Halloween in the Park; Window Painting; Fall Fest; Homecoming Weekend for Garnets and Trojans!

Rye Brook Halloween in the Park: 

Oct. 18-19 6 to 9 p.m. at Rye Hills Park.  This event will have programs for all ages, although parents may want to use discretion to allow young children on the haunted hayride.  There is a $2.00 per person fee (under 2 free) and refreshments will be sold. Please park at Crawford Park and walk over to Rye Hill Park.  

Rye Halloween Window Painting:  Rye Recreation, in conjunction with The Woman’s Club of Rye, Children’s Philanthropy, will hold this year's Window Painting Sunday, Oct. 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The rain date will be Oct. 27 at the same time.

The event is a 61-year-old tradition when hundreds of local school children turn out in teams to paint downtown business windows with scary scenes, wicked witches and clever Halloween characters. Read more about the tradition here.

Next Week’s local Halloween events:

League of Women Voters

The League of Women Voters will host a candidates forum with County Legislator District 7 candidates, Rye City Councilwoman Catherine Parker and New Rochelle business man John Verni on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m.; with District 6 Candidates David Gelfarb and Mark Jaffe at 7:50 p.m. and District 5 Candidates Benjamin Boykin and Miriam Levitt Flisser at 8:40 p.m.

Rye, Harrison Game

The annual Rye, Harrison game will be held on Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. at Harrison High School. Go Garnets!

Fall Festival

Edith Read’s Fall Fest is on Saturday, Oct. 19 from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adult and $5 for children, all proceeds benefit Edith Read Wildlife Sanctuary.

Outdoor activities at FALL FEST include the following free activities with your admission: Live Animal Workshops and Exhibits, Live Music, Kids' Corner of Outdoor Activities, Paint a Seascape, Face Painting, Balloon Artist, Family Photos (for fee), Pumpkin Patch (for fee), Local Food Trucks (for fee).

 FREE PARKING/Bike Rack Available (NO DOGS)

Sponsors include by L.L. Bean and Whole Foods

For more information and scheduling please visit our website:   www.friendsofreadwildlifesanctuary.org

* Admission for a family is Free with a new Family Annual Membership to the Friends of Edith Read Wildlife Sanctuary ($50)

Directions: Drive through Playland Gates, past Dragon Coaster, follow signs

Port Chester Dog Park Fundraiser at Garcia’s

The Port Chester Dog Park group is holding a fundraiser at Garcia's from 5 p.m. until closing. The night will feature live music, Capitol Theatre ticket raffles and more! Proceeds from beer sales will go towards the dog park.  

 Blind Brook Homecoming Weekend

Here are the details from the school district:

Please come out and support our teams during Homecoming weekend on October 18 & 19.  In the event there are no parking spaces available on campus for Friday, October 18 please park at 900 King St. A shuttle bus will be available for your convenience from6:30pm-9:30pm to take you to campus and back to 900 King St. Go Trojans! 

Friday, October 18

Blind Brook JV Boys Soccer vs. Valhalla – BBHS 4:30 p.m.

Blind Brook Varsity Girls Soccer vs. Dobbs Ferry– BBHS 6:00 p.m.

Blind Brook Varsity Boys Soccer vs. Byram Hills – BBHS 8:00 p.m. 

Saturday, October 19

Blind Brook JV Girls Soccer vs. Edgemont – BBHS 11:00 a.m.

Blind Brook Varsity Volleyball vs. Fox Lane – BBHS Gym 11:00 a.m.

Blind Brook JV Volleyball vs. Fox Lane – BBHS Gym 12:30 p.m.

Blind Brook Varsity Football vs. Hastings – BBHS 7:00 p.m.

Rye Neck Homecoming

Friday 10/18
Girls Tennis – 4:15pm
Girls Soccer – 4:30pm
Volleyball – 6:00pm
 
Saturday 10/19
Boys Soccer – 11am
Field Hockey – 12:30pm
Cross Country –12:30pm at Bowdoin Park
Football – 3pm
**Cheerleading Team performance at halftime of Football Game
**Hall of Fame Induction – Mr. Jack Hasley Sr. at Halftime of Football Game