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Add as a preferred sourceRockaway Township will hold its Halloween Spooktacular on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Park Lake, 8 Mount Hope Road.
The event is listed on the Township’s community calendar. The 2026 listing gives the date, time, and location but does not yet include a program description or flyer.
The Township has held the fall event at Park Lake in past years under the name Dark Lake Spooktacular. Its 2023 calendar listing described a free event for children and families of Rockaway Borough and Rockaway Township, where families wear costumes, walk around the lake, and trick-or-treat at tables and booths set up around it.
Last year’s edition drew a big crowd. At the Oct. 28, 2025, Township Council meeting, Councilman Sackett said attendance was one of the largest ever, possibly around three or four thousand people, according to the approved minutes. Police Chief Robert Scherr also praised the strong turnout.
The Borough has pitched in before. At the Oct. 9, 2025, Rockaway Borough Mayor and Council meeting, Councilman McDonald said the Borough’s Parks and Recreation Director would meet with Township representatives about the event, and that candy donations were being accepted at Town Hall.
Park Lake is jointly owned and maintained by Rockaway Township and Rockaway Borough and features a 0.7 mile paved walking path. The Township lists Dave Dyer at 973-983-2841 as the contact for the park.
Families planning a full Halloween night can also catch the Halloween Trunk or Treat Car Show at Rockaway Lanes on Route 46, which runs from 8 to 11:30 p.m. the same evening.
Rockaway Township is a separate municipality from Rockaway Borough in Morris County, NJ.
Halloween in Rockaway: see every 2026 Halloween event in Rockaway Borough and Rockaway Township in one place.
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