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Weekend

30 things to do in Philly, the suburbs and South Jersey this weekend, Oct. 10-11

South Jersey Celtic Festival and Highland Games

Festivals

80+ craft vendors and trick-or-treating coming to East Passyunk Fall Fest on Halloween

East Passyunk Ave Fall Fest

Festivals

Manayunk Fall Festival to feature 50+ local vendors and a market run by kids ages 5-17

Manayunk Fall Festival Photo

Halloween

Boo at the Zoo will bring pumpkin-eating hippos, giant skeletons and 10-story views of the Zoo’s fall foliage

Boo at the Zoo - Hippo Pumpkins

Markets

Chinatown will turn into a massive night market with 90+ vendors on Oct. 8

Chinatown Night Market

Shows

Hundreds of Jeeps will line the Ocean City Boardwalk this weekend

Jeep Invasion Ocean City

Performances

‘American Idol’ and ‘The Voice’ standouts will lead ‘The Wiz’ musical in Wilmington

The Wiz Cast

Conventions

PAX Unplugged will turn the Convention Center into a giant tabletop game room

PAX Unplugged Gaming Room

Markets

More than 80 makers will take over Dilworth Park for a three-day fall market

Made in Philadelphia Market Series 2026

Experiences

Lambertville’s legendary Halloween house is spreading its elaborate displays across downtown

Lambertville Trail of Magic

Museums

Visitors can walk through a 4,300-year-old tomb chapel when Penn Museum’s new Egypt galleries open in December

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Weekend

31 things to do in Philly, the suburbs and South Jersey this weekend, Oct. 3-4

Evil Genius Block Party with Wheatus

Festivals

Bordentown Cranberry Festival will bring 100-plus artists and makers downtown Oct. 3-4

Bordentown Cranberry Festival

Experiences

Ride a train to a pumpkin patch and explore a South Jersey grove this October

Woodstown Central Railroad - Pumpkin Patch Flyer

Family-Friendly

Franklin Square will turn Philly Mini Golf spooky for October, with a Boo-zy Bar after dark

Spooky Mini Golf at Franklin Square

Festivals

Peddler’s Village fall festival will pair German food and beer with more than 150 scarecrows

Octoberfeast Peddlers Village

Markets

Fishtown vintage market will bring hundreds of vendors to three blocks along Frankford Avenue

Now + Then Marketplace - Thunderbird Salvage

Community

Free health screenings, groceries, food trucks and housing help will be available at this North Philly fair

Aerial view of North Philly

Markets

Nearly 100 vintage and handmade vendors will fill this Kennett Square fall market

Clover Market Kennett Square

Education

Philadelphia libraries offer free after-school homework help for K-12 students

The Free Library LEAP program

Performances

Betty Boop will step out of black-and-white and onto the Academy of Music stage this fall

Aliya Grace to star as Betty Boop

Family-Friendly

Chester County YMCAs will open their doors for free with swimming, fitness, crafts and family activities

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Family-Friendly

A waterfront pumpkin patch with 10,000 pumpkins, a smashing zone and scarecrow archery is returning to Philly

Cityside Pumpkin Patch

Experiences

Netflix House is adding a ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ experience with HUNTR/X, Derpy Tiger and demon hunts

Netflix House Kpop Demon Hunters

Experiences

Thousands of candles will cover the stage of a historic Delco theater for a Halloween concert

Candlelight coming to Media PA

Weekend

32 things to do in Philly and the region this weekend, Sept. 26-27

Lynnewood Hall The Gilded Age

Conventions

Huge operating model train layouts are coming to Edison for Greenberg’s Great Train & Toy Show

Greenberg Train show

Outdoors

How to watch thousands of rowers race toward Boathouse Row at the 2026 Head of the Schuylkill Regatta

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Experiences

Ride a ghost train through Salem County’s dark countryside and hear live ghost stories and local legends

Woodstown Central’s Salem Ghost Train

Experiences

Chestnut Hill's Night of Lights will transform Germantown Ave. with illuminated buildings and projected history

Chestnut Hill Night of Lights

Festivals

Ocean City Air Show Weekend will bring warbirds, pyrotechnic skydivers and aerobatic pilots to the Shore

Aerobatic Air Show 3 Ocena City

Markets

Downtown Bryn Mawr will be filled with 90+ vintage and handmade vendors at October's Clover Market

Bryn Mawr Clover Marker

Festivals

3 free festivals take over Fishtown this Saturday with Oktoberfest, live music and family activities

3 fishtown festivals

Museums

Philadelphia Museum of Art to open major El Anatsui exhibition with more than 90 works

El Anatsui

Festivals

Blackwood Pumpkin Festival postponed to Oct. 11 due to weather

Blackwood Pumpkin Festival

Experiences

Ride an antique train through Bucks County's fall foliage this October

New Hope Fall Foliage Excursion

Sports

Flyers giveaways, theme nights and special events for the 2026-27 season

Flyers 2026-27 Theme Nights

Festivals

Renaissance-style Fantasy Faire will bring sword fights and fire performers to South Street

Queen & Rook Fantasy Faire

Festivals

Delaware River Festival will turn both sides of the river into one free event

2026 Delaware River Festival

Markets

Clover Market will bring 95+ vintage and handmade vendors to downtown Collingswood

Collingswood Clover Market

Festivals

Free Philadelphia Fall Arts Fest will bring 20+ performances to the Kimmel Center

Ensemble Arts Philadelphia Fall Festival

Outdoors

More than 30 sailboats will race along the Delaware River during Philadelphia Cup Regatta

Philadelphia Cup Regatta 2025