilton Midtown
  - Dream Midtown

What to Do By Area

East Village/LES
- Food
  - Breakfast
    - Apollo bagels- go early on a weekday otherwise youll be waiting a long time. Weekends not worth it (if you like salmon get the lox with scallion cream cheese! I dont so i get tomato and scallion cream cheese)
    - Plantshed Coffee Shop
    - Winson Bakery
    - Sit down
      - Cafe maud
      - Ruby’s
      - Cathedrale
  - Lunch
    - 7th street burger
    - Pasta de pasta
    - Mala project
    - Don ceviche
  - Dinner
    - Cathedrale
    - Soothr
    - Mala project
    - Mono mono
- Bars
  - Headless Widow cocktail
  - Death & co cocktail
  - Decibel Sake Bar
  - Attaboy cocktail
  - Burp Castle (whisper bar)
- Activities
  - Watch an off-broadway show: Ginger Twinsies
  - Thrifting
  - Walk down St. Marks (daytime)
Chelsea/Soho/Greenwich
- Food
  - Breakfast
    - Maman
    - Sit down
    - Empire diner (likely to see someone famous here!)
    - Cafeteria (same owners as Empire diner)
    - Maison Close (fun/wild/party brunch)
  - Lunch
    - Los Taco’s No.1
    - Jack’s Wife Freda
    - Au Chaval
    - Boqueria
  - Dinner
    - Kyu
    - One if by Land, Two if by Sea
    - Buddakan
    - Meduza
- Bars
  - Employees Only
  - The Warren
  - Tokyo Record Bar
  - Dante West Village
  - Angel’s Share
- Activities
  - Shopping
  - Walk the High Line
  - Visit the Whitney Museum
  - Check out some galleries! On Thursdays, some galleries have free food and drinks in the evening. Check out Thirsty Gallerina on Instagram for the schedule.
  - Watch the sunset near Little Island
WIlliamsburg/Greenpoint/Bushwick
- Food
  - Breakfast
    - Devocion
    - Winson Bakery
    - Sit down
    - Sereneco
    - Egg Shop
    - The Bedford
  - Lunch
    - L’Industrie (best pizza in New York IMO!)
    - Forma Pasta Factory
    - Ichiran
    - Roberta’s
    - Gordo’s Cantina
  - Dinner
    - Misi Italian Dinner
    - Le Crocodile
    - Oxomoco
    - Cafe Mogador
    - Kings Co Imperial
- Bars
  - Fresh Kills Cocktail Bar
  - The Keep
  - Mood Ring
  - Jupiter Disco
  - Carousel
  - Casual
    - Radegaast German Beer Hall
    - Spritzenhaus 33 German Beer Hall
    - Macri Park
- Activities
  - Thrifting
  - Lot Radio
  - McCarren or Domino Park
  - Smorgasborg Food and Clothing Market Open 11am- 6pm Saturdays (Free)
  - Bathhouse Spa

Getting Around/Transportation

Use Google Maps Public Transportation setting or the MyMTA app. Don’t be turned off if a route suggests the bus, the MTA buses are actually great (clean and cool with a dedicated bus lane that can skip traffic, they just don’t come as often).
From airport
- JFK
  - To Manhattan – we recommend taking the AirTrain then the subway.It’s much cheaper and takes the same amount of time! Taxis do offer a flat rate to anywhere in Manhattan but it is still much more expensive than the public transportation route.
  - To Brooklyn – we recommend taking the Airain then the subway. It’s much cheaper and takes the same amount of time!
- LGA
  - To Manhattan – If you are going uptown, ride share or public transportation are both viable options as they take the same amount of time. Your decision will come down to price! If you are going downtown, it’s much faster via car.
  - To Brooklyn – we recommend ride share! It will take 2 or 3 times as long via public transportation.
- EWR
  - To Manhattan- We recommend taking the train to Penn Station. It’s the most efficient and affordable option. Taking a car can get pricey and don’t save you that much time.
  - To Brooklyn- The most cost-effective option is to take the train to Penn Station, and transfer to the subway from there. Depending on traffic, taking a car could be faster but will be much more expensive.
Around the city
- Train – Our preferred method of transportation in the day time.
- Car – usually never worth it to get around Manhattan during the day but can be worth it in Brooklyn. We recommend taking a car no matter where you are once the sun goes down! Especially if you are alone.
- Bike – if you are feeling adventurous, there are CitiBikes all around the city. But make sure you wear a helmet and be safe! It’s not your typical city…

Other Things to do

Walk the Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan
Go for a Run on the George Washington Bridge
KBBQ + Karaoke in K-Town
More Museums
- MoMa
- Guggenheim
- The Frick
- The Met
Gym/workout. Cool gyms around the city, you can see if they have day passes directly or check ClassPass
- Soul Cycle
- Rumble (kickboxing)
- Y7 hot yoga (intense)
- St marks yoga (chill yoga! Super cute studio)
- F45 (45 minute full body workout)
- Form 50 (50 minute full body workout)
The very touristy things
- Statue of Liberty
- Empire State Building
- Times Square
- Go to the Zoo – there are several
- Brooklyn botanical garden or New York Botanical garden
- Go see a sports game!
- See a Broadway show

Other Tips

Tickets are strongly encouraged, most events sell out and will not accept walk-ups.
Plan your eats and your sleeps. Most restaurants in NYC require reservations, do those now!! We recommend doing the sightseeing and restaurant reservations before the weekend so you are fully energized!
Weather is very unpredictable during Halloween! Don’t believe the weather app and plan for everything. Hot, cold, or rainy! And bring at least 1 light jacket, 1 medium, and even 1 heavier duty (puffy) jacket, if you get cold easily (I’m looking at you, Miami friends).
Bring a fan (eventhough it might be cold outside, events can get hot!)
Stay hydrated, be safe, and have fun!