Block Party, Haunted Hayride, Parade and So Much More

No snow, no Sandy. 

The weather is looking perfect this year for an amazing holiday weekend. But it's suddenly get pretty cold, according to the National Weather Service, so make sure those costumes are cozy! 

Here’s the dizzying rundown of (just some of!) your options in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow and nearby, courtesy of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery's Jim Logan:

Ready, Here Goes, There's...

Horseman's Hollow, Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze, Irving's Legend with Jonathan Kruk. Village of Sleepy Hollow's Haunted Hayride. Tarrytown Halloween parade. Daytime Kykuit and Lyndhurst tours. Jay Ghoul's House of Curiosities at Lyndhurst (evening event). Historical Society walking tours. The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Tarrytown Music Hall. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery morning, afternoon, and evening walking tours. Old Dutch Fest at Old Dutch Church. Farmers market in Tarrytown. Crafts and small-press authors at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Concerts: classical music at Warner Library; The Machine/Pink Floyd, Jay Black at Tarrytown Music Hall. Pros(e) of Pie at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. For younger children: Legend Behind the Legend at Sunnyside, Halloween Tales for Tots to Tweens at Old Dutch Church.

For more on all these and other events check out the VisitSleepyHollow.com calendar and Patch event listings.

Here's more on the biggest ones from each village:

Sleepy Hollow Block Party/Haunted Hayride 

Nighttime festivities on Beekman Avenue in Sleepy Hollow happen Friday and Saturday night, coinciding of course with the annual spectacular Haunted Hayride. Snap up hayride tickets in advance here to enjoy the discounted rate of this great and scary trip through our cemetery and beyond.

The surrounding block party runs from 5 to 11 p.m. each night, with live music, food, beer, Westchester Circus Arts aerial and wandering acts, The Peak Radio’s DJ Caroline Corley on Friday night, Sleepy Hollow performance arts dance troupe, vendors and more.

Here's the specifics on Block Party entertainment:

Friday

• 7 to 9 p.m. - Juke Joint Band
• 9 to 11 p.m. - Four Piece Racket Band
• D.J. and Sleepy Hollow Performing Arts (all night)
• Bouncy Castles
• Westchester Circus Arts Aerialists

Saturday

• 5:30 p.m. - Marching Band
• 6:30 – 9 p.m. - Rockin One Way Band
• D.J. and Sleepy Hollow Performing Arts (all night)
• Bouncy Castles
• Westchester Circus Arts Aerialists

Tarrytown Parade and Block Party

On Saturday night, the Tarrytown Parade starts off in Patriot’s Park at 5:30 p.m., making its way down Broadway toward Main Street, where the after party immediately begins. Register your group or float in advance (now!) here.

Here’s the timeline and event highlights, as outlined by one of the sponsors Allan Block Insurance:

• See you along the route, assembly time at 4:30pm in Patriot's Park, the parade kicks off at 5:30pm.
• Come in costume and have some fun.
• March with a theme as a group or float for a chance to win best in show and be named on the Golden Jack-O-Lantern, get your form hereand register by October 24, 2013.
• Lots of prizes - Best Float, Best Costume, Best Group, Best Volunteer Band, Best Pub Restaurant Competition.
• Find Waldo!  Waldo will be hiding in the parade. Find him for a chance to win a prize. 
• Restaurants will have dining on the street.
• DJ from 6:30 pm to 8:15 pm.
• Band AM from 8:15 pm to 10:30 pm.
• For more information, contact the Tarrytown Recreation Dept at 631-8347

Just Walk

This traffic advisory comes from Logan:

The 4th weekend in October is the most congested of the season. The effect of event traffic on local roads will be compounded by the closing of Route 9 Saturday evening for the village of Tarrytown's Halloween parade. Advise event guests to allow extra travel time.

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