New events every morning, Monday through Saturday.
27 family events from Wednesday to Tuesday, 3 of them free, including Harvest Fest and Boo at the Zoo at Elmwood Park Zoo.
Wednesday brings Lego Club at the Conshohocken Free Library at 3:45 PM, and Pumpkins on Parade starts at Belmont Hills Library and runs through October 31. Friday has The Mandalorian and Grogu at the Conshohocken Free Library at 1:00 PM and Halloween Hikes and Hayrides at the Schuylkill Center in Roxborough at 5:30 PM. Saturday and Sunday center on Harvest Fest and Boo at the Zoo at Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown, and the Conshohocken Farmers' Market runs Saturday at 9:00 AM at the Plaza at SORA West.
Belmont Hills · Belmont Hills Library
Visitors decorate pumpkins for the library's bookshelf pumpkin patch.
Bala Cynwyd · Bala Cynwyd Library
A monthly library scavenger hunt that visitors can do during open hours.
Bala Cynwyd · Bala Cynwyd Library
Pick up a take and make craft kit at the Junior Room desk while supplies last.
Chestnut Hill · Morris Arboretum & Gardens, Outdoor Classroom
A Halloween-themed outdoor storytime where children can wear a costume and make a scarecrow craft.
Free with general admission
Gladwyne · Gladwyne Junior Room, Gladwyne Library
Children drop in to the children's room to make a Halloween craft.
Conshohocken · CFL Community Room, Conshohocken Free Library
A 30 minute after school Lego playgroup held on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.
Bala Cynwyd · BCL Meeting Room, Bala Cynwyd Library
Stories and bubble art with Miss Renee.
Lafayette Hill · William Jeanes Community Room
A monthly club for kindergarten to second grade children and their grown-ups, this month exploring facts about dogs.
Norristown · Elmwood Park Zoo
Preschoolers sketch one of the zoo's animals as part of the Nature Explorers series, with an adult staying alongside.
An adult must accompany each child. In-person payments are cashless. The program location is emailed to guests before the date.
Lafayette Hill · William Jeanes Community Room
Children design and build a working air conditioning and ductwork system as a engineering challenge.
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.
Lafayette Hill · William Jeanes Board Room
Teens drop in for therapy dogs, fidget-making, slime and snacks.
Conshohocken · CFL Community Room, Conshohocken Free Library
A showing of a new library DVD in the Community Room, offered for Colonial School District children who are out of school that day.
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.
Belmont Hills · Belmont Hills Library
A seasonal craft or activity open to all ages.
Roxborough · The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
An evening fall festival with a hayride, an evening hike, crafts, s'mores by the fire and outdoor Halloween movies.
Walk-in tickets are $25 for members and $35 for non-members. Children 3 and under are free.
Abington · Briar Bush Nature Center
Families meet animal ambassadors often seen as spooky, then take a guided night hike to look for them and finish with s'mores around the campfire.
Registration closes 10/23/26 at 12:00pm. Held rain or shine, and the campfire depends on the weather.
Conshohocken · Plaza at SORA West, Hotel West & Main
Weekly Saturday market with about 21 vendors, breakfast from 1874 Social and live music from Chris Peace on the plaza.
Free parking in the garage off West Elm Street. Well-behaved dogs welcome.
Norristown · Elmwood Park Zoo
A fall event 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 cost extra
Tickets must be purchased at the carnival games to play.
Norristown · Elmwood Park Zoo
A Halloween event across the zoo with trick-or-treating, a straw maze, games and live music, and visitors are invited to wear costumes.
Free zoo admission tickets, discounts, coupons and Community Passes are not accepted on Boo at the Zoo weekends.
King of Prussia · Little Theatre, Upper Merion Township Library
A special Saturday storytime for families with interactive stories and songs.
Roxborough · The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
An evening fall festival with a hayride, an evening hike, crafts, s'mores by the fire and outdoor Halloween movies.
Walk-in tickets are $25 for members and $35 for non-members. Children 3 and under are free.
Norristown · Elmwood Park Zoo
A fall event 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 cost extra
Tickets must be purchased at the carnival games to play. This is the last Harvest Fest weekend.
Norristown · Elmwood Park Zoo
A Halloween event across the zoo with trick-or-treating, a straw maze, games and live music, and visitors are invited to wear costumes.
Free zoo admission tickets, discounts, coupons and Community Passes are not accepted on Boo at the Zoo weekends.
Norristown · NPL Community Room, Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library
Children join the library's Minecraft server to build and play with other young players.
King of Prussia · Valley Forge Room, Upper Merion Township Library
A monthly knitting and crochet gathering for all skill levels where experienced knitters help beginners.
Lafayette Hill · William Jeanes Community Room
Children in grades 1 and 2 discuss the book Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea! and do related activities.
After registering, families can pick up a copy of the book at the children's desk.
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Conshohocken Borough Council holds its regularly scheduled public meeting tonight, Wednesday, October 21, at 7 p.m. The borough posted the notice on its news page. The excerpt we have does not spell out the agenda, so check the borough site if you want specifics. Council meetings are one of the few places where you can watch local decisions get made in real time, which I guess is the whole point.
MoreThanTheCurve published an opinion piece on Tuesday about a home rule charter that is on the ballot in Conshohocken. The site labeled it opinion because it offers its own views on the issue, so read it with that in mind. The general election is November 3. Patch lists official Pennsylvania resources for finding your polling place, checking your registration, and looking up absentee, mail and early voting.
Flocco's Shoes, Clothes & Formalwear has called Fayette Street in Conshohocken home for 100 years and will mark the 100th anniversary on Sunday, October 25, according to MoreThanTheCurve. The snippet we saw did not include a schedule for the day. Staying in one spot for a century is a serious run for any shop, and it has outlasted a lot of fashion trends along the way.
The Conshohocken Police Department is conducting Operation Safe Stop today, Wednesday, October 21, to promote school bus safety, MoreThanTheCurve reported. Officers will be monitoring school bus routes. If you drive near a bus stop on the morning or afternoon run, leave a little extra time and keep your eyes up.
| Date | Events | Lead story |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 Tue | 17 | Data center application withdrawn in Upper Merion while West Conshohocken proposal waits |
| 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 |
