New events every morning, Monday through Saturday.
17 family events from Tuesday to Monday, 4 of them free, including Harvest Fest and Boo at the Zoo at Elmwood Park Zoo.
Tuesday through Thursday, the Witches of Whitemarsh Hayride runs at Cedar Grove Park in Conshohocken. Friday brings Pumpkin Palooza at the Norristown library and Halloween Hikes and Hayrides at the Schuylkill Center. Saturday and Sunday center on Harvest Fest and Boo at the Zoo at Elmwood Park Zoo, and the Conshohocken Farmers' Market runs Saturday at 9:00 AM at the Plaza at SORA West.
Conshohocken · Cedar Grove Park
A hayride to meet the Witch of Whitemarsh, who tells Halloween stories and jokes and gives each rider a treat, and the page says it is not haunted and suits younger children.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Chestnut Hill · Morris Arboretum & Gardens, Outdoor Classroom
A Halloween storytime in the Outdoor Classroom with a reading of a scarecrow-themed picture book and a scarecrow craft, and costumes are welcome.
Free with general admission
Norristown · Elmwood Park Zoo
Children sketch one of the zoo's animal residents in a nature and art program, with an adult staying with each child.
An adult must accompany each child.
Norristown · NPL Community Room, Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library
Children hear a picture book read aloud and then make their own art inspired by the book's illustrations.
Norristown · NPL Community Room, Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library
Kids paint and decorate pumpkins in a fall art activity on an early dismissal day.
Space is limited.
Roxborough · The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
An evening fall family festival with a hayride, a pumpkin path, a guided night hike, kids' crafts, s'mores and outdoor Halloween movies.
Online ticket sales end Thursday, October 22 at 5:00pm.
Abington · Briar Bush Nature Center
Families meet animal ambassadors often seen as spooky, take a guided night hike to look for these creatures, then have s'mores around a campfire.
Rain or shine, indoors and outdoors; the campfire depends on weather. Registration closes 10/23/26 at 12:00pm.
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 to attend with zoo admission; games and activities may be an additional cost
Villanova · Black Rock Middle School
A book festival with visits from authors and illustrators of children's, middle years' and young adult books, plus panel discussions, book signings, character photos and creative workshops.
Norristown · Elmwood Park Zoo
A Halloween event with costumes encouraged and treat and activity stations throughout the zoo.
Runs weekends only, October 3 through November 1.
Roxborough · The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
A Saturday session of the fall family festival with hayrides, crafts, s'mores, a night hike and outdoor Halloween movies.
Lafayette Hill · Miles Park Pavilion
Music with Gina performs a children's concert at the park pavilion, with grass seating for families.
Bring blankets and chairs for grass seating.
Fort Washington · Historic Hope Lodge
An outdoor lantern-lit tour of the Hope Lodge grounds, with a story about a Continental soldier and a witch's curse. Tours leave every half hour.
Rain or shine, no refunds. Arrive ten minutes before your tour time. Groups are limited to 10 guests.
Norristown · Elmwood Park Zoo
A fall celebration at the zoo with carnival games, live music and face painting around the Stony Creek Stage.
Free to attend with zoo admission; games and activities may be an additional cost
Norristown · Elmwood Park Zoo
A Halloween event with costumes encouraged and treat and activity stations throughout the zoo.
Runs weekends only, October 3 through November 1.
Norristown · NPL Community Room, Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library
Kids join the library's server to play Minecraft and build together.
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A developer has withdrawn applications for a cluster of data centers in Upper Merion, according to 6abc. Opponents of AI data center development in Montgomery County are calling it a major victory.
Closer to the borough line, Innovation 411 Fee Owner, LLC has submitted a conditional use application for a data center with West Conshohocken, per MoreThanTheCurve, which names developer Brian O'Neill as the one seeking approval. That one is still pending.
Flocco's Shoes, Clothes and Formalwear has called Fayette Street in Conshohocken home for 100 years. The shop will celebrate its centennial on Sunday, October 25.
A century in one spot is a long time for any retailer, and a very long time for a business that sells shoes and formalwear to a town that has changed this much. Our source did not list the celebration details beyond the date, so check MoreThanTheCurve for more.
The Conshohocken Police Department will conduct Operation Safe Stop on Wednesday, October 21, to promote school bus safety. In plain terms, when the red lights flash, you stop. Officers will be watching, so plan your morning accordingly.
Separately, Plymouth Township has announced Urban Search and Rescue training in neighborhoods around Colwell Lane and Colwell Park in Conshohocken. Patch reports crews will train on responding to a large scale weather event. Check the township for timing.
Pennsylvania's ban on skill games is now in effect, and the Conshohocken VFW is feeling it. In June, the state Supreme Court ruled that skill game machines are slot machines, and therefore illegal outside licensed casinos and truck stops.
State officials warned businesses in recent weeks to remove the machines by October. 6abc reports the local VFW stands to lose thousands of dollars as a result.
| Date | Events | Lead story |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 Mon | 21 | Data center proposal lands in West Conshohocken |
| 2026-10-17 Sat | 22 | Data center proposal filed in West Conshohocken |
| 2026-10-16 Fri | 12 | Data center zoning hearing returns to Plymouth Township |
| 2026-10-15 Thu | 20 | Data center zoning hearing resumes today in Conshohocken |
| 2026-10-14 Wed | 25 | Data center zoning hearing resumes Thursday in Conshohocken |
| 2026-10-13 Tue | 23 | Data center zoning hearing in Conshohocken resumes Thursday |