Your guide to Halloween week in Irvington
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The best week of the year for the historic Irvington neighborhood has arrived.
The big trick-ture: For decades, the east side neighborhood — named after "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" author Washington Irving — has hosted a multiday Halloween celebration featuring a parade, street festival and other events that attract thousands of visitors.
Boo-m in: You can have a frighteningly good time all week.
🩸 Starve a vampire; save a life. Also known as donating blood, you can do it at the Irvington Library, 1-7pm Monday.
🖼️ Bid on Halloween Festival posters at a live art auction at the Benton House Monday. Doors open at 6:30pm, and the auction starts at 7:15pm.
😱 Prepare for scares and watch seven horror film shorts at the Kan-Kan Cinema, 7:30pm Tuesday.
🔮 Get in touch with spirits at a seance and get a psychic reading at the Irvington Lodge.
- Seance tickets are $30; psychic readings are an extra $10. Readings start at 5:30pm Tuesday, with the first seance at 6:30pm. Tickets can be purchased at the Magick Candle (cash only).
🎥 Enjoy family movie night with a free screening of "E.T." at Crystal Creek Farm. Movie begins at dusk Wednesday. A haunted maze and bonfire will also be available.
- Space is limited, so register in advance.
🧙♀️ Ghost story lovers, this one's for you. Hear haunted tales from writing contest winners during A Night out in Sleepy Hollow.
- Plus: The free event includes a reading of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." 6pm Thursday at Irving Circle Park.
🚲 Cycle around the neighborhood during the Zombie Bike Ride, 6:30pm Friday. The free, all-ages ride starts at the Irvington Library. Route can be found here.
🏃 Hit the ground running (or walking) during the 5K Vampire Run or 1-mile walk. 9:30am Saturday, $30-$40.
🎃 Stick around after the race for the street fair, when thousands (costume optional, but encouraged!) descend upon the area for live music, a beer garden, food trucks and retail vendors all along Washington Street and Audubon Road, from 10am-5pm.
- Pro tip: Don't be a ghoul and duck out early — you'll miss the costume parade, which starts at 4:30pm.