We are very fortunate to live between the city and some of the nation’s best farmland when it comes to celebrating fall. Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary’s Terror Behind the Walls has long enjoyed its status as the country’s largest and best haunted house. It is, by far, the most popular single Halloween event in the area. Haunted houses not your thing? How about Ardmore’s Oktoberfest, with beer tasting, food and music and games for the whole family? Looking for more of an outdoor, harvest-themed way to celebrate fall? Besides several pick-your-own farms for corn mazes, hay rides and apple and pumpkin picking, there is the (uniquely Pennsylvanian) Kennett Square Mushroom Festival. If you are all for fun and games, but don’t mind indulging your shopping muse, try the Radnor Fall Festival. Harry Potter Festival sound interesting? Head up to Chestnut Hill. Don’t miss the Paoli Blues Fest, if you enjoy blues music. For more on leaf viewing and other fall celebrations, events and activities, click here.
Leave a Reply