"Enter If You Dare": Carroll Park Children's Halloween Celebration 2019 Was A Blast

Halloween partiers waiting to begin the Halloween fun in Carroll Park

Only the brave dared to enter Carroll Park's ball field this past Saturday

Master of Ceremony: Friend of Carroll Park's Bruce McDonald,

NYS Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Councilmember Brad Lander at the festivities.

Brooklyn Music School provided entertainment

Mini Carroll Gardeners, their parents, and a few dogs too dressed up for some spooky fun in Carroll Park this past Saturday. Tiny princesses, baby sharks, unicorns, UPS drivers, soft serve ice cream truck drivers, and superheroes gathered in the Louis Valentino Ballfield for games, prizes, treats, arts and crafts. Music was performed by the amazing young talent at Brooklyn Music School.
It is safe to say that everyone had a blast.

NYS Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Councilmember Brad Lander were on hand to distribute candy.

A big thank you goes out to Friends of Carroll Park's Bruce McDonald and Glenn Kelly, as well as all the other volunteers who organized and helped make this Children's Halloween Celebration a success.

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Dress Up And Join The 2019 Children's Halloween Celebration In Carroll Park

Friends of Carroll Park, the all-volunteer group that keeps everyone's favorite neighborhood oasis looking its best, will be hosting a great Children's Halloween Celebration on Saturday, October 27.Gather around Carroll Park and join everyone for games, prizes, treats, music, arts and crafts and many other activities in the Louis Valentino Ballfield.

Best of all, check out everyone's creative costumes. It will put a smile on your face.

Please spread the word.

From Friends of Carroll Park:

Got your costume picked out yet? Hope you'll don it and join us at our annual Carroll Park Halloween celebration on Saturday, October 26!

Gather around the war memorial at noon for welcoming comments from elected officials, then we'll open the gates for the ball field party, featuring games, prizes, arts, crafts, live music, a photo backdrop, and refreshments!

CARROLL PARK HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION - Sat., October 26, 2019

11:45 a.m. - Gather at WWI memorial
12:00 p.m. - Welcome comments and gate opening
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Picture Of the Day: That First Morning Cup

That's how most of us probably feel before that first cup of coffee in the morning.

Spotted on Union Street in front of Mazzola  Bakery

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Friends Of Carroll Park To Celebrate Halloween With Movie Screening, Scary-oke, And Kids Parade

As in years past, Friends of Carroll Park, the all volunteer group dedicated to improving our local park, will be hosting some fun events to celebrate Halloween.

Bring the family, bring friends, help spread the word. Most importantly, have a blast.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR FRIENDS OF CARROLL PARK'S 

HALLOWEEN SLATE OF EVENTS 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 7:00 p.m. 

Fall Movie Screening: "Little Shop of Horrors"

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Annual "Scary-oke" Karaoke Party!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 12:00 p.m.

Annual Kids' Halloween Parade

Stay in touch with Friends of Carroll Park through Facebook or Twitter

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Mazzone Hardware Hosting Its 11th Annual PumpkinFest

No need to drive out of the city for a taste of fall. Mazzone Hardware is hosting its 7th Annual Pumpkin Fest on Saturday, October 3rd, right here in the neighborhood. There will be pony rides, clowns, face painting, music and refreshments. Most importantly, there will be over a thousands of pumpkins. Be sure to bring your little ones to this fun event. It is all free

11th Annual PumpkinFest

On Saturday, October 3rd, Mazzone Hardware, along with the support of many local businesses, community organizations, and elected officials – will be hosting this year’s Annual PumpkinFest.
From 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Fourth Place will bustling with activity. As in the past, there will be lots of FREE refreshments, including hot dogs, pop corn, water, juice, and so much more. There will be clowns and musical entertainment. There will be FREE Face Painting by Brooklyn Workshop Gallery Artists and FREE Pony Rides by Excel Builders & Renovators.
And what’s a PumpkinFest without a pumpkin? So let’s not forget to design your own pumpkin. Paint and carving tools will be provided FREE.

And finally, Children’s Miracle Network will be raffling off some really great prizes, including a large-size Big Green Egg BBQ which was featured on the Today show earlier this year and autographed by Al Roker. Retail value: $1,500.

Mazzone Hardware

470 Court Street

at the corner of 4th Street

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Friday Night Is Movie Night In Carroll Park This October

Friends of Carroll Park, the all-volunteer non-profit group  that has been dedicated to improve our local park since 1975, will be screening movies under the stars during the month of October.

This Friday, October 10th,  "Mars Attacks" will be shown, followed by "Raiders Of The Lost Arc" on October 17th, and "The Nightmare Before Christmas" On Friday, October 24th.

All movies begin at 7:30 p.m.
Some chairs will be provided, but bringing along your own seat or blanket is highly recommended.

At every event, Friends of Carroll Park, will be accepting donations of iPods for the terrific programs run by Music & Memory in senior centers both locally and nationwide; canned and boxed non-perishables to help City Harvest fight hunger throughout New York City; and clothing and textiles for our re-fashioNYC bin benefiting HousingWorks thrift shops.

For rain dates and information on upcoming events in the park, stay in touch on Facebook here.

Thanks to volunteer Bruce McDonald for organizing these screenings.




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Princesses, Superheroes And More: Great Turn-Out For Friends Of Carroll Park Halloween Parade

I cannot think of a cuter event in Carroll Gardens than the yearly Carroll Park Halloween Parade. Lots of little princesses, witches, superheroes, mummies, mad scientists, lions, at least one penguin, and other cute creatures assembled on Saturday at noon  to walk along several blocks in Carroll Gardens.
Not only where the kids able to show off their costumes, they were also treated to candy by Assemblywoman Joan Millman.

After the parade, Friends of Carroll Park volunteers, who organized the event,  served snacks to the kids.

I hope you caught the parade.

Below is an extended slideshow of all the photos I took yesterday.

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