Halloween

An annual Chadds Ford tradition, the three-day event highlights over 70 giant pumpkins carved into amazing creations. Carvers work through the early evening on Thursday and then illuminate their masterpieces by candlelight. Guests can view the carvers at work Thursday and the finished products Friday and Saturday. In addition to the pumpkin patch, there is a Haunted Trail, live music and local artisans selling their handmade wares and goods. Food and Fall treats are offered by area eateries along with local craft beer and wine. Visit our website to learn more: http://www.chaddsfordhistory.org/eve.../great-pumpkin-carve/ LOCATION:Barn Visitors Center1736 Creek Road, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 ADMISSION is available at the gate on each day of the event: $15 for adults (18 and older); $5 for children (ages 7 - 17); Free for children ages 6 and under & CFHS Members. NO DOGS allowed due to crowd size and darkness. PARKING is located in a field adjacent to the festival on Creek Road. Police and attendants will be onsite to guide you. Please park only in lots designated for event parking. Please DO NOT PARK along Route 1 (Baltimore Pike), Creek Road (Route 100), in nearby business parking lots or neighborhoods.

Let’s get ready for our annual Haunted Trails event by carving pumpkins to light up the path! We’ll have pizza, drinks, and carving tools available. Just bring yourself, a pumpkin, and any tools you may already have – plus your creativity. All finished pumpkins will be displayed along the trails. There will be two pumpkin carving sessions: 5:30-7:00 p.m. and 7:00-8:30 p.m. Please make sure to choose your preferred time when you register. Come see your pumpkin, along with everyone else’s, glowing on October 25 at our Haunted Trails event! Admission is free when you donate one or more jack-o-lanterns.

Come join us for our 1st Annual Trunk or Treat with Candy, Games, Music, food trucks, face painting and Giveaways!

Philly’s favorite fall family festival is back! Halloween Hikes and Hayrides is an evening of exploration, education, and fun. Craft magical creations with the Witches of the Woods, make s’mores by the fire, take a hayride and search for nocturnal creatures, chat with our woodland friends on an evening hike, watch Halloween classics outside on the big screen, and so much more! Support the Schuylkill Center during our largest annual fundraising event and experience the woods in a whole new light. Can’t make it on Friday? Halloween Hikes and Hayrides is also open on Saturday, October 25. Tickets for both dates can be purchased at the ticket link below. Online Tickets: Members: $20 Non-Members: $28 Walk-In Tickets: $33 Children 3 and under: free! Online sales end on Thursday, October 23 at 5:00pm. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, the Schuylkill Center relies on the revenue of ticket sales to create vibrant, educational, fun events. In order to support our programs, we do not offer refunds on ticket purchases. Thank you for understanding. Interested in volunteering for Halloween Hikes and Hayrides? Sign up for a volunteer shift on October 24 and 25 or decorate with us on October 21 and receive a complimentary ticket when you support this fun fall event. Questions about volunteering? Contact volunteer@schuylkillcenter.org THE PUMPKIN PATH Help us light up the night when you bring your jack-o-lantern to Halloween Hikes and Hayrides! This year, we’re transforming the Widener Trail into a living gallery of glowing jack-o-lanterns. Show off your carving skills and give your creative creatures the audience they deserve on the Pumpkin Path. If you’d like to join the Pumpkin Path, sign-up while registering and save $5 on your purchase! A pumpkin carved with the Schuylkill Center leaf logo. Photo: Jerome Eno All submissions must adhere to the following guidelines: Pumpkins should be carved, not painted. No additional materials may be added. Pumpkins should be washed prior to carving in order to ensure there are no chemicals on the surface. Do not add any chemicals to preserve your jack-o-lantern. Do not place any candles in your pumpkin. We will provide electric tealights for pumpkins. If you’d prefer to add your own light, please make it battery powered, with no flames. Please keep the contents of the carving family friendly! We reserve the right to remove any pumpkins that we feel are inappropriate for Halloween Hikes & Hayrides. You are welcome to pick up your pumpkin at the end of the evening or leave it with us for composting FOREST FRIENDS HIKE Have you ever wanted to ask a possum why they play dead? Or perhaps you’re wondering what a fox really has to say? Join our environmental educators on a guided hike along the trail to meet some of our favorite nocturnal friends and get your questions answered, straight from the fox’s mouth! Flashlights encouraged. HALLOWEEN HAYRIDES Join our Land & Facilities team for a ride around the Schuylkill Center and get a unique angle of the forest on the back of our tractor for this classic family hayride. Keep an eye out for nighttime creatures! They are extra curious this time of year. CRAFTS FOR KIDS Get ready for Halloween with some special nature crafts. Craft your very own magic wand or make a custom trick-or-treating bag with decorations from the forest and fields of the Schuylkill Center. FOOD AND DRINK If you’re hungry or thirsty, we’ll have plenty of options. Each ticket purchased comes with a s’mores kit for roasting by the fire. Concessions include popcorn, hot chocolate, drinks from Yard’s Beer Garden, and exciting options from local food truck vendors

Kids join us for a fun night out! We will be painting this spooky pumpkin house canvas! *This is a parent drop off workshop. Parents drop off their children and come back to pick them up once the workshop is over at 8pm. Project will be taken home at conclusion of workshop. *Canvas paint stains clothing. Please dress your child appropriately.