Halloween and Fall Fun Events

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Baldwinsville Public Library

Halloween Costume Pickup
Wednesday, October 7
Community Room
10:00am–7:00pm

For K - 12th graders
The Baldwinsville Volunteer Center will be coordinating a Halloween costume pickup! Stop by and look through gently used Halloween costumes and pick which ever ones you would like! All is free and open to the public!

DIY Series for Adults - Jack-o'-lantern's
Monday, October 19
Community Room One
5:00pm–6:30pm

For teens and adults. Required registration will open on October 2, 2026 @ 9:00am.

Our October craft will be: Jack-o'-lantern's! All materials will be supplied, registration is required and closes on Friday, October 16th at 5:00 PM. For any questions please reach out to Julia at Juliap@bville.lib.ny.us or (315) 635-5631.

Drop in Art: Cardboard Ghosts
Friday, October 23
Story Room
3:00pm–5:00pm

For kids and teens. Join us each week for a different craft!

Drop in Art: Glow in the Dark Tissue Paper Ghosts
Friday, October 30
Story Room
3:00pm–5:00pm

For kids and teens. Join us each week for a different craft!

Haunted Halloween @ B'ville Library
Saturday, October 31
Community Room
5:30pm–7:00pm

For K - 6th graders.

Join us for a spooky time at the library. The library has become haunted, and it's up to the brave kids of the library to find out what's spookin' up the place! Wear your spookiest costume and be ready to be scared! The program starts after hours; all participants are expected to be here in the first 15 minutes of the scheduled time to experience the whole event. This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Beauchamp Branch Library

Pumpkin Decorating
Monday, October 12
10 AM - 4 PM

Pick a pumpkin from the patch and decorate to your heart’s content with a variety of crafting materials! All pumpkins will be displayed at the library, where you can vote for your favorite until the Spooktacular Halloween Party where the winner will be announced!  Walk in or register. For ages 5-18.

Spooktacular Halloween Party
Thursday, October 29
5 PM - 7 PM

Join us for a kooky spooky Halloween party! Enjoy games, crafts, trick or treating, and lots more! Walk in or register. For ages 5-18.

BEAUCHAMP BOOK SALE!
Saturday, October 24 - Tuesday, November 3
Open during library hours

Come one, come all! Come to Beauchamp Branch Library to peruse our selection of used books for sale. All proceeds benefit the library and will aid us in our quest to provide premium programming for our community! 

Betts Branch Library

Movers & Groovers: Halloween Edition
For Babies, Toddlers, Preschoolers
Wednesday, October 28
4:15 PM

Lapsit Storytime: Halloween Edition
For Babies and Toddlers
Thursday, October 29
10:30 AM

Central Library

Coworking Costumes [PDF]
Wednesday, October 7
Wednesday, October 21
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
MakerSpace

Need some motivation to finish your Halloween costume? Need a few touch ups? Use the MakerSpace technology to finish your creation with staff and peers!

Halloween Pom Pom Making [PDF]
All October
Monday - Friday
10:00 AM - 12 PM, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday & Wednesday
5:00 PM -7:00 PM

Drop in to the Makerspace for the month of October in making Halloween themed Pom-Poms to scare your neighbors! All Materials and instructions will be accessible for Patrons during Makerspace open hours.

Halloween Kandi Crafts with Aliyah
Wednesday, October 28
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Come make colorful beaded crafts, with a spooky twist! Materials provided but feel free to bring your own. No experience is required. All are welcome!

Halloween Party
Friday, October 30
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Community Room, Central 

Ages 0-12. Trick or Treat at the library! Come in costume and join the fun. We'll have tables set up in the Community Room with candy and other non-candy items for Trick or Treaters. There will be music, snacks, and other activities. Walk-ins Welcome!

Elbridge Free Library

Pumpkin Walk
Saturday, October 17
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Please donate a carved jack-o-lantern! You can take it with you the next day. 

A free, outdoor event! Dozens of carved pumpkins and other light up decorations for families to enjoy! Reusable light-up toys for kids, a storybook walk, music and a seek and find! Costumes encouraged!

Fayetteville Free Library

Yarn Spiderwebs
For Teens
Tuesday, October 6
4:15 PM

Fall Art for Adults with Disabillities and Mentors
For Adults
Wednesday, October 7
2:00 PM

Creepy Doll Head-in-a-Jar Craft
For Teens
Tuesday, October 13
4:15 PM

Teen After Hours: Haunted Hide & Seek
For Teens
Friday, October 16
6:00 PM

Not-So-Spooky Storytime & Trick-or-Treating
For Families
Saturday, October17
11:00 AM

Bedazzled Pumpkins
For Teens
Tuesday, October 20
4:15 PM

Resin Skulls & Halloween Charms
For Teens
Tuesday, October 27
4:15 PM

Hazard Branch Library

Candy Guessing Jar
All October

Halloween Movie Matinee
ages 18+
Thursday, October 1
5:15 PM 

No Sew Stuffed Monsters
ages 18+
Every Thursday in October
12:00 PM - 7:00 PM 

Teen Crafts
ages 12-18
Tuesday, October 6: Fall Air Fresheners
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday, October 20: Pumpkin Stress Balls
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Craft Cafe: Halloween Wall Hanging
ages 18+
Thursday, October 8
10:00 AM 

Pumpkin Painting
all ages
Saturday, October 24
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM 

Quick Bites: Caramel Corn Snack Mix
ages 12-18
Tuesday, October 27
5:00 - 7:00 PM 

Haunted House Suncatchers
ages 5-12
Saturday, October 31
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM 

Liverpool Public Library

Costume Closet Donations Accepted
October 1 - 15

Halloween Costume Closet
October 17 - 30

Frankenstein Picasso Art Class
(Registration required)
For children up to grade 5
Monday, October 12
3:00 PM

Mini Monsters Art Class
(Registration required)
For toddlers and preschoolers
Thursday, October 22
10:00 AM

Drop-In FrankenSTEM Stations
For children
Friday, October 23
2:30 PM

Build-a-Beast: Monster Mash Up
(Registration required)
For tweens and teens
Friday, October 23
3:30 PM

Horror Night 13+
(Registration required)
For Teens
Wednesday, October 28
6:00 PM

Gothic Spider Take & Make
(While supplies last)
For tweens and teens
Monday, October 12 - Saturday, October 17

Maxwell Memorial Library

Beaded Pipe Cleaner Pumpkin
Wednesday, October 21
5:00 PM

For ages 4-12. Our friends from Michaels in Fairmount are bringing their crafting experience to Maxwell! Get in the Fall spirit by making a Beaded Pipe Cleaner Pumpkin. All supplies provided. Free. Registration required.

Make It @ Maxwell Adult Craft
Saturday, October 24
11:00 AM

For adults 18 and older. This month's craft is Jack-o'-Lantern Magnets. Get into the spooky spirit by making these air-dry clay magnets that actually light up! Your refrigerator will feel so special!  All supplies provided. Free. Registration required.

Mischief at Maxwell
Monday, October 26
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Celebrate Halloween at Maxwell with cute and creepy crafts, a Halloween magic show, ghoulish games, and trick-or-treating! Wear your costume or Halloween finery to get in the spirit.
5:00-5:30pm - Halloween Crafts and Games
5:30-6:15pm - Magic Show With Paul Jackman
6:30pm - Trick-or-Treat Around the Library (If you want to trick-or-treat, please arrive by 6:15pm and bring your treat bag.)
6:30-7:00pm - Halloween Crafts and Games
This event is FREE for children of all ages. No registration.

Magic Show With Paul Jackman
Monday, October 26
5:30 PM

For children and families. Celebrate Halloween at Maxwell with an enchanting magic show featuring magician Paul Jackman and his furry friend. You'll be spellbound by magic and juggling. Enjoy this family friendly show full of surprises, humor and laughs.  Paul Jackman has been a performing magician for over 50 years in and around the Central New York area. Until recently, he performed with his twin brother as The Twin Magicians. They entertained at the Sterling Renaissance Faire for ten years as well as the New York State Fair, numerous county fairs and festivals, company picnics, schools and colleges. Free. No registration required, however space is limited.

Mundy Branch Library

Make-it Mundy: Mini Pumpkin Decorating
For Kids, Tweens, Teens
Friday, October 9
3:30 PM

Make-it Mundy: Glowing Ghost Painting
For Kids, Tweens, Teens
Friday, October 16
3:30 PM

Costume Closet
Saturday, October 24
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Call for details: 315-435-3797

Community Halloween Spooktacular
Friday, October 30
3:00 PM
Call for details: 315-435-3797

NOPL Brewerton

Memoir Book Club: The Paranormal Ranger
For Adults
Tuesday, October 13
6:30 PM

Halloween Drop-In Craft
Wednesday, October 21
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Create a Halloween-inspired project using colorful craft materials and take home your handmade creation.  (Ages 4--12)

Halloween Cookie Decorating
Monday, October 26
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

From silly monsters to friendly ghosts and pumpkins, everyone can create sweet and spooky edible art to take home! Registration required at nopl.org/events (Ages 4 - 12)

NOPL Cicero

Teen/Tween Drop-in Craft and Chat
Tuesday, October 6
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Teens and tweens are invited to relax and get creative by painting Halloween-themed flowerpots in a laid-back, social setting. Enjoy snacks, chat with friends, and unwind while making a spooky and cute creation to take home. (Ages 8 - 17)

Kids Make: Halloween Suncatchers
Wednesday, October 14
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Kids are invited to create colorful Halloween or fall-themed suncatchers using contact paper and tissue paper. Registration required at nopl.org/events (Ages 4 - 12)

Kids Make: Create & Decorate Trick or Treat Bags
Tuesday, October 27
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Kids are invited to decorate and paint a canvas trick-or-treat bag, perfect for collecting Halloween treats in style. We’ll provide all the supplies. Registration required at nopl.org/events (Ages 4 - 12)

NOPL North Syracuse

Kids Bake a Halloween Cake
Tuesday, October 6
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Work together to create a delicious chocolate cake. Each child can decorate their own slice with candy eyes, gummy worms, and colorful frosting!

Registration is required at nopl.org/events (Grades 3 - 7 only)

Drop-In Ghost STEAM for Kids
Saturday, October 10
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Learn how to make a tissue paper ghost dance with just a balloon and your head, make a straw rocket ghost fly across the room, and make a fizzy ghost disappear! (Ages 4 - 12)

Teens Make Halloween Snacks
Monday, October 12
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Learn how to make mummy hot dogs, spider Oreos and zombie Rice Krispie brains!  Registration is required at nopl.org/events (Grades 5 -12 only)

Drop-In Crafts for Kids: Halloween!
Tuesday, October 13
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Make a Jack-O-Lantern suncatcher, a paper bag haunted house and a silly monster hand puppet. (Ages 4 - 12)

Halloween Storytime Party
Tuesday, October 27
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Come in costume for a fun-filled Halloween story time! Besides stories, there will be spooky songs, crafts, and of course, Halloween snacks! (Ages 0 - 7) 

Paine Branch Library

Glow in the Dark Halloween Slime
Saturday, October 2
11:00 -1:00 PM

Neurographic Pumpkin Art
For Adults & Teens
Monday, October 5
5:30 PM

Tween / Teen Drop-in Craft: Sugar Skulls
For Tweens/Teens
Friday, October 16
2:00 PM

Halloween Glow in the Dark Craft
For Children of All Ages
Saturday, October 24
10:00 AM

Witchcraft in Colonial America
For Adults
Monday, October 26
5:30 PM

Petit Branch Library

Sew Your Own: Pumpkin Pal
Saturday, October 10
3:00 p.m.

Halloween wouldn’t be the same without your own pumpkin! Join us for a beginner sewing program intended for participants of all ages and skill levels. All materials, including patterns and felt in a variety of colors, will be provided. Recommended for ages 8 and up. Registration required. Call, drop by, or visit the calendar event listing at onlib.org to register.

Fall Card Making
Monday, October 24 – Saturday, October 31

Drop in any time to make your own fall themed card! Whether it be for a birthday, a thank you note, or a simple season’s greetings, you’ll be able to give your loved one your very own handmade card. Recommended for ages 7+.

WNA Halloween Dog Parade
Saturday, October 31
11:00 a.m.

All your furry friends are invited to strut their stuff at the Westcott Neighborhood Association’s 5th Annual Halloween Dog Parade. Meet up at the Petit parking lot and join the ½ mile procession around the neighborhood. Live music by Second Line Syracuse, a New Orleans style brass band, will be accompanying the walk. After the parade, return to the library for cider and doughnuts!

Adults

Witchcraft in Colonial America: The Road to Salem
Saturday, October 17
2:30 p.m.

Join us as we explore how witchcraft in Colonial America culminated into the famous eleven-month ordeal centered on Salem, MA in 1692-1693. This talk will cover beliefs about magic, sorcery, and the occult in Europe and colonial America; bring to light other episodes of witchcraft prosecution in the colonies; and address the final, famous episode in Salem, MA. The presenter is Dr. Sara French, a visiting lecturer at SUNY-ESF, historian, and genealogist who has traced her own family heritage back to an accused Salem witch.

For Kids

Make Your Own: 3D Paper Strip Apples
Monday, October 5 – Saturday, October 17

Celebrate apple season and fall by making your own 3D apple from construction paper and brass fasteners.

Spooky Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, October 17 – Saturday, October 31

Spooky monsters have invaded Petit! Help scare the monsters away by finding them hidden around the library. If you find all the monsters, you’ll get a small spooky prize!

Gnome Gardens
Saturday, October 24
2:30 p.m.

Create a gnome garden from sand, gnome figurines, moss, rocks, and shells. Space is limited. Registration required. Call 315-435-3636 or drop by to register. Recommended for ages 5 and up.

Pony Bead Ghost Keychains
Thursday, October 29
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Drop by after school to create your own ghostly keychain from pony beads. Recommended for ages 5 and up.

Salina Library

Let’s Eat
Tuesday, October 6
6:00 pm

Share in the joy of cooking and baking! Participants bring in a Halloween dish then taste everyone’s offerings and discuss recipes and flavors. For adults 18+. Please register.

Crow Party
Tuesday, October 13
6:00 pm

Dress in black; you can even wear feathers or a mask! Bring shiny trinkets like jewelry bits, coins, keys, or stones, etc. for trade and crafting. Make an origami crow and decorate a trinket jar. Enjoy snacks and a raven mocktail. For adults 18+. Registration is required.

Create
Tuesday, October 20
6:00 pm

Create a faux ghost pepper plant. For adults 18+. Registration is required.

Pokémon Halloween
Thursday, October 22
6:00 PM

Come dressed as your favorite Pokemon and enjoy not-so-spooky Pokemon crafts, snacks, and activities!  For ages 5-14. Please register. Free.

Solvay Public Library

Spookemon
Monday, October 19
6:00 PM

Don't forget your cards and to dress up!

History of the Hinsdale House and Paranormal
Friday, October 30
6:00 PM

Right in time for Halloween, join us after hours for Daniel Klaes and more spooky stories of his haunted house and other paranormal events!

Halloween Costume Party
Saturday, October 31
2:00 PM

Trick or Treating, Crafts and a Costume Contest! Register at https://solvaylibrary.org

Comics & Candy
Saturday, October 31
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Funky Town Comics & Vinyl joins us for our annual comic and candy giveaway outside the library!

Soule Branch Library

Trick-or-Treat Tables and Halloween Fun
Saturday, October 31
10:30 AM - 2:00 PM

Put on your costume and come visit the library for a day of Halloween fun! Soule Library and the Salt Springs Neighborhood Association will be offering a day full of Halloween activities. The day will begin with a special spooky storytime for the younger kids at 10:30. Then at 11:00, volunteers will begin handing out candy to trick-or-treaters, and there will also be pumpkin painting, multiple Halloween crafts, and games! 

Syracuse Northeast Community Center Library

Mini Pumpkin Decorating
For Seniors, new visitors welcome!
Wednesday, October 21
10:15 AM

White Branch Library

Make Your Own Plush Pumpkin
For Ages 16+
October 6 & 7
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Face Your Fear: TOFU
For Ages 16+
October 9, 16 & 30
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Sample three new tofu-centered recipes!

Leaf Printing
For Ages 16+
October 12 & 20
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

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