With Halloween falling on a Saturday this year, you might be looking for ways to keep the kids entertained before trick or treating that 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!
Events
Halloween Bash at Romp n’ Roll
2856 W. Moreland Road, Willow Grove from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Bring the kids in costume for crafts, games, activities and activities in the gym plus yummy treats. Find out more HERE.
Fall Family Fun Weekend at Terhune Orchards
330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Enjoy over 30 activities including a corn maze, pedal tractors, barnyard animals, bubbles, a sports zone, wagon rides, and more. Live music. Tickets are $19.95 per person (kids under 3 are free.) Buy tickets HERE.
Halloween Spooktacular at New Jersey State Museum
205 West State Street, Trenton from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Bring the kids in costume for the museum’s annual trick or treat parade on the front lawn. Trick or treating starts at 11 and lasts until the candy is gone! In the Riverview Court, kids an play games, make crafts, and go on a Boo Hunt around the museum to earn a prize. Remember to pick up a discount coupon for any show in the Planetarium. Event is rain or shine.
Happy Halloween Storytime at Quakertown Library
401 W. Mill Street, Quakertown from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Come in costume for a Halloween-themed storytime. After storytime, there will be a parade through the library. Best for ages 0-6 but all ages are welcome.
Pick-a-Pumpkin Painting Craft at Warminster Library
1076 Emma Lane, Warminster from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Pick a mini pumpkin to decorate with paint pens and other decorations. (Best for kids aged Kindergarten through 6th grade.)
Happy Halloween Storytime at Doylestown Library
150 S. Pine Street, Doylestown from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Come in costume for a Halloween-themed story, craft and parade through the library. Best for ages 0-6 but all ages are welcome.
Spooktacular Let’s Play Storytime Bubble Dance Party
3700 Hulmeville Road, Bensalem from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Dance “Monster Mash,” draw pumpkins with chalk, and play with bubbles in celebration of the spooky season.
Halloween Costume Contest at Sesame Place
100 Sesame Road, Langhorne
Enjoy all that goes along with The Count’s Halloween Spooktacular at Sesame Place, plus there will be costume contests! Sign up for the contest in Sesame Plaza starting at 10 a.m. The contests will be held in the Sesame Street Theater at 12:30 and 1:30. Get more details HERE.
Hatboro’s Annual Halloween Stroll
York Road from Summit Avenue to Horsham Road from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Take a stroll while trick or treating at participating stores. (There will be a sign in the store’s window.)
Trick or Treat on Mill Street in Bristol Borough
Mill Street, Bristol Borough from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Walk Mill Street visiting shops and restaurants for some treats!
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.
Howell Farm Corn Maze
17 Valley Road, Lambertville from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Visit the corn maze at Howell Living History Farm. $15 for ages 13 and up, $12 for ages 5-12, under 4 is free.
Family Fall Weekend at Needle Creek Farm Brewery
91 Titus Mill Road, Pennington from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Pick your own pumpkin patch, corn maze and hay maze, farm animals, apple cider donuts and s’mores by the fire pits, food trucks and seasonal craft beer in the taproom and beer garden. Free parking and free entry. (Fall attractions like the corn maze are priced separately.)
Canal-O-Ween in Yardley
Sunday, October 25 through November 1 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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.
Croydon Haunted Hollows presents The Hollows Files: Cold Cases of the Unknown
507 Girard Avenue, Croydon from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (sensory friendly experiences available from 4-6)
50 volunteers put on a good old fashioned scary haunted Halloween walk-through experience. (Wheelchair accessible too!) Candy will be handed out. Come in costume! Free photo booth too!
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 ($10) or explore 3 mazes ($5).
Hellerick’s Family Farm
5500 N. Easton Road, Doylestown from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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. Tickets are $19.99. Children under 2 are free. Jack O’Leary will be performing from noon to 3. Hellericks Burgers and Dogs will be available for food purchases.
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, photo ops and more.
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.
During the month of October, you can take a walk around Morris Arboretum & Gardens and enjoy more than 30 scarecrows along the Scarecrow Walk. This year’s theme is “The 70s” – featuring scarecrows inspired by the 1770s, 1970s, or any decade ending in 70! Be sure to take pictures with the Morris Pumpkin Cottage!
Brick or Treat at Legoland Discovery Center
Plymouth Meeting Mall from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
During the month of October, Legoland Discovery Center will celebrate Halloween with special themed decor and activities. Make something ghost-inspired with glow-in-the-dark bricks. See the 4D movie – The Great Monster Chase. Make a Halloween build in Creative Workshop. There will also be trick or treating on the weekends.
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.
