New events every morning, Monday through Saturday.
23 family events from Tuesday to Monday, 4 of them free, including Harvest Fest at the Elmwood Park Zoo and Ardmore Day.
Tuesday has Artists in the Afternoon at William Jeanes Memorial Library and a Mega Family Game and Fun Fest at Upper Merion Township Library. Saturday is the busiest day, with the Conshohocken Farmers' Market, Harvest Fest and Boo at the Zoo at Elmwood Park Zoo, Ardmore Day, and the Halloween Parade at Mary Wood Park House. Sunday brings Guided Mansion Tours at Historic Hope Lodge and a Mill Open House at Evans-Mumbower Mill in Ambler.
Belmont Hills · Belmont Hills Library
Families and individuals bring in a pumpkin decorated at home to display on the library's bookshelf pumpkin patch.
Bala Cynwyd · Bala Cynwyd Library
Visitors take on the library's monthly scavenger hunt during open hours.
Lafayette Hill · William Jeanes Memorial Library, Community Room
Children paint a spooky background with acrylics and add a silhouette overlay.
King of Prussia · Upper Merion Township Library, Freedom Hall
Families play games and activities together and can enter a raffle for family fun baskets, run with Child Guidance Resource Center.
Lafayette Hill · William Jeanes Memorial Library, Teen Zone
Teens drop in to play Nintendo Switch games and board games with snacks provided.
King of Prussia · Upper Merion Township Library, Little Theatre
Children hear a book read aloud, learn how chocolate is made and take part in a chocolate party.
Conshohocken · Conshohocken Free Library, CFL Community Room
Readers in grades 4 to 7 discuss the book Holes, enjoy snacks and do an activity.
Lafayette Hill · William Jeanes Memorial Library, Community Room
Children in grades 3 to 5 paint a spooky background with acrylics and add a silhouette overlay.
Ambler · Wissahickon Valley Public Library, Ambler Branch
Kids decorate a paperback book, and the library provides free books for anyone who forgets one.
Register only the children in your party.
Norristown · Elmwood Park Zoo, Discovery Center Classroom
Educators lead hands-on activities and games about bats as part of Bat Week, with an up-close look at the animals.
Payment is taken at the start of the program and is cashless.
Conshohocken · Plaza at SORA West
Weekly Saturday market with 16 to 24 vendors, breakfast from 1874 Social, live music and outdoor seating, and well-behaved dogs are welcome.
Norristown · Elmwood Park Zoo
A fall celebration at the zoo with carnival games, live music and face painting around the Stony Creek Stage.
Free with zoo admission. Games and activities may be an additional cost.
Ambler · Ambler Theater
The Family Matinee series shows the 2004 live-action Scooby-Doo sequel on the big screen.
Norristown · Elmwood Park Zoo
The zoo becomes a Halloween haunt with costumes, trick-or-treating, a straw maze, games and live music.
Free zoo admission tickets, discounts and coupons cannot be used during Boo at the Zoo weekends.
Ardmore · Schauffele Plaza, Downtown Ardmore
The Ardmore Business Association marks 75 years with a downtown community day of entertainment, activities, shopping and dining for families.
Belmont Hills · Belmont Hills Library
Participants make a messy craft with Mr. Evan, and are asked to wear old clothes.
Ambler · Wissahickon Valley Public Library, Ambler Branch
Children read aloud to four therapy dogs from the Nor'wester Therapy Dogs group, with quiet activity centers set up.
Register only the children in your party.
Conshohocken · Mary Wood Park House
Costumed participants in toddler, children, adult, group and family, and dog categories walk a route around the block from Mary Wood Park House, with refreshments and costume prizes afterward.
Norristown · Elmwood Park Zoo
A fall celebration at the zoo with carnival games, live music and face painting around the Stony Creek Stage.
Free with zoo admission. Games and activities may be an additional cost.
Norristown · Elmwood Park Zoo
The zoo becomes a Halloween haunt with costumes, trick-or-treating, a straw maze, games and live music.
Free zoo admission tickets, discounts and coupons cannot be used during Boo at the Zoo weekends.
Fort Washington · Historic Hope Lodge
Visitors watch a short film and then take guided tours of the historic mansion at 1:00 and 2:30.
Site closes at 4:00 pm. Cash, check, or PayPal only.
Ambler · Evans-Mumbower Mill
Visitors tour the county's only water-powered gristmill and try hands-on demonstrations of how water power was used to make food.
Free; donations accepted.
Accessible parking in front of the mill. The platform lift is currently out of service.
Belmont Hills · Belmont Hills Library
Participants experiment with new styles of slime and add-ins.
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The zoning hearing on a proposed data center at 900 Conshohocken Road picks back up on Thursday, October 15, after a break of more than two months, MoreThanTheCurve reports.
The summary we have does not give a time or location, so check the source before you plan to attend. Two months is a long intermission for any hearing, I guess, but neighbors now have a date to circle.
GSK has announced a "nextgen flex factory" just outside West Conshohocken, the Philadelphia Business Journal reported October 9, as relayed by MoreThanTheCurve.
Patch says the expansion is in Upper Merion and involves an $800 million investment. Hundreds of new jobs are expected as manufacturing, research, and development operations grow. No timeline appears in the material we have.
The Philadelphia Business Journal reported October 12 that Spring EQ is moving out of Conshohocken.
Patch's morning newsletter, citing Bisnow, says the home equity lender is closing its office at 1 W. Elm Street. About 150 local employees are moving to a full floor at Cira Centre in Philadelphia. Patch asks what it means for the town's office scene. Fair question, and we do not have the answer yet.
Designer's Choice in Conshohocken has extended its public furniture sale through October 15, according to MoreThanTheCurve.
The listing says the business opens its doors to the public only twice a year. That makes this week a short window for anyone with an empty corner and a measuring tape. Check the source for hours and address before you go.
The Conshohocken Police Department is asking the public to help identify a suspect connected to an assault, MoreThanTheCurve reports. Patch headlined its story "Man Wanted In Attack At Conshohocken VFW" and ran the police photo with the question, "Do you recognize this individual?"
Anyone with information should contact Conshohocken police.
| Date | Events | Lead story |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 Mon | 25 | State issues Do Not Eat advisory for Wissahickon Creek fish |
| 2026-10-10 Sat | 9 | Conshohocken Police Ask Public to Help Identify Assault Suspect |
| 2026-10-09 Fri | 10 | Do Not Eat Advisory Issued for Fish in Wissahickon Creek Basin |
| 2026-10-08 Thu | 7 | Hallowell Street faces four to six weeks of paving and concrete work |
| 2026-10-07 Wed | 6 | Whitemarsh Supervisors Will Weigh a $12 Million Check Toward a 67-Acre Quarry |
| 2026-10-06 Tue | 6 | Council Meets Wednesday and an Insurance Brokerage Picks Conshy for Its New East Region |