Early Halloween fun!

Sunday, October 25: Ghouls & Gourds at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens (1000 Washington Avenue), noon to 6 pm, rain or shine, adults $8, students and seniors $4, children under 12 free. Geared towards families with young children, this event features a lineup of hands-on workshops, musical performances, crafts, and children’s book authors, all surrounded by the Garden’s fall foliage. Check the event website for the day’s schedule.

Sunday, October 25: Halloween Family Workshop at The Invisible Dog (51 Bergen Street), 1-4 pm, $20 for one child, $30 for two children, $40 for three or more. Prepare, imagine, embellish, and create your own Halloween look with professional image makers. There will be a mask workshop, a witch and wizard hat workshop, and a costume demonstration. Trimmings are included with the entrance fee, and reservations are recommended: theinvisibledog.ny@gmail.com.

Sunday, October 25: Packer Pumpkin Patch Festival at Packer Collegiate Institute (170 Joralemon Street), 11 am – 4 pm, ticket prices vary. This annual event will include rides, crafts, face painting, food, games, and haunted houses. Individual tickets and packages can be purchased online.

Sunday, October 25: Perfect Paws’ 7th Annual Brooklyn Howl-o-Ween Doggie Costume Parade/Contest at the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, 1-3 pm. Costumed dogs and their owners will gather by the Remsen Street entrance and parade towards the north end, cross Columbia Heights, to the costume judging table at Middagh Street. To participate, pre-register at Perfect Paws (102 Hicks Street) by Saturday, October 24. This event is a charity fundraiser, organized by Perfect Paws and Friends of Hillside Dog Park. For more information contact Matthew Parker at mparker@hillside dogs.org or at (718) 834-2054.