15 New Jersey Events: Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2015

New Jersey Events for Halloween Weekend 2015! (Not all events are Halloween related). *Note: I am not personally affiliated with these events. Links to events are in the titles.

Somerville Spooktacular – Oct 30

When it comes to Halloween, the Downtown Somerville knows how to have a devil of a good time! Our family-friendly Halloween events offer fiendish fun and spooky scares for everyone. Join the Downtown Somerville Alliance and our community partner, Empower Family Success Center for master pumpkin carving demonstrations, a free photo booth (thanks to Zen Image Studio), a Halloween scavenger hunt, DJ dance party, along with lots of treats and surprises!

Dates: Friday, October 30th, 2015; 2pm-4pm trick or treating on Main, 4-6pm – Halloween Boo-gie on Division Street
Address: Main St & Division, Somerville, NJ
Cost: Free
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Shannon Rose’s Punkin Chunkin and Halloween Party – Oct 30 & 31st

The Shannon Rose Irish Pub locations in Clifton and Ramsey will host a Punkin Chunkin Competition on Friday, October 30 at 6:00PM, where participants are challenged to launch their pumpkin as far as possible within a designated area known as the “Chunkin Patch” for a chance to win great prizes, including tickets to a professional football game, flat screen TV and more, while raising funds for a worthy cause. Guests can reserve pumpkins (which are limited!) in advance for a cost of $10, and proceeds will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

On Halloween, guests are invited to grab their best ghoul-friend and boogie on over to The Shannon Rose Irish Pub for its Halloween Costume Contest, where they can enter to win great prizes while enjoying festive drink specials, including Spiced Apple Cider, Pumpkin Martinis, Blue Moon Pumpkin Ale and Coors Light. Don’t be shy, every ghost and goblin will be there! Costume categories include most original, sexiest, scariest and more.

Dates: October 30th at 6pm (Punkin Chunkin), October 31st Halloween party (winner announced at Midnight)
Addresses: The Shannon Rose Irish Pub – 98 Kingsland Rd. Clifton, NJ;1200 Rte. 17, Ramsey, NJ
Cost: $10 for Punkin Chunkin, Free to Attend Halloween Contest
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Smithville Zombie Walk – Oct 31

Saturday, October 31st (Halloween!)–10am to 7pm. Vendors, entertainment and prizes. Zombies walk at 6pm. Free! No registration required! Free parking!

Date: Saturday, October 31st, 2015; 10am to 7pm
Address: 615 East Moss Mill Rd, Smithville
Cost: Free
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Rahway Halloween and Zombie Event – Oct 31

This year, Rahway is THE place to be on Halloween! With a full day of events that cater to all ages and audiences, there is something happening for YOU in Rahway.
The day will kick off at 10 a.m. (tentatively) with makeup artists
11 a.m.- Costume Contests
12 p.m.- – Halloween Parade followed by Trunk or Treating
12 p.m. you can also check out the Rahway Zombie Scavenger Hunt,
6 p.m.- The Walk for us Zombies will begin.
A lot more fun is in store for the day like haunted attractions, fireworks, and musicals!

Date: Saturday, October 31st, 2015; Begins at 11am
Address: 85 E. Milton Avenue, Rahway, NJ
Cost: Free; The Haunted Attraction costs $22 per adult
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MET OPERA: Tannhäuser (Broadcast in HD) – Oct 31

James Levine conducts Wagner’s early masterpiece in its first return to the Met stage in more than a decade. Today’s leading Wagnerian tenor Johan Botha takes on the daunting title role, opposite soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as Elisabeth, adding another Wagner heroine to her Met repertoire after her acclaimed Sieglinde in the Ring a few seasons ago. On the heels of his recent triumph in Parsifal, baritone Peter Mattei sings Wolfram, and mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung is the love goddess, Venus.

Date: Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 12:00 PM; ENCORE on November 15 at 1:00 PM
Address: Pollak Theatre at Monmouth University 400 Cedar Ave West Long Branch, NJ
Cost: $23
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Fort Lee Main Street’s Fall-o-Ween – Oct 31

Celebrate new Main Street in your costume! Trick-or-Treat! FREE candy and refreshments. Balloon sculpting and face painting. Take pictures with wandering witches and scarecrows! Shop, dine and stroll through beautiful new Main St. Live performing DJ

Date: Saturday, October 31st, 2015; 4pm to 6pm
Address: Main Street, Fort Lee, NJ
Cost: Free
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All Hallow’s Eve Open House – Oct 31

By 1913, Halloween was being celebrated by people across America as a night for amusement and superstition, mischief and fortune telling. Traditional customs associated with the night remained in the form of playful parlor games and tricks played at Halloween parties where guests could briefly put aside conventionality. Join The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms for an All Hallows’ Eve Open House, a 1913-style Halloween party! Spend the evening in Gustav Stickley’s Log House, enjoying fortune-telling games from the period and refreshments.

Date: Saturday, October 31st, 2015; 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Address: The Stickley Museum; 2352 Route 10 West, Morris Plains, NJ
Cost: $10 member, $12 non-member. Ticket price goes up Oct 28. Tickets Here
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Rocky Horror Picture Show @ the Newton Theatre – Oct 31

Let’s do the Time Warp again! Spend Halloween seeing cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show on the big screen! The pre-movie party at 7:30 PM includes music, dancing and a costume contest. To add to the fun, a professional shadow cast will act out the scenes during the film and props will be available for sale.

Date: Saturday, October 31st, 2015; 8pm
Address: The Newton Theatre; 234 Spring Street, Newton, NJ
Cost: $10. Tickets Here
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Rahway Zombie Pub Crawl – Oct 31

Zombies are taking over the downtown once again this year for the annual Zombie Pub Crawl on Saturday October 31st, 2015. With such a great turnout during last year’s event, there was no way the Zombies could stay in the grave this year. For a full schedule, click link in the title!

Date: Saturday, October 31st, 2015
Address: Downtown Rahway, NJ
Cost: Free to Attend
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Experience Halloween at The Ryland Inn – Oct 31

The Ryland Inn is hosting their first ever Halloween party on Oct. 31 in honor of their resident ghost. Really. “It is a woman who is quite benign,” says Thomas McAteer, General Manager of The Ryland Inn. “This will be the first Halloween event at The Ryland and it is in her honor. We call her, ‘The Lady of The Ryland.’” She reportedly resides in the stairway and several staff members have felt her “catch them” as they tripped going down the stairs. Others have seen her in the Washington Room where she is thought of as a helping hand.

Date: Saturday, October 31st, 2015; 9:30pm to 1:30am
Address: 111 Old Hwy 28, Whitehouse Station, NJ
Cost: $20 entry gets you DJ, Dancing, Tapas and a Costumes Contest — winner gets dinner for 2.
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Pop I Con – Oct 31 & Nov 1

A pop culture convention featuring : horror/music/comic/film/authors/ celebrities and more!

Date: October 31st & November 1st, 2015
Address: Phillipsburg Mall; 1200 Highway 22 East, Phillipsburg
Cost: Adults $10, Teens $8, 12 & Under Free
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Hometown Heroes Zombie Run – Nov 1

A Zombie Run to benefit Hometown Heroes organized by MacTort Racing at the beautiful Argo’s Farms in Forked River NJ. Come on down and enjoy Halloween!

Date: Sunday, November 1st, 2015; 9am to 3pm
Address: ARGOS FARM; 1250 Lacey Rd, Forked River, New Jersey
Cost: $40. To register click Here
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Homes of Hope Nepal Fundraising Wine Tasting – Nov 1

The event will take place on Sunday, November 1 from 1 – 4 at 80 Old York Road, Ringoes. This fundraiser will feature the a tasting of 6 wines, a tour of the winery by Tasting Room Manager, Christopher Principato, traditional Nepali snacks, and live music by the Irvin Comanda Group. During the event, you will have the opportunity to help design and create prayer flags that will be displayed in a Nepali library that will be built as part of the Homes of Hope Nepal project. The Homes of Hope Nepal project is a Somerset County (NJ)-based program with the goal to re-build 1,000 homes and provide $50,000 micro-credit loans to help rebuild Nepal after the April 2015 earthquakes. The event is $20, with all proceedings going to the Homes of Hope Nepal Project. For more information about the event or Homes of Hope Nepal, please contact Anil Maharjan (amaharjan92@gmail.com) or check out www.homesofhopenepal.com

Date: Sunday, November 1st, 2015; 1pm to 4pm
Address: Old York Cellars — 80 Old York Rd, Ringoes, New Jersey
Cost: $20
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Bridal Preview @ Tomasello Winery – Nov 1

Enjoy hors d’oerves and champagne while watching a bridal fashion show, meeting with premier bridal vendors and taking a tour of Tomasello Winery’s bridal venue.

Date: Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1pm
Address: 225 North White Horse Pike, Hammonton, NJ
Cost: Free for Brides and Grooms $10 for other guests
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Union County Pumpkin Sail – Nov 1

Bring your carved jack-o-lantern to Echo Lake Park the day after Halloween. Watch as your pumpkin is put on a float on the lake, sing songs around the campfire and enjoy hot chocolate and marshmallows. Weather permitting. Rain date – November 2nd

Date: Sunday, November 1st, 2015; 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Address:Echo Lake Park in Mountainside, NJ
Cost: In-County: $12 per family of six; Out-of-County: $16 family of six