South Street Seaport Museum announces Halloween event schedule in Lower Manhattan

The South Street Seaport Museum has announced a schedule of Halloween events starting October 3, 2026. The seasonal programming includes a maritime fashion show, paper crafting workshops, a harbor ferry tour, and a true-crime book discussion.

On October 11, Bowne and Co. at 207 Water Street will host a free drop-in workshop from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., offering paper craft activities and letterpress printing on 19th-century presses.

On October 24 at 3 p.m., the museum and Holes in Wall Collective will host A Haunted Harbor Halloween, beginning at a Brooklyn venue before moving to an NYC Ferry sailing and concluding aboard Wavertree. On October 31 at 12 p.m., the Seaport Museum Book Club meets on Wavertree to discuss All That Is Wicked: A Gilded-Age Story of Murder and the Race to Decode the Criminal Mind by Kate Winkler Dawson.

Admission varies by event, with the paper craft workshop and book club offered for free with online registration. Scaled pricing applies to the October 24 harbor ferry tour and panel event.

The South Street Seaport Museum operates historical gallery spaces and historic ships in Lower Manhattan, including the 1885 tall ship Wavertree. Detailed event registration and booking links are available on the museum’s website.

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