This is a rain or shine event!
Spooky Fest 2021 meets social distancing and CDC standards:
- Lines will be spaced.
- Please remain socially distanced from others when on line
- Tickets will show your arrival time to Spooky Fest. Attendance is limited!
4 Weekends in 2021
6:30-9:30 pm
- October 8-10, 15-17, 22-24, 29-31
- $20 All Inclusive (Scary and non-scary attractions)
- $12 Non-scary Only
- Ages 2 and older must have a purchased ticket
Interested in Volunteering? Sign up online today!
(All volunteers must be at least 16 years old)
What’s lurking in the woods this Halloween?
The Center for Science Teaching and Learning (CSTL) celebrates Halloween with Spooky Fest! Taking place at the Tanglewood Preserve in Rockville Centre, Long Island, sixteen acres of grounds are transformed into a family friendly Halloween event.
Wooded paths, exhibits, and festivities on the preserve will be featured, with eerie lighting, special effects, and characters along the way. Everything is perfectly spooky and some are very scary. Creatures of all kinds inhabit the woods, the strange and beautiful will draw you into the eerie paths! (RAIN OR SHINE!)
$12 Admission Includes: Non-Scary Attractions
- A fun Not-So-Spooky Walk for young children
- Kids arts and crafts area
$20 Admission Includes: All Attractions
- Haunted Woods- Scary
- A Maze of Horror-Scary
- A fun Not-So-Spooky Walk for young children
- Kids arts and crafts area
The Spooky Fest Attractions:
Not-So-Spooky Walk:
The Not-So-Spooky is “not at all spooky”. This walk through the woods is a colorfully lit Halloween story where children meet friendly Halloween characters. Butterflies, friendly ghosts, happy scarecrows , and many other displays await young children. Bring a camera because there are opportunities along this trail to take a family photo among the displays.
Scary Walk – The Woods are Haunted:
This Spooky Walk is “very scary.” This quarter mile hike through the woods will leave kids clinging to their parents legs! Every October the abandoned cemetery in the woods comes to life and a group of hikers have entered the woods against our caution and have not returned. We need you to go in and find them…or what’s left! The walk features an abandoned cemetery where zombies come to life and are in search of their favorite food, BRAINS! Located on Long Island, this Spooky Walk is a Nassau County favorite. Strollers and wheelchairs are not recommended.
Kids Arts and Crafts Area:
Kids have an opportunity to create Halloween crafts and take them home!
