Chelsea Market at 75 Ninth Avenue is turning the last days of October into a run of free Halloween activities, capped by all-day trick-or-treating on Saturday, October 31. The market's own calendar also lists Halloween movie screenings at three of its food vendors, free face painting, live Moroccan music on Friday night and a three-night chef collaboration at La Devozione that starts Wednesday. Here is the schedule, from Wednesday, October 28, through Sunday, November 1.

Trick-or-Treating, Saturday, October 31

From 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Halloween, Chelsea Market hosts trick-or-treating throughout the market, with treats offered throughout the market. The market suggests that families continue on to neighboring Pier 57 afterward for more Halloween activities.

Free Face Painting, Saturday Afternoon

From 2 to 8 p.m. on October 31, face painters set up in the Chelsea Local, the market's community space, and paint designs at no cost. Kids and adults can ask for a character, a creature or a seasonal design.

Halloween Movies at Three Vendors

The market's Halloween Movie Marathon runs at three counters on and around Halloween weekend.

  • Dickson's Farmstand Meats, Saturday, October 31: Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl at noon, Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom at 2 p.m., The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari at 4 p.m., and Edward Scissorhands at 6 p.m.
  • Creamline: Casper on Thursday, October 29, The Nightmare Before Christmas on Friday, October 30, and Ghostbusters on Saturday, October 31, each at 5 p.m.
  • Ayada Thai: Hocus Pocus at 12:30 p.m., Beetlejuice at 3 p.m. and The Addams Family at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 30; Beetlejuice Beetlejuice at 12:30 p.m., Addams Family Values at 3 p.m. and Hocus Pocus 2 at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 31; and a Twilight Saga marathon starting at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 1.

Moroccan Music, Friday Night

On Friday, October 30, from 7 to 9 p.m., the shop Imports From Marrakesh hosts musician Rachid Halihal and his Moroccan Andalusian Ensemble of New York, performing with his students inside the store. The shop has held these sessions every Friday evening in October, and October 30 is the last Friday of the month. All are welcome to drop in and listen.

A Three-Night Chef Collaboration at La Devozione

From Wednesday, October 28, through Friday, October 30, the Italian restaurant La Devozione hosts Chef Brian Rodriguez of Sirocco by lebua in Bangkok for a dinner collaboration with La Devozione's Chef Alessio Rossetti. The menu pairs Rossetti's focus on traditional Italian pasta-making with Rodriguez's contemporary cooking. Reservations are made through the booking link on the market's event page.

Still Running: ARTECHOUSE

For a longer visit, ARTECHOUSE at Chelsea Market is showing Twilight Zone: Hidden Wonders of the Ocean through November 16. The immersive exhibition was created by ARTECHOUSE Studio in collaboration with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Coming Up in November

The Chelsea Local hosts the Chelsea Baila Social Club on Saturday, November 7, from 8 to 11:30 p.m. On Thursday, November 12, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., chef and cookbook author Judy Joo signs copies of her newest book, Mukja: Let's Eat!

How to Get There

Chelsea Market is at 75 Ninth Avenue, between West 15th and West 16th Streets, and is open every day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Individual vendors set their own hours. Take the A, C, E or L train to the 14 St-8 Av station and walk west to Ninth Avenue and 15th Street, or ride the M11 bus down Ninth Avenue to the stop between 15th and 16th Streets. Two parking lots with entrances on West 15th Street sit next to the market.

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