If you have kids that are home on October 31, you might be looking for fun things to do before the big event at night! Here’s a list of things that are going on/open during the day on Halloween in Bucks County or within an hour or so drive. Plus, a few trick or treat events and evening activities if you’d rather do that than go out in the neighborhood!
This list has recently been updated for 2024!
Events
Halloween Bash at Romp n’ Roll
2856 W. Moreland Road, Willow Grove from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bring the kids in costume for crafts, games, activities and activities in the gym plus yummy treats. Tickets include a pack of 20 Trick or Treat cards (free class) to pass out to friends that visit you on Halloween. Tickets are $35 for Members and $40 for NonMembers. Find out more HERE.
Halloween Craft at Bucks County Children’s Museum
500 Union Square Drive, New Hope from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Create a glow-in-the-dark mummy. Free with admission.
Storytimes at the Doylestown Library
150 S. Pine Street, Doylestown
The Doylestown Library will have Baby Storytime at 9:30 a.m. and Family Storytime at 11 a.m. I would assume both will be Halloween themed!
Storytimes at the Bensalem Library
3700 Hulmeville Road, Bensalem
The Bensalem Library will have three storytime sessions on Halloween: 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Outdoor Scavenger Hunt at the New Hope-Solebury Library
93 West Ferry Street, New Hope, all day event
Come to the drop-in outdoor Halloween scavenger haunt around the Library lawn and backyard. Pick up a scavenger hunt card at the circulation desk, find all the items, and claim your prize.
Ghostly Halloween Black Light Scavenger Hunt at the Northampton Library
25 Upper Holland Road, Richboro, all day event
Ghosts and ghouls are haunting the library this year! Stop by the reference desk to borrow a blacklight flashlight, find the ghosts hiding in the children’s area, and see if you can decipher their ghostly clues to complete the scavenger hunt.
Halloween Stories and more at the Northampton Library
25 Upper Holland Road, Richboro from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
For ages 2 and up. Wear your costumes to this fun Halloween-themed storytime as we celebrate spooky season together!
Storytimes and Parade at the Langhorne Library
301 Pine Street, Langhorne
The Langhorne Library will have two family storytimes on Halloween at 10:30 and noon, with a Costume Parade in between at 11 a.m. This library is also a favorite for its play area, Penn’s Little Village.
Halloween Scavenger Hunt at the Warminster Library
1076 Emma Lane, Warminster, All day event
There are 13 pumpkins you will need to find throughout the library. Beware, there are decoys meant to trick you!
Pick up a scavenger hunt form at the Information Services Desk. Once you find all 13 pumpkins, bring the form back to get a spooky prize!
Halloween Storytime and Parade at the Warminster Library
1076 Emma Lane, Warminster from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Parade and trick or treat around the library and listen to a Halloween story!
Trick or Treat on Mill Street in Bristol Borough
Mill Street, Bristol Borough from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Walk Mill Street visiting shops and restaurants for some treats!
Not-Too-Spooky Halloween Party at Sesame Place
100 Sesame Road, Langhorne from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Trick or treat your way down the Parade Route and through the Sesame Street Neighborhood to collect treats, plus snap photos with favorite furry friends in costume. Stop by Dine with Elmo & Friends for a meet and greet with Elmo and show off your costume at the Halloween Costume Showcase. Select rides will be open. This is a separately ticketed event and is $16 for kids, $21 for adults.
Trunk or Treat at Newtown United Methodist Church
35 Liberty Street, Newtown from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
If you’re looking for an alternative to neighborhood trick or treating, this is a fun free option! Trick or treating, cocoa, cider and cookies. Open to all.
The Salvation Army Fall Harvest Festival
215 Appletree Drive, Levittown from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
This one is during trick or treat time but a great alternative to going door to door. Treats, crafts, games. Held inside the gym. Open to the public. Free family fun.
Canal-O-Ween in Yardley
When: Sunday, October 28 through November 4 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: N. Edgewater Ave/Canal Towpath between Fuld Ave and Afton Ave. Free parking is available on the corner of Fuld and Morgan Ave.
Take a walk along the canal while viewing hundreds of carved pumpkins! Highly recommend going to dinner at one of Yardley’s great restaurants on Main Street before or after.
Destinations
Pumpkinland at Colonial Gardens
745 Schuylkill Road, Phoenixville from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Have fun checking out and taking pictures in Colonial Gardens’ colorful Halloween display with cartoon characters, scarecrows, pumpkins and more. Take a daytime hayride through friendly woods ($8) or explore 3 mazes ($4).
Hellerick’s Family Farm
5500 N. Easton Road, Doylestown from 9:30 to 6:30
Hellerick’s Farm offers over 40 activities included in their Adventure Farm tickets. There’s a hay ride, corn mazes, hay bale slides, playground areas, pumpkin racing, huge slides, and more. (My daughter’s personal favorite is the corn barn, which is basically a little playhouse filled with corn kernels and horse toys.) Tickets are $18.99. Children under 2 are free.
Screamin’ Green Hauntoween at Crayola Experience
30 Centre Square, Easton from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Crayola Experience is celebrating the season with Halloween-themed crafts, a spooky scavenger hunt, character photo ops and more. For an additional fee, you can also create Halloween-themed Crayola light-ups. Use code SGH24 to save $5 on tickets.
Styer Orchard
97 Styers Lane, Langhorne from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
If you’re looking for a farm experience without the frills, head to Styers. You can pick apples or pumpkins, take a hayride, shop their huge variety of pumpkin and squash … and you only pay for what you bring home. Admission and rides are free. This is also a great spot if you want to take some pictures without paying admission like so many of the other farms nearby. Styers is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Grab lunch or treats from the Market on your way out.
Morris ArBOOretum
100 E. Northwestern Avenue, Philadelphia from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Take a walk around Morris Arboretum and enjoy more than 30 scarecrows along the Scarecrow Walk. This year’s theme is “Villians.” Be sure to take pictures with the Morris Pumpkin Cottage!
Brick or Treat at Legoland Discovery Center
Plymouth Meeting Mall from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Legoland Discovery Center is celebrating Halloween with special themed decor and activities. See the Halloween themed 4D movie – The Great Monster Chase. Build a ghost in the LEGO Master Workshop. Create a LEGO pumpkin for the pumpkin patch, and more!
Terhune Orchards
330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Visit the animals, get a treat from the market (I recommend the apple cider donuts and cider slushee), and play in the tractor playground. You can also pick pumpkins and apples.
Fin-tastic Fall Days at Adventure Aquarium
19 Riverside Drive, Camden from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Experience Fintastic Fall Days at Adventure Aquarium! Discover glowing gourds in the shapes aquatic animals! Explore among glowing sea creatures, discover underwater pumpkin carvers, and embark on a search for illuminating surprises waiting around every corner.
Tip: If you activate a Pre-K pass before October 27 and your child aged 2-5 will go for free!
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