October 26, 2012
Super-Sized Weekend Picks, Halloween In Philadelphia 2012 Edition: Philly Photo Day, Roots Mural Unveiling, Film Fest, Harry Potter Weekend And Halloween Celebrations Galore
Halloween isn't until Wednesday of next week, but there are celebrations galore going down this weekend in Philadelphia, offering up everything from macabre ghost tours to kid-friendly trick-or-treating. (Photo by Darryl Moran)
From devilish dance parties and peculiar pumpkin patches to eerie explorations through graveyards and abandoned prisons, there’s something spooky for the whole family this Halloween season in Philadelphia.
Check out our Super-Sized Weekend Picks: Halloween in Philadelphia Edition below for everything you need to plan a fun weekend in the city. Not into spooky celebrations? We also have plenty of suggestions for great restaurants, shopping, theater, arts and more.
Definitely be sure to follow us on Twitter all weekend long for up-to-the-minute intel on everything in Philadelphia.
TGIF!
Friday, October 26
Harry Potter Weekend 2012 (Fri, Sat, Sun)
-Harry Potter Weekend 2012: The Complete Guide
-Harry Potter’s Guide To Philadelphia: A Special Hogwartsian Itinerary
-Harry Potter Weekend Day-By-Day Overview
Treasures Jewelry Sale & Show at the Penn Museum (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Neighborhood guides to BYOBs in Philadelphia
National Opera Week recital at The Barnes Foundation
1812 Productions’ This Is The Week That Is: The Election Special (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Mural Arts’ The Roots 101 Series: Ladies First — Hip Hop Heretics
BUS STOP Boutique Men’s Autumn Spotlight — Just for Blokes
Cage: Music for Film — Performed by Margaret Leng Tan, piano at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Warby Parker Pop-Up (Fri, Sat, Sun)
**Halloween Happenings:
Roundup: Top Picks For Philadelphia-Made Candy And Chocolate
Zombie Ball at Chaddsford Winery
Trick or Treat at Isla Verde for Taller Puertorriqueño
Fright Factory in South Philly (Fri, Sat, Sun)
BalletX Presents The Extreme Masquerade — Halloween Party and Costume Contest
Society Hill Dance Academy’s Yearly Halloween Dance Party
Final-ly Friday “Haunts & Hops” in Mt. Airy
Ghosts of the Great Road in Historic Germantown
Spirits of ‘76 Ghost Tour (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Haunted Moonlight Tours at Graeme Park (Fri, Sat)
Murder, Mystery, & Mayhem Tour (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Ghost Tours of Philadelphia (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Ghost Tours of New Hope (Fri, Sat)
Ghost Story Telling on the “Great Road” in Mt. Airy
Queer Fear Cabaret at the William Way LGBT Community Center
Trick-or-Treating on Germantown Avenue
Flashlight Tours at Laurel Hill Cemetery (Fri, Sat)
Halloweekend Pub Crawl Philadelphia (Fri, Sat)
Saturday, October 27
Memphis Taproom Thirstoberfest
Ride The Rails With Boxcar Brewing Co.
Philadelphia Orchard Project (POP)’s second annual Philadelphia Orchard Day
Free The Lite Choice pumpkin frozen yogurt from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. in honor of grand opening
Cuisine From The Collections at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (Sat, Sun)
Hardy-Har-Harvest at The Grey Lodge Pub
Gutenberg! The Musical! at Act II Playhouse (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Girl and a Mouse Trunk Show at Adorn Boutique
**Halloween Happenings:
Roundup: Top Picks For Philadelphia-Made Candy And Chocolate
East Passyunk Avenue’s Spooky Saturday And Fall Festival
Spooky and Suckling Pig Roast at Varga Bar
4th Annual Pumpkinland Fall Festival
Paranormal Investigation on Olympia
Devilish Dinner Party and Dancing with the Devil Party at Devil’s Alley
Super-Sized Weekend Picks, Halloween 2012 Edition continues below.
Second Annual Frankford Haunted History Tour
3rd Annual Halloween Hoedown and Pumpkin Patch at Penn Treaty Park
Vox Populi’s Second Annual Halloween Party
South Philly Taproom’s 8th Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest
SoWe Bar and Kitchen Halloween Party
Witches of Narberth and Narberth Halloween Parade
Please Touch Museum’s Monster PJ Party (Fri, Sat)
The Count’s Halloween Spooktacular at Sesame Place (Sat, Sun)
Peanut Butter and Jams welcomes Meg’s Melodies — Halloween Show at World Cafe Live
The Haunting of Philly Halloween Costume Party at Lucky Strike
Plays & Players Presents Halloween Shebang Festival
BONeJOUR Pet Supply HOWL-o-Ween
Boo! Halloween at The Bellevue
Philly Zombie Fest at the Piazza at Schmidts
Halloween party at Duel Piano Bar
Rittenhouse Row Halloween Celebration
Trick-or-Treat along Main Street Manayunk
Trick-or-Treat trail at Franklin Square
Spirit of Philadelphia Annual Halloween Boo Moonlight Cruise
Superstition: A Haunted Thrill-Ride Adventure on the the Battleship New Jersey (Fri, Sat, Sun)
XFINITY Live! Philadelphia presents: Nightmare on Broad Street
Flyers Charities Halloween 5K Fun Run & Walk at The Wells Fargo Complex
Boo! Halloween at The Bellevue
Sunday, October 28
American Sprits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition Opening Weekend at the National Constitution Center (Fri, Sat, Sun)
21st Annual Philadelphia Film Festival (Fri, Sat, Sun) – Closing Day!
Uwishunu’s Top Picks For The Best Brunch In Philadelphia, Fall 2012
Philadelphia Theatre Company’s Stars of David (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Apron Chronicles: A Patchwork of American Recollections at the Mercer Museum (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Building a Masterpiece: Frank Furness’ Factory for Art at PAFA (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Shipwreck! Winslow Homer and the Life Line at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Maya.2012: Lords of Time at the Penn Museum (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Cuts for a Cause: Giovanni & Pileggi fundraiser for Breast Health International
Falling for Denim Super Sale at Third Street Habit (Fri, Sat, Sun) — Closing Day!
Morris Arboretum Bloomfield Farm Day
Philadelphia Orchestra’s Sunday Afternoon Chamber Concert
Freud’s Last Session at the Arden Theatre (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Pennsylvania Ballet’s Giselle at the Academy of Music (Fri, Sat, Sun) – Closing Day!
**Halloween Happenings:
Roundup: Top Picks For Philadelphia-Made Candy And Chocolate
Uwishunu’s Guide To Experiencing Haunted Philadelphia
Seventy Scenes of Halloween at Luna Theater Company (Fri, Sat, Sun)
The Borden Tragedy Murder Mystery at the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion (Sat, Sun)
Eighth Annual Kennett Square Halloween Parade
New Hope and Ivyland Railroad’s Haunted Halloween and Trick or Treat Trains (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Trick or Tweet: Halloween Nestival
Rosenbach Museum and Library’s Hands-On Tour of The Growth of Stoker’s Dracula
Spooktackular Champagne Sunday Brunch at The Radnor Hotel
Spooky Mini Golf at Franklin Square (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Shake Shack Halloween Specials (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Terror Behind the Walls (Fri, Sat, Sun)
“Boo at the Zoo” at the Philadelphia Zoo (Sat, Sun)
Horrorfest at Shady Brook Farm (Fri, Sat, Sun) — Closing Day!
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