Hasbrouck Heights October Events 2026: Town Day & Halloween

Hasbrouck Heights Town Day was planned for Saturday, September 26. Then a Nor'easter was forecast for that weekend, and the borough moved the event to Saturday, October 3, at Woodland Park, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., TAPinto reported on September 24. That one-week move matters more than it sounds. Town Day is where the Recreation Department sells tickets for Halloween in the Park. Now that sale, a library program and the first weekend of October all fall on the same Saturday. Most of the rest of the month builds out from that day.

Saturday, October 3, Rebuilt

Town Day was always going to be busy. Rob Brady, the Borough Administrator and Recreation Director, confirmed the new date. The plan is the same as before: food, music, children's activities and exhibits, plus tables run by local groups. TAPinto's list of groups with tables includes:

• Local churches and school groups
• The Hasbrouck Heights Public Library
• Parents of Athletes
• The Hasbrouck Heights Garden Club
• The Department of Public Works
• Elected officials

The new date runs into something that was already on the calendar. The library's October youth schedule has a story-and-craft program with the Junior Women's Club at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 3, just 30 minutes after Town Day opens. If you have young children, it's an easy split: the craft program in the late morning, then Woodland Park for the afternoon. Town Day runs until 3:30, so there's room for both.

Here's a version of the day that fits both in:

1. 10:30 a.m.: Town Day opens at Woodland Park.
2. 11 a.m.: Story-and-craft with the Junior Women's Club on the library calendar.
3. Afternoon: Back at Woodland Park for food, music and the community tables.
4. Before 3:30 p.m.: Stop at the Recreation Department's table for Halloween in the Park tickets.

The last stop is the one with a deadline.

The Ticket Line That Leads to October 20

Patch reported on September 29 that Halloween in the Park tickets go on sale at the Recreation Department's table during Town Day on October 3. Because of the postponement, the sale now opens 17 days before the event. Under the original September 26 date, there would have been more than three weeks between the two.

The event itself is on Tuesday, October 20, at Woodland Park. Tickets cost $5 per person. The Patch article covers the details that affect planning:

For families, the 6:15 to 7 p.m. rides are the gentler option. The borough's September newsletter lists the same dates, with October 22 as the rain date. A weeknight event with a weeknight rain date means planning around work and school either way. Buying tickets on October 3 settles the first part early.

The Weeks Between the Two Woodland Park Dates

With the two park events on October 3 and October 20, the rest of the borough's October calendar falls in between and after. The September newsletter and the library calendar add these dates:

Two of these fall close to the Halloween dates. The snack-mix program is on Monday, October 19, the night before Halloween in the Park. Halloween Rocks! is on October 28, about a week after the rain date. The library's events page has the October 24 cello concert. It's a one-hour Saturday afternoon show, the weekend after the wagon rides.

The Fall Walking Program at Depken Field started September 29 and runs through October 29. It meets on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, so it lines up with the whole month. The shredding day on October 10 is the one practical item on the list. It runs four hours on a Saturday morning at the Central Avenue lot.

Where the Boulevard Fits In

Hasbrouck Heights' biggest Boulevard event, the Chamber of Commerce's annual street fair, took place in June. It was scheduled for June 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For October, the Boulevard matters more for its restaurants, including some that weren't open the last time Halloween in the Park came around.

Llama Sam, 183 Boulevard. This modern Peruvian restaurant opened in September. New Jersey Monthly gives the opening date as Monday, September 21. It's the second Llama Sam. The first is on Bergen Street in Hackensack, so the restaurant came to the Boulevard with a menu already proven there, mixing traditional Peruvian flavors with contemporary preparations, Boozy Burbs reported. Halloween in the Park falls about a month after Llama Sam's opening, which makes it a natural early-dinner stop before an evening at Woodland Park.

Let's Cluck Chicken, 195 Boulevard. Let's Cluck is moving into the former Heights Burgers space. A September 9 report gave a grand-opening target of late September or early October, with the exact date still to be announced. If it opens on that schedule, it could be ready around Town Day weekend. Until the restaurant announces a date, it's best treated as coming soon.

Café Hasbrouck Heights, 246 Boulevard. The café has a new owner this year. TAPinto reported in February that Soo Jung took over from Jamie Park, who opened the café in December 2022 and was leaving the area. Mimi Hui, director of the Hasbrouck Heights Library and a Chamber member, stopped by to welcome Jung and wish Park well. The menu still centers on the café's signature croffle, a croissant waffle, along with coffee and tea drinks, smoothies, sandwiches and mochi donuts. Next door at 246A Boulevard, Hasbrouck Heights Music Academy had its ribbon cutting in late January and offers music lessons.

One change is off the Boulevard. The IHOP on Route 17 south was badly damaged in a fire on August 3, and NorthJersey.com described it as a total loss. That report did not say whether the restaurant would reopen.

Put together, here's how the month fits around the Boulevard. October 3 has Town Day and the ticket sale at Woodland Park, with Let's Cluck possibly opening that same week. October 20 has the wagon rides, with Llama Sam at 183 Boulevard as an option for dinner first. Between those dates are the library programs, the Depken Field walks and the Saturday morning at the Central Avenue lot.

If the new date has you thinking about how Hasbrouck Heights works week to week, from Woodland Park weekends to the latest Boulevard openings, Christine Ayubi is glad to talk through what she sees across Bergen County this fall. Let's Connect.