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Posted on Fri, Oct. 25, 2002 story:PUB_DESC
Halloween events
For Halloween-themed film screenings, consult the Repertory Films listings.

Haunted Houses, Hayrides and More

Apple Hunt & cider pressing. Pennypack Environmental Center, 8600 Verree Rd, S of Bloomfield Rd; 215-685-0470. $1. 2 p.m. Sun.

*FREE* Collegeville Pit Stop Haunted trail ($7; 6 p.m.), corn maze ($3), crafts, pumpkins for sale, mini-golf, more. 3960 Germantown Pike, Collegeville; 610-489-5974. 4-10 p.m. Fris, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sats, to 9 p.m. Suns through 11/17.

Corn Maze Covers 4 acres. Howell Living History Farm, 17 Valley Rd (maze location), Titusville; 609-737-3299. www.howellfarm.org. $7; $5 ages 5-12; free ages under 5. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sats-Suns.

Dark in the Park Junior Halloween trail, trick or treating; ages under 6. Springton Manor Farm, 860 Springton Rd, Glenmore; 610-942-2450. $2. 6:30-9 p.m. Sat.

Field of Screams Haunted hayride, haunted den, 3-D haunted barn. 191 College Ave, off Mountville exit of Rte 30, Mountville; 717-285-7748. www.fieldofscreams.com. $8-$20; $5-$7 seniors & ages 10 & under. 6-10 p.m. Fris-Sats, to 9 p.m. Suns through 11/3.

Ghostly Gathering Scary stories, music by Doane Boys, tours, more. Graeme Park, 859 County Line Rd, Horhsam; 215-343-0965. $5; $3 ages under 13. 7-10 tonight-Sat.

Goblins in the Garden Garden mystery, haunted train ride & maze, crafts, treats. Camden Children's Garden, 3 Riverside Dr, Camden; 856-365-8733. $5; $3 ages 3-11; free ages under 3. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat-Sun.

Halloween Enchanted Forest Hikes, programs on bats, spiders, snakes, storytelling. Abbott's Mill Nature Center, Abbott's Pond Rd, Milford; 302-422-0847. $2; $1 ages up to 12. 6-8:30 tonight.

Halloween Hikes Trick-or-treat along trails, campfire with marshmallows, cider. Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, 8480 Hagy's Mill Rd; 215-482-7300. $9; free ages under 2. 6-9 tonight-Sat.

Haunted Hayride 5 attractions: Tombstone, Witches' Cauldron, Miles Manor Haunted House, Frightmares, Pumpkinhead's Picnic Grove. Phoenix Sports Club, 301 W Bristol Rd, Feasterville; 215-942-9787. www.hauntedhayride.com. $17.95 Fris-Sats, $14.95 Suns & weekdays. 7-10 tonight-Thu & 11/1.

Haunted Hayride With arts & crafts, face painting. Temple University, 580 Meetinghouse Rd, Ambler; 215-283-1292. $8, $5 children & students. 7-11:30 tonight-Sat.

Haunted Hayride & Bates Motel Hayrides (all ages), haunted hotel (ages over 8), corn maze, refreshments. Arasapha Farm, 1835 N Middletown Road (Rte 352), Gradyville; 610-459-0647. www.thebatesmotel.com $25; $22 ages under 12. $12; $10 hayride only; $8 Motel or cornmaze only. Dusk-10:30 p.m. today-Thu.

Haunted Hayride & House High-tech haunted house, bands, campfires. Call for prices. Dusk-10 p.m. Fris-Suns through 11/2. Active Acres Farm, 881 Highland Rd, Newtown; 215-860-6855. www.activeacresfarm.com. Pumpkin picking, pony rides, children's crafts, maze. Call for prices. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat-Sun.

Haunted House With Trail of Terror, horror midway, mini golf, refreshments. Somerton Springs Golf Center, Bustleton Pike & County Line Rd, Feasterville; 215-407-3327. www.festivaloffears.com. $10 house & trail; $8 house; $5 trail. 7:13-11 tonight-Sat, to 10 p.m. Sun.

Haunted Trail Goschenhoppen Park, 3d St, East Greenville; 215-541-4744. $5. 7-10 tonight-Sat.

Haunted Trails Guided walks, stories, live animal show. Honey Hollow Environmental Center & Bucks County Audubon, Visitor Center, 2877 Creamery Rd (2 miles E of Peddler's Village), Solebury; 215-297-8266. $15 family up to 3 children, then $3 each additional child. 6 tonight-Sat.

Haunted Trail Walk Ages 12 & up. Brandywine Creek State Park & Nature Center, Rtes 92 & 10, Wilmington; 302-577-3534. $7. 7-10 tonight-Sat.

Hayrides Numerous stops through haunted forest. Eagleville Park, Park Lane Dr, Eagleville; 610-539-8020. $3; $2 ages 4-12. 6-9 tonight-Sat.

Jason's Woods Horrifying Hayride Barn of Terror, Carnival of Fear, maze, Macabre Museum, hayride. Jason's Woods, 99 Stehman Rd, Lancaster; 717-872-5768. www.jasonswoods.com. $8-$22. 7-10 tonight-Sat, 7-9 p.m. Sun & 11/2.

Jersey Devil's Haunted Woods Haunted trail; benefits Sunshine Fdn. Clayton Rd, 1 mile S of Black Horse Pike at Geet's Diner, Williamstown; 856-232-3905. $12. 7-11 tonight-Sat, to 10 p.m. Sun.

*FREE* Linvilla Orchards 137 W Knowlton Rd, Media; 610-876-7116. www.linvilla.com. Harvest hayride ($4; 2-4 p.m. today, noon-5 p.m. Sat-Sun); moon hayrides ($4.50; 6-8 tonight-Sun); hayride to witch's house ($5; 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sun).

Maize Quest Cornfield maze, games, entertainment, hayrides, farmer's market. Barn Yard Farm Market, Winswept Stables, 153 Rte 24, Lewes; 302-644-1636. www.cornmaze.com. $7; $5 ages 4-12. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Fris-Sats, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Suns through 11/3.

*FREE* October at the Poe House Celebrate Poe's tales of terror with candlelit tours. 3 p.m. today-Thu. Edgar Allan Poe House, 7th & Spring Garden Sts; 215-597-8780. German Society of Pennsylvania, 7th & Spring Garden Sts. Musicians perform "The Raven," "The Bells," other works. 1 p.m. Sat. All events: Reservations required.

PumpkinFest Hayrides, Barn of Horror Jr, corn maze, moon bounce. Shady Brook Farm, 931 Stony Hill Rd, Yardley; 215-968-1670. www.shadybrookfarm.com. $6. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat-Sun.

Release the Bats: A Dracula Film & Cultural Fest Tour Bram Stoker's Dracula notes, panel, lecture, staged readings. Rosenbach Museum & Library, 2008 DeLancey Pl; 215-732-1600. 6 tonight, 6 & 7 p.m. Wed, 12:30 p.m. Thu, 5 & 6 p.m. 11/1. Screenings of rare vampire films including Nosferatu, Spanish Dracula. Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut St; 215-569-9700. $12; $10 seniors, students & ages 12 & under. Nostferatu. 8 tonight, 8 & 10 p.m. Sat, 7 p.m. Sun, 8 p.m. 11/1-2.

*FREE* Scarecrow Competition & Display View more than 50 creations from competition with cash prizes. Peddler's Village, Rtes 202 & 263, Lahaska; 215-794-4000. www.peddlersvillage.com. Village hrs today-Sun.

*FREE* Scary Skeletons Inside/outside look at animals, skeletons, bones. Green Lane Nature Center, Center Rte 29 & Green Ln; 215-234-8497. 7 tonight.

Halloween Parties

*FREE* Halloween at the Y Games, scavenger hunt, face painting, more. Upper Bucks YMCA, Pennridge Program Center, 801 WAshington Ave, Sellersville; 215-453-5989. 1-4 p.m. Sun.

Halloween Celebration Costume contest, face painting, jugglers, more (ages up to 10); benefit Project HOME. Westin Philadelphia, 99 S 17th St; 215-735-4899. $10. 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Sat.

*FREE* Halloween Party Haunted house, parade, crafts, games. YMCA, 100 St George's Rd, Ardmore; 610-649-0700, ext 200. 1-3 p.m. Sat. Registration requested.

*FREE* Halloween Party Games, stories, songs. Rosalyn Branch Library, 2412 Avondale Ave, Roslyn; 215-886-9818. Ages 2-5 6:30 p.m., ages 6-12 7:30-8:15 p.m. Mon. Registration required.

*FREE* Halloween Party Haunted hallways, games, swimming. Columbia North YMCA, 1400 N Broad St; 215-235-6440 ext 30. 6-9 p.m. Thu.

Halloween Party Crafts, jack-o-lantern painting, costume contest. American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave; 215-389-1776. $5. 2 p.m. Sun.

*FREE* Halloween Party Paint pumpkins, make footprint ghost, more. Main Line Art Center, Old Buck Rd & Lancaster Ave, Haverford; 610-525-0272. www.mainlineart.org. 2-4 p.m. Sun.

Halloween Party Bug bowling, creepy crawlie walk, cricket spitting, trantual tossing, costume contest, more. Insectarium, Steve's Bug Off Exterminating Company, 8046 Frankford Ave; 215-338-3000. www.insectarium.com. $5; $1 off in costume. Noon-3 p.m. Sat.

Halloween Party Candy, refreshments, puppet show, parade; ages 2-6. E Bradford Twp Bdg, Copeland School & Frank Rds, East Bradford; 610-436-9010 $1 non-E Bradford residents. 10-11 a.m. Sat.

Halloween Party Candy, refreshments, puppet show, parade; ages 2-6. Oakbourne Park, S Concord Rd, Westtown; 610-436-9010. $1. 2 p.m. Sat.

Seasonal Tours

Halloween Horror Trains 1.5 hr round-trip to Wycombe. New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, 32 W Bridge St, New Hope; 215-862-2332. www.newhoperailroad.com. Haunted train: $15. Not recommended for ages under 13. 7 & 9 p.m. today-Sun; Trick or Treat train, stops for treats: (infant-age 13) $15; $10 ages 2-11; $2.50 ages under 2. 6 p.m. today-Sun.

Haunted Philadelphia Guided, walking: colonial mansion. Meet: Bourse Bldg, 5th St (between Chestnut & Market Sts) 215-627-8680. $15. 5:30 p.m. Wed (reservations).

Historical Hauntings Guided walks through haunted woods. Historic Yellow Springs, Lincoln Bldg, Art School Rd (off Rte 113), Chester Springs; 610-827-7414. $5. 7 tonight-Sat.

Laurel Hill Cemetary Guided tours; ages 10 & up. 3822 Ridge Ave; 215-228-8200. $10. 7 tonight-Sat, 2 p.m. Sun.

Original Ghost Tour of Philadelphia 215-423-3930. www.philahistorytours.com. 90 minutes, guided, walking of Old City historic sites. Meet: 3d & Chestnut Sts. $10; free ages under 12. Reservations requested. 7:30 p.m. Sat

Spirits From the Past Guided, walking of 300 yr-old village. Historic Fallsington, 4 Yardley Ave, Fallsington; 215-295-6567. $4; $2 ages up to 12. 5:30 p.m. Sun.

Terror Behind The Walls Special effects, laser lighting, 3-D illusions, professional actors at 19th-cent prison. Eastern State Penitentiary, 2124 Fairmount Ave; 215-336-2000. www.easternstate.org. Slight Fright Family Nights geared to ages under 13. 7-8 p.m. Sun. 3-course dinner at London Grill & Terror Tour. Sun-Tue, 11/1-2. 6-10 p.m. Reservations required. $50 (kids menu on Slight Fright nights). Phone: 215-978-4545. Monsters' Dress Up Night. 7-10 p.m. Thu. $15-$20; $8-13 ages under 12. Hours, days vary. Through 11/2.

Festivals and Parades

Bat Weekend Craft, puppet theater, stories, interactive display, more. Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, 4 Sawmill Rd off Hopewell Rd, Medford; 856-983-0326. $3, $2 ages 2-6. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat, 1-4 p.m. Sun.

Costume Parade Plus theater performance "There's Something Under My Bed," craft making, interactive storytelling. Please Touch Museum, 210 N 21st St; 215-963-0667. www.pleasetouchmuseum.org $8.95; $1 off in costume. Noon & 2 p.m. Tue-Thu.

*FREE* Fall Festival Singer/storyteller Jim Albertson, guided cemetary tours, open-hearth cooking. Camden Co Historical Society, Park Blvd & Euclid Ave, Camden; 856-964-3333. Noon-5 p.m. Sun.

*FREE* Fall Festival Flea market, music, book/bake sale, silent auction. Friends Meeting House, 4th & West Sts, Wilmington; 302-652-4491. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat.

Great Pumpkin Carve & Show Categories: Best Overall, Best Carving, Best Use of Pumpkin, Most Original, Most Halloween, People's Choice; plus live music, hayrides. Chadds Ford Historical Society, The Barn, Rte 100, 0.25 mile N of Rte 1, Chadds Ford; 610-388-7376. $2; free ages under 6. 5-9 p.m. today-Sat.

HatOberFest Haunted houses, hayrides, book signings, ghost/historic walking tours, more. Along York Rd, Hatboro; 215-956-9540 or 215-957-9790 (tours only). www.hatboro-pa.com. Today-Sat. Call for times.

Magic Spectacular & Family Masquerade Parade With the Society of Young Magicians. Warminster Recreation & Education Center, 1101 Little Ln, Warminster; 215-443-5428. $3; $2 ages under 10. 1:30-4 p.m. Sun.

Manayunk Monster Madness Fright Festival Haunted house, amusement rides, clowns, gamess, vendors. Along Leverington Ave (between Umbria & Main Sts); 610-327-9939. $10 all events; $5 entertainment & rides. 6-11 p.m. today-Sun & Thu.

*FREE* Pumpkin Fest Crafts, pumpkin carving demonstrations, refreshments. Valley High Estates, 3840 Visitation Rd, Lower Providence; 610-635-0920. Noon-4 p.m. Sun.

*FREE* Pumpkin Festival Costume parade, music by One Way Express, crafts, Haunted Barn. Croft Farm, 100 Bortons Mill Rd, Cherry Hill; 856-488-7868. 1-4 p.m. Sun. Rain or shine.

*FREE* Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser with various activities: decorating contests, storytelling scarecrow; pumpkins, mums for sale. Haddonfield United Methodist Church, 29 Warwick Rd, Haddonfield; 856-429-0403. Noon-dark Mons-Fris, 9 a.m.-dark Sats-Suns through 11/3.

Pumpkinfest Music by Tom Chapin & Friends, Jay Smar, John Flynn, Cathy & Marcy; hayrides, petting zoo, more. Fonthill Park, Rte 313, Doylestown; 215-345-6644. $5; $3 ages 3-12; age 2 & under free. Weekend passes $8 adults; $5 children. Noon-9 p.m. Sat-Sun.

*FREE* Scarecrow Contest Winners to be hung from lampposts. Along Main St, Rte 541, Medford; 609-714-8811. through Sat.

*FREE* Scarecrow Festival Hayrides, more. Dresher Estates, 1405 N Limekiln Pk, Dresher; 215-591-4000. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat.

Sea Monster Masquerade Monster Mash dance contest, spooky craft making, haunted dive shows. New Jersey State Aquarium, 1 Riverside Dr, Camden; 856-365-3300. $13.95; $10.95 ages 3-11; $11.95 seniors. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun.

Spook-tacular Garden State Discovery Museum16 N Springdale Rd, Cherry Hill; 856-424-1233. Museum haunted maze, games, crafts, trick-or-treating. 5-8 p.m. Sat. Family Halloween Night: benefits Ronald McDonald House of Southern NJ. 6:30 p.m. Sun. Pre-registration required. $5 child with adult; $3 kids.

At the Amusement Parks

Fright Fest Six Flags Great Adventure, off exit 7A of NJ Tnpk, Jackson; 732-928-2000. www.sixflags.com. The Monster Mash Band, vintage horror films, Terror Trails, Bone Butcher Terror-tory, Looney Tunes Screamport, hayrides, hypnotist shows. $45.99; $28.99 under 54" tall, seniors. 5-11 p.m. today, noon-11 p.m. Sat, noon-9 p.m. Sun, 5-11 p.m. Thu.

HalloWeekends Haunted house & train, mask making, trick-or-treating. Dorney Park, 3830 Dorney Park Rd, Allentown; 610-395-3724. www.dorneypark.com. $13 & $19.75. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sat, 7:30 p.m. Suns. No one in costume will be admitted.

Poe Evermore Edgar Allen Poe's life acted out in rooms throughout Mansion. Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, Mount Hope Estate & Winery, Rte 72, Manheim; 717-665-7021 ext 231. www.parenfaire.com. $16.95; not recommended for children. 6 & 9 p.m. Fris; 1, 4 & 7 p.m. Sats-Suns. Opens today. Closes 11/10.

At the Zoos

Haunted Treehouse Deadville Dining Room, Tree of Life, Spider's Lair, witches & warlocks. Plus: Pumpkin hunts (11 a.m.-2 p.m.), "Beast Feast" feeding of select animals (various times) Sat-Sun. Philadelphia Zoo, 3400 Girard Ave; 215-243-1100. www.philadelphiazoo.org $12.95; $9.95 ages 2-11; under age 2 free. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. today-Thu.

Nightmare at Elmwood Creepy creatures exhibit, costume contest, scrarecrow making, trick-or-treating, Haunted Bayou, spooky trail. Elmwood Park Zoo, 1661 Harding Blvd, Norristown; 610-277-3825 ext 225. $4.50; $2.50 seniors, ages 2-12. 6-9 tonight, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat-Wed.

Seasonal Shows

Dracula Horror; New Vic Theatre of London presents. Keswick Theatre, Keswick Ave off Easton Rd, Glenside; 215-572-7650. $25. Sat only.

Frankenstein Horror; Chandler Hall Stage presents. Chandler Hall, Wright Mtg Hall, 99 Barclay St, Newtown; 215-968-2514. www.originalfrankenstein.com. $7.50-$15; $35 includes dinner. Thu & 11/1-2, 3 p.m. 11/3.

Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical Media Theatre, 104 E State St, Media; 610-566-4020. www.mediatheatre.com. $20-$32.50. Final performances today-Sun.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Musical; Sail Productions presents. Keswick Theatre, Keswick Ave off Easton Rd, Glenside; 215-572-7650. $8.50. Sun only.

Pegora the Witch Family comedy. Town & Country Playhouse, Rte 263, 1 mile S of Rte 413, Buckingham; 215-348-7566. $7; $5 ages 18 & under. Final performance Sat.

Radnor Memorial Library 114 W Wayne Ave, Wayne; 610-687-1124. Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Neill Hartley's one-man adaptation. Free. 7:30 tonight. Mlanjeni's Magical Theatre. $1. 2 p.m. Sat.

The Rocky Horror Show Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S Main St, New Hope; 215-862-2041. www.buckscountyplayhouse.com. $25 & $27. Tonight-Sat & Thu.

The Rocky Horror Show Pennington Players present. Kelsey Theatre, Mercer Co Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor; 609-584-9444. $14; $12 seniors; $10 students & ages 2-13. Final performances today-Sun.

Scared ITless 6 original one-act plays. Brick Playhouse, 623 South St; 215-592-1183. $15 minus roll of a die. Final performances today-Sun.

Balls and Dances

All Hallows Eve Costume Ball Music by the Voltage Brothers, buffet, tarot card readings, costume contest. Brandywine Conservancy, Rtes 1 & 100, Chadds Ford; 610-388-2700 or 610-388-8315. $80. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Sat.

Halloween Folk Dance Refreshments; costumes optional; Folk Fairmount Park Commission presents. Lloyd Hall (behind Philadelphia Museum of Art), 1 Boathouse Row; 215-945-1316. $3. Lesson 7:30 p.m.; dance 8:30-10 p.m. Tue.

Henri David Halloween Ball With costume contest; David hosts. Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel, Grand Ballroom, 17th & Race Sts; 215-732-7711. $50 without; $20 in costume. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Thu.

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