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.

Please join us in the school parking lot after the 11am mass for our Fall Market! We will have food, raffles, face painting, and over 30 local vendors to shop

The Daniel Boone Homestead Associates are excited to celebrate the arrival of fall with the Homestead’s annual Heritage Day event. In conjunction with this event, we are thrilled to be partnering with the Exeter Friends Meetinghouse for open house tours to commemorate their 300th anniversary. Heritage Day features a variety of eighteenth-century demonstrations, trades, and hands-on activities. These include gunsmithing, blacksmithing, open-hearth cooking, spinning and wool dyeing, quill pen writing, candle dipping, leatherworking, and the apothecary and surgeon. The ever-popular colonial musician Bob Mouland will be returning this year. The event will also feature craft and specialty food vendors as well as fall activities for children like pumpkin painting. In the Boone House, volunteers will be cooking a hearty meal over the hearth, while Bob Mouland treats guests to colonial music in the English parlor. Visitors can also tour the Boone House and spring cellar and learn about the three families who lived there during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Throughout the historic area, visitors can learn about the intricate work of a leatherworker, the detailed work of a gunsmith, and the skillful work of a blacksmith. Make sure to visit the Apothecary presentation featuring a display of period medical instruments and learn about the role of the doctor and surgeon during the eighteenth century. Stop by the colonial fur trader and trapper and learn about the ways European settlers used animal hides and pelts. Volunteers will also be demonstrating wool dyeing, spinning, and quilting, and visitors will have the unique opportunity to tour the three-room Bertolet Log House. In addition to demonstrations and trades, there will be a variety of eighteenth-century hands-on activities for children and adults to enjoy including candle dipping, quill pen writing, and colonial toys and games. Don’t’ forget to visit the Exeter Friends Meetinghouse on your way to or from the Homestead. The Exeter Friends Meeting was originally established in 1725 as Oley and later changed its name to Exeter in 1742. It is where the Quaker Boone family would have attended monthly meeting. The original log structure that was frequented by the Boones was replaced by the current stone structure in 1759. The Meetinghouse will be open for tours throughout the afternoon and is located a little over two miles from the Homestead at 191 Meetinghouse Road, Douglassville, PA 19518. Admission: Adults $12.00, Seniors (65+) $10.00, Youth (6-17) $5.00. Children 5 and under and DBHA members are free. Please, no pets (except service animals) and no smoking. The event is presented and funded by The Daniel Boone Homestead Associates. We are excited to have the following vendors joining us for Heritage Day: Crafts & Specialty FoodsBarb’s BotanicalsKline’s KernelsNaturally Lathered TallowPaperPieStonekeep MeaderyRidgewood Winery Food TrucksMunchiez Food TruckSmokehouse Food TruckWow Wagon

The Daniel Boone Homestead Associates are excited to celebrate the arrival of fall with the Homestead’s annual Heritage Day event. In conjunction with this event, we are thrilled to be partnering with the Exeter Friends Meetinghouse for open house tours to commemorate their 300th anniversary. Heritage Day features a variety of colonial and early American demonstrations, trades, and hands-on activities. The ever-popular colonial musician Bob Mouland will be returning this year, and we are excited to be hosting Stone House History. Their skilled interpreters will demonstrate tape weaving and wood carving. Heritage Day also features craft and specialty food vendors as well as fall activities for children like pumpkin painting. In the Boone House, volunteers will be cooking a hearty meal over the hearth, while Bob Mouland treats guests to colonial music in the English parlor. Visitors can also tour the Boone House and spring cellar and learn about the three families who lived there during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Throughout the historic area, visitors can learn about the intricate work of a leatherworker, the detailed work of a gunsmith, and the skillful work of a blacksmith. Make sure to visit the Apothecary presentation featuring a display of period medical instruments and learn about the role of the doctor and surgeon during the eighteenth century. Stop by the colonial fur trader and trapper and learn about the ways European settlers used animal hides and pelts. Volunteers will also be demonstrating basket making and various textile arts including wool dyeing and spinning. And don’t forget a visit to the unique, three-room Bertolet Log House, a prime example of early Germanic architecture. In addition to demonstrations and trades, there will be a variety of eighteenth-century hands-on activities for children and adults to enjoy including candle dipping, quill pen writing, and colonial toys and games. Make sure to plan a visit to the Exeter Friends Meetinghouse on your way to or from the Homestead and enjoy their open house. The Exeter Friends Meeting was originally established in 1725 as Oley Meeting and later changed its name to Exeter in 1742. It is where the Quaker Boone family would have attended monthly meeting. The original log structure that was frequented by the Boones was replaced by the current stone structure in 1759. The Meetinghouse will be open throughout the afternoon and is located a little over two miles from the Homestead at 191 Meetinghouse Road, Douglassville, PA 19518. Admission: Adults $12.00, Seniors (65+) $10.00, Youth (6-17) $5.00. Children 5 and under and DBHA members are free. Please, no pets (except service animals) and no smoking. The event is presented and funded by The Daniel Boone Homestead Associates.

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!

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.