Halloween Weekend is here! Whether you’re celebrating at local events or staying home, we hope you find ways to have a safe and fun weekend with your family. Here are just a few of the ways you can get out in Hunterdon County (and nearby) this weekend. And be sure to check out our 2020 Fall Guide for all the best things to do in the new season! Plus, find our 2020 Halloween Guide HERE.
Eat, Drink and Be Spooky at Lambertville Station Restaurant and Inn
When: Daily during operating hours
Where: 11 Bridge Street, Lambertville
In addition to seasonal dishes, Lambertville Station has put together some special options for Halloween. Now through Halloween, you can enjoy specialty dessert favorites like Pumpkin Creme Brulee and Chocolate Pumpkin Mousse, as well as specialty cocktails like their festively flavored “Molly’s Pumpkin Tini” and their fall-tastic “I’m so Chai Right Now” rum cocktail. Tip: Both cocktails are discounted from 5 p.m. to close on Halloween night.
If you want to dine outside, you’ll be happy to know that they now have heaters outside on the patio. And if you prefer indoor dining, be sure to look for the amazing handmade figures on display that are on loan from Dolores Dragon, also known as the “Memory Maker.” (Her creations appear in the photo above!)
For more suggestions on where to go for fall flavors, read THIS article.
Pumpkin Fest in Clinton
When: Friday, October 30 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: Main Street, Clinton
Enter your uniquely carved and decorated pumpkins into our annual pumpkin contest (drop off between 4:30-6:30pm)! Don’t want to submit one of your own? Be sure to come and view them all, watch a master pumpkin carver at work, see Wanda the Wacky Witch, and hear Halloween stories being told on the Hunterdon Art Museum Terrace! This year, Main Street will be closed during the event to allow for social distancing.
Halloween Party at the Filling Station at Turntable Junction
When: Friday, October 30 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Where: 32 Fulper Road, Flemington
The FCP and Huntington Learning Center invites the public to an afternoon party for kids and families followed by an evening Beer Garden! The Kids’ Party will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. with crafts, music and a costume contest. The Beer Garden will be from 6 p.m. to 10 pm. All are encouraged to come in costume! Masks are required except for when eating or drinking. While there are tables and chairs, you’re encouraged to BYO. Register for the free event HERE.
Scarecrow Season at Peddler’s Village
When: Now through October 31
Where: 2400 Street Road, New Hope
It’s the final weekend to see the scarecrows at Peddler’s Village!
Homicide and Hauntings – Murder Mystery Walking Tour at Peddler’s Village
When: Fridays through Sundays, October 3 – November 8, select times
Where: Routes 202 & 263, Lahaska (Meet at the Cock ‘n Bull lobby)
Peddler’s Village is known for their Murder Mystery Dinners, but in the times of corona, they’re getting creative with these new Murder Mystery Walking Tours.
Being a ghost doesn’t mean you can’t be driven to murder.
The ghosts of Peddler’s Village are in a quandary. Some of them have been disappearing…for good…and no one wants to be next. When a specter finds itself permanently dispatched to the Great Beyond, what can it do but investigate? Hear spine-tingling ghost lore of Bucks County while you help discover which apparition is bumping off the others…with bumps in the night.
When afterlives collide, who will be left with a ghost of a chance? Can you solve a murder at Homicide and Hauntings?
Tickets are $25 per person. Dinner is not included, but you receive a 10% discount at several Village restaurants when you show your receipt.
Halloween Themed Event (for adults) and Trick or Treat Trains (all ages) on the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad
When: Select dates and times through October 31, see site for details
Where: New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, 32 W. Bridge St, New Hope
The New Hope Railroad is offering two Halloween-themed excursions – one for adults, and one for all ages. The adults event is meant to spook and delight passengers. The Trick or Treat event will include a live reading of Spookley the Square Pumpkin and trick or treating around the station platform. Masks are required while on the train.
Shady Brook Farm Fall Fest 2020
When: Extended hours for the final days! Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Last tractor ride is 1 hour before closing.)
Where: 931 Stony Hill Rd., Yardley
Shady Brook Farm is always a popular destination this time of year! The 2020 version of Fall Fest looks a little different from the past, but there’s still plenty of fun to be had! They’re going back to basics with loads of old fashioned family fun: wagon rides to the pumpkin patch, apple picking in the apple orchard, and pick your own sunflowers + a sunflower stroll. (Note that sunflowers are apples are just about over now.) Be sure to bring your cameras/phones because there are new photo props this year! The kids can cruise around their re-designed SBF 500 Tryke Track, play on the playground, Giant Jumping Pillow, Spider Web, & explore the huge Corn Maze (including an after-dark flashlight maze). All included in the price of admission. They also have Gem Mining for an extra fee. Their re-designed Barn of Horrors and Alien Encounter will also be open, featuring animatronic characters. Due to the pandemic, there will be no Hayride of Horror or live actors this year. Timed tickets must be purchased in advance. Please note that masks are required for guests 3 and up during check in and when social distancing is difficult. You can see all of the procedures Shady Brook is following at this time HERE.
Admission: Children under 24 months are free, all other guests need a ticket for admission. $12 weekdays, $18 weekends (weekend hours start Fri @ 5pm). Ticket time slots are to stagger entry. You may spend 3 hours at FallFest.
The Count’s Halloween Spooktacular
When: Friday, October 30 through Sunday, November 1
Where: Sesame Place, 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne
Come in costume and celebrate silly, not-too-spooky fun at The Count’s Halloween Spooktacular at Sesame Place! The park will be transformed into a family-friendly Halloween haven and guests will enjoy trick-or-treating around the park, Halloween-themed shows, an interactive Scarecrow Scavenger Hunt, pumpkin decorating, swinging, flying, and cruising on Count von Count-themed mechanical rides, and unique photo opportunities with everyone’s favorite furry friends dressed up in costume on their Halloween-themed floats! Note that reservations must be made online. Masks are required.
Halloween at Snipes Farm & Education Center
When: Saturday, October 31 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: 890 W. Bridge Street, Morrisville
Spend Halloween day on the farm! The Big Barn Market will have farm fresh produce, pumpkins, fall decorations and yummy fall delicacies such as fresh baked pies, caramel apples, fresh pressed apple cider and cider slushies. Adventures abound on the farm, from the hay pyramid to the woods and trails. Explore the Land of Scarecrows. Find the perfect pumpkin in the patch. Visit the Old Time Farm Museum. Go on a scavenger hunt. Meet the animals, and more! You can even bring your own picnic lunch.
Note that for the safety of guests and staff, you must wear masks at all times except for when eating at a designated picnic table. They will be limiting entry, which will be first come, first entry basis. Admission is $7 per person. Children ages 2 and under are free. All proceeds from Fall Weekends support Snipes Farm and Education Center’s mission to model and teach sustainable farming while building community and reconnecting people to the land.
Night Tours at Eastern State Penitentiary
When: Select dates now through November 15
Where: 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia
The annual haunted house event, Terror Behind the Walls, is cancelled this year due to the pandemic. But you can STILL visit one of the most famous prisons in the world this fall! The penitentiary is offering Night Tours, allowing visitors to explore the dark, abandoned cellblocks like never before. These self-guided tours include access to historic locations in the complex such as Al Capone’s Cell and Death Row. You can also enjoy “The Voices of Eastern State” audio Tour, narrated by Steve Buscemi. Tickets start at $19 and vary by night. Find out more about the event and purchase tickets HERE.
Annual Boo at the Zoo at Philadelphia Zoo
When: October 30-November 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.
Where: 3400 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia
Come dressed in your favorite costume, enjoy a COVID-friendly, socially distanced parade, seasonal decor, the Great Pumpkin Wall, photo opportunities, and a spooktacular good time. Instead of trick or treating around the Zoo, there will be treat bags given away courtesy of Mars. The annual not-so-scary extinction graveyard will showcasing extinct animals and animals the Zoo is trying to save from extinction. Fall food and drink special offerings will include hot apple cider, sweets and treats, and more to be announced soon.
All health and safety precautions are in place for Boo at the Zoo – including the wearing of COVID 19-safe face masks and practicing social distancing.
Timed reservations must be purchased in advance. Boo at the Zoo is included with the price of admission. Zoo admission is $24.00 for adults (ages 12 and up), $19.00 for children (2 to 11), and free for children under two.
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