Spooky City: Faces and Places of NYC

Celebrate Halloween at Spooky City: Faces & Places of NYC , a family-friendly festival featuring gallery mysteries, scavenger hunts, hands-on artmaking, storytelling, live African dance and drumming, and festive fun. Enjoy complimentary popcorn and candy, enter the Costume Contest , and dance along at the Monster Mash with DJ Stormin Norman! Included with Museum admission. Join us for a day of creativity, discovery, and Halloween fun for all ages! Register for Spooky City Register for the Costume Contest Important Note: This is not a drop-off program. All children must be accompanied by an adult at all times during the program. This program is presented in connection with the MCNY Kids Art Studio . Activity Schedule Drop- In Activities 11:00 AM – 2:45 PM Creepy Crawlers: Foam Spider Creation Build a three-dimensional spider using foam pieces, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, pom-poms, and other colorful craft materials, then decorate it with your own spooky style. 11:00 AM – 2:45 PM A Haunted Haul: Design A Candy Bag Personalize a blank Halloween treat bag using fabric markers, stickers, foam shapes, and other festive decorations. 11:00 AM – 2:45 PM Hidden Faces: Make A Halloween Mask Design a wearable Halloween mask using blank masks, markers, washi tape, and other decorative materials. 11:00 AM – 2:45 PM Build Your Haunted City: Spooky Scene Collages Use construction paper, patterned papers, scissors, glue, and Halloween-themed collage pieces to create your own spooky NYC skyline, neighborhood, or imaginary haunted city. 11:00 AM – 2:45 PM Code Breakers: An MCNY Gallery Mystery (Ages: 9 and up) Put your detective skills to the test as you explore all of MCNY using a set of clues to solve five history-inspired codes and use close looking and critical thinking to uncover a secret message. 11:00 AM – 2:45 PM Faces and Places: Scavenger Hunt (Ages: 5 and up) Explore MCNY’s galleries as you search for clues, discover fascinating New York faces and places, and complete a fun gallery-wide challenge. 11:00 AM – 2:45 PM Treat and Eat: Popcorn & Candy Giveaway Stop by for a complimentary Halloween treat! Each visitor can enjoy a bag of popcorn, while trick-or-treaters can pick up Halloween candy to keep the spooky fun going all day. Timed Activities 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM Shadowed Stories: Silhouette Portrait Workshop Join this timed, hands-on workshop inspired by The Occupied City to create a silhouette portrait using light, shadow, and collage; each session is limited to 30 participants. 11:15AM – 11:45 AM Tell It Together!: A Community Story Circle Join this interactive storytelling experience where children and caregivers work together to create an original Halloween story through oral storytelling, imagination, and shared ideas. 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM Shadowed Stories: Silhouette Portrait Workshop Join this timed, hands-on workshop inspired by The Occupied City to create a silhouette portrait using light, shadow, and collage; each session is limited to 30 participants. 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM Tell It Together!: A Community Story Circle Join this interactive storytelling experience where children and caregivers work together to create an original Halloween story through oral storytelling, imagination, and shared ideas. 1:15 PM –1:45 PM Brother Jerome Hunter: LaRocque Bey School of Dance Enjoy live drumming and an introduction to African dance and cultural movement. This fun, family-friendly performance invites children and families to move, learn, and celebrate African cultural traditions. 2:00 PM –2:30 PM Costume Contest Show off your Halloween creativity and compete for prizes in categories for ages 0–5, 6–12, 13–18, and families and groups 18+. Register for the Contest. 2:30 PM –3:00 PM Monster Mash Dance Party Dance, move, and celebrate Halloween with DJ Stormin Norman as he mixes a lively Monster Mash finale for the whole family. Community Partners East Harlem Community Partnership Union Settlement Supporters Museum of the City of New York's Family Programs are made possible, in part, by The Eshe Fund, the Margaret S. Ogden and Stephen A. Ogden Memorial Fund, the Rochlis Family Foundation, the Estate of Terry Siegel, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Members: To receive your discount, click on the "Buy Tickets" button above, then sign in to your account on the ticketing page. Groups of 10 or more get discounts; contact us at programs@mcny.org or 917.492.3395. Accessibility: Assistive listening devices are available and our auditorium wheelchair lift can accommodate manual and motorized wheelchairs (max. capacity 500 lbs). Please contact the Museum at 917.492.3333 or info@mcny.org with any questions.