Looking For Things To Do This Weekend In New York City & Roosevelt Island - Halloween Parade, Haunted House, Circus, Marathon and Eat A Roach

You Tube Video of Monster Mash - Happy Halloween

Looking for fun things to do on Roosevelt Island or in New York City this weekend? Here are some suggestions.

Tonight of course is Halloween so head on down to the 35th annual Village Halloween Parade which travels up Sixth Avenue starting at 7 PM from Spring Street to 21st Street or watch it at home on Channel 1. If you are looking for a true Halloween dining experience, the Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium is offering this fine meal:

They’re crispy; they’re crunchy; they’re on the menu at the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium in Times Square. Visitors can sit down and dine white-glove style on live roaches on Halloween day from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

The payoff? The first 20 people to down a roach will get free admission to Ripley’s that day - and bragging rights for the rest of their lives.

For a really scary experience, try Haunted House New York:

Featuring the new Halloween legend SAW V room, NIGHTMARE: LEGENDSis a classic haunted house from back-in-the-day, with a carnie feel and a cast of legendary horror characters: Blob, Zombie, Vampire, Witch, Frankenstein, Mummy and, of course, a maniac with a chainsaw.

On Saturday, have some fun at the Big Apple Circus in Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park or visit theanyspacewhatever exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum. As described by the NY Times, the exhibition

... is a series of individual projects that will intersect, overlap in and respond to the museum’s spiraling Frank Lloyd Wright rotunda — from Mr. Cattelan’s fairytale sculpture, floating face down in the fountain, to Ms. Gonzalez-Foerster’s “tropicalization” (through light and sound) of a ramp to Mr. Höller’s rotating hotel room (reservations required), bathed in the LED twinkle of Ms. Bulloch’s night sky.

The New York City Marathon takes place on Sunday. If you are running in the race - good luck - but if you are just going to watch, here is a list of nearby restaurants to eat at all along the 26.2 mile route from the NY Times.

Each of the 26.2 stops (26 with a fixed address and one itinerant truck) represents at least one national cuisine. Remember, it’s not how fast you finish, but how much you enjoy the journey.

No events on Roosevelt Island this weekend but at least the MTA is reporting normal Roosevelt Island F Train subway service in both directions and RIOC is not reporting any Tram advisories.

Check out some other ideas on what to do in New York City this weekend from the NY Times Urban Eye, NY Post Weekend Calendar and Newyorkology.