Enjoy more NYC with a daily look at where to go and what to do – close to home and around the city.
HERE, PUCCI POOCHY!
Costumed canines will get to strut in style at the Pooch Parade and Howl-Ween fun fest at Wolfe’s Pond Park. Awards will go to the best outfit, longest tail, pointiest ears and silliest pet trick. Free. Noon-3 p.m., Hylan Blvd. and Cornelia Ave., Staten Island. (718) 984-8266.
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY.
El Museo del Barrio will host a special “Super Sabado” to celebrate Dia de los Muertos, Mexico’s long tradition of commemorating loved ones who have died. Festivities will include a parade, face-painting, comedy and mariachi music. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. 1230 Fifth Ave. at 104th St. (212) 831-7272.
A FARM THAT’S OFF THE HOOK.
Enjoy live music, fresh produce and a pumpkin patch at Brooklyn’s largest community farm at the Red Hook Harvest Festival. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Red Hook Community Farm, 3-49 Halleck St., Brooklyn (718) 855-5531
ROLLIN’, ROLLIN’, ROLLIN’.
Go pumpkin bowling at the Inwood Harvest Festival. There will also be children’s races, apple-tastings and bakeoffs. 11 a.m.2 p.m. Free. Inwood Hill Park, 218th St. and Indian Road. Info: firp.org.
SHAKE YOUR BOOTY.
Sing and dance along to “How I Became a Pirate,” the musical version of the children’s book by Melinda Long. 1 p.m., Free. Brooklyn Public Library, Dweck Center, 10 Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100.
SEND IN THE CLOWNS.
The Big Apple Circus is back in town with a new extraganza, “Legendarium” at Damrosch Park. Clowns, acrobats and aerialists unleash their latest bag of tricks under the littlest big top of them all. 12:30 and 4:30 p.m. Tickets start at $25. 62nd St. and Amsterdam Ave. Info: bigapplecircus.org.
THAT SOUNDS OZ-SOME.
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Halloween Harvest Festival at Socrates Sculpture Park. There will be a scarecrow art installation, music and a canine costume contest. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. (718) 956-1819.
LET’S DO THE WAVE.
Families are welcome to enjoy an Enchanted Wave Hill Weekend. Kids can listen to Rama Mandel tell stories about woodland fairies or use sticks, leaves and bark to build tiny houses for them. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Ecology Building, 675 W. 252nd St., Bronx. (718) 549-3200.
THE WALKING DREAD.
Historian Carl Ballenas will tell scary stories as he leads a Touch of the Paranormal Walking Tour through Maple Grove Cemetery. Awards will be given to the funniest, scariest and cutest pumpkins, but judges will consider alternatives such as eggplant, endive or any carved vegetables. 2-6:30 p.m. Suggested donation: $5; children under 12, free. 83-15 Kew Gardens Rd., Queens. (718) 881-3358. Nicole Israel