Visitors at the Stony Brook Village Center celebrating Halloween. 

Visitors at the Stony Brook Village Center celebrating Halloween.  Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas

Don't be frightened as ghosts, goblins, witches and zombies, both playful and scary, take over your neighborhood streets. Everyone is invited, even your four-legged friends, to celebrate the Halloween season by joining in on a local costume parade.

Here are some events that will help you show off your Halloween spirit and get you in the mood for some trick or treating.

LONG BEACH FALL FESTIVAL AND COSTUME PARADE As part of the fall festival at Kennedy Plaza in Long Beach, celebrate the season from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 8-9. There will be a costume parade for kids that runs from the Recreation Center to Kennedy Plaza at noon Oct. 8. The festival will also feature a pumpkin patch, bounce house, carousel, hay wagon and live music at National Boulevard on the bandwagon; $4 attraction fee wristbands available, longbeachny.gov

PET PARADE AND COSTUME COMPETITION Furry friends can join the pet parade in Halloween costumes from 5 to 6 p.m. Oct. 19 at Hicks Nurseries. Every pet gets a participation ribbon; compete for a chance to win a Hicks Nurseries gift card; 100 Jericho Tpke., Westbury, hicknurseries.com, 516-334-0066.

WAG-O-WEEN SPOOKTACULAR Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation hosts the annual Wag-O-Ween Spooktacular featuring a doggie costume contest and parade starting at 12 p.m. on Oct. 22. The kiddie costume contest and parade beings at 2 p.m. $10 donation per child or dog. There will also be face painting, bake sale, photo booth ($10-20), games and prizes from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 102 Old Riverhead Rd., West, Hampton Bays; 631-728-7387, southamptonanimalshelter.com.

MANHASSET HALLOWEEN PARADE Put on a costume and adventure through Plandome Road for some trick-or-treat fun at participating merchants from 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 22 at Mary Jane Davies Green. Plandome Road, Manhasset, manhassetchamber.com

HALLOWEEN FEST PARADE Join the costume and float parade along Main Street in Riverhead at 7 p.m. Oct. 22. There will also be coffin races from 3 to 4 p.m. on Griffing Avenue (registration required to race). Attendees can also trick-or-treat along Main Street from 4 to 6 p.m., and there will be stage performances at 8 p.m.; downtownriverhead.org, 631-440-1350.

FARMINGDALE HALLOWEEN PARADE Come in costume for a parade at 2 p.m. Oct. 29 followed by pony rides, a petting zoo, a costume contest and candy for kids in Farmingdale Village. The parade starts at Northside Elementary School and proceeds south along Main Street to the Village Green. Rain date: Oct. 30; 361 Main St., Farmingdale, farmingdalevillage.com, 516-314-0050. 

HALLOWEEKEND CELEBRATION The celebration features games, monster crafts, a haunted pirate scavenger hunt and more from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 29, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 30 at Jones Beach Nature and Energy Center. There will be a costume parade starting at 11 a.m. Oct. 30; $8 parking fee; 150 Bay Parkway, Wantagh, jonesbeachenc.org.

NYACK HALLOWEEN PARADE The festive parade features costumes and floats from 5 to 10 p.m. Oct. 29 at Hickory Dickory Dock; rain date: Oct. 30; 43 South Broadway, Nyack, hickorydock.com

HALLOWEEN PARADE AND FESTIVAL This year’s theme is Villains and Heroes. Dress up and go trick-or-treating, then enjoy a costume contest, games, DJ, circus act, bouncy house and more starting at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in Glen Cove. Parade starts at Highland and School near Staples parking lot, children 12 years and younger must be accompanied by an adult; rain date: Nov. 5, glencovedowntown.org.

HALLOWEEN GHOST WALK Dress in a Halloween costume and join the ghost walk at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at Raynham Hall Museum in Oyster Bay. The night will feature ghostly entertainment, DJ, animated historic figures and food truck. Parade starts at Christ Church, 61 E. Main St. and ends in the parking lot adjacent to the museum, 30 W. Main St., raynhamhallmuseum.org, 516-922-6808. 

RAG-A-MUFFIN COSTUME PARADE Kids can dress in their Halloween costumes and join the Rag-A-Muffin parade starting at Suffolk Avenue and United Skates of America (registration begins at 11 a.m.) in Seaford at noon Oct. 30 and concluding at The Hagedorn Village School. All kids who participate must be registered to be eligible for a prize; 1276 Hicksville Rd., Seaford; nmfd-660.com; North Massapequa Fire District, 516-249-2340. 

FALL DOG PARADE AND COSTUME CONTEST Visitors may bring their leashed dogs to stroll the gardens from 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 30 at Old Westbury Gardens. The costume parade and contest begin at 3 p.m. Costume contest participants must register at the map stand by 2:30 p.m. Admission is $14, $8 ages 7-17, tickets must be purchased in advance; 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury, oldwestburygardens.org, 516-333-0048. 

RAGAMUFFIN PARADE Everyone is invited, including kids, adults and pets, for the Ragamuffin Parade in Sag Harbor beginning at 1 p.m. Oct. 30 on Nassau Street. The parade moves down Main Street to the Custom House where it ends with lawn games and dance music; sagharborchamber.com.

STONY BROOK VILLAGE COSTUME PARADE Head to the Stony Brook Village Center for a day of Halloween fun from 2 to 5 p.m. Oct. 31. Monster Merlin leads the Halloween costume parade (3:30 p.m.) and kids can play games and trick-or-treat, and the winners of the annual scarecrow contest will be announced at 3 p.m.; 111 Main St., Stony Brook, stonybrookvillage.com, 631-751-2244.

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