Events

Time and Location

October 26, 10am
Brooklyn Children’s Museum (Brooklyn, NY)

About

Halloween gets a Japanese twist on Sunday, October 26 when Brooklyn Children’s Museum’s annual Celebrate Halloween collides with anime culture. For the second year, the Kawaii Kreature Festival, presented with AniTOMO Con, takes over the Museum to add a kawaii spin to the day’s festivities.

The day-long celebration transforms BCM into a place where spooky meets cute—blending trick-or-treating and costume parades with anime screenings, yokai mask-making, and a rooftop boba bar. Kids can strut their costumes on the runway, trick-or-treat through museum exhibits, and meet creepy crawly animals from BCM’s living collection.

The New York Budo Association delivers a live martial arts demonstration, while ‘mad scientist’ Aaron Rodriques introduces families to live insects and animals. Professional cosplayers lead manga storytimes, anime films screen in the auditorium, and DJ Aux spins anime and Halloween beats on the rooftop. Hands-on workshops include yokai mascot mask-making with Zelda Arts and collaborative mural painting with Tokyo Bronx.

Artist Alley showcases local anime artists and illustrators – including Milk Pink Maid Cafe, Rica Takashima, and Midnight Crafters – with original art, handmade creations, and character commissions. NYC-based Tea and Milk serves boba throughout the day.

For more information: Celebrate Halloween – Brooklyn Children’s Museum

This event is supported by the Grant for U.S.-Japan Community Grassroots Exchange Program