Halloween

CHOP Halloween Baby

At Halloween, CHOP helps families of hospitalized infants celebrate by dressing them in costume

M&M's Rescue Squad adds 'BOOth' in South Philly to free service that restocks candy supplies

m&m's halloween booth philadelphia

Here are tips to keep your pets safe on Halloween, from choosing the right costume to reducing stress

halloween pet safety tips

Halloween candy binges can overload your gut microbiome

Halloween Candy Gut

Halloween fests, bloody marys and the Gritty 5K: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide bloody marys

From 'Abbott Elementary' to Jorō spiders, here are 5 last-minute Halloween costume ideas with Philly flair

philly costumes abbott

East Passyunk celebrating the fall with a 'witch craft crawl' and festival

East Passyunk Halloween

What to stream: 'Agatha All Along,' 'What We Do in the Shadows' and 'Strange Darling'

Halloween streaming guide

Northern Liberties bars to compete in Halloween-themed bloody mary competition

bloody mary northern liberties

Family-Friendly

Museum of Illusions to host trick-or-treating throughout Halloween week

museum of illusions halloween

Sewing instructors give tips on how to make your own Halloween costume

Sewing Halloween costumes

Trick-or-treating at the zoo and a National Coming Out Day parade: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide zoo

Chestnut Hill adds scavenger hunt with 18 businesses to its annual Halloween festivities

Chestnut Hill Halloween

Spirit Halloween spreading more holiday cheer with new Christmas stores

spirit halloween christmas stores

Halloween-themed improv and variety shows to spook Center City in October

Crossroads Comedy Theatre Halloween

Animals will feast on pumpkins during three weekends in October for the annual Boo at the Zoo

Philadelphia Zoo Halloween

It's Halloween all October at Franklin Square with Spooky Mini Golf, fountain light shows and free pumpkins for kids

franklin square spooky mini golf

Adventure Aquarium hosting fall festival featuring aquatic animals made from pumpkins

adventure aquarium halloween pumpkin

Halloween bars, a fall fest and the Ocean City Air Show: Your weekend guide to things to do

Fall festival

Some of the city's Halloween pop-up bars open this week, ushering in spooky season's nightlife

halloween bars tinsel

This BYOB trolley tour explores some of Philly's most notable crimes

True crime trolley

This fall at Eastern State Penitentiary's Halloween Nights, brave souls will be given a puzzle to solve

Halloween Nights ESP

Halloween parties and trick-or-treating: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide trick or treating

M&M's, Gopuff to offer free candy delivery on Halloween

halloween m&m's gopuff delivery

'Eras Tour' film, Philly Bike Ride and Boo at the Zoo: Your weekend guide to things to do

Family-Friendly

Dinos After Dark brings a Halloween-themed beer garden and costume party to the Academy of Natural Sciences

There are plenty of scary movies to watch at Halloween; here are 4 set in Philly

Scary movies in Philly

Edgar Allan Poe speakeasy to bring themed cocktails, storytelling to Northern Liberties

Edgar Allen Poe Speakeasy

True crime trolley tour explores Philly's most heinous homicides

Haunted trolley tour

Xfinity Live! will host Halloween masquerade parties with costume contests and karaoke

Xfinity Live Masquerade

Family-Friendly

Boo at the Zoo welcomes trick-or-treaters for 3 weekends this October

Boo at the Zoo Philly

Listen to live music, watch circus performers and put your pet in a costume contest at Roxtoberfest

Roxtoberfest 2023

Halloween Nights and spooky mini golf: Your weekend guide to things to do

Halloween Nights weekend events

Family-Friendly

Franklin Square to host Halloween-themed mini golf, trick-or-treating and a pumpkin patch in October

Fall Franklin Square

WXPN concerts and an Indian festival: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide Krishna Fest

Drink and be scary at these Halloween bars popping up in Philly

halloween craftsman row

Get spooked and then calm down with a drink at Eastern State Penitentiary this fall

Halloween Eastern State

Market of the Macabre returns to Laurel Hill Cemetery

Market of the Macabre

Weezer honors fan with cryptic billboard message in South Jersey

For Halloween, Frankie Jonas spoofs his older brother Joe and Taylor Swift – with the help of his girlfriend

Frankie Jonas Halloween

Find secret speakeasies and hear ghost stories at historic Germantown site

Rittenhouse Historic District

Phillies Halloween costume ideas for the World Series

Eating too much black licorice can lead to serious health complications

Health effects black licorice

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