
Family Halloween Events in Philadelphia (Map + Calendar)
We're gathering your recommendations for kid-friendly Halloween events and putting them on our interactive map and calendar, so all Philadelphia families can easily find fun ways to celebrate this spooky season together!
Browse our always-growing list to find family Halloween events near you, and if we're missing a spooktacular event your family loves, share the link below to help improve our parent-to-parent resource.
Find even more inspiration on our list of fun things to do for Halloween, with plenty of activities the whole family can enjoy between Halloween movie nights and pumpkin carving projects!
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Ghost Tours of Philadelphia
Discover the secrets hidden in the shadows of America's most historic and most haunted city! Join the Ghost Tour of Philadelphia for a candlelight walking tour along the back streets and secret gardens of Independence National Park, Old City, and Society Hill, where ghostly spirits, haunted houses, and eerie graveyards lurk in the night!
Philadelphia, PATours available year-round
Spirits of '76 Ghost Tours
Visit more than 20 scary sites to hear Philadelphia's haunted facts and folklore. Experience Philadelphia's monuments by moonlight. Travel the cobblestone streets of Old City to hear chilling stories about the Spirits of '76. Enjoy haunted facts, haunted folklore, and haunted movie sets.
Philadelphia, PATours available year-round

Woodmere Art Museum - Straw Maze
Explore the zigzag spaces, tunnels, and multi-level views created in Woodmere's straw maze. Built with massive bales of straw, this year’s maze provides fun and recreation for all ages.
Philadelphia, PASaturdays & Sundays
Elmwood Park Zoo - Boo at the Zoo
Bring your little ghouls and ghosts to our annual Halloween haunt, where the entire Zoo is transformed for a kooky, spooky Halloween celebration! Come dressed in your most creative costume (adults are encouraged to dress up, too) and don’t forget to bring a bag for all of the treat and activity stations located throughout the Zoo.
Norristown, PA10:30am-3:30pm
Upper Gwynedd Township - Fall Fest
Join Upper Gwynedd for their annual community Fall Festival. This fun afternoon is full of vendors, children’s crafts, hayrides, Touch A Truck, a petting zoo, entertainment, and much more!
North Wales, PA11am-3pm
East Passyunk Avenue - Fall Fest & Spooky Saturday
East Passyunk invites you to some spooktacular fun! Bring the whole family out for Fall Fest for pedestrian-only fun on East Passyunk Ave between Morris and Dickinson Streets and specials up and down the entire Avenue!
Philadelphia, PA11am-4pm
Primary photo: Sesame Place
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