Celebrate Halloween

Spooky meets cute as Halloween and anime collide in a celebration of candy, costumes, and Japanese culture!

Trick-or-treat around the Museum, strut your costume on our runway, meet creepy crawly animals, make anime art, and enjoy storytimes with professional cosplayers.

Presented with AniTOMO Con.

PROGRAMS

Anime Screening Presented by Retro Crush

🕒 10:30 am – 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Catch a free showing of anime episodes in our auditorium!

Anime Songs with Otaku Choir

🕒 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Join NYC Otaku Choir for a special musical rendition of the Pokémon theme song to celebrate its 30th anniversary!

Collaborative Mural

🕒 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Halloween Costume Show Out! 

🕒 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm, 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm, 5:45 pm – 6:15 pm

Come show off your costumes at this Halloween themed runway! Participants will get a chance to strut down the stage and get a special prize afterwards. 

Japanese Sports Day

🕒 11:30 am – 12:00 pm, 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm, 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Get active for some outdoor play inspired by the Japanese sports day festival! Engage in teamwork and friendly competition through games like Ready, Aim, Toss, The Great Big Ball Race, and the Floor Is Lava!

Mad Scientist Animal Menagerie

🕒 11:00 am – 11:30 am, 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Come meet dragons, flying serpents, and more (dressed up for Halloween) from BCM’s live animal collection with Mad Scientist Sarah and our BCM animal team.

Manga Storytime

🕒 11:30 am – 11:50 am, 1:30 pm – 1:50 pm, 4:30 pm – 4:50 pm

Join one of our professional cosplayers for a reading of Japanese themed storybooks from the collection of the Brooklyn Public Library, and browse manga titles all day in our reading nook.

Spirited Away Ribbon Performance

🕒 11:00 am – 11:15 am, 1:00 pm – 1:15 pm

Join dancer Lilibeth Torres for a special ribbon dance performance that blends music, movement, and artistic expression, inspired by the Academy Award winning animated film, Spirited Away. 

Trick-or-Treating

🕒 10:15 am – 12:30 pm, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm, 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Trick or Treat for candy around the museum with BCM staff, while supplies last!

Yokai Mascot Masks with Zelda‘s Art World

🕒 11:30 am – 12:00 pm, 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Discover Japanese folklore and culture through our yokai (spirits) mask-making workshop, presented with Zelda’s Art World. Space will be limited on a first come first serve basis. Recommended for ages 5+

Artist Alley

🕒 10:30 am – 6:00 pm

Meet and shop local manga illustrators and anime artists!

Kamishibai Japanese Storytelling and Coloring

🕒 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Join Brooklyn manga artist Emmanuel Knight and learn a decades-old Japanese storytelling art form, which combines illustration with oral narration. Participants will color newly illustrated pages of a story using different art materials to encourage their visual storytelling skills. ColorLab will be holding sessions every 45 minutes.

Magic Potions

🕒 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Explore chemistry through your senses by using pipettes and beakers to brew your own colorful concoction, then test its pH power. What ingredients will help you cast the most enchanting spell? Nature’s Engineers will be holding sessions every 45 minutes.