October 19, 2016
Trick-or-treating is the go-to Halloween activity, but with the holiday falling on a Monday this year, parents will need to get creative over the weekend.
Keep everyone entertained through Halloween weekend with the family-friendly activities in this roundup, including parades, picnics and museum deals.
On Oct. 30, families can head to Laurel Hill Cemetery for a Halloween picnic. Activities will include arts and crafts, a pumpkin patch and hula hoop games.
Halloween goodies will be provided but attendees are also invited to pack their own snacks. Dressing up in costume is encouraged, too.
The event is recommended for children age 4-12.
Sunday, Oct. 30
1-3 p.m. | $5 per person
Laurel Hill Cemetery
3822 Ridge Ave.
(215) 228-8200
Terrain in Glen Mills will host its second annual Halloween Pup Parade on Oct. 30. Dress the family dog up in costume to participate in a parade through the space. After, families can take home doggie bags of treats for their pup.
The event is free to attend but donations to American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) are appreciated.
Sunday, Oct. 30
3-4 p.m. | Free
Terrain Garden Cafe
914 Baltimore Pike, Glen Mills, PA
(610) 459-2400
Wear a costume to Please Touch Museum on Oct. 29-31 and receive $2 off admission. Both children and adults who are visiting the museum are invited to get into the Halloween spirit to score the holiday deal.
Admission is normally $17 per person.
Saturday, Oct. 29 through Monday, Oct. 31
$15 per person
Please Touch Museum
4231 Ave. of the Republic
(215) 581-3181
The Philadelphia Zoo is offering a trick or treat safari for kids on four dates in October. Children can dress up in costumes, enjoy a maze through the hay bales and pose for pictures with pumpkins, when not checking out the zoo animals.
The event is included with general admission. Children under age 2 can attend for free.
Saturday, Oct. 22, 29 and Sunday, Oct. 23, 30
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | $19-$23 general admission
Philadelphia Zoo
3400 W. Girard Ave.
Bring the family to the Mutter Museum for a full day of Day of the Dead festivities. There will be sugar cookies shaped like skulls for decorating, paper flower making and face painting.
All festivities are included with museum admission, which is $13-$18. Children age 5 and under can attend for free.
Sunday, Oct. 30
Free with museum admission
Mutter Museum
19 S. 22nd St.
The Annual Scarecrow Competition and Display in Bucks County's Peddler's Village showcases hundreds of creative and colorful scarecrows outdoors through Oct. 30.
The 2016 winners in various categories were announced in early October.
Through Sunday, Oct. 30
Free
Peddler's Village
2400 Street Rd, New Hope, PA
This family-friendly festival has a little something for everyone. Kids can decorate pumpkins, jump in the bounce house, trick or treat or join a costume contest. Parents can enjoy fall cocktails, craft beer, a craft show and live music.
Even the family dog gets something out of this festival. Dog treats and water will be available at Amelie's Bark Shop.
Saturday, Oct. 29
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Pay-as-you-go
East Passyunk Ave. and Tasker St.
See a circus performance at the annual PumpkinFest celebration.
Courtesy of PumpkinFest/PhillyVoice
PumpkinFest is a neighborhood tradition. The Halloween street festival features pumpkin decorating, hay wagon rides, a hay bail maze, a magic show, live music, a "Thriller" dance performance, a costume contest, trick-or-treating, and circus performances. This year there will also be movie screenings for kids ("Beetlejuice" and "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown") and a screening of "Rocky Horror Picture Show" for adults.
Daytime festival activities are 12-5 p.m., trick or treating is 3-6 p.m., kids movies start at 6p.m. and the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" screening takes place at 9 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 29
Beginning at noon | Pay-as-you-go
Headhouse Shambles
2nd Street, between Pine and Lombard streets
